21-year-old Sherrick “Shawty” Cuffie was born and raised in Largo, FL. At the encouragement of his grandmother, Shawty began singing in local churches when he was nine years old. At the age of 10, Shawty unknowingly sang for the late, great Isaac Hayes while belting out hymns in an Orlando based church. Hayes was so moved by the performance that he relayed the story to local newspapers the following day.
At 16, Shawty wrote a song called Now That I’m Leaving. The song was instantly embraced by his neighborhood friends and acquaintances. It was then Shawty realized he had a bona fide talent for singing and song writing, and when Shawty graduated high school he began to pursue his passion feverishly.
Along with writing club bangers, Shawty also wrote songs about his life and past experiences, including the street life he gave up at 14 after he was arrested. Shawty drove around Florida promoting his songs, and performing at local schools and clubs. People began to take notice of this hot, young artist and soon Shawty was singing the hooks on songs for well-known national artists. Shawty can be heard on Rick Ross’ up-coming single Take off Your Clothes, and currently on Frank Lini’s Dope Boy Dime. Shawty has also worked with Crunk City/Dirty Down Record’s artist JT Money.
In April 2009, Shawty was discovered by Tampa based artist, Strizzo whose singles include Sweat and Burn my Hit. Shawty soon signed with his label, the Tampa Bay based 5 O’Clock Entertainment, Inc. They have released his debut single I Made It Rain, featuring Strizzo. It is currently available on iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, Napster, emusic, LaLa & Limewire Store.
I Made It Rain was produced by Vinnie Beatz. Shawty free-styled the I Made it Rain verses and wrote the song’s infectious hook while in the recording studio. Shawty is currently working on his debut album while commanding show dates throughout central Florida. His single was added to CBS Radio Wild 94.1 (WLLD) June 23, 2010.
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