Put Yo Hood Up

Personnel: Lil Jon, The Eastside Boyz, Ludacris, Too Short, Eightball, MJG, Triple 6 Mafia, Bo Hagon, Quint Black And The Nation Riders, The Young Bloods, Oobie, Sky, Jazze Pha, Kilo Ali, M.O.P., Khujo, Gangsta Boo, Big Kap, Chyna White (rap vocals); Craig Love (guitar); L-Roc (keyboards); Nathan "Nate Dog" Smith (background vocals).
Producers: Lil Jon, Danny D, DJ Smurf, Paul Lewis.
Personnel: Big Sam (vocals); Danny D (chant); Craig Love (guitar); L-Roc (keyboards); 6 Shot (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Don "DJ Snake" Brown; Alex Lowe; Billy Hume.
Recording information: Blue Basement, Atlanta, GA; BME Studios; Dangerous Music, Atlanta, GA; PatchWerk Recording Studios, Atlanta, GA; Pyramid Studios, New York, NY; Soundlab, Atlanta, GA; Southern Living, Atlanta, GA; Streetlight Studios, New York, NY; Streetlight, New York, NY; The Cutting Room, New York, NY; The Zone, Atlanta, GA; Zone, Atlanta, GA.
Photographer: Anders Jones.
Poster boys for the Dirty South, Atlanta GA's Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz follow up 2000's WE STILL CRUNK with a set of fearsome rhymes, thick-as-molasses beats, and enough macho posturing for a whole season of WWF tournaments. Guests Three 6 Mafia, Chyna Whyte, and Ludacris are just the icing on the cake in this testosterone-fueled collection that's as infectious as it is powerful.
When Lil Jon says he's gonna bring the pain, you'd better believe it. But "Where Dem Girlz At" shows the Boyz's softer side, though it's pretty well-hidden ("you wear them three-inch heels/you can cook a good meal"). And in case you've missed their point, they come back with "I Like Dem Girlz" and "Nasty Girl," which though they're not exactly Marvin Gaye-seductive, at least provide a counterpoint to the instigating, club-oriented "Bia' Bia'," also the album's first single.