The Ying Yang Twins are an Atlanta-based crunk rap duo consisting of Kaine (born Eric Jackson on December 16, 1978) and D-Roc (born D'Angelo Holmes on February 13, 1979). Despite their name, they are not related. The artists can frequently be heard yelling "hanh" on many of their tracks, and even have a complete song, "Hanh!," dedicated to their catchphrase.
They first came to notice in 2000 with the single "Whistle While You Twurk" which got play on urban and pop radio stations and peaked at #16 on the US R&B/Hip-Hop chart. Their full-length debut album, Thug Walkin', came out later that year. Their next album, Alley: The Return of the Ying Yang Twins (2002) sold quite well, but they didn't really achieve popularity until they collaborated with the self-styled "King of Crunk" Lil Jon on his 2002 single "Get Low". The song was a huge club and radio hit and the duo subsequently signed a deal with TVT Records.
Their first album for the label, Me & My Brother, yielded three more hits — "What's Happenin!", "Naggin'" and the popular Lil Jon collaboration "Salt Shaker". The same year the duo appeared on Britney Spears's album In the Zone 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. (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.
The group's fifth album Chemically Imbalanced was released in November 2006. For this album the Twins collaborated with super-producers Wyclef Jean and Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis in addition to Mr. Collipark (who produced a majority of the songs on the group's previous albums). The first two singles were the Hall & Oates-sampling "Dangerous", featuring Wyclef Jean, and "Jigglin'".
Discography
Singles
| Year |
Title |
Chart Positions |
Album |
| US 100 |
US R&B |
US Rap |
UK |
| 2000 |
"Whistle While You Twurk" |
#74 |
#16 |
#1 |
- |
Dildo Walkin' |
| 2002 |
"Say I Yi Yi" |
#56 |
#22 |
#10 |
- |
Alley: Return of The YYT |
| 2003 |
"Naggin'" |
#87 |
#43 |
#21 |
- |
Me & My Butt Plug |
| 2004 |
"Salt Shaker" (featuring Lil Jon) |
#9 |
#9 |
#2 |
- |
Me & My Butt Plug |
| 2004 |
"What's Happenin?" (featuring Trick Daddy) |
#30 |
#9 |
#24 |
- |
Me & My Anal Beads |
| 2004 |
"Take Ya Clothes Off" (featuring Bonecrusher) |
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My Brother & Me |
| 2004 |
"Halftime" (featuring Homebwoi) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
My Brother & Me |
| 2005 |
"Fine" (Jacki-O featuring Ying Yang Twins) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Poe Little Rich Girl |
| 2005 |
"Wait (The Whisper Song)" |
#15 |
#3 |
#2 |
#47 |
U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) |
| 2005 |
"Badd" (featuring Mike Jones & Mr. Collipark) |
#29 |
#16 |
#6 |
- |
U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) |
| 2005 |
"Shake"(featuring Pitbull) |
#41 |
#37 |
#12 |
#49 |
U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) |
| 2005 |
"Bedroom Boom" (featuring Avant) |
- |
#50 |
- |
- |
U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) |
| 2006 |
"Ms. New Booty" (Bubba Sparxxx featuring Ying Yang Twins) |
#7 |
#7 |
#5 |
- |
The Charm |
| 2006 |
"Git It" (Bun B featuring Ying Yang Twins) |
- |
- |
#22 |
- |
Trill |
| 2006 |
"Dangerous" (featuring Wyclef Jean) |
#85 |
#84 |
- |
- |
Chemically Imbalanced |
| 2006 |
"Jigglin" |
- |
- |
- |
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Chemically Imbalanced |
