Ying Yang Twins

Band · The Atlanta duo who are not twins

Photo: Adam M. Stump, U.S. Air Force · Public domain
Active 1997-present
Origin Atlanta, Georgia
Albums 6
Tracks 101
Most frequent collaborator Mr. Collipark · 71 tracks
Genres Southern Hip HopCrunkHip Hop
Collaborator
59%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 60 of 101 tracks

Do the Ying Yang Twins write their own songs?

Where credits exist, yes, and almost always both of them together. Sixty-one of the 101 tracks in this catalogue carry a published writing credit and Kaine or D-Roc is named on sixty of them. The third name on most of those lines is Mr. Collipark, the producer who signed them, credited for the music he built underneath. The forty tracks with no credit are the first two albums, which nobody has documented, plus the skits and intros scattered through the rest.

By the Numbers

6
Studio Albums
101
Tracks Credited
59%
Self-Written
29
Years Active
119
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 60 / 101 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 101 tracks: how many Ying Yang Twins wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Ying Yang Twins has a writing credit59%
1%
58%
41%
Sole author1tracks1%
Co-written59tracks58%
Outside writers41tracks41%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Ying Yang Twins's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 101 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)59%
Composer (music)59%
Producer5%
Performer100%

Member Credit Breakdown share of tracks each member is credited on

Percentage of all 101 tracks, across every album, where each member holds a credit - split by role.

MemberPeriodLyricsMusicProductionPerformance
Kaine 1997-present
58%
58%
5%
0%
D-Roc 1997-present
56%
56%
0%
0%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Ying Yang Twins's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 59%
0%
0%
93%
100%
100%
100%
2000Thug Walkin'
2002Alley: The Return of the Ying Yang Twins
2003Me & My Brother
2005U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)
2006Chemically Imbalanced
2009Ying Yang Forever
Early · 0% written
Mid · 97% written
Late · 100% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

98%
2000s
Thug Walkin', Alley: The Return of the Ying Yang Twins +4 more

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Ying Yang Twins sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Ying Yang Twins
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

EXO8%
Salt-N-Pepa35%
Jennifer Lopez46%
TLC59%
Destiny's Child69%
Brad Paisley78%
Snoop Dogg89%
59%Ying Yang Twins
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

Salt Shaker
Me & My Brother
Written by Kaine, D-Roc, Lil Jon, Craig Love, LaMarquis Jefferson, Eric Jackson, Deongelo Holmes, Jonathan Smith
Co-wrote
What's Happenin!
Me & My Brother
Written by Kaine, D-Roc, Trick Daddy, Mr. Collipark, Eric Jackson, Deongelo Holmes, Maurice Young, Michael Crooms
Co-wrote
Naggin'
Me & My Brother
Written by Kaine, D-Roc, Mr. Collipark, Eric Jackson, Deongelo Holmes, Michael Crooms
Co-wrote
Wait (The Whisper Song)
U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)
Written by Kaine, D-Roc, Mr. Collipark, Eric Jackson, Deongelo Holmes, Michael Crooms
Co-wrote
Badd
U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)
Written by Kaine, D-Roc, Mike Jones, Mr. Collipark, Eric Jackson, Deongelo Holmes, Michael Jones, Michael Crooms
Co-wrote
Shake
U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)
Written by Kaine, D-Roc, Pitbull, Mr. Collipark, Pjarro Scott, George Kranz, Eric Jackson, Deongelo Holmes, Armando Pérez, Michael Crooms
Co-wrote
Dangerous
Chemically Imbalanced
Written by Wyclef Jean, Keith "Lil Wonda" Duplessis, Mr. Collipark, Kaine, D-Roc, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Sara Allen, Lead Belly, Michael Crooms, Eric Jackson, Deongelo Holmes, Huddie Ledbetter
Co-wrote

