Shaiwna

The Lioness is a native of North Minneapolis, Minnesota. Having started her hip-hop career 15 years ago, she has inevitably become one of the Twin Cities’ premier homegrown artist. The conscious lyricist speaks to the souls of marginalized populations by addressing issues of racial inequalities and social justice, in efforts to encourage and empower youth, women, people of color and indigenous communities across the country.

The Lioness projects include: Growing Pains (2016); and her latest, Greater Vision (2018). Her creativity, originality and captivating sound has earned her opening spots for headliners, such as: I Self Devine, Brother Ali, Astral Blak, Dem Atlas, Eve, Doug E. Fresh, Dej Loaf and Cyhi the Prynce. In 2017, she toured with Metasota and Greg Grease on the BlackExcellenceTour, followed by the Mi Vida Local World Tour with Atmosphere. With her rapidly growing fanbase and mission to encourage and inspire, it is only a matter of time before she becomes a global headliner.