U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)

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U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)
U.nited S.tate of A.tlanta (Yin Yang Twins album) coverart.jpg
Studio album by
Ying Yang Twins
ReleasedJune 28, 2005 (2005-06-28)
Recorded2004–2005
Studio
various
Genre
Length1:16:47
Label TVT
Producer
Ying Yang Twins chronology
My Brother & Me
(2004)		U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)
(2005)		 Chemically Imbalanced
(2006)
Singles from U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)
  1. "Wait (The Whisper Song)"
    Released: March 1, 2005
  2. "Badd"
    Released: July 26, 2005
  3. "Shake"
    Released: August 23, 2005
  4. "Bedroom Boom"
    Released: 2005

U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) (stylized on the cover as U.nited S.tate of A.tlanta) is the fourth studio album by the American hip hop duo Ying Yang Twins. It was released on June 28, 2005 via ColliPark Music and TVT Records. A chopped and screwed version done by Michael "5000" Watts was released later the same year.

Contents

The recording sessions took place at ColliPark Studio, D-Roc's Crib, Stankonia Recording and PatchWerk Recording Studios in Atlanta, The Zone Studios in Norcross, Studio A Recording, Inc. in Dearborn Heights, Studio 7303 and The SwishaHouse in Houston, The Chopper City Studios in New Orleans, Darkside Entertainment and Casa Grande in Miami, Larrabee North Recording Studios in North Hollywood, The Cutting Room Studios in New York, The Record Plant in Hollywood, Hoodstyle Recording Studio and The Bat Cave.

Production was handled by Mr. Collipark, who produced the majority of the album, Midnight Black, Homebwoi, Lil' Jon, The Pentagon and member Kaine. It features guest appearances from Adam Levine, Anthony Hamilton, Anwar, Avant, B.G., Bun B, Countrie Biggz, Da Muzicianz, Homebwoi, Jacki-O, Mike Jones, Pitbull, Teedra Moses, Busta Rhymes, Free Marie, Lil' Scrappy, Missy Elliott and Mr. ColliPark.

In the United States, the album debuted at number #2 on the Billboard 200 and atop the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, with approximately 201,000 copies sold in the first week released, marking the duo's highest-charting album to date. [1] The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on August 25, 2005 with an excess of one million copies sold.

The album was supported with singles: "Wait (The Whisper Song)", "Badd", "Shake" and "Bedroom Boom". Mr. Pollipark's remix of Britney Spears' "(I Got That) Boom Boom" was initially going to appear on the album but did not make the final cut.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly A– [4]
HipHopDX 2.5/5 [5]
IGN 7/10 [6]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [8]
PopMatters 7/10 [9]
RapReviews6/10 [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Spin B [12]
Professional ratings
for U.nited S.tate of A.tlanta (Chopped & Screwed)
Review scores
SourceRating
IGN 7/10 [13]
PopMatters 4/10 [14]
Stylus B [15]

U.nited S.tate of A.tlanta was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 76 based on fifteen reviews. [2]

Nick Marino of Entertainment Weekly gave the album "A–" rating, saying it "prove[s] they have something in common with Common: they can be conscious without being soft". [4] Soren Baker of Los Angeles Times called it Ying Yang Twins' "most ambitious album". [7] Tom Breihan of Pitchfork found it "a good-not-great Southern rap album, overlong and weighted down by too many inept slow tracks but boasting enough furious, kinetic dance tracks to make it worth your money". [8] Spin gave the album "B" rating, calling it "a deliriously twerked, end-of-days house party". [12]

AllMusic's David Jeffries wrote: "at 77 minutes and 23 tracks, the sprawling album is weighed down by some filler and redundant numbers, but as a step forward for a party band riding on whatever the Dirty South sound of the moment is, it's surprisingly bold and accomplished". [3] Lee Henderson of PopMatters called it "Black Eyed Peas with swear words". [9] Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone resumed: "at seventy-seven minutes, their new disc is long on crunked-out filler, but there are plenty of hook-filled bangers and club-ready sex rhymes". [11]

RapReviews contributor gave the album mixed review, stating "it's no secret the Twins get gully. Fortunately for listeners, it's very contagious. Unfortunately, it comes at the expense of lyrical content". [10]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."All Good Things (Intro)"Eric JacksonKaine1:29
2."Fuck the Ying Yang Twins"
 Mr. Collipark 4:56
3."Long Time" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)
  • Jackson
  • Tracey Sewell
  • Reuben Fairfax
  • Al Green
  • Fred Jordan
Midnight Black5:16
4."Live Again" (featuring Adam Levine)
  • Jackson
  • D. Holmes
  • Crooms
  • Jacob Joseph Arnold
  • John Michael Hurby
  • William Whedbee
  • Mr. Collipark
  • The Pentagon
4:15
5."We at War" (Skit) Homebwoi0:59
6."Ghetto Classics"
Mr. Collipark3:58
7."The Courthouse" (Skit) Homebwoi0:28
8."23 Hr. Lock Down" (featuring Bun B)
Mr. Collipark4:37
9."Sex Therapy 101" (Skit)  1:12
10."Wait (The Whisper Song)"
  • Jackson
  • D. Holmes
  • Crooms
Mr. Collipark2:59
11."Sex Therapy 102" (Skit)  1:01
12."Pull My Hair"
  • Jackson
  • D. Holmes
  • Crooms
Mr. Collipark4:12
13."Sex Therapy 103" (Skit)  0:58
14."Bedroom Boom" (featuring Avant)
Mr. Collipark4:37
15."The Walk" (featuring Da Muzicianz, Countrie Biggz, Homebwoi and B.G.)
  • D. Holmes
  • Brandon Sams
  • Courtney Holmes
  • Yumtobby Threatt
  • James Wesley Maddox
  • Christopher Dorsey
  • Crooms
Mr. Collipark4:21
16."Hoes" (featuring Jacki-O)
Mr. Collipark4:23
17."Badd" (featuring Mike Jones and Mr. Collipark)
Mr. Collipark3:45
18."Put That Thang Down" (featuring Teedra Moses)
 Lil' Jon 3:30
19."Shake" (featuring Pitbull)
Mr. Collipark4:01
20."My Brother's Keeper" (featuring Anwar)
  • Jackson
  • D. Holmes
  • Sewell
Midnight Black5:24
21."Dedication & Upcoming Events" (Skit) Mr. Collipark2:19
22."U.S.A."
  • Jackson
  • D. Holmes
  • Crooms
Mr. Collipark3:32
23."Wait (The Whisper Song) (Remix)" (featuring Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliott, Lil' Scrappy, Free Marie and Mr. ColliPark)
Mr. Collipark4:35
Total length:1:16:47
Sample credits
Leftover track

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [23] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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