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Ying Yang Twins at Stubb’s

Mar 13, 2024

10:20pm – 10:50pm CT

Stubb’s

Bag Policy: Clear plastic, vinyl or PVC tote bags no larger. than 12” x 6” x 12” and/or small clutch bags (4.5”x. 6.5”).

Ying Yang Twins, comprised of members D-Roc and Kaine, debuted in 1996 with the single
"Whistle While You Twurk", which was played on urban and pop radio stations and peaked at
#17 on the US R&B/Hip-Hop chart. They grew even more famous when they toured with Juz tha
King, Kat Nu and Demo Dil on the tour called King Me. Their full-length debut album, Thug
Walkin', came out later that year.
Immediately after discovering fellow Atlanta hip hop artist Lil Jon, A&R Bryan Leach began
talks with representative Michael 'DJ Smurf' Crooms about signing the Ying Yang Twins to TVT
Records. Protracted negotiations meant that a deal was not finalized in time for the label to
release their next album, Alley: The Return of the Ying Yang Twins, which instead appeared in
2002 on Koch. The album was successful among hip-hop fans in the southern United States. The
same year, the group appeared on the double platinum selling album Kings of Crunk by Lil Jon &
the Eastside Boyz on the single "Get Low", and the song was a huge club and radio hit.

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From: Atlanta, GA, United States
Genre: Hip-Hop / Rap
Subgenre: Hip-Hop / Rap
Type: Showcase