Feel good party songs often make people dance and have a good
time. But music means much more when there’s another dimension.
As kings of the club curcuit, the Ying Yang Twins have ridden
their zany personas, witty lyrics and Grade A production to the
top of the charts. Sure, they make classic party cuts, but a closer
look at their immensely popular work reveals an unrivaled level
of humor, sophistication and outlandishness that has helped the
Ying Yang Twins earn legions of fans from Los Angeles to the Midwest
to their native region, the South.
The Atlanta - based duo of Kaine and D
Roc have 3 hit albums ( 2000’s Thug Walkin’, 2002’s
Alley : The Return Of The Ying Yang Twins, and the current - Me
& My Brother ) and a string of hit radio and club singles
(“Whistle While You Twurk,” “Ying Yang In This
Thang,” “Say I Yi Yi,” “By Myself,”
Lil Jon’s “Get Low,” “Naggin,” and
“Salt Shaker” 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 Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz and Kizzy Rock.
The Ying Yang Twins extend their streak with the release of their
third album, Me & My Brother (Collipark / TVT Records). The
new collection, the pair’s first on independent powerhouse
- TVT Records (home to Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz, among
others), contains the type of crunktastic club bangers that have
earned the pair thousands of loyal fans across the country.
“We aim to please everybody, “
explains Kaine of his group’s infectious sound. “All
we want to do is keep smiles on everybody’s faces.”
It’s evident throughout Me &
My Brother that smiles will be easy to come by. Whether highlighting
the unnecessary worry caused by hyper sensitive women on the playful
first single -“Naggin”, or the club bangin , booty
slangin follow up - “Salt Shaker,” the Twins have
perfected the art of making memorable hip-hop songs.
“We make things with a catchy vibe,
so that you’ll be eager to want to get to know the song,”
Kaine says. “It’s like if u wanna holler at a female,
you’re going to step your mouthpiece up real good before
u say what you’re getting ready to say to her, because u
don’t get a second chance to make a first impression.”
The party continues on the hyper “Grey
Goose.” With a pulsating groove backing them, Kaine and
D Roc salute one of their favorite drinks. Like most of their
other song ideas, the concept for “Grey Goose” came
about when the friends were just hanging out and having fun.
“When it first came out, it was something
that we were crunk off of,” D Roc explains of the Grey Goose
beverage. “Everything just comes from tripping. We just
sit around and come up with something that somebody else ain’t
gonna come up with. We sit around and trip. We’re some quick
- witted trash talkers. With trash talking comes a brain, because
I’ve got to talk faster than you if you’re talking
trash.” Even though the Ying Yang Twins take every opportunity
to have fun, they are also aware of important social issues impacting
the Dirty South. On the intense “Calling All Zones,”
they wanted to address some of the problems residents of Atlanta
face in their beloved city.
“You’ve got to send love to
the home team,” D Roc says. “That’s basically
the reason for it. It’s going to be the jam that everybody
wants to hear because it’s just for Atlanta.”
With their contribution to the success
of Lil Jon’s “Get Low” and their most recent
release, “Salt Shaker,” Ying Yang have established
themselves as consistent hitmakers. A group that returns time
and time again with the type of music that never falls out of
fashion.
The Twins are featured on the remix of
Kanye West’s “Through The Wire” and Take Your
Clothes Off” from the forthcoming Bone Crusher album.
Be on the look out for other notable urban
projects from TVT Records. Including : “Crunk & Disorderly,”
a dynamic hip-hop soul songstress - Teedra Moses, honey - dipped
street soul vocalist - Oobie, Lil Jon Protege - Chyna Whyte, and
the new Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz album
- “Crunk Juice” (September 2004). Story & Photos
Courtesy of Collipark / TVT
www.yingyangmusic.com www.tvtrecords.com
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