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Ying Yang Twins

The Ying Yang Twins aren’t actually twins. In fact, they aren’t even that much alike. Childhood friends Eric Jackson and Deongelo Holmes share different interests, looks, and personalities - the one thing they have in common is a passion for music. When the two formed a hip-hop duo in the late 1990’s, they decided to call themselves the Ying Yang Twins; a nod to both the Oriental duality concept (in Chinese philosophy, Yin and Yang refer to a set of ideas that are simultaneously opposing and complimentary) and the idea that they vibe off of each other like brothers.

When the Atlanta crunk scene (a genre of hip-hop mixing the snare-based club friendly dance rythms of snap rap with the sexually explicit lyrics of the Miami bass scene, a-la 2 Live Crew) began blowing up in the early 2000’s thanks to mainstream hit singles by the likes of Lil’ Jon and 3 6 Mafia, the Ying Yang twins managed to make a name for themselves by developing a unique image. Like 1990’s rap collective Wu-Tang Clan, the Ying Yang Twins developed a somewhat mysterious Oriental-influenced style that set them apart from other run-of-the-mill crunk acts.

After releasing a number of albums on independent label Koch International, the duo achieved mainstream success in 2003 with the release of Me & My Brother on major label TVT Records. The record sold over a million copies in the United States alone, thanks to the popularity of singles Naggin and Salt Shaker. They quickly backed up their success by releasing another album, My Brother & Me, less than a year later.

Their third major release, 2005’s U.S.A. (United States of Atlanta), proved to the world that crunk wasn’t dead - the album went on to sell over 900,000 copies, riding on the momentum of hits like Shake and Wait. While their next two releases - 2006’s U.S.A. Still United and 2007’s Chemically Imbalanced - only sold modestly, the pair hopes to up the ante with their upcoming release, ATL Holes. The first confirmed single off the album, Drop, hits the airwaves spring 2008.

From Discogs:

As kings of the club circuit, the Ying Yang Twins have ridden their zany, cartoonish personas, witty lyrics and Grade-A production to the top of the charts. The Atlanta-based duo of Kaine and D-Roc released in 2003 it's acclaimed third album, the platinum "Me & My Brother", which spawned the hits "Salt Shaker," feat. Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz and "Whats Happnin!," feat. Trick Daddy. Even though the Ying Yang Twins exploded in 2003, the pair already had two hit albums (2000's Thug Walkin and 2002's Alley: The Return of the Ying Yang Twins) and a string of hit radio and club singles ("Whistle While You Twurk", "Ying Yang In This Thang", "Say I Yi Yi" and "By Myself") to their credit. The instant success of both "Whistle While You Twurk" and "Ying Yang In This Thang" made Ying Yang Twins immediate players in the hip-hop field. Subsequent hits, "Say I Yi Yi" and "By Myself" established Kaine and D-Roc as hip-hop's premier party-starters and earned them guest spots on albums from from Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz and Kizzy Rock.

From Lastfm:

The Ying Yang Twins are a crunk rap duo from Atlanta, Georgia consisting of Eric "Kaine" Jackson and Deongelo "D-Roc" Holmes. They are best known for being featured on Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz hit single Get Low which reached #1 on the Billboard 100. After forming in 2000 they released their debut album Thug Walkin' the same year and followed this with 2002's Alley: The Return of the Ying Yang Twins, 2003's Me & My Brother, 2005's U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta), 2006's Chemically Imbalanced and 2009's Ying Yang Forever.

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) failed to sell 500,000 units and 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 was certified platinum on April 12, 2005[1] and yielded three more hits -- "Whats Happnin!", "Naggin'" and the popular Lil Jon collaboration "Salt Shaker". The same year the duo appeared on Britney Spears' 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 producers Wyclef Jean and Jerry 'Wonder' 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'".

They have both parted ways with Mr. Collipark after their last album, Chemically Imbalanced, and their future albums will not be distributed through TVT Records. They have also planned to work on their own record label and artists. D-Roc owns Punnn!!! Entertainmnet with Da Muzicians and Nue Breed as the first two duo signees. Kaine owns EA Productions, and has his group Hard Boyz, as well as Countrie Biggz, Geeskie, and Kuzin Big Boyy. Kaine also plans on releasing a solo album in the near future.

From Wikipedia:

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".