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.

The cut eventually made its way on the International version of the group's album Hell on Earth.

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.