The Ying Yang Twins
are an Atlanta-based American crunk rap duo consisting of Kaine
(born Eric Jackson
on December 16,1978) and D-Roc
(born DeAngelo Holmes
on February 23, 1979). The group debuted in 2000 and rose to mainstream popularity in 2003 collaborating with Lil Jon in his single "Get Low". In 2004 and 2005, Ying Yang Twins became more popular with party singles "Salt Shaker", "What's Happnin", "Shake", and "Badd".
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Career
Ying Yang Twins debuted in 2000 with the single "Whistle While You Twurk", which was played on urban and pop radio stations and peaked at #16 on the
US R&B/Hip-Hop chart. They grew even more famous when they toured with Juz tha King, Kat Nu and Demo Dil on the tour called King Me. Their full-length debut album, ''
Thug Walkin, came out later that year. Their next album,
Alley: The Return of the Ying Yang Twins was released in 2002 and was successful among hip-hop fans in the Southern United States. The same year, the group appeared on the album
Kings of Crunk'' by
Lil Jon on the single "
Get Low". The song was a huge club and radio hit, and the duo subsequently signed a deal with
TVT Records.
[1]
Their first album for the label,
Me & My Brother
was
certified platinum on April 12, 2005
[2] and yielded three more hits — "Whats Happnin!", "Naggin'" and the popular Lil Jon collaboration "Salt Shaker".
[3] The same year the duo appeared on
Britney Spears' album
In the Zone
singing the song I Got That (Boom Boom) and her television special of the same name.
In
2004, TVT released
My Brother & Me
, an album composed largely of remixes which featured a bonus
DVD of the group's videos.
[4]
A new album
U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)
appeared in the summer of
2005 as its singles "
Wait (The Whisper Song)", "
Badd", and "
Shake" were dominating urban radio
, and
U.S.A. (Still United)
, a collection of
outtakes, remixes, and
collaborations similar to
My Brother & Me
followed in December
2005. It too was accompanied by a DVD featuring music videos and other footage from the
U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)
period.
[5]
The group's fifth album
Chemically Imbalanced
was released in November 2006. For this album the Twins collaborated with producers
Wyclef Jean and Keith Duplessis in addition to
Mr. Collipark, who produced a majority of the songs on the group's previous album.
[6] The first two singles were the
Hall & Oates-sampling "
Dangerous", featuring
Wyclef Jean [7], and "Jigglin'".
[8] In 2008, the Twins released the mixtape
The Official Work
with a single "Drop". Ying Yang Twins are ready to release their latest album with Deep Records, Ying Yang Forever and have started the Ying Yang Forever Tour.
Discography
Studio Albums
- Thug Walkin'
(2000)
- Alley: The Return of the Ying Yang Twins
(2002)
- Me & My Brother
(2003)
- U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)
(2005)
- Chemically Imbalanced
(2006)
- Ying Yang Forever
(2009)
Remix Albums
- My Brother & Me
(2004)
- U.S.A. Still United
(2005)
Mixtapes
References
- Ying Yang Twins > Biography
- Ying Yang Twins certifications at RIAA
- "Me & My Brother" singles
- Jeffries, David. "My Brother & Me" overview. Allmusic: 2004
- Jeffries, David. "USA Still United" - overview. Allmusic: 2005
- "Chemically Imbalanced" credits
- "Chemically Imbalanced" singles
- allmusic ((( Ying Yang Twins > Discography > Singles & EPs )))