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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.
Ying Yang Twins Videos
Ying Yang Twins
Wait (Whisper Song)
Views: 41,236
Ying Yang Twins
Shake
Views: 333,468
Ying Yang Twins
Say I Yi Yi
Views: 26,531
Ying Yang Twins
Salt Shaker
Views: 30,018
Ying Yang Twins
Naggin
Views: 15,449
Ying Yang Twins
Git It
Views: 131,591
Ying Yang Twins
Drop
Views: 3,029
Ying Yang Twins
Dangerous
Views: 33,564
Ying Yang Twins
By Myself
Views: 8,115
Ying Yang Twins
Badd
Views: 71,398
Official Ying Yang Twins Website
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Ying Yang Twins on Wikipedia