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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.