Put Yo Hood Up

Put Yo Hood Up
Studio album by Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz
Released	May 22, 2001
Recorded	2000–01
Studio	PatchWerk Recording Studios (Atlanta, GA) Streetlight Studios (New York, NY) The Zone (Atlanta, GA) Sound Lab (Atlanta, GA) Blue Basement Recordings (Atlanta, GA) Q95.5 (St. Louis, MO) Dangerous Music (Atlanta, GA) Pyramid Sound Recording Studios (Ithaca, NY) The Cutting Room (New York, NY) BME Studios
Genre	Southern hip hop crunk
Length	1:18:30
Label	BME Recordings TVT Records
Producer	Danny D Lil' Jon Mr. Collipark Paul Lewis
Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz chronology
We Still Crunk!! (2000) Put Yo Hood Up (2001) Kings of Crunk (2002)
Singles from Put Yo Hood Up
"Bia' Bia'" Released: January 23, 2001

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AllMusic
Robert Christgau

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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Yall Aint Ready"		Lil' Jon	1:38
2.	"Uhh Ohh" (featuring Khujo and Bohagon)	Jonathan Smith Sam Norris Willie Knighton Cedric Leonard	Lil' Jon	5:08
3.	"Put Yo Hood Up"	J. Smith Norris	Lil' Jon	5:07
4.	"Bia' Bia'" (featuring Ludacris, Too $hort, Big Kap, Chyna Whyte, and Nathan Smith)	J. Smith Norris Christopher Bridges Todd Shaw Keith Carter Stephanie Lewis	Lil' Jon	5:01
5.	"Bia' Bia' Check In"		Lil' Jon	0:35
6.	"Who U Wit"	J. Smith Norris Wendell Neal	Lil' Jon Paul Lewis	4:32
7.	"Let My Nuts Go" (featuring Too $hort, Quint Black, and the Nation Riders)	J. Smith Norris Neal Shaw Quinton Banks Nation Riders	Lil' Jon	4:24
8.	"Move Bitch" (featuring Three 6 Mafia, YoungBloodZ, Chyna Whyte, and Don Yute)	J. Smith Ricky Dunigan Lola Mitchell Jordan Houston Paul Beauregard Sean Paul Joseph Jeffrey Grigsby Lewis Jason Williams	Lil' Jon	5:28
9.	"Heads Off (My Niggas)" (featuring M.O.P.)	J. Smith Norris Jamal Grinnage Eric Murray	Lil' Jon	4:57
10.	"Sexlude" (featuring Leah)		Lil' Jon	1:12
11.	"Can't Stop Pimpin" (featuring 8Ball & MJG, Oobie, Mimi, and Sincerley)	J. Smith Norris Premro Smith Marlon Goodwin Tenaia Sanders Craig Love LaMarquis Jefferson	Lil' Jon	5:57
12.	"Bounce Dat" (featuring Chyna Whyte and 6 Shot)	J. Smith Norris Neal Lewis Jermaine Tucker James Phillips	Lil' Jon	4:12
13.	"Nothins Free" (featuring Oobie)	J. Smith Norris Sanders Love	Lil' Jon	4:22
14.	"Searcylude"		Lil' Jon	0:23
15.	"Where Dem Girlz At" (featuring Skyy, Chyna Whyte, and Carolyn)	J. Smith Norris Skyler Synclair Keeton Charlie Singleton Larry Blackmon Nathan Leftenant Thomas Michael Jenkins	Lil' Jon	4:00
16.	"I Like Dem Girlz" (featuring Jazze Pha)	J. Smith Norris Neal	Lil' Jon	4:27
17.	"Nasty Girl" (featuring Oobie)	J. Smith Norris Neal Danny Spohn Anthony Ray Butler	Danny D Lil' Jon (co.)	4:27
18.	"DJ Hershey Live at the Blue Flamelude" (featuring DJ Hershey)		Lil' Jon	2:46
19.	"Go Shawty Go" (featuring Kilo Ali)	J. Smith Norris Andrell Rogers Butler	DJ Smurf Lil' Jon (co.)	3:58
20.	"Outro Chynalude"	J. Smith Lewis Shaw	Lil' Jon	2:23
21.	"Bia' Bia' 2" (featuring Too $hort and Chyna Whyte)	J. Smith Norris Shaw Lewis	Lil' Jon	3:53
Total length:				1:18:30

Sample credits

• Track 15 contains an interpolation of "Talking Out the Side of Your Neck", written by Charlie Singleton, Larry Blackmon, Nathan Leftenant, and Tomi Jenkins, as performed by Cameo
• Track 16 contains an interpolation of "Set It Off", written by Steve Standard, as performed by Strafe
• Track 17 contains a sample of "Lookout Weekend", written by Pretty Tony, as performed by Debbie Deb
• Track 19 contains a sample of "Jam the Box", written and performed by Pretty Tony
• Track 20 contains an interpolation of "Cuss Words", written and performed by Too $hort

