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Date of Birth: 1996
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Ying Yang Twins

In September 2007.
Background information
Origin Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genres Southern hip hop
Crunk
Snap
Dirty Rap
Years active 1995-present
Labels Deep Records
Associated acts Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz
Three 6 Mafia
Mr. Collipark
The HoodRatz
Pitbull
Website Yingyangmusic.com
Members
Eric "Kaine" Jackson
DeAngelo "D-Roc" Holmes

The Ying Yang Twins is an Atlanta-based American crunk rap duo consisting of Kaine (born Eric Jackson on December 16, 1978) and D-Roc (born De'Angelo 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, 20052 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.1 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 radio1, 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

On 2005, D-Roc and his younger brothers, Mr. Ball, and Da Birthday Boy, formed the group Da Muzicianz and released their 1st 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.6 The first two singles were the Hall & Oates-sampling "Dangerous", featuring Wyclef Jean7, 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.

Recently performed at the George H. Raymond Lodge on 15 Dalrymple Drive at the University of LSU. The performance was reportedly "crunk."

Their song "Stand Up and Get Crunk" is now a standard at New Orleans Saints games in the SuperDome, most often when the Saints are kicking-off, or after a touchdown. It's not uncommon for dancing to break-out in the stands - or for Saints players themselves to dance to it while they're lining-up for kickoff.

The Ying Yang Twins also played a private party in Austin, Texas on Friday November 20th. The "Jungle" themed party, hosted annually by Sigma Alpha Epsilon, has been voted by Playboy as one of the top college parties in the nation. Access to the event was restricted to current members and their dates.

Discography

Main article: Ying Yang Twins discography

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References

  1. ^ a b c Phares, Heather (2006). "Ying Yang Twins > Biography". allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gjfuxqqjldke~T1. 
  2. ^ Ying Yang Twins certifications at RIAA
  3. ^ "Me & My Brother" singles
  4. ^ Jeffries, David. "My Brother & Me" overview. Allmusic: 2004
  5. ^ Jeffries, David. "USA Still United" - overview. Allmusic: 2005
  6. ^ "Chemically Imbalanced" credits
  7. ^ "Chemically Imbalanced" singles
  8. ^ allmusic ((( Ying Yang Twins > Discography > Singles & EPs )))

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Ying Yang Twins
Members
Kaine • D-Roc
Albums
Singles
"Whistle While You Twurk" • "Say I Yi Yi" • "Naggin'" • "Salt Shaker" • "What's Happnin'!" • "Take Ya Clothes Off" • "Halftime" • "Wait (The Whisper Song)" • "Badd" • "Shake" • "Bedroom Boom" • "Dangerous" • "Jigglin'" • "1st Booty on Duty"
Featured Singles
"Get Low (with Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz) • "Fine" (with Jacki-O) • "In da Club" (with Yonnie) • "Ms. New Booty" (with Bubba Sparxxx) • "Git It" (with Bun B)
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