Discography 6 albums

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Ying Yang Twins101 tracks
MC71Mr. Collipark, 71 tracks JT18Joe Traxx, 18 tracks JH16Joseph Howard Jr., 16 tracks K"12Keith "K-Luv" Chapman, 12 tracks 9Wyclef Jean, 9 tracks 7Lil Jon, 7 tracks H6Homebwoi, 6 tracks MB5Midnight Black, 5 tracks BS5Brandon Sams, 5 tracks B"5Brian "B" Tealer, 5 tracks JW5Jerry Wonda, 5 tracks J"5Jonathan "John Boy" Wright, 5 tracks K"5Keith "Lil Wonda" Duplessis, 5 tracks TP4The Pentagon, 4 tracks A4add., 4 tracks AP4additional producer, 4 tracks J"4Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, 4 tracks MB3Mr. Ball, 3 tracks JS3Jonathan Smith, 3 tracks DM3Da Muzicianz, 3 tracks CT3Christopher T. Moore, 3 tracks C3C-Moe, 3 tracks EN3Earnest Natt, 3 tracks TH2The Hoodratz, 2 tracks CL2Craig Love, 2 tracks LJ2LaMarquis Jefferson, 2 tracks K2K.T., 2 tracks TS2Tracey Sewell, 2 tracks CH2Courtney Holmes, 2 tracks CT2Carlos Thorton, 2 tracks KB2Kory B, 2 tracks KA2Kory Allan Burton, 2 tracks CD1Chyna Dawg, 1 track DK1DJ Kizzy Rock & Mr. Ball, 1 track D1Dirty, 1 track PT1Pastor Troy, 1 track M1Methrone, 1 track TD1Trick Daddy, 1 track LJ1Lil' Jon & the East Side Boyz, 1 track BC1Bone Crusher, 1 track KM1Killer Mike, 1 track WH1Wayne Hardnett, 1 track SK1Sammy King Jr., 1 track K1Khujo, 1 track HS1Hitman Sammy Sam, 1 track KT1Kerry Taylor, 1 track DW1Derrick Williams, 1 track SA1Shandralia Alexander, 1 track CC1Charlotte Crooms, 1 track RF1Reuben Fairfax, 1 track AG1Al Green, 1 track FJ1Fred Jordan, 1 track AH1Anthony Hamilton, 1 track JJ1Jacob Joseph Arnold, 1 track JM1John Michael Hurby, 1 track WW1William Whedbee, 1 track AL1Adam Levine, 1 track on Maroon 5's page AD1Anne Dudley, 1 track TH1Trevor Horn, 1 track JJ1J. J. Jeczalik, 1 track GL1Gary Langan, 1 track PM1Paul Morley, 1 track BB1Bun B, 1 track A1Avant, 1 track MS1Michael Sterling, 1 track MA1Myron Avant, 1 track YT1Yumtobby Threatt, 1 track JW1James Wesley Maddox, 1 track B1B.G., 1 track CB1Countrie Biggz, 1 track J1Jacki-O, 1 track JM1JT Money, 1 track AK1Angela Kohn, 1 track JT1Jeffrey Thompkins, 1 track MJ1Mike Jones, 1 track MJ1Michael Jones, 1 track TM1Teedra Moses, 1 track TB1Tony Butler, 1 track P1Pitbull, 1 track PS1Pjarro Scott, 1 track GK1George Kranz, 1 track A1Anwar, 1 track BR1Busta Rhymes, 1 track ME1Missy Elliott, 1 track LS1Lil Scrappy, 1 track FM1Free Marie, 1 track ME1Melissa Elliott, 1 track DR1Darryl Richardson, 1 track MW1Marie Wright, 1 track LS1Lil' Scrappy, 1 track MC1Mr. ColliPark, 1 track T1Taurus, 1 track LV1Los Vegaz, 1 track K"1Kerry "K.T." Taylor, 1 track J"1Johnathan "John Boy" Wright, 1 track C1co., 1 track C1co-producer, 1 track H1Huggy, 1 track BT1Brian Tealer, 1 track JL1Jerry Lordan, 1 track DH1Daryl Hall, 1 track JO1John Oates, 1 track SA1Sara Allen, 1 track LB1Lead Belly, 1 track HL1Huddie Ledbetter, 1 track MC1Maurice Cenac, 1 track R1Rachel, 1 track SL1Sydnee L. Simpson, 1 track DW1Dejashatun Williams, 1 track SJ1Sydnee J, 1 track AM1Ami Miller, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. MC Mr. Collipark · JT Joe Traxx · JH Joseph Howard Jr. · K" Keith "K-Luv" Chapman

