| Silkk The Shocker | |
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Silkk the Shocker at the 2010 BET Awards Black Carpet Post Party |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Vyshonn King Miller |
| Also known as | Silkk , The Shocker |
| Born | June 18, 1975 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop, rap |
| Occupations | Rapper, actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | No Limit (1996-2001) Priority(1996-2001) EMI(1999-2000) E1 Music(2004-2005) Guttar Music(2004-2008) Sedona Studios(2010-present) No Limit Forever(2010-present) |
| Associated acts | P. Miller, Romeo Miller, C-Murder, TRU, 504 Boyz Mystikal, Mia X, Mýa, Destiny's Child, LilFreshBoyz |
| Website | http://www.shockersworld.com/ |
Vyshonn King Miller (born June 18, 1975), who records under the stage name Silkk The Shocker, is an American rapper and actor. He originally went under the stage name Silkk, but later adopted The Shocker after his debut studio album in 1996 entitled, The Shocker.
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Vyshonn King Miller was born on June 18, 1975, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was raised in the Calliope Projects, which is located in the 3rd Ward of Uptown New Orleans, along with his two brothers Percy "Master P" Miller, Corey "C-Murder" Miller and three other siblings. He relocated to Richmond, California at the age of 13, and graduated from De Anza High School in 1994
Silkk The Shocker rose to fame in the mid-late 1990s, releasing his first record The Shocker in 1996 using the alias Silkk. After changing his name to Silkk The Shocker, he went on to appear on numerous albums from TRU's Tru 2 da Game, Mia X's Unlady Like, and Mystikal's Unpredictable. He had a brief feud with veteran rapper L.L. Cool J in the 90's.
In 1998, Silkk The Shocker would feature on Master P's 1998 hit "Make 'Em Say Uhh!". Continuing on the success of the hit single, 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 2 Da Game. "It Ain't My Fault" gained popularity and became the trademark song for Silkk The Shocker. In that same year Silkk the Shocker would feature on, at that time a new group, Destiny's Child's single "Just Be Straight with Me", as well as, R&B singer Mýa's "Movin' On", the second single released from Mýa, her self-titled debut album.
In 1999, Mýa and Silkk collaborated on the lead single from his album Made Man. The track, titled "Somebody Like Me", became one of the year's top-selling singles on the Billboard charts. He also collaborated with Trina on "That's Cool". Since then, Silkk has released two 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.
On June 3, 2010, a video of Silkk freestyling over DJ Khaled's "All I Do Is Win" was posted to YouTube.[1] Silkk released his first mixtape called All I Do Is Win on August 21, 2010. This mixtape marks Silkk's return to hip-hop.[2] It was confirmed that Silkk signed with his nephew Romeo's new record label, No Limit Forever Records and will be working on his return album called "Unfinished Business" which is scheduled for a June 2011 release. Some of the producers on this album is Manny Streetz, Marvz, Mike Bangum of Da Beat Kadetz and JoJo Ryder. It is also confirmed that Silkk the Shocker is going on a new tour with his brother P. Miller & nephew Romeo Miller the tour is entitled ”No Limit Forever International".[3]
Silkk was 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 WWE Smackdown wrestler Montel Vontavious Porter until his release in late 2010. Silkk also performed former SmackDown! wrestler Orlando Jordan's theme song, "Do It Big". In June 2010 Silkk also co-starred in the upcoming horror film "Reservation", produce by Sedona Studios the film is due for exhibition Fall 2011.
Vyshonn is related to rappers "Master P" (brother),"C-Murder" (brother), "Romeo Miller" (nephew), "Valentino Miller" (nephew), "Lil' D" (cousin), "C-Los" (cousin), "Young Trump" (cousin), "Lil King" (son), and "Jianna" (daughter) . Silkk the Shocker is also related to singers "Cymphonique Miller" (niece) & "Veno Miller" (nephew).
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | I'm Bout It | Vito "Silk" McKnight | Support Role |
| 1998 | MP da Last Don | D.J. | Support Role |
| 1999 | Corrupt | M.J. | Main Role |
| 2000 | Hot Boyz | Kool | Main Role |
| 2002 | Undisputed | Gat Boyz Rapper 2 | Cameo Role |
| 2004 | Still 'Bout It | Vito "Silk" McKnight | Support Role |
| 2006 | Little Girl Blue: What's Become of You? | Ace Capone | Support Role |
| 2010 | Reservation | Drez England | Support Role |
| 2011 | Get Money | TBA | Support Role |
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