About Ying Yang Twins
The Ying Yang Twins are an American hip hop duo consisting of Kaine and D-Roc . Despite the name, the duo are not twins, brothers or related in any way.
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 ", "Shake" and "Badd". They have received notoriety for their song "Halftime " 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.
Their debut single "Whistle While You Twurk" was played on urban and pop radio stations and peaked at #17 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. They toured with Juz tha King, Kat Nu and Demo Dil. Their full-length debut album Thug Walkin' was released that year.
Immediately after discovering fellow Atlanta hip hop artist Lil Jon, A&R Bryan Leach began talks with representative Mr. Collipark about signing them to TVT Records. Protracted negotiations meant that a deal was not finalized in time for the label to release their next album Alley: The Return of the Ying Yang Twins, which instead appeared in 2002 on Koch Records. The album 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", and the song was a huge club and radio hit. As Crooms had negotiated only a one-album deal with Koch, the duo was free to finally submit to the advances of TVT, who had impressed them with their recent work with Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz.
Me & My Brother, their first album for TVT, was certified platinum on April 12, 2005, and yielded three more hits — "What's Happenin!", "Naggin'" and the Lil Jon collaboration "Salt Shaker". The same year the duo appeared on Britney Spears' album In the Zone on the song "I Got That " 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.
A new album U.S.A. appeared in Summer 2005 as its singles "Wait ", "Badd", and "Shake" were dominating popular music and rap radio stations, 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. period.
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