Shook Ones (Part II) - Other Pop Culture References

Other Pop Culture References

• "Shook Ones Pt. II" was also included in the beginning of the motion picture 8 Mile, in which the main character Rabbit (portrayed by rapper Eminem) is warming up in front of a bathroom mirror for his next battle while listening to the song. The instrumental for the song is used at the end of the movie in the final freestyle. At one point during the final battle, which used an instrumental version of the song, Rabbit alludes to the chorus in the line "This guy don't wanna battle, he's shook 'cause ain't no such thing as halfway crooks"
• The song was included in the soundtrack of various videogames, including True Crime: New York City, Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.
• This was used as the entrance song for Rashad Evans at UFC 114.
• In his song "Ebonics", in which he explains the meanings of popular slang words in the 1990s, Big L claims that "Mobb Deep already explained the meaning of 'Shook'", referencing Shook Ones & Shook Ones Pt. II.
• The lines "I keep them shook crews running, like they supposed to. You come around, but you never come close to. I can see it inside your face, you're in the wrong place," were referenced in the Emmure song "R2deepthroat" as an homage to Mobb Deep.
• The instrumental was used by the NBA as a commercial to promote the 2012 NBA Playoffs for the San Antonio Spurs.
• "Shook Ones Pt. II" was featured as a soundtrack for NBA 2K13.