Put Yo Hood Up | ||||
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Released | May 22, 2001 | |||
Recorded | 2000–01 | |||
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Length | 1:18:30 | |||
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Singles from Put Yo Hood Up | ||||
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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. 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. Production was handled by Lil' Jon, Danny D, Mr. Collipark and Paul Lewis. It features guest appearances from Chyna Whyte, Oobie, Too $hort, 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.
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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Yall Aint Ready" | Lil' Jon | 1:38 | |
2. | "Uhh Ohh" (featuring Khujo and Bohagon) |
| Lil' Jon | 5:08 |
3. | "Put Yo Hood Up" |
| Lil' Jon | 5:07 |
4. | "Bia' Bia'" (featuring Ludacris, Too $hort, Big Kap, Chyna Whyte and Nathan Smith) |
| Lil' Jon | 5:01 |
5. | "Bia' Bia' Check In" | Lil' Jon | 0:35 | |
6. | "Who U Wit" |
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| 4:32 |
7. | "Let My Nuts Go" (featuring Too $hort, Quint Black and the Nation Riders) |
| Lil' Jon | 4:24 |
8. | "Move Bitch" (featuring Three 6 Mafia, YoungBloodZ, Chyna Whyte and Don Yute) |
| Lil' Jon | 5:28 |
9. | "Heads Off (My Niggas)" (featuring M.O.P.) |
| Lil' Jon | 4:57 |
10. | "Sexlude" (featuring Leah) | Lil' Jon | 1:12 | |
11. | "Can't Stop Pimpin" (featuring 8Ball & MJG, Oobie, Mimi and Sincerley) |
| Lil' Jon | 5:57 |
12. | "Bounce Dat" (featuring Chyna Whyte and 6 Shot) |
| Lil' Jon | 4:12 |
13. | "Nothins Free" (featuring Oobie) |
| Lil' Jon | 4:22 |
14. | "Searcylude" | Lil' Jon | 0:23 | |
15. | "Where Dem Girlz At" (featuring Skyy, Chyna Whyte and Carolyn) |
| Lil' Jon | 4:00 |
16. | "I Like Dem Girlz" (featuring Jazze Pha) |
| Lil' Jon | 4:27 |
17. | "Nasty Girl" (featuring Oobie) |
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| 4:27 |
18. | "DJ Hershey Live at the Blue Flamelude" (featuring DJ Hershey) | Lil' Jon | 2:46 | |
19. | "Go Shawty Go" (featuring Kilo Ali) |
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| 3:58 |
20. | "Outro Chynalude" |
| Lil' Jon | 2:23 |
21. | "Bia' Bia' 2" (featuring Too $hort and Chyna Whyte) |
| Lil' Jon | 3:53 |
Total length: | 1:18:30 |
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Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [3] | 43 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [4] | 6 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [5] | 1 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [6] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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