About Shannon Dawson

Shannon Dawson is a podcaster, former radio host, and digital content writer based in New York City. She's previously penned for sites including Power 96.5 FM in Lansing, Michigan, and WGCI Chicago for over five years. Shannon joined the iOne team in 2020 as a staff writer for MadameNoire, Bossip, HelloBeautiful, and NewsOne writing about a number of topics from pop culture and entertainment to music and news. When she isn’t writing, you can find Shannon heavily immersed in New York’s music scene as a full-time DJ.

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Summer Walker is fed up with body shamers talking smack about her physique and she's letting them know directly.

The mother-daughter duo didn’t hold back and cleared the air about where they stand and what really went down.

Eve is finally embracing the soft life and living on her own terms, but the rapper's husband Maximillion Cooper is just a small part of her massive glow-up.

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