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The Shocker (album)

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Released
  
August 20, 1996

Length
  
74:54

Recorded
  
1994−1996

Genre
  
Gangsta rap Southern hip hop G-funk

Label
  
No Limit, Priority, EMI

Producer
  
Master P (exec.), Carlos Stephens, Craig B, KLC, Ken Franklin, Mo B. Dick, DJ Daryl, T-Bone

The Shocker is the debut album of American rapper Silkk the Shocker, who was then known as Silkk. It was released on August 20, 1996, by No Limit Records and Priority Records. It features production by Beats By the Pound and guest appearances from C-Murder and Mia X among others. The Shocker was only a mild success compared to some his future albums and made it to number 49 on the US Billboard 200 and #6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. As with most of No Limit's albums, this featured a lot of guest appearances from members of the record label including his brothers, Master P and C-Murder and group TRU.

Contents

Background

Planning of this album dates as far back as early 1995, as advertisements for the album can be seen on the back cover of earlier copies of Master P's 1995 album 99 Ways to Die.

Controversy

Before the album was released, the initial cover for the album had Silkk holding a 9 mm caliber outside of a TV. This is possibly why the "Parental Advisory" logo was moved to the middle of the cover.

Personnel

Credits adapted by Allmusic

References

The Shocker (album) Wikipedia