Silkk The Shocker
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| Birth name | Vyshonn King Miller |
| Born | June 18, 1975 |
| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana, |
| Genre(s) | Gangsta Rap, New Orleans Rap, Southern Rap |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Label(s) | Six Five Music/Imperial/Capitol Records |
Vyshonn King Miller (born June 18, 1975), an American rapper, is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, and Richmond, California and is the brother of Hip Hop Mogul Master P and rapper C-Murder. He is also the uncle of teen american rapper, Lil Romeo and Young V. He graduated from De Anza High School in Richmond, California.
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[edit] Music career
Silkk the Shocker rose to fame in the mid-to-late 1990s, releasing his first record "The Shocker" 1996 through an underground hard core label founded by Master P, No Limit Records. Even without the support from radio and television, the self-titled debut, The Shocker, went to sell Platinum; a remarkable achievement for any indie label. Silkk the Shocker then went onto featuring on the Bout It Bout It Soundtrack, Tru's Tru 2 Da Game, Mia X's Unlady Like, and Mystikal's Unpredictable. In 1998, Silkk the Shocker would feature on Master P's 1998 hit Make 'Em Say Ugh!. Continuing on the success of Make 'Em Say Ugh!, Silkk would release his next single with label-mate Mystikal as a featured artist on It Ain't My Fault off his second album Charge It To The Game. It Ain't My Fault became a popular anthem in the streets and became the trademark song for Silkk the Shocker. In that same year Silkk the Shocker would reature on, at that time a new group, Destiny's Child's single Just Be Straight, as well as, R&B singer Mýa on Movin' On, the second single released from Mýa her self-titled debut album.
Coming off the success of Movin' On, in 1999, Mýa and Silkk collaborated on the lead single from his album Made Man. The track, titled "Somebody Like Me," went on to become one of the year's top-selling singles on the Billboard charts. He also did a collaboration with Trina on the remix That's Cool. Since then, Silkk has released two additional solo albums: My World, My Way in 2001 and Based on a True Story in 2004; neither release generated the same publicity he enjoyed in the late 1990s, but the former still managed to sell very well.
Silkk was later featured on World Wrestling Entertainment's Wreckless Intent album, which was released on May 23, 2006. The song he performed on the album, "I'm Comin'", has since been used as the theme song for SmackDown! wrestler M.V.P. Silkk also performed former SmackDown! wrestler Orlando Jordan's theme song, "Do It Big". Silkk the Shocker is currently working on a new album along with other upcoming projects, including a DVD feature release co-starring Lil Duval due in 2008 called "More Money More Family."
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The Shocker
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Charge It 2 Da Game
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Made Man
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My World, My Way
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Based on a True Story
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