Ying Yang Twins
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Also known as | The Ying Yang Twins |
Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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Years active | 1997–present |
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The Ying Yang Twins are an American hip hop duo consisting of Kaine (born Eric Jackson on December 16, 1978) and D-Roc (born Deongelo/D'Angelo Holmes on February 23, 1979). Despite the name, the duo are not twin brothers.
They debuted in 2000 and rose to mainstream popularity in 2003 collaborating with Britney Spears on her album In the Zone and with Lil Jon on "Get Low". In 2004 and 2005, the Ying Yang Twins became more popular with party singles "Salt Shaker", "Wait (The Whisper Song)", "Shake" and "Badd". They have received notoriety for their song "Halftime (featuring Homebwoi)" which is played at New Orleans Saints homegames after most touchdowns. In 2008, the hip hop duo released The Official Work mixtape. In 2009, they followed with their Ying Yang Forever mixtape. Just three months later, the duo released Legendary Status: Ying Yang Twins Greatest Hits. In 2013, the Ying Yang Twins released the Ass in Session and Twurk or Die mixtapes.
Career
Their debut single "
Immediately after discovering fellow Atlanta hip hop artist
A new album U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) appeared in Summer 2005 as its singles "Wait (The Whisper Song)", "Badd", and "Shake" were dominating popular music and rap radio stations,[2] 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. (United State of Atlanta) period.[6]
In 2005, D-Roc and his younger brothers, Mr. Ball, and Da Birthday Boy, formed the group Da Muzicianz and released their first single "Camera Phone". Their self-titled album was released on February 28, 2006.
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.[7] The first two singles were the Hall & Oates-sampling "Dangerous", featuring Wyclef Jean,[8] and "Jigglin'".[9] In 2008, the Twins released the mixtape The Official Work and a promo single titled "Drop". A highlight of the Ying Yang Twins' tour includes a visit to the Epsilon Mu chapter of Sigma Chi. Here they performed all their hits live in front of a sold out Texas crowd. All of the proceeds from the show went to charity. In 2009, the Twins released their latest album with Deep Records, Ying Yang Forever, and started a tour titled "Ying Yang Forever Tour".
Their song "Halftime (Stand Up and Get Crunk)" is now a standard in many
On November 3, 2009, Ying Yang Twins released their greatest hits album via The Orchard and BOOTY Records. The album includes "What's Happenin!", "Shake", "Salt Shaker", and "Wait (The Whisper Song)" plus three new tracks.[11]
On June 29, 2012, Ying Yang Twins revealed on Twitter that they had signed to Epic Records and released their first single from their untitled album "Fist Pump, Jump Jump", featuring singer Greg Tecoz.[12]
The Ying Yang Twins were a featured act on the 2019 Millenium Tour, with B2K, Chingy and others.[13]
Their Christmas song "Deck Da' Club" featured heavily in the 2019 Christmas show of The Unbelievers Podcast.
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)
- All Around the World (with DJ Teddy-O) (2012)
Filmography
- Soul Plane (2004)
References
- ^ a b "Interview with Bryan Leach". HitQuarters. April 5, 2004. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ a b c Phares, Heather (2006). "Ying Yang Twins > Biography". Allmusic.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - December 12, 2012". RIAA. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- ^ "Me & My Brother" singles on Allmusic.com
- Allmusic: 2004
- Allmusic: 2005
- ^ "Chemically Imbalanced" credits
- ^ "Chemically Imbalanced" singles
- ^ Allmusic ((( Ying Yang Twins > Discography > Singles & EPs )))
- ^ "Downtown New Orleans a sea of traffic as New Orleans Saints parade rolls - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News". NOLA.com. February 10, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
- ^ Canada, Danielle (November 6, 2009). "Ying Yang Twins Release Greatest Hits Album". Hip Hop Wired.
- ^ "Twitter / yingyangtwins: We're back on @Epic_Records". Twitter.com. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- ^ "Millennium tour featuring B2K, Ying Yang Twins coming to Memphis". WMC-5. December 31, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
External links
- Ying Yang Twins on Twitter
- Ying Yang Twins on Myspace