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List Price: $45.99 | | Salesrank: 823752
Released: October 4, 2005 |
| Our Price: $45.99 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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USA (United State of Atlanta) Track Listing:
1. All Good Things (Intro) - Ying Yang Twins, Jackson, E.
2. F*** the Ying Yang Twins
3. Long Time - Ying Yang Twins, Jackson, E.
4. Live Again
5. We at War (Skit) - Ying Yang Twins,
6. Ghetto Classics
7. 23 Hr. Lock Down
8. Sex Therapy 101 (Skit) - Ying Yang Twins,
9. Wait (The Whisper Song)
10. Sex Therapy 102 (Skit) - Ying Yang Twins,
11. Pull My Hair
12. Sex Therapy 103 (Skit) - Ying Yang Twins,
13. Bedroom Boom
14. The Walk
15. Hoes
16. Badd
17. Put That Thang Down - Ying Yang Twins, Smith, J.
18. Shake
19. My Brother's Keeper - Ying Yang Twins, Sewell, T.
20. Dedication & Upcoming Events (Skit) - Ying Yang Twins,
21. U.S.A.
22. Wait (The Whisper Song)
Editorial Review:
Atlanta's Ying Yang Twins follow up their platinum breakthrough TVT Records cd, "Me & My Brother" and its massive hit "Salt Shaker", with the album of their career, "United State Of Atlanta." Kaine and D-Roc's latest smash, "Wait (The Whisper Song)," dominated clubs, radio and TV music video countdowns throughout the spring of 2005. A second single, "Badd" featuring Mike Jones looks just as strong, even as fans can't get enough of the "Wait" remix featuring Lil Scrappy, Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliot and 106 & Park's Free. No longer just a Dirty South phenomenon, Ying Yang Twins have enlisted the help of guest stars Anthony Hamilton, Pitbull, Maroon 5 (yes that Maroon 5), Bun B, BG, Avant, Jacki-O and r&b singer Teedra Moses to present their most diverse and surprising album yet. Once again, DJ Smurf handles a lot of the production duties, and Lil Jon oversaw a track for his homies as well.
Description of USA (United State of Atlanta):
On an album filled with a conventional spread of crunkadelic beats and yelled out choruses so popular in the dirty south, it's unexpected that the heart of the Ying Yang Twins new album would be the downtempo salaciousness at the center: "Wait," "Pull My Hair," and "Bedroom Boom." Guaranteed to either titillate or offend (or perhaps, both), the songs find the Ying Yang Twins pioneering a whole new sub-genre, what Mike Banner has (jokingly?) called "intimate club." If you prefer your Ying Yang fix outside the sheets though, they have some vigorously upbeat tracks like "Ghetto Classics" (which samples Art of Noise's 1980s new wave hit, "Beat Box") and the infectiously bilingual "Shake" feat. Miami's Pitbull. The album even gets serious with the somber "23 Hr. Lock Down" feat. UGK's Bun B who speaks on his partner's Pimp C's incarceration, as well as the single mama's anthem, "Live Again." -- Oliver Wang
USA (United State of Atlanta) Reviews:
Good - The Whisper song is still #1 
2008-08-20 - Yeah, love this album, but gotta say if u a fan of the twins then u gotta get The Offical work that about to drop on Tuesday 26th August 08 - it is off tha chayne!!!! Willie Sweets and Peter Pancake doin their thang
The Bomb
2008-03-18 - I have no idea what else needs to be said. Everything was the bomb, the price, condition and the CD it self. So all i can say is...THIS IS THE BOMB AND THANK YOU SO MUCH! :)
Seen this from a mile away. 
2006-11-09 - The Ying Yang Twins have really been a plague on hip-hop; they opened the doors for the D4L's, Dem Franchize Boyz, and Jibbs' of the world. Sure, there were wack emcees long before the Ying Yang Twins ever came onto the scene, but the entire 'snap' genre basically derived from the Ying Yang Twins; D4L and DFB can argue all they want, but neither created this sub-genre of hip-hop. The Ying Yang Twins did, and that reason alone is enough to condemn them to bargain bin sales.
Now, granted, I'm not part of their targeted audience; I'm a head who's grown up with the likes of the Wu-Tang Clan, Big L, Mic Geronimo, and Jeru the Damaja. However, at the same time, I'm not a certified hater of most mainstream hip-hop; there's a couple dozen commercial acts I can appreciate. Unfortunatey for Kaine, D-Roc, and most of all, myself when listening to this album, the Ying Yang Twins aren't part of that group. But, even the biggerst of Twin haters has to admit this music was made for the clubs, and no where but the clubs; and it was directed strictly at the women who love to shake their *sses. Granted, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that, except for the fact that this album is a glorified doorstop outside of clubs.
