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cleanup-linkrot|date=August 2011Infobox album| Name = Underground Kingz| Type = Album | Artist = UGK | Cover = UGK(Underground Kingz).JPG| Released = August 7, 2007| Recorded = 2006-2007| Genre = Southern hip hop , Gangsta rap | Length = 60:59 (Disc 1)
68:02 (Disc 2)| Label = Jive Records|Jive | Producer = N.O. Joe, AVEREXX, Below, The Blackout Movement, Three 6 Mafia|DJ Paul & Juicy J , Jazze Pha , Joe Traxx, John Bido, Lil Jon , Marley Marl , MoMo, Pimp C , Swizz Beatz , DJ B-Do Scarface (rapper)|Scarface , The Runners , Yung Fyngas| Last album = Side Hustles
(2002)| This album = Underground Kingz
(2007)| Next album = UGK 4 Life
(2009)Album ratings|rev1 = Allmusic |rev1score = rating|4|5Allmusic|class=album|id=r936767|pure_url=yes Allmusic review|rev2 = Entertainment Weekly |rev2score = (B+) http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20049671,00.html Entertainment Weekly review|rev3 = Houston Chronicle |rev3score = rating|3|4 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/music/cdreviews/5034476.html Houston Chronicle review|rev4 = " RapReviews.com "|rev4score = rating|10|10 http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2007_08F_undergroundkingz.html RapReviews.com review|rev5 = The New York Times |rev5score = (favorable) http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/07/arts/music/07sann.html The New York Times review|rev6 = Pitchfork Media |rev6score = (8.4/10) http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/44840-underground-kingz Pitchfork Media review|rev7 = Rolling Stone |rev7score = rating|3.5|5 http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/15726289/review/15825222/ugk_underground_kingz? source=album_reviews_rssfeed Rolling Stone review|rev8 = Stylus |rev8score = (B+) http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/ugk/underground-kings.htm Stylus review|rev9 = USA Today |rev9score = rating|3.5|4 http://blogs.usatoday.com/listenup/2007/08/this-weeks-revi.html? csp=34 USA Today review|rev10 = XXL Magazine |rev10score = rating|4|5 http://www.xxlmag.com/online/? p=7291 XXL Magazine review

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 (rapper)|Rick Ross , Jazze Pha , Kool G Rap , Big Daddy Kane , Slim Thug , Dizzee Rascal , Too Short , Charlie Wilson (musician)|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 (rapper)|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. http://hhnlive.com/news/more/1670 HHNLive.com - News - UGK Score First #1 Album It was their first album since Pimp C had finished serving a lengthy prison term. http://pitchfork.com/news/34825-bun-b-talks-about-the-final-ugk-album/ 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

Track listing


Official track listing is taken from XXL (magazine)|XXL .cite web
|url= http://www.xxlmag.com/online/? p=11758
|title=Check out the official track listing for UGK’s Underground Kingz
|publisher= XXL (magazine)|XXL
|date=July 13, 2007
|accessdate=2007-08-14


CD1


#TitleProducer(s)SamplesLength
1"Swishas and Dosha"Steve Below, Pimp C (co.)
  • "From Step to You" by Stephen J. Rideau
    		• 5:11
    2Anthem (I Choose You)>Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You) " (featuring OutKast ) DJ Paul & Juicy J
  • "I Choose You" by Willie Hutch
  • "I Choose You" by Project Pat
    		• 4:19
    3"Chrome Plated Woman" Pimp C
  • "Hercules" by Allen Toussaint
    		• 4:17
    4"Life Is 2009" (featuring Too $hort ) Scarface (rapper)
  • "Life is... Too Short" by Too Short
    		• 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
    (featuring Charlie Wilson (musician)>Charlie Wilson & Willie D )    		 Pimp C
  • "Let's Straighten It Out" by Benny Latimore
    		• 6:06
    12"Heaven" Pimp C , N.O. Joe4:20
    13"Trill Niggas Don't Die" (featuring Z-Ro )John Bido, Yung Fyngas, Joe Traxx, Pimp C (co.)
  • " I Just Want to Celebrate " by Nick Zesses & Dino Fekaris
    		• 4:27


    CD2


    #TitleProducer(s)SamplesLength
    1(featuring Charlie Wilson (musician)>Charlie Wilson ) Pimp C , N.O. Joe
  • "Something in the Past" by One Way
    		• 6:47
    2"Still Ridin' Dirty" (featuring Scarface) Scarface (rapper)
  • "The Fix" by Scarface (rapper)|Scarface
    		• 5:19
    3"Stop-N-Go" (featuring Jazze Pha) Jazze Pha 3:54
    4(featuring Rick Ross (rapper)>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
  • "Daddy Could Swear, I Declare" by Gladys Knight & The Pips
    		• 4:56
    6"Real Women"
    (featuring Talib Kweli & Raheem DeVaughn )    		 Pimp C , N.O. Joe
  • "Can't Hide Love" by Earth, Wind, & Fire
    		• 4:32
    7"Candy" Scarface (rapper)
  • "Bridge Thru Time" by Lonnie Liston Smith
    		• 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
  • "The Symphony" by Juice Crew
    		• 3:03
    12"Living This Life"N.O. Joe, Joe Scorsese
  • "Free" by Goodie Mob
  • "Free at Last" by Al Green
    		• 5:07
    13"Outro"Cory Mo0:49
    14"Int'l Players Anthem" (Chopped & Screwed by OG Ron C )
    (featuring Three 6 Mafia ) (Bonus Track)    		 Juicy J & DJ Paul
  • "I Choose You" by Willie Hutch
    		• 5:31
    15"Int'l Players Anthem" (featuring Three 6 Mafia) (Bonus Track) Juicy J & DJ Paul
  • "I Choose You" by Willie Hutch
    		• 3:20
    16"Hit the Block" (featuring T.I. ) (Bonus Track) Swizz Beatz
  • " Spit Your Game|Spit Your Game (Remix) " by The Notorious B.I.G.
    		• 3:58


    Chart positions


    Chart (2007)class=album
    U.S. Billboard 2001
    U.S. Top R& B/ Hip-Hop Albums1


    References


    reflist

    External links


  • http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx? csid1=131& csid2=4& fid1=37469 Underground Kingz article April 2009

  • http://www.wordofsouth.com/online/? p=1557 UGK interview

  • http://hiphopblips.dailyradar.com/story/globalgrind_interview_w_bun_b/ interview

  • http://www.mvremix.com/urban/interviews/bunb-ugk.shtml MVRemix

  • http://www.thehiphopdeal.com/2009/07/08/why-is-there-so-much-hate-towards-southern-hip-hop/

    • Prince Willie Lee aka Bohog's Living Dead Coming Soon
    s-startsuccession box| before = Finding Forever by Common (rapper)|Common
    | title = Billboard 200| Billboard 200 Number-one albums of 2007 (U.S.)|number-one album
    | years = August 19, 2007 - August 25, 2007
    | after = High School Musical 2 (soundtrack)| High School Musical 2 Soundtrack     s-end
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    Category:Albums produced by The Runners
    Category:Albums produced by Marley Marl
    Category:Albums produced by Lil Jon
    Category:Albums produced by K-Def
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