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Shawn Yates

Head of Content·Go Hard In Da Paint

Nashville, United States

  • Hip Hop
  • Rap
  • Trap
  • Accepts pitches

Covers: Hip Hop · Accepts Pitches · New Release CoverageRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026

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Shawn Yates, Nashville-based head of content associated with Go Hard In Da Paint

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Shawn Yates works as a head of content at Go Hard In Da Paint and is publicly associated with hip hop, accepts pitches and new release coverage. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.

Best for

Hip Hop · Rap · Trap

Formats

Editorial · Music Press · Blog Premiere

Market

Nashville · United States

Pitching

Accepts pitches

Playbook

How to approach Shawn

Lead with
The release story and why it fits Go Hard In Da Paint.
Keep it
Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
Send
A music link with short, relevant context.
Avoid
Generic introductions and oversized attachments.

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Coverage

What does Shawn Yates cover?

Genres

  • Hip Hop
  • Rap
  • Trap

Coverage

  • Hip Hop
  • Accepts Pitches
  • New Release Coverage
  • Nashville

Market

  • Nashville
  • United States

Signals

  • Accepts pitches
  • Professional contact available
  • Recently active

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Who is Shawn Yates?

Shawn Yates is a Nashville-based head of content associated with Go Hard In Da Paint. Their published work centres on Hip Hop, Accepts Pitches and New Release Coverage. Coverage runs through Editorial and Music Press. Genres in scope include Hip Hop, Rap and Trap. Head of Content · Go Hard In Da Paint. Shawn Yates works as a head of content with Go Hard In Da Paint, based in Nashville. Shawn Yates is sales manager at Go Hard In Da Paint, based in Nashville, United States. Go Hard In Da Paint covers hip-hop and publishes new music from independent artists. Open to artist submissions. The topics that recur across their output are Hip Hop, Accepts Pitches, New Release Coverage, Nashville and United States, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Editorial, Music Press and Blog Premiere, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. On the music side, Shawn is publicly associated with Hip Hop, Rap and Trap. Role: Head of Content. Works at: Go Hard In Da Paint. Based in: Nashville, United States. Campaign types: Blog Premiere, Pr Press, Press Feature. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Shawn's editorial coverage. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.

Role
Head of Content
Works at
Go Hard In Da Paint
Based in
Nashville, United States
Campaign types
Blog Premiere, Pr Press, Press Feature

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About Shawn Yates

Shawn Yates works as head of content and covers Hip Hop, Accepts Pitches, New Release Coverage and Nashville. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.

Shawn Yates is based in Nashville, United States. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.

A professional contact route for Shawn is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.

Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Shawn's editorial coverage. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.

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Publicly sourced · AI enriched · Manually reviewed · Reviewed August 2026

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