Silkk The Shocker
| Silkk The Shocker | |
|---|---|
| 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) | Gutta Music/Urban Digital |
Silkk the Shocker (born Vyshonn King Miller on June 18, 1975) is a rapper 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.
Music career
Silkk rose to fame in the mid-to-late 1990s, releasing records through Master P's label, No Limit Records. His self-titled debut, The Shocker, was released in 1996. Silkk was featured on Master P's 1998 hit "Make 'Em Say Ugh!", and had a minor hit later that year with label-mate Mystikal on the song "It Ain't My Fault". Silkk also performed with R&B singer Mýa on "Movin' On", the second single released from 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," went on to become one of the year's top-selling singles on the Billboard charts. 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 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 the fall of 2007.
Legal issues
Master P and Silkk were arrested in February 2005, after officers on the campus of UCLA noticed guns in the rapper's Chrysler 300M. Silkk was found guilty in a felony charge of carrying an unregistered and loaded firearm. He was sentenced to three years supervised probation and 40 hours of community service and ordered to pay $700.[1]
Discography
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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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