Shell Shocked (album)

Shell Shocked
Shell Shocked
Studio album by Mac
Released	July 21, 1998
Recorded	1997–1998
Genre	Southern hip-hop; gangsta rap;
Length	1:12:51
Label	No Limit; Priority;
Producer	Beats By The Pound
Mac chronology
Singles from Shell Shocked
	"Boss Chick"; Released: 1998;

Shell Shocked is the second solo studio album by American rapper Mac. It was released on July 21, 1998 via No Limit/Priority Records. Production was handled by Beats by the Pound, with Master P serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from 2-4-1, Big Ed, C-Murder, Fiend, Kane & Abel, Magic, Master P, Mia X, Mo B. Dick, Mr. Serv-On, Mystikal, O'Dell, Silkk the Shocker, Snoop Dogg, Soulja Slim, Storm, and Ms. Peaches.

In the United States, the album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200 and number four on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. The album was supported with a single "Boss Chick". In 2025, Pitchfork placed Shell Shocked at number 85 on their list of the 100 Best Rap Albums of All Time.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Boss Chick"	McKinley Phipps, Jr. Mia Young	Carlos Stephens	3:08
2.	"Be All You Can Be"	Phipps, Jr. Vyshonn Miller Richard Jones	Mo B. Dick	4:44
3.	"Soldier Party"	Phipps, Jr. Percy Miller	O'Dell	3:22
4.	"Murda, Murda, Kill, Kill"	Phipps, Jr. Michael Tyler	KLC	2:27
5.	"Tank Dogs"	Phipps, Jr. Corey Miller Jones	Craig B.	3:55
6.	"Slow Ya Roll"	Phipps, Jr. Odell Vickers, Jr.	Carlos Stephens	4:06
7.	"We Don't Love 'Em"	Phipps, Jr.	KLC	3:11
8.	"Wooo"	Phipps, Jr. Calvin Broadus Young Edward Knight Corey Smith Daniel Garcia David Garcia	KLC	3:44
9.	"Can I Ball"	Phipps, Jr. James Tapp, Jr.	O'Dell	3:25
10.	"Money Gets It"	Phipps, Jr. P. Miller	O'Dell	3:08
11.	"The Game"	Phipps, Jr.	KLC	2:57
12.	"Callin' Me"	Phipps, Jr.	Mo B. Dick	4:19
13.	"Memories"	Phipps, Jr. C. Miller	KLC	3:25
14.	"Meet Me at the Hotel"	Phipps, Jr. Smith Awood Johnson, Jr. Janelle Perrilliat Raymond Poole	Carlos Stephens O'Dell KLC	4:15
15.	"Shell Shocked"	Phipps, Jr. Jones	Carlos Stephens O'Dell	2:56
16.	"Paranoid"	Phipps, Jr. V. Miller	Carlos Stephens	3:45
17.	"Nobody Make a Sound"	Phipps, Jr. Rechelle Davis Rechonda Davis Johnson, Jr. Jones	Craig B.	2:33
18.	"Beef"	Phipps, Jr.	O'Dell	3:18
19.	"Camouflage Love"	Phipps, Jr. Perrilliat	DJ Wop	3:27
20.	"Empire"	Phipps, Jr.	KLC	2:55
21.	"My Brother"	Phipps, Jr.	O'Dell	3:22
22.	"Shell Shocked (Outro)"	Phipps, Jr.	KLC	0:29
Total length:				1:12:51

Sample credits

Track 2 contains an interpolation of "Careless Whisper" by George Michael.
Track 6 contains an interpolation of "Mama Used to Say" by Junior.
Track 21 contains an interpolation of "Wednesday Lover" by The Gap Band.

Personnel

McKinley "Mac" Phipps Jr. – vocals
Mia "Mia X" Young – vocals (tracks: 1, 8)
Vyshonn "Silkk the Shocker" Miller – vocals (tracks: 2, 16)
Richard "Fiend" Jones – vocals (tracks: 2, 5, 15, 17)
Percy "Master P" Miller – vocals (tracks: 3, 10), executive producer
Michael "Mystikal" Tyler – vocals (track 4)
Corey "C-Murder" Miller – vocals (tracks: 5, 13)
O'Dell Vickers Jr. – vocals (track 6), additional vocals (tracks: 16, 21), producer (tracks: 3, 9, 10, 14, 15, 18, 21)
Calvin "Snoop Dogg" Broadus – vocals (track 8)
Edward "Big Ed" Knight – vocals (track 8)
Corey "Mr. Serv-On" Smith – vocals (tracks: 8, 14)
Daniel "Kane" Garcia – vocals (track 8)
David "Abel" Garcia – vocals (track 8)
James "Soulja Slim" Tapp Jr. – vocals (track 9)
Awood "Magic" Johnson Jr. – vocals (tracks: 14, 17)
Janelle "Storm" Perrilliat – vocals (tracks: 14, 19)
Raymond "Mo B. Dick" Poole – vocals (track 14), producer (tracks: 2, 12)
Rechelle Davis – vocals (track 17)
Rechonda Davis – vocals (track 17)
Peaches – additional vocals (tracks: 12, 19)
Carlos Stephens – producer (tracks: 1, 6, 14–16)
Craig "KLC" Lawson – producer (tracks: 4, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 20, 22)
Craig Bazile – producer (tracks: 5, 17)
Earl "DJ Wop" Register Jr. – producer (track 19)
Pen & Pixel – artwork
Duffy Rich – A&R

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for *Shell Shocked*
Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	11
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[3]	4

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Shell Shocked*
Chart (1998)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	73

References

^ Pierre, Alphonse; et al. (September 30, 2025). "The 100 Best Rap Albums of All Time". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on October 1, 2025. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
^ "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 32. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 8, 1998. p. 80. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
^ "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 32. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 8, 1998. p. 27. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
^ "The Year in Music 1998: Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 26, 1998. p. YE-50. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved April 24, 2021.

External links

Mac – Shell Shocked at Discogs (list of releases)

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[1] Pierre, Alphonse; et al. (September 30, 2025). "The 100 Best Rap Albums of All Time". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on October 1, 2025. Retrieved October 5, 2025.

[2] "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 32. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 8, 1998. p. 80. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

[3] "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 32. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 8, 1998. p. 27. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

[4] "The Year in Music 1998: Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 26, 1998. p. YE-50. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved April 24, 2021.

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