Rodney “MC Shakie” Roussell is a seven-time published author, entertainer, digital creator, and professional oversharer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Equal parts storyteller, cultural commentator, and chaos coordinator, Shakie has built a loyal following through his raw honesty, sharp humor, and emotionally charged storytelling that refuses to play it safe.
His published works include Deserved To Be Loved, The Kingdom, The Kingdom 2: Athena’s Vengeance, Westside, Prison Playpen, Deserved To Be Loved: Collector’s Edition, and Uncover. His writing dives headfirst into love, betrayal, trauma, identity, survival, messy relationships, and the complicated beauty of flawed people trying to heal while making terrible decisions. You know… life.
Before Rodney “MC Shakie” Roussell is a seven-time published author, entertainer, digital creator, and professional oversharer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Equal parts storyteller, cultural commentator, and chaos coordinator, Shakie has built a loyal following through his raw honesty, sharp humor, and emotionally charged storytelling that refuses to play it safe.
His published works include Deserved To Be Loved, The Kingdom, The Kingdom 2: Athena’s Vengeance, Westside, Prison Playpen, Deserved To Be Loved: Collector’s Edition, and Uncover. His writing dives headfirst into love, betrayal, trauma, identity, survival, messy relationships, and the complicated beauty of flawed people trying to heal while making terrible decisions. You know… life.
Before becoming an author, MC Shakie became known throughout New Orleans bounce culture as an emcee and personality recognized for his signature “call and response” style, larger-than-life energy, and ability to turn almost any situation into either a motivational speech or a hilarious rant. Depending on the day, sometimes both.
Beyond books, Shakie has built a strong online presence through commentary, storytelling, humor, LGBTQ+ discussions, and candid conversations about resilience, incarceration, personal growth, and rebuilding your life when the odds were never designed in your favor to begin with.
Whether through novels, music, videos, or social media, MC Shakie creates work that is bold, emotional, entertaining, and unapologetically New Orleans to the core....more
