What is Shook One?
1.
Phrase invented by east coast rappers Mobb Deep to signify someone who acts hardcore until they actually have to deal with the reality of "the life of diamonds and guns". A coward who is shaken up by the harshness of innner city life.
"He ain't a crook, son. He just a shook one." - Mobb Deep
2.
Individual who acts like he is tough, but when things get hectic or tense, he gets scared and acts like the punk he really is. They have been shook up by the reality and are labeled shook ones
"Shook ones" -- Mobb Deep (Shook ones pt. II
1995 ).
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