"Shook Ones" (later also known as "Shook Ones, Part I") is a 1994

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by hip-hop group

Mobb Deep Mobb Deep was an American hip hop duo from New York City. The duo consisted of rappers Prodigy and Havoc. They are considered to be among the principal progenitors of hardcore East Coast hip hopEdwards, Paul, 2009, ''How to Rap: The Art & Scien ...

. The song was the group's debut on

Loud Records Loud Records, LLC. is a record label founded by Steve Rifkind and Rich Isaacson in 1991. Loud is a hip hop label that released material by acts such as Wu-Tang Clan, Big Pun, Mobb Deep, Krayzie Bone, The Beatnuts, M.O.P., Tha Alkaholiks, Pete ...

after being dropped from their previous label,

4th & B'way Records 4th & B'way Records (pronounced and spelled out completely as Fourth and Broadway Records in the UK) is a US-based subsidiary of Island Records that specialised in street-oriented music such as hip hop. Established in 1984, it was the flagshi ...

. A sequel titled " Shook Ones, Pt. II" was the first official single of the group's second album, ''

The Infamous ''The Infamous'' (stylized as ''The Infamous...'') is the second studio album by the American hip hop duo Mobb Deep. It was released on April 25, 1995, by RCA Records and Loud Records. The album features guest appearances by Nas, Raekwon, Gho ...

''. "Shook Ones" was featured on the

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, retitled "Shook Ones Pt. I." The cut eventually made its way on the International version of the group's album '' Hell on Earth''. The song was also released by Think Differently Records on its compilation ''Originals'', which featured 24 tracks including original versions, uncleared-sample versions, and unreleased-verse versions. Lyrics from this song were sampled in the song "O-Zone" by O.C. in 1994, the same year this song was released. A sample was also used in the song "Beware" from

Big Pun Christopher Lee Rios (November 10, 1971 – February 7, 2000), better known by his stage name Big Pun (short for Big Punisher), was an American rapper. Emerging from the underground hip hop scene in the Bronx borough of New York City in the ea ...

's album ''

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'' in 1998 and a sample was used as the hook in Ice-T's song "Forced to Do Dirt" from his 1996 album VI - Return of the Real.

External links

Shook Ones Pt. I lyrics
{{Mobb Deep 1994 songs Mobb Deep songs Hardcore hip hop songs Song recordings produced by Havoc (musician) Songs written by Havoc (musician) Songs written by Prodigy (rapper)