The Shocker (album)

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 No. 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.

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 why the "Parental Advisory" logo was moved to the middle of the cover.

Personnel

 * 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