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

Where the writing credits exist, both members are on them. Sixty-one of the 101 tracks here carry a published writing credit and sixty name Kaine or D-Roc, usually both together with Mr. Collipark, the producer who signed them and co-wrote most of what he built. The other forty tracks are a documentation problem rather than an authorship one: the first two albums carry no writing credits anywhere, and the rest of the blanks are skits and intros.

Quick Facts

  • Not twinsKaine and D-Roc are not twins, brothers or related; they met in East Atlanta at sixteen
  • Real namesKaine is Eric Jackson and D-Roc is Deongelo Holmes
  • BreakthroughTheir guest verses on Lil Jon's "Get Low" put them on a Hot 100 number two
  • Biggest albumU.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) reached number two on the Billboard 200
  • Constant collaboratorMr. Collipark produced and co-wrote across four of the six albums
  • AuthorshipNamed on 60 of the 61 tracks here that carry a published writing credit

Creative Fingerprint

A duo who write together as a unit, with the producer Mr. Collipark as a permanent third name on the credit line.

The Story

The Ying Yang Twins are Kaine and D-Roc, an Atlanta hip hop duo who took the name despite being neither twins nor related. They came up through Mr. Collipark's ColliPark Records, broke through nationally on Lil Jon's "Get Low" in 2003, and turned that into a run of crunk hits: "Salt Shaker", "Wait (The Whisper Song)" and "Badd". Six studio albums between 2000 and 2009.

Frequently Asked Questions Ying Yang Twins

Do the Ying Yang Twins write their own songs?
Where credits exist, yes, and almost always both of them together. Sixty-one of the 101 tracks in this catalogue carry a published writing credit and Kaine or D-Roc is named on sixty of them. The third name on most of those lines is Mr. Collipark, the producer who signed them, credited for the music he built underneath. The forty tracks with no credit are the first two albums, which nobody has documented, plus the skits and intros scattered through the rest.
Are the Ying Yang Twins actually twins?
No. Kaine and D-Roc are not twins, not brothers and not related at all. They met in East Atlanta at sixteen and took the name anyway.
What are their real names?
Kaine is Eric Jackson, born in December 1978, and D-Roc is Deongelo Holmes, born in February 1979. Writing credits are registered under those names.
How many albums have they released?
Six studio albums: Thug Walkin' in 2000, Alley in 2002, Me & My Brother in 2003, U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) in 2005, Chemically Imbalanced in 2006 and Ying Yang Forever in 2009.
Who wrote "Salt Shaker"?
Kaine and D-Roc with Lil Jon, Craig Love and LaMarquis Jefferson. It reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100, their highest-charting single as lead artists.
Who wrote "Wait (The Whisper Song)"?
Kaine and D-Roc with Mr. Collipark, who produced it. It reached number fifteen on the Hot 100.
Did they write "Get Low"?
"Get Low" is a Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz record that the duo guest on. It reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and is what turned them from a regional act into a national one.
Who is Mr. Collipark?
Michael Crooms, the Atlanta producer who signed the duo to ColliPark Records and produced most of their catalogue. He is credited as a co-writer on the majority of their songs, which is standard for a producer holding the music copyright.
Why do their first two albums have no writing credits?
Nothing published carries them. The album articles, the ColliPark and Koch CD pressings on Discogs and the MusicBrainz entries all document producers and leave the writer column empty, so it is left empty here too.
Which of their albums sold the most?
Me & My Brother and U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) are both certified platinum by the RIAA, each for a million copies in the United States.

Sources

Wikipedia: Ying Yang Twins Wikipedia: Ying Yang Twins discography