Shawny Binladen is an American rapper from Woodhull, Queens. Shawny Binladen has two elder brothers and an elder sister and a younger sister as well. From an early age, Shawny wanted to become a rapper.

Shawny is the founding member of YTB or the Yellow Tape Boys, yellow tape meaning caution. Shawny, when he founded YTB back in 2016, had only one companion FOUR50, Shawny had known FOUR50 since his elementary school.