Personnel

Lil' Jon & The East Side Boyz

• Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith – vocals, producer (tracks: 1–16, 18, 20, 21), co-producer (tracks: 17, 19), mixing (tracks: 1–7, 9, 11–16), recording (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 15), additional mixing and recording (track 20), executive producer, A&R
• "Big Sam" Norris – vocals
• Wendell "Lil' Bo" Neal – vocals

Guest vocalists

• Willie "Khujo Goodie" Knighton – vocals (track 2)
• Cedric "Bo Hagon" Leonard – vocals (track 2)
• Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges – vocals (track 4)
• Todd "Too $hort" Shaw – vocals (tracks: 4, 7, 21)
• Keith "Big Kap" Carter – vocals (track 4)
• Stephanie "Chyna Whyte" Lewis – vocals (tracks: 4, 8, 12, 21), additional vocals (track 15)
• Nathan Smith – additional vocals (track 4)
• Quinton "Quint Black" Banks – vocals (track 7)
• The Nation Riders – vocals (track 7)
• Ricky "Lord Infamous" Dunigan – vocals (track 8)
• Lola "Gangsta Boo" Mitchell – vocals (track 8)
• Jordan "Juicy J" Houston – vocals (track 8)
• Paul "DJ Paul" Beauregard – vocals (track 8)
• Sean Paul Joseph – vocals (track 8)
• Jeffrey "J-Bo" Grigsby – vocals (track 8)
• Jason "Don Yute" Williams – vocals (track 8)
• Jamal "Lil' Fame" Grinnage – vocals (track 9)
• Eric "Billy Danze" Murray – vocals (track 9)
• Leah – vocals (track 10)
• Premro "8Ball" Smith – vocals (track 11)
• Marlon "MJG" Goodwin – vocals (track 11)
• Tenaia "Oobie" Sanders – vocals (tracks: 11, 13, 17)
• Mimi – chanting vocals (track 11)
• Sincerley – chanting vocals (track 11)
• Jermaine "6 Shot" Tucker – backing vocals (track 12)
• Skyler Synclair "Skyy" Keeton – vocals (track 15)
• Carolyn – additional vocals (track 15)
• Phalon "Jazze Pha" Alexander – additional vocals (track 16)
• DJ Hershey – vocals (track 18), scratches (track 19)
• Andrell "Kilo Ali" Rogers – vocals (track 19)

Guest musicians

• Craig Love – guitar (tracks: 1, 10, 11)
• James "LRoc" Phillips – keyboards (tracks: 4, 7, 12, 15, 16, 20)
• Robert "R.O.B." McDowell – keyboards (track 10), executive producer
• LaMarquis Jefferson – bass (track 11)

Technicals

• Paul Lewis – producer & engineering (track 6)
• Danny "D" Spohn – producer (track 17)
• Michael "Mr. Collipark" Crooms – producer (track 19)
• Don "DJ Snake" Brown – recording (tracks: 1, 7, 20), mixing (tracks: 1, 9–13, 16–19)
• Mark Mitchell – recording (tracks: 1, 9, 13, 17, 18)
• Mike Wilson – recording (tracks: 1, 18, 19)
• Tim Obremski – engineering assistant (tracks: 1, 9–11, 13, 17, 18), recording engineer assistant (tracks: 19, 20)
• William "Billy Hume" Whedbee – recording & mixing (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 15, 16), additional mixing and recording (track 20)
• Jonathan Cooper – recording & mixing (track 4)
• Robin Mays – recording (tracks: 4, 7, 8, 12, 16)
• Jan Nerud – recording (tracks: 4, 11)
• Mike Fox – recording (track 5)
• Carlos Glover – recording & mixing (track 6)
• Robert Brown – Protools editing (track 6)
• Alexander Lowe – mixing (track 7)
• Taj Tilghman – recording (tracks: 8, 21), mixing (track 21)
• Rock Logic – recording (track 9)
• Sky Gray – recording engineer assistant (track 9)
• Kevin Parker – recording (tracks: 10, 19)
• Bob Brown – recording (track 11)
• Geoff – engineering assistant (track 11)
• Joshua A. Butler – recording (track 17)
• Duncan Stanbury – mastering
• Dwayne "Emperor" Searcy – executive producer
• Vince "VP" Phillips – executive producer, management
• Benjamin Wheelock – design
• Anders Jones – photography
• Bryan Leach – A&R
• Howard Sadowsky – management
• Tiffany Hasbourne – stylist
• Rob Mitchell – booking

Charts

Chart performance for Put Yo Hood Up

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	43
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)	1

Certifications

Certifications for Put Yo Hood Up

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

External links

• Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz – Put Yo Hood Up at Discogs (list of releases)