Underground Kingz

Underground Kingz
Studio album by UGK
Released August 7, 2007
Recorded 2006-2007
Genre Southern hip hop, Gangsta rap
Length 60:59 (Disc 1)
68:02 (Disc 2)
Label Jive
Producer N.O. Joe, AVEREXX, Below, The Blackout Movement, DJ Paul & Juicy J, Jazze Pha, Joe Traxx, John Bido, Lil Jon, Marley Marl, MoMo, Pimp C, Swizz Beatz, DJ B-Do Scarface, The Runners, Yung Fyngas
UGK chronology
Side Hustles
(2002)		 Underground Kingz
(2007)		 UGK 4 Life
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly (B+)[2]
Houston Chronicle [3]
"RapReviews.com" [4]
The New York Times (favorable)[5]
Pitchfork Media (8.4/10)[6]
Rolling Stone [7]
Stylus (B+)[8]
USA Today [9]
XXL Magazine [10]

Underground Kingz is a self titled double album released by rap group UGK on August 7, 2007. It is the fifth studio album by UGK.

The album includes collaborations with Z-RO, T.I., Talib Kweli, Rick Ross, Jazze Pha, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Slim Thug, Dizzee Rascal, Too Short, Charlie Wilson, Middle Fingaz, OutKast, Three 6 Mafia, and many more. Production mainly came from Pimp C, N.O. Joe, Lil Jon, Jazze Pha, Swizz Beatz, DJ Paul & Juicy J, Scarface and Marley Marl.

The first single was believed to be "Stop-N-Go," but it was confirmed that the first single was "The Game Belongs To Me", produced by N.O. Joe.

The second single was "International Player's Anthem (I Choose You)" featuring OutKast, and the video was released on 106 and Park, June 16, 2007. The track is a remix of "Players Anthem" featuring Three 6 Mafia (both versions were produced by DJ Paul and Juicy J). The video was awarded Video of the Year at the 2008 annual BET Hip-Hop awards.

The song has been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.

This song was #10 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[1]

The song hit #70 on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] making it their only song to chart there.

Pitchfork Media's "Top 500 songs of the 2000's" listed the song at #43. The album debuted #1 on the Billboard 200 with 156,000 copies sold in its first week.[11] It was their first album since Pimp C had finished serving a lengthy prison term.[12] The album was also Pimp C's final performance before his untimely death on December 4, 2007 in Los Angeles, CA about four months after the album's release. As of 2011, it has sold 498,454

Contents

Track listing

Official track listing is taken from XXL.[13]

CD1

# Title Producer(s) Samples Length
1 "Swishas and Dosha" Steve Below, Pimp C (co.)
  • "From Step to You" by Stephen J. Rideau
 5:11
2 "Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)" (featuring OutKast) DJ Paul & Juicy J 4:19
3 "Chrome Plated Woman" Pimp C 4:17
4 "Life Is 2009" (featuring Too $hort) Scarface, Randy "Big Tyme" Jefferson (add.) 4:07
5 "The Game Belongs to Me" N.O. Joe, AVEREXX, Pimp C (co.) 5:14
6 "Like That (Remix)" Steve Below, Pimp C (co.) 3:50
7 "Gravy" AVEREXX, Pimp C (co.) 4:57
8 "Underground Kingz" Pimp C 4:33
9 "Grind Hard"
(featuring Young T.O.E. & DJ B-Do)		 DJ B-Do, Pimp C (co.)
  • "Cocaine In The Back of the Ride" by UGK
 4:03
10 "Take tha Hood Back"
(featuring Slim Thug, Vicious & Middle Fingaz)		 The Runners 5:36
11 "Quit Hatin' the South"
(featuring Charlie Wilson & Willie D)		 Pimp C 6:06
12 "Heaven" Pimp C, N.O. Joe 4:20
13 "Trill Niggas Don't Die" (featuring Z-Ro) John Bido, Yung Fyngas, Joe Traxx, Pimp C (co.) 4:27

CD2

# Title Producer(s) Samples Length
1 "How Long Can It Last" (featuring Charlie Wilson) Pimp C, N.O. Joe
  • "Something in the Past" by One Way
 6:47
2 "Still Ridin' Dirty" (featuring Scarface) Scarface 5:19
3 "Stop-N-Go" (featuring Jazze Pha) Jazze Pha 3:54
4 "Cocaine" (featuring Rick Ross) N.O. Joe, The BlackOut Movement, Pimp C (co.) 4:50
5 "Two Type of Bitches"
(featuring Dizzee Rascal & Pimpin' Ken)		 MoMo, Pimp C (co.), N.O. Joe 4:56
6 "Real Women"
(featuring Talib Kweli & Raheem DeVaughn)		 Pimp C, N.O. Joe 4:32
7 "Candy" Scarface, Randy "Bigg Tyme" Jefferson (co.) 3:30
8 "Tell Me How Ya Feel" Jazze Pha 4:25
9 "Shattered Dreams" Pimp C
  • "Goin' Thru School and Love" by Raydio
 5:14
10 "Like That" Lil Jon 2:47
11 "Next Up"
(featuring Big Daddy Kane & Kool G Rap)		 Marley Marl 3:03
12 "Living This Life" N.O. Joe, Joe Scorsese 5:07
13 "Outro" Cory Mo 0:49
14 "Int'l Players Anthem" (Chopped & Screwed by OG Ron C)
(featuring Three 6 Mafia) (Bonus Track)		 Juicy J & DJ Paul 5:31
15 "Int'l Players Anthem" (featuring Three 6 Mafia) (Bonus Track) Juicy J & DJ Paul 3:20
16 "Hit the Block" (featuring T.I.) (Bonus Track) Swizz Beatz 3:58

Chart positions

Chart (2007) Peak
position[14]
U.S. Billboard 200 1
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ^ Houston Chronicle review
  4. ^ RapReviews.com review
  5. ^ The New York Times review
  6. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  7. ^ Rolling Stone review
  8. ^ Stylus review
  9. ^ USA Today review
  10. ^ XXL Magazine review
  11. ^ HHNLive.com - News - UGK Score First #1 Album
  12. ^ http://pitchfork.com/news/34825-bun-b-talks-about-the-final-ugk-album/
  13. ^ "Check out the official track listing for UGK’s Underground Kingz". XXL. July 13, 2007. http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=11758. Retrieved 2007-08-14. 
  14. ^ allmusic ((( Underground Kingz > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))

External links

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Preceded by
Finding Forever by Common		 Billboard 200 number-one album
August 19, 2007 - August 25, 2007		 Succeeded by
High School Musical 2 Soundtrack