| Silkk the Shocker | |
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Birth name |
Vyshonne King Miller |
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Born |
18 June 1975 (age 41) |
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Genre |
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Occupation(s) |
Rapper |
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Years active |
1991-present |
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Label |
No Limit Forever, Shocker World, No Limit, Priority, EMI, E1, Guttar, Globy |
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Associated acts |
504 Boyz, C-Murder, Master P, Romeo Miller, Mystikal, Snoop Dogg, TRU |
Vyshonne King Miller (born 18 June 1975), better known by his stage name Silkk the Shocker, is an American rapper. The brother of C-Murder and Master P, Silkk rose to prominence on the latter's record label, No Limit Records. He debuted in 1996 with the album, The Shocker, which was only a mild success compared to his later albums. Silkk released his successful second album, Charge It 2 da Game, in 1998 and made appearances on songs by Master P, TRU, Mia X, Mystikal, Destiny's Child, and Mýa, making him a popular artist in the late 1990s. His 1999 album Made Man reached the #1 position on the Billboard 200, selling 240,244 copies in its first week.
His 2001 album, My World, My Way, was his last successful album, as his 2004 follow-up, Based on a True Story, only reached #88 on the BIllboard 200. After going a musical hiatus, Silkk has since signed to his niece Romeo Miller's label No Limit Forever.
Discography[edit | edit source]
- 1996: The Shocker 500,000 copies
- 1998: Charge It 2 da Game. 2,000,000 copies
- 1999: Made Man 3,500,000 copies
- 2001: My World, My Way 700,000 copies
- 2004: Based on a True Story. 300,000 copies
