"Conscienceness Is On The Rise and Shawty Blak Is A Musical Expresstion of It" Shawty Blak is the brainchild of Lee O. Thomas and Yoab Israh. Politics, life experiences, and growing up in a diverse Chicago influence the sound of ShawtyBlak . Their sound heavy bass & drums, layered with melodic keyboard lines, guitar riffs, topped with lyrics that speak of peace, social justice, and common good. Chicago westside performer Omega McBride and guest guitarist Abdul Hakim help round out the Shawty Blak sound.