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.

Put Yo Hood Up
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 22, 2001
Recorded2000–01
Studio
Genre
Length1:18:30
Label
Producer
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
  1. "Bia' Bia'"
    Released: January 23, 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(dud)[2]

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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Yall Aint Ready" Lil' Jon1:38
2."Uhh Ohh" (featuring Khujo and Bohagon)
Lil' Jon5:08
3."Put Yo Hood Up"
  • J. Smith
  • Norris
Lil' Jon5:07
4."Bia' Bia'" (featuring Ludacris, Too $hort, Big Kap, Chyna Whyte, and Nathan Smith)Lil' Jon5:01
5."Bia' Bia' Check In" Lil' Jon0:35
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' Jon4:24
8."Move Bitch" (featuring Three 6 Mafia, YoungBloodZ, Chyna Whyte, and Don Yute)Lil' Jon5:28
9."Heads Off (My Niggas)" (featuring M.O.P.)Lil' Jon4:57
10."Sexlude" (featuring Leah) Lil' Jon1:12
11."Can't Stop Pimpin" (featuring 8Ball & MJG, Oobie, Mimi, and Sincerley)
Lil' Jon5:57
12."Bounce Dat" (featuring Chyna Whyte and 6 Shot)
Lil' Jon4:12
13."Nothins Free" (featuring Oobie)
  • J. Smith
  • Norris
  • Sanders
  • Love
Lil' Jon4:22
14."Searcylude" Lil' Jon0:23
15."Where Dem Girlz At" (featuring Skyy, Chyna Whyte, and Carolyn)
Lil' Jon4:00
16."I Like Dem Girlz" (featuring Jazze Pha)
  • J. Smith
  • Norris
  • Neal
Lil' Jon4:27
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' Jon2:46
19."Go Shawty Go" (featuring Kilo Ali)
3:58
20."Outro Chynalude"
  • J. Smith
  • Lewis
  • Shaw
Lil' Jon2:23
21."Bia' Bia' 2" (featuring Too $hort and Chyna Whyte)
  • J. Smith
  • Norris
  • Shaw
  • Lewis
Lil' Jon3:53
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

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Charts

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Chart performance for Put Yo Hood Up
Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 43
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[5] 1

Certifications

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Certifications for Put Yo Hood Up
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz - Put Yo Hood Up Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: lil jon". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "Lil Jon Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "Lil Jon Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "Lil Jon Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  6. ^ "American album certifications – Lil' Jon & The Eastside Boyz – Put Yo Hood Up". Recording Industry Association of America.
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