''The Shocker'' is the debut album of American rapper

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, who was then known as Silkk. It was released on August 20, 1996, by

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and

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. It features production by Beats By the Pound and guest appearances from

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and

Mia X Mia Young (born January 9, 1970), better known by her stage name Mia X, is an American rapper and songwriter. She was the first female emcee to get a contract with rapper and entertainment magnate, Master P on his successful record label N ...

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

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. As with most of No Limit's albums, this featured a lot of guest appearances from members of the record label including his brothers,

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and group TRU.

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

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outside of a TV. This is why the "

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" logo was moved to the middle of the cover.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted by

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http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-shocker-mw0000178080/credits. *Craig B. - Producer *Big Ed - Featured Artist, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals *C-Murder - Featured Artist, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals *DJ Daryl- Producer *Ken Franklin - Engineer, Mixing, Producer *KLC- Engineer Mixing, Producer *Ken Lee - Mastering *Master P - Executive Producer, Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Performer, Vocals *Mia X - Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals *Mo B. Dick - Engineer, Featured Artist, Mixing, Performer, Producer, Vocals *Pure Passion - Featured Artist, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals *Silkk the Shocker - Performer, Primary Artist *Skull Duggrey - Composer, Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Performer, Vocals *Carlos Stephens - Engineer, Mixing *Matt Studio - Editing *T-Bone - Producer *TRU - Guest Artist

Charts

References

1996 debut albums Silkk the Shocker albums No Limit Records albums Priority Records albums {{1990s-hiphop-album-stub