| Artist: Ugk |
Song Listing
| It's been a while, and UGK has a lot to say! Underground Kingz is a special 2 CD set! Not only that, folks celebrating UGK's return are a veritable who's who of the inner circle, and they lined up to lend their talents for UGK's eighth. They include Three 6 Mafia, Lil Jon, Scarface, Too $hort, T.I., Rick Ross, Slim Thugz, Andre 3000, and more! In 2006, UGK is free and pimpin' again - just like you wish you could. Their highly anticipated, star studded, and no-holds-barred release is simply put...the perfect stocking stuffer!
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Album Notes and Credits
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| Personnel: Danny "Styles" Schofield (vocals, keyboards); Thomasha Simmons (vocals); Scarface (guitar, keyboards); Craig Love, Rick Marcel, Joshua "Trumpet Solo" Lopez, Joel Kitnis, Victor Williamson (guitar); N.O. Joe (piano, organ, keyboards, drum programming); Kenneth Crouch (piano, organ, keyboards); Ced Keys International (keyboards). | |
| Audio Mixers: DJ B Doe; Phillip Ramos; Anthony Palazzole; Gary Fly; Kori Anders; Joe Peluso; Averexx; Geoff Rice; Bob Brown ; Travis Pochintesta; Tony Rey; Jonathon "Lil' Jon" Smith; Sean Brennan ; N.O. Joe; Paul Gregory; Rich Keller; Rich Tapper; Leslie Brathwaite; Cory Mo; Brian Stanley . | |
| Photographers: Clay Patrick McBride; Edgar L. Walker Jr. | |
| Long before Houston rap came to define the sound of the Dirty South, UGK (the Underground Kingz), along with the Geto Boys, were holdin' it down strong for H-Town. While the duo of Bun B and Pimp C never achieved major cross-over success--spitting woozy gangsta tales a few too many years before mainstream radio was prepared for them--they gained a loyal fanbase and the respect of their fellow MCs (chief among them Jay-Z, who featured UGK on his classic track "Big Pimpin'"). | |
| After a brief separation marked by prison time for Pimp C and solo albums by both, UGK came back strong on UNDERGROUND KINGZ, a sprawling dripped-and-draped Dirty South block-rocker. A veritable who's-who from across the entire hip-hop spectrum pay their respects here, including Talib Kweli, Dizzee Rascal, Three 6 Mafia, T.I., and Big Daddy Kane. While glittery guest lists are a dime a dozen in hip-hop, the breadth and diversity of those on board here is proof positive that everybody wants to be down with the Kingz. | |
Producer: Scarface; Swizz Beatz; Marley Marl; Juicy J; Jazze Pha; DJ Paul; DJ B-Do; Randy "Bigg Tyme" Jefferson; Averexx; Jazze; Runners; Yung Fyngas; Joe Scorsese; John Bido; Jonathan "Lil' Jon" Smith; Momo; N.O. Joe; Cory Mo; Joe Traxx; Scarface; Pimp C; Swizz Be |
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Engineer: Juicy J; DJ Paul; Chris Carmouche; Winston 'Blackout' Thomas; DJ B-Do; Mark Moody; Andrew Dawson; Omar Reyna; Averexx; Jake Casillas; Mike; Ollie "Moe Moe" More; Mark Vinten; Nico Solis; Stephen Siravo Jr.; Mike Moore; Oscar Ramirez; Rich Tapper; Cory Mo; |
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Artist Overview
8Ball | Big Daddy Kane | EPMD | Eric B. & Rakim | Ice-T | Kool G Rap & DJ Polo | Master P | N.W.A | Too Short
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | Capone-N-Noreaga | Cypress Hill | DJ Screw | Dr. Dre | E-40 | Eightball & MJG | Gangsta Blac | Green City | Kane & Abel | OutKast | Silkk the Shocker | Three 6 Mafia | Tom Skeemask | Tru
C-Murder | Chamillionaire | Lil' Flip | Lil' Keke | Mike Jones (Rap) | Paul Wall (Rap) | Webbie | Young Jeezy
Compilation Appearances
Associated Artists and Works
| T.I. | |
| King [PA] [Limited] ~ T.I. |
Technical Info
| Release Date : 08/07/2007 | |
| Original Release Date : 2007 | |
| Catalog ID : 702631 | |
| Label : Jive (USA) | |
| Number of Discs : 2 | |
| Studio/Live : Studio | |
| Mono/Stereo : Stereo | |
| SPAR Code : n/a | |
| UPC : 00886970263122 |
Professional Reviews
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "'Still Ridin' Dirty,' which samples the ominous piano chords from Scarface's 'The Fix,' is a deliciously cold-blooded anthem."
- "On the raunchy 'Like That' and the funk-driven 'The Game Belongs to Me,' UGK show enough swagger to rightfully claim their throne." -- Grade: B
- "It wouldn't be too much of a stretch to compare Houston's UGK to Outcast..."












