Silkk Tha Shocker
Silkk tha Shocker (born
Vyshonn King Miller on June 18, 1975) is a rapper from
New Orleans,
Louisiana and the brother of rappers
Master P and
C-Murder.
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 Uhhh!" and had a minor rap hit with his own single that same year, "It Ain't My Fault," featuring label-mate
Mystikal. Silkk also performed with
R&B singer
Mya on the second single released from her self-titled debut album, "Movin' On." In
1999, Mya 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 success he enjoyed in the late 1990s. Silkk was featured on
World Wrestling Entertainment's
Wreckless Intent album, which was released on May 23, 2006, and performed
Orlando Jordan's theme song, "Do It Big".
Butts of Fear (Mixtape with C-Murder)(1995)
The Shocker (1996)Charge It 2 Da Game (1998) (Platinum)
Made Man (1999) (Platinum)
My World, My Way (2001)
Based On A True Story
(2004)*
Video: MTV Cribs with Silkk Tha Shocker*
Silkk Tha Shocker at the
Internet Movie Database
