SMOKE SIGNALS The Little Shawn Files
Smoke Signals is a cinematic audio series narrated by Little Shawn — a storyteller with a front-row seat to the streets, the music industry, and the moments history forgot to write down.
Each episode unfolds like a movie in your ears, pulling listeners into real stories from Brooklyn’s East Flatbush era — where hustlers, rappers, record executives, and street legends all crossed paths in ways most people never knew.
From behind-the-scenes moments in the rise of hip-hop… to encounters with figures tied to some of the culture’s most controversial chapters… Smoke Signals reveals the backstory that never made the headlines.
Raw. Unfiltered. And told by someone who was actually there.
Because sometimes the real story doesn’t come from the spotlight…
It comes from the smoke.
Episodes

Jul 29, 2026
Jul 29, 2026
5 min
It was a nasty incident and yes, I was right there. I have to say, shorty has hands!!!

Jul 28, 2026
Jul 28, 2026
4 min
Back in the day, if somebody lied, they had to remember the lie.
Now?
You just delete the post.
Problem solved.

Jul 28, 2026
Jul 28, 2026
8 min
The Story of Roc-A-Fella, Ambition, Ownership, and What Happens When Dreams Get Bigger Than The Room They Started In.
There are partnerships...
And then there are partnerships that change the culture.
The kind where years later people aren't just talking about what was created...
They're studying how it happened.

Jul 27, 2026
Jul 27, 2026
4 min
When your Publicist lives in the produce section, it’s time to hang up that rap career.

Jul 13, 2026
Jul 13, 2026
9 min
The Teacher cannot sit at a desk with the Students because once he or she does, they’ve now allowed themselves to be questioned by those they’ve been paid to educate. Playing position means to never let your Quarterback throw the ball, then out run their own pass, catch it and score. You will soon find out that it is impossible to do both. Smoke Signals

Jun 21, 2026
Jun 21, 2026
11 min
Be careful of the word yes, but respect when someone says No. Either one could possibly save your life. Smoke SignaLs

May 31, 2026

May 10, 2026
May 10, 2026
9 min
Who knew BIG even knew about Lorraine, until the reference on the song You’re Nobody Till Somebody Kills You? It was only after BIG’s untimely demise that I found out he knew she wasn’t shit?

May 5, 2026
May 5, 2026
6 min
The Peter Thomas story. Smoke Signals details an almost horrific incident involving a native of Jamaica that starred in Atlanta Housewives.

Apr 26, 2026
Apr 26, 2026
10 min
This episode of Smoke Signals pulls back the curtain on a story that’s been told the wrong way for years.
Little Shawn takes you back to a night in Fayetteville, North Carolina that was supposed to be an afterparty—but turned into chaos in seconds. What started as a simple exchange inside a club escalated into violence, gunfire, and a run for survival that most people involved would rather rewrite than remember.
From touring with Special Ed alongside names like MC Hammer, Public Enemy, and Too Short… to witnessing firsthand how perception and reality don’t always match in the industry, this episode focuses on EPMD—with a spotlight on Erick Sermon.
This isn’t a polished industry version of events.
This is what actually happened.
From the moment tensions sparked inside that club… to the aftermath involving The Hill-Creek Boys… to a hotel scene that introduced Big Daddy Kane and a situation that could’ve gone even further… every detail is told from someone who was there.
The episode also revisits a later encounter at Apollo Theater, and another situation involving DJ Scratch and Parrish Smith that left more questions than answers.
No rewrites.No exaggeration.No “entertainer version” of the truth.
Just firsthand accounts.
Smoke Signals is dedicated to telling these stories exactly how they happened—not the watered-down versions that get passed around for entertainment.
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The Signals are Smoked Out.
I’m Little Shawn.
And these are The Smoke Signals.







