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Vyshonn King Miller (born June 18, 1975), better known by his stage name Silkk the Shocker (formerly Silkk), is an American rapper from
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. The brother of
Master P Percy Robert Miller (born April 29, 1967), better known by his stage name Master P, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, dancer, actor and entrepreneur. He founded the record label No Limit Records in 1991, which was relau ...
, Miller signed with his record label
No Limit Records No Limit Records is an American record company founded by Master P. The label's albums were distributed by Priority Records, Universal and Koch Records. The label included artists such as Snoop Dogg, Mercedes, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal ...
, an imprint of
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to release his debut studio album, '' The Shocker'' (1996). Despite unfavorable critical reception, his second and third albums—'' Charge It 2 da Game'' (1998) and ''
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'' (1999)—were both met with minor critical inclines and received
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certifications by the
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(RIAA); the latter debuted atop the ''Billboard'' 200.


Music career


1996–1998: ''The Shocker and Charge It 2 Da Game''

Silkk the Shocker rose to fame in the mid-late 1990s. After striking a deal with Priority, No Limit Records released Silkk's debut album '' The Shocker'' in August 1996, produced by Beats By The Pound, DJ Daryl, K-Lou and T-Bone. After changing his name to Silkk the Shocker, he went on to appear on numerous albums from TRU's ''
Tru 2 da Game ''Tru 2 da Game'' is the fourth studio album released by New Orleans hip-hop group, TRU. It was released February 18, 1997 on No Limit Records and was produced by Beats By the Pound. The album found a large amount of success, peaking at #8 on ...
'',
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's '' Unlady Like'', and
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's '' Unpredictable''. He used the Shocker alias on a few No Limit albums in 1997. Silkk would appear on Master P's 1997 hit "
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" which is featured on Master P's 1997 album ''
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'', which became a massive hit in the U.S. Continuing on the success of the hit single, Silkk would release his next single with labelmate
Mystikal Michael Lawrence Tyler (born September 22, 1970), better known by his stage name Mystikal, is an American rapper and actor from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is noted for brash, obstreperous vocal delivery, characterized by a Southern rasp. He si ...
called " It Ain't My Fault". It Ain't My Fault gained popularity and became one of the trademark songs for Silkk the Shocker. He released another single, "Just Be Straight with Me", featuring
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. The same year Silkk was featured on the hit single " Movin' On", a song from Mya's self-titled debut album ''
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''. Charge It 2 Da Game became a big success over time, staying on the Billboard album charts for over a year. It was certified platinum after a few months.


1999: ''Made Man''

His second solo album was released in January 1999. The singles It Ain't My Fault 2 (feat.
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) and Somebody Like Me (feat. Mya) were regularly played on MTV and BET and became two of Silkk's biggest ever hits. Despite selling over a million copies, it failed to garner critical success and acclaim due to fans and critics becoming tired of the typical No Limit tropes and sound around this time.


2001–2004: ''My World, My Way'' and ''Based on a True Story''

In 2001, Silkk released '' My World, My Way''. He released the singles "That's Cool" featuring
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and "He Did That" feat.
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, which made it to #13 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles and Tracks. '' Based on a True Story'', which was released in 2004 on New No Limit/Koch Records, didn't' garner much popularity.


2010–present: ''Incredible''

On June 3, 2010, a video of Silkk freestyling over
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's " All I Do Is Win" was posted to
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. Silkk released his first mixtape called ''All I Do Is Win'' on August 21, 2010, the mixtape marks Silkk's return to hip-hop. It was confirmed that Silkk signed with his nephew Romeo's new record label,
No Limit Forever Records No Limit Records is an American record company founded by Master P. The label's albums were distributed by Priority Records, Universal and Koch Records. The label included artists such as Snoop Dogg, Mercedes, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal, Mia ...
, and is working on his sixth studio album called ''Incredible''. Some of the producers on this album are Manny Streetz, Marvz, Mike Bangum of Da Beat Kadetz and JoJo Ryder. In 2010 Silkk the Shocker went on a tour with his brother
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and nephew Romeo Miller. The tour was entitled "No Limit Forever International". On November 5, 2013, Silkk announced on his
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account that he was still working on his upcoming sixth studio album ''Incredible''. On April 24, 2014, Silkk released the first single off ''Incredible'' entitled "Don't Give Up". On May 15, 2014, Silkk released a
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on his
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channel for "Don't Give Up". On May 19, 2014, Miller would release the second single off ''Incredible'' entitled "We Ain't Even Trippin". On March 2, 2015, Silkk announced via his official YouTube channel that his new single entitled "Business" featuring
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in-house producer BlaqNmilD would be released later in March and his album ''Incredible'' would be released later the same year along with a movie of the same name starring himself. On August 24, 2015, Miller would release the music video for his second single entitled "We Ain't Even Trippin"; it would be directed by T. Church. On September 4, 2015, Miller would release the third single off ''Incredible'' entitled "Business" featuring
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in-house producer BlaqNmilD.


Other ventures

Silkk was featured on
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's '' WWE 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
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for ''WWE Smackdown'' wrestler
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until his release in late 2010. Silkk also performed former
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wrestler Orlando Jordan's theme song "Do It Big".


Acting career

In 1999, Silkk acted as the lead role in the major
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film '' Hot Boyz''. In 2007, Silkk, along with comedians Lil Duval and Michael Blackson, were cast as the lead actors in the Six Five film ''More Money, More Family''; the film was produced by Silkk the Shocker and
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and shot on location in
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, using film students from nearby
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, originally intended for DVD release in
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, but the film had yet to find a distributor. On October 2, 2015, Silkk would announce via his Instagram that film production companies Grindstone Entertainment and
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would be distributing the movie and its release date would be November 3, 2015. In 2011, Silkk co-starred in the horror film ''Reservation'' produced by Sedona Studios.


Personal life

Silkk is the younger cousin of Mo B. Dick. His older brother, Kevin Miller, was killed during a robbery in 1990. Rappers
C-Murder Corey Miller (born March 9, 1971), better known by his stage name C-Murder, is an American rapper. He initially gained fame in the mid-1990s as a part of his brother Master P's label No Limit Records, primarily as a member of the label's supergr ...
and
Master P Percy Robert Miller (born April 29, 1967), better known by his stage name Master P, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, dancer, actor and entrepreneur. He founded the record label No Limit Records in 1991, which was relau ...
are also his older brothers. He has three children, two sons and a daughter. He is married to Junalyn "JuJu" Pattugalan, who is also the sister of Cymphonique Miller's mother.


Discography


Studio albums

* '' The Shocker'' (1996) * '' Charge It 2 da Game'' (1998) * ''
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'' (1999) * '' My World, My Way'' (2001) * '' Based on a True Story'' (2004) * ''It Will All Make Sense Later'' (2018)


Filmography

;Films ;Video games


References


External links

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