U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)
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U.S.A. (stylised as U.nited S.tate of A.tlanta) is the fourth studio album
by Atlanta-based rap duo Ying Yang Twins
. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200
with approximately 201,000 copies sold in the first week released making the duo's highest charting album to date. The album was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA with an excess of 1 million copies sold. It was also released in a chopped and screwed
version.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Atlanta-based rap duo Ying Yang Twins
Ying Yang Twins
The Ying Yang Twins is an Atlanta-based American crunk rap duo consisting of Kaine and D-Roc . The group debuted in 2000 and rose to mainstream popularity in 2003 collaborating with Lil Jon in his single "Get Low"...
. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
with approximately 201,000 copies sold in the first week released making the duo's highest charting album to date. The album was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA with an excess of 1 million copies sold. It was also released in a chopped and screwed
Chopped and screwed
Chopped and screwed refers to a technique of remixing hip hop music which developed in the Houston hip hop scene in the 1990s...
version.
Track listing
- "All Good Things (Intro)" - 1:29
- "Fuck the Ying Yang Twins" - 4:56
- "Long Time" (featuring Anthony HamiltonAnthony Hamilton (musician)Anthony Hamilton is an American R&B, and soul singer-songwriter, and record producer who rose to fame with his platinum-selling second studio album Comin' from Where I'm From , which featured the singles "Comin' from Where I'm From" and "Charlene."-Life and career:Hamilton was born in Charlotte,...
) - 5:16 - "Live Again" (featuring Adam LevineAdam LevineAdam Noah Levine is an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the front man and guitarist for the pop rock band Maroon 5. He is also a coach on the American talent show The Voice.-Early life:...
) - 4:15 - "We at War (Skit)" - 0:59
- "Ghetto Classics" - 3:58
- "The Courthouse (Skit)" - 0:28
- "23 Hr. Lock Down" (featuring Bun BBun BBernard Freeman better known by his stage name Bun B, is an American rapper and was one half of the southern hip hop duo UGK . He is also a guest lecturer at Rice University located in Houston, Texas...
) - 4:37 - "Sex Therapy 101 (Skit)" - 1:12
- "Wait (The Whisper Song)Wait (The Whisper Song)"Wait " is a noted snap song released by Atlanta crunk rap duo Ying Yang Twins off their album U.S.A. . The song originally written by Lettie Thompson consists of a minimal bass pulse, a few finger-snaps, and whispered, sexually explicit lyrics...
" - 2:59 - "Sex Therapy 102 (Skit)" - 1:01
- "Pull My Hair" - 4:12
- "Sex Therapy 103 (Skit)" - 0:58
- "Bedroom Boom" (featuring AvantAvantMyron Avant , better known as Avant is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He is best known for hits such as "Separated" , "My First Love," which one version features KeKe Wyatt, and "Read Your Mind"...
) - 4:37 - "The Walk" (featuring Da Muzicianz, Countrie Biggz, Homebwoi & B.G.B.G. (rapper)Christopher Dorsey , better known by his stage name B.G. , is an American rapper and actor, from New Orleans, Louisiana. He began his music career signed to Cash Money Records in 1993 with Lil Wayne as half of the duo The B.G.'z...
) - 4:21 - "Hoes" (featuring Jacki-OJacki-OAngela Kohn , better known as Jacki-O, is a Haitian American rapper from Miami, Florida, who is currently signed to her own label Jack Movement Entertainment. She got her first break in 2003 with the bawdy sex rap "Nookie" which garnered the MC comparisons to fellow Southern rappers Mia X and Trina...
) - 4:23 - "BaddBadd"Badd" is the second single from the Ying Yang Twins' album U.S.A. . It features Mike Jones and Mr. Collipark. In 2006 it reached #6 on the US Rap chart and #29 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was produced by Mr. Collipark...
" (featuring Mike JonesMike Jones (rapper)Michael "Mike" Jones is an American southern rap artist, who initially was affiliated with the record label Swishahouse, then left to be the owner of Ice Age Entertainment....
& Mr. ColliparkMr. ColliparkMichael Crooms, better known by his stage name Mr. Collipark and also known as DJ Smurf, is a hip hop producer and the president of his own Atlanta-based record label, Collipark Records....
) - 3:45 - "Put That Thang Down" (featuring Teedra MosesTeedra MosesTeedra Moses is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter.-Biography:Teedra Moses was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, to a gospel singing mother, Shirley Moses. She later moved to California with her mother and three siblings after her parents' separation...
) - 3:30 - "ShakeShake (Ying Yang Twins song)"Shake" is the third single from the Ying Yang Twins album, U.S.A. . It features the rapper Pitbull. The song contains a sample of "Din Daa Daa" by George Kranz....
" (featuring PitbullPitbull (rapper)Armando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records...
) - 4:01 - "My Brother's Keeper" (featuring AnwarAnwarAnwar is the English transliteration of two Arabic names commonly used in the Muslim world: the male given name ʼAnwar , meaning "luminous" or the female given name ʼAnwār , meaning "a collection of lights." Both names may also be encountered as surnames. In francophone countries, both names are...
) - 5:24 - "Dedication & Upcoming Events (Skit)" - 2:19
- "U.S.A." - 3:32
- "Wait (The Whisper Song) [Remix]" (featuring Busta RhymesBusta RhymesTrevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes ,Smith is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes...
, Missy ElliottMissy ElliottMelissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one...
, Lil ScrappyLil ScrappyDarryl Kevin Richardson II , better known by his stage name Lil Scrappy, is an American rapper.Richards was discovered by producer and performer Lil Jon while performing at a bar, when a fight broke out during his set in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia...
, FreeFree (rapper)Antoinette Marie Wright, better known by her stage name, "Free" , is an American media personality, television producer and philanthropist. She rose to fame as the first host of BET's 106 & Park...
& Mr. Collipark) (Bonus Track) 4.35