Put Yo Hood Up

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Put Yo Hood Up
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 22, 2001
Recorded
  • 1996
  • 2000–01
Studio PatchWerk Recording Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
Streetlight Studios (New York City)
The Zone (Atlanta, Georgia)
Sound Lab (Atlanta, Georgia)
Blue Basement Recordings (Atlanta, Georgia)
Q95.5 (St. Louis, Missouri)
Dangerous Music (Atlanta, Georgia)
Pyramid Sound Recording Studios (Ithaca, New York)
The Cutting Room (New York City)
BME Studios
Genre
Length1:18:30
Label
Producer
Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz chronology
We Still Crunk!!
(2000)
Put Yo Hood Up
(2001)
Kings of Crunk
(2002)
Singles from Put Yo Hood Up
  1. "Bia' Bia'"
    Released: January 23, 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Put Yo Hood Up is the third studio album by American Southern hip-hop group Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz. It was released on May 22, 2001, through BME Recordings/TVT Records. The recording sessions took place at Patchwerk Recording Studios, The Zone, Sound Lab, Blue Basement Recordings and Dangerous Music in Atlanta, at Streetlight Studios and The Cutting Room in New York, at Q95.5 in St. Louis, at Pyramid Sound Recording Studios in Ithaca, and at BME Studios. The album was produced by Lil Jon, Danny D, Mr. Collipark, and Paul Lewis. It features guest appearances from Chyna Whyte, Oobie, Too Short, 6 Shot, 8Ball & MJG, Big Kap, Bohagon, Don Yute, Jazze Pha, Khujo, Kilo Ali, Ludacris, M.O.P., Quint Black, Skyy, the Nation Riders, Three 6 Mafia, and YoungBloodZ, with cameo appearances from Carolyn, DJ Hershey, Leah, Mimi, Nathan Smith, and Sincerley.

Contents

The album peaked at number 43 on the US Billboard 200, number 6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and topped the Independent Albums chart. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on June 6, 2002, for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Yall Aint Ready"  Lil Jon 1:38
2."Uhh Ohh" (featuring Khujo and Bohagon)
Lil Jon5:08
3."Put Yo Hood Up"
  • J. Smith
  • Norris
Lil Jon5:07
4."Bia' Bia'" (featuring Ludacris, Too Short, Big Kap, Chyna Whyte, and Nathan Smith)Lil Jon5:01
5."Bia' Bia' Check In" Lil Jon0:35
6."Who U Wit"
  • J. Smith
  • Norris
  • Wendell Neal
  • Lil Jon
  • Paul Lewis
4:32
7."Let My Nuts Go" (featuring Too Short, Quint Black, and the Nation Riders)
  • J. Smith
  • Norris
  • Neal
  • Shaw
  • Quinton Banks
  • Nation Riders
Lil Jon4:24
8."Move Bitch" (featuring Three 6 Mafia, YoungBloodZ, Chyna Whyte, and Don Yute)
Lil Jon5:28
9."Heads Off (My Niggas)" (featuring M.O.P.)
Lil Jon4:57
10."Sexlude" (featuring Leah) Lil Jon1:12
11."Can't Stop Pimpin" (featuring 8Ball & MJG, Oobie, Mimi, and Sincerley)
Lil Jon5:57
12."Bounce Dat" (featuring Chyna Whyte and 6 Shot)
Lil Jon4:12
13."Nothins Free" (featuring Oobie)
  • J. Smith
  • Norris
  • Sanders
  • Love
Lil Jon4:22
14."Searcylude" Lil Jon0:23
15."Where Dem Girlz At" (featuring Skyy, Chyna Whyte, and Carolyn)
Lil Jon4:00
16."I Like Dem Girlz" (featuring Jazze Pha)
  • J. Smith
  • Norris
  • Neal
Lil Jon4:27
17."Nasty Girl" (featuring Oobie)
  • J. Smith
  • Norris
  • Neal
  • Danny Spohn
  • Anthony Ray Butler
  • Danny D
  • Lil Jon (co.)
4:27
18."DJ Hershey Live at the Blue Flamelude" (featuring DJ Hershey) Lil Jon2:46
19."Go Shawty Go" (featuring Kilo Ali)
3:58
20."Outro Chynalude"
  • J. Smith
  • Lewis
  • Shaw
Lil Jon2:23
21."Bia' Bia' 2" (featuring Too Short and Chyna Whyte)
  • J. Smith
  • Norris
  • Shaw
  • Lewis
Lil Jon3:53
Total length:1:18:30
Sample credits

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Put Yo Hood Up
Chart (2001)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3] 43
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [4] 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [5] 1

Certifications

Certifications for Put Yo Hood Up
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [6] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. Birchmeier, Jason. "Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz - Put Yo Hood Up Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  2. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: lil jon". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  3. "Lil Jon Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  4. "Lil Jon Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  5. "Lil Jon Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  6. "American album certifications – Lil' Jon & The Eastside Boyz – Put Yo Hood Up". Recording Industry Association of America.