Vyshonn King Miller (born June 18, 1975), who records under the stage
name Silkk the Shocker, is an American recording artist and actor.
He originally went under the stage name "Silkk", but
later adopted "The Shocker" after his debut studio album
in 1996 entitled, The Shocker.
At the age of 15, he made his first appearance his brother on the
single "What's Up With That", which was on the debut album
from Master P entitled, Get Away Clean. He then began making numerous
appearances on albums from TRU, which consisted of Silkk The Shocker,
Master P, and C-Murder.
Vyshonn King Miller was born on June 18, 1975, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
He was raised in the Calliope Projects, which is located in the 3rd
Ward of Uptown New Orleans, along with his two brothers Percy "Master
P" Miller, Corey "C-Murder" Miller and three other
siblings. He relocated to Richmond, California at the age of 13,
and graduated from De Anza High School in 1994.
[edit] Music career
[edit] The Shocker (1996)
Silkk The Shocker rose to fame in the mid-late 1990s, releasing
his first record The Shocker in 1996 using the alias Silkk. After
changing his name to Silkk The Shocker, he went on to appear on numerous
albums from TRU's Tru 2 da Game, Mia X's Unlady Like, and Mystikal's
Unpredictable.
[edit] Charge It 2 da Game (1998)
In 1998, Silkk the Shocker would feature on Master P's 1998 hit "Make
'Em Say Uhh!". Continuing on the success of the hit single,
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 with Me", as
well as, R&B singer Mýa's "Movin' On", the second
single released from Mýa, her self-titled debut album.
[edit] Made Man, My World, My Way & Based on a True Story (1999-2004)
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 collaborated with Trina on "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.
[edit] Unfinished Business (2010-present)
On June 3, 2010, a video of Silkk freestyling over DJ Khaled's "All
I Do Is Win" was posted to YouTube.[1] Silkk released his first
mixtape called All I Do Is Win on August 21, 2010. This mixtape marks
the return of Silkk the Shocker to hip-hop.[2] It was confirmed that
Silkk signed with his nephew Romeo's new record label, No Limit Forever
Records and will be working on his return album called "Unfinished
Business". It is also confirmed that Silkk the Shocker is going
on a new tour with his brother P. Miller & nephew Romeo Miller
the tour is entitled ”No Limit Forever International".[3]
[edit] Other Work
Silkk was 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 WWE Smackdown wrestler Montel Vontavious Porter until
his release in late 2010. Silkk also performed former SmackDown!
wrestler Orlando Jordan's theme song, "Do It Big".
[edit] Personal life
Vyshonn is related to rappers "P. Miller" (brother),"C-Murder" (brother), "Romeo
Miller" (nephew), "Valentino Miller" (nephew), "Lil'
D" (son), "C-Los" (nephew), "Young Trump" (nephew), "Lil
King" (son), and "Nia" (daughter) . Silkk the Shocker
is also related to singers "Cymphonique Miller" (niece) & "Veno
Miller" (nephew).
[edit] Discography
Main article: Silkk the Shocker discography
Studio albums
* 1996: The Shocker
* 1998: Charge It 2 da Game
* 1999: Made Man
* 2001: My World, My Way
* 2004: Based on a True Story
* 2011: Unfinished Business [1]
[edit] Filmography
* 1997: I'm Bout It
* 1998: MP Da Last Don (as D.J.)
* 2000: Hot Boyz (as Kool)