At times, the Ying Yang Twins do show - believe it or not - growth. Live Again and Long Time(both back to back tracks) show they have their hearts in the right place; they just can't get the rest of their mind, body, nor soul there. Those tracks are two shining moments on the album, if only for the guest appearances from Adam Levine(who sounds at home yet again on a hip-hop release, oddly enough) and the soulful crooner, Anthony Hamilton. They also show that, at the very least, they can think of innovative ways to say the same damn thing, as on "Wait(The Whisper Song)" - the approach they took can be respected, but the lyrics are borderline retarded, even for YYT standards; come on, "beat the ***** up" being whispered nonsensically ten to twelve times in a row? This takes misogony to another level.
"Badd" manages to succeed on Ying Yang standards thanks to a guest appearance from Mike Jones(who nearly sounds average when paired with the Ying Yang Twins; quite a step-up!), and "Shake" is also your typical YYT song, with a guest appearance from Pitbull. To be perfectly honest, this is about your typical Ying Yang Twins album; which isn't a good thing. It's probably the best of their five released albums, but as the rating would imply, that's not neccessarily a good bunch. The few moments of sincerity, and original ideas save this from one star territory, but I still wouldn't recommend this to anyone other than a female wanting to shake what her mama gave her.
Their first average release( 2 and 1/2 stars)
2006-10-30 - Before I start this review, I want to make it clear that Im not a fan of the Ying Yang Twins and I still think that they are the Beavis and Butthead of hip hop. Im just a giving a honest review of this album. You can tell when someone changes their format due to criticisms they recieve in the past for what. Enter Ying Yang Twins's United States Of Atlanta. There are some tracks on this album that are decent(believe it or not and there are bad songs that kill this album in every way. The Good: They hve songs of substance on here that are good like Live Again(feat Adam Levine of Maroon 5), Ghetto Classic and 23 HR Lock Down(feat Bun B). These songs are a break from the norm that Ying Yang usually gives you. I laughed my a** off when I heard Wait(The Whisper Song) and I still do. Club records like Badd(feat Mike Jones), Put That Thang Down(feat Teedra Moses) and Shake(feat Pitbull) are tracks that might be effective in the club scene only.
The Bad: F*** The Ying Yang Twins is straight garbage(even though most people agree with the title). The Walk(feat Da Muzicianz, Countrie Biggz, Homebwoi and BG) is forgettable and BG having the only decent verse in the song is a good reason why. Hoes(feat Jacki-O) is a good enough reason to sleep on Jacki-O and a better reason to skip this track. My Brother's Keeper(feat Anwar)is so mushy its sickening and U.S.A is skippable also.
The Ugly: Long Time feat Anthony Hamilton is awful and even though I admire the subject matter the track is painfully bad making it unlistenable. The skit are all pointless and Sex Therapy 101 skits are the worst of all. The vomit-inducing Pull My Hair is the worst song on the album and is that even a beat? Bedroom Boom feat Avant is so corny its laughable and why butcher I Will Always Be There For You like that? The Wait Remix(feat Free of 106th and South Park, Lil Scrappy, Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliot) is easily one of the worst remixes of all time as all four guests give lukewarm performances.
Bottom Line: While this album is better than their previous albums, its still a forgettable release. There are way more bad tracks then good ones making this one avoidable even though they tried(a little bit) to be different. Oh well, back to the drawing board.
HAHA! A modern minstrel show indeed... 
2006-08-14 - Wow so in history class they told me because of its racist themes and such that minstrel shows are long gone but they obviously haven't heard THIS trash.
Sheesh, where do I even begin? You thought Fiddy was bad? How about Chingy? Lil Jon? Nope, they're not nearly as bad as these wastes of flesh. These guys are a disgrace to the black race, Aaron McGruder is totally right (creator of the Boondocks) if Martin Luther King Jr. did somehow get resurrected he would definitely scoff at the state of Black America, perhaps it was a tad exaggerated but it still made an excellent point. Afterall it was Chris rock that said, "There are black people and there's n***ers!" Then everyone in the audience laughed their *sses off because it's true. Unfortunately these guys fall in the latter group.
Don't give me that rubbish on how it's just the music, no way folks, this goes far beyond the music itself. This is a reflection of the sad state our society is in. Ok people you want to talk about the actual MUSIC? We shall then, but these cliched annoying 'beats' lack so much substance that I'm just wasting text space talking about the 'music'. The lyrics? They bring new meaning to the word STUPID.
So there you have it, this logic pretty much applies to all their cds and anyone else like them (the aforementioned rap degenerates) they really take the cake for Retards of the Decade when we talk about "I Love the '00s" in 10 years. By the way check out the Boondocks, it's a great comic-turned-cartoon, it's very fresh and unique.
