Silkk the Shocker

Infobox Musical artist


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Name = Silkk the Shocker
|Background = solo_rapper
Birth_name = Vyshonn King Miller
Born =
Origin = New Orleans, Louisiana
Genre = Rap
Years_active = 1991–present
Label = Six Five Music

Vyshonn King Miller, better known by his stage name Silkk the Shocker, is an American rapper.

Music career

Silkk the Shocker rose to fame in the mid-to-late 1990s, releasing his first record "The Shocker" in 1996 through an underground hard core label founded by Master P, No Limit Records. Even without support from radio and television, the self-titled debut, "The Shocker", was certified Platinum; a remarkable achievement for any independent label. Silkk the Shocker then went on to feature 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 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", 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 did a collaboration with Trina on the remix "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.

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".

Discography

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0798043/ Silkk the Shocker] at the Internet Movie Databasemyspace.com/silkktheshocker at the myspace page