| "Shook Ones" | |
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| Promotional single by Mobb Deep | |
| from the album Hell on Earth (International Version) | |
| Released | 1994 |
| Recorded | 1994 |
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| Length | 4:13 |
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| Producer(s) | Mobb Deep |
"Shook Ones" (later also known as "Shook Ones, Part I") is a 1994 promotional single by hip-hop group Mobb Deep. The song was the group's debut on Loud Records after being dropped from their previous label, 4th & B'way Records.
A sequel titled "Shook Ones, Pt. II" was the first official single of the group's second album, The Infamous . "Shook Ones" was featured on the b-side, 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's album Capital Punishment 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.