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Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Swishas and Dosha - (with Charlie Wilson)
2. Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You) - (with Outkast)
3. Chrome Plated Woman
4. Life Is 2009 - (with Too $hort)
5. Game Belongs to Me, The
6. Like That - (remix)
7. Gravy
8. Underground Kingz
9. Grind Hard - (with Young T.O.E/DJ B-Do)
10. Take Tha Hood Back - (with Slim Thug/Vicious/Middle Fingaz)
11. Quit Hatin' the South - (with Charlie Wilson/Willie D.)
12. Heaven
13. Trill N***** Don't Die - (with Z-Ro)
DISC 2:
1. How Long Can It Last - (with Charlie Wilson)
2. Still Ridin' Dirty - (with Scarface)
3. Stop-N-Go - (with Jazze Pha)
4. Cocaine - (with Rick Ross)
5. Two Types of B***** - (with Dizzee Rascal/Pimpin Ren)
6. Real Women - (with Talib Kweli/Raheem DeVaughn)
7. Candy
8. Tell Me How Ya Feel
9. Shattered Dreams
10. Like That
11. Next Up - (with Big Daddy Kane/Kool G. Rap)
12. Loving This Life
13. Outro
14. Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You) - (Chopped & Screwed mix, Bonus Track, with Three 6 Mafia)
15. Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You) - (Bonus Track, with Three 6 Mafia)
16. Hit the Block - (Bonus Track, with T.I.)
Album Notes
Long before Houston rap came to define the sound of the Dirty South, UGK (the Underground Kingz), along with the Geto Boys, were holdin' it down strong for H-Town. While the duo of Bun B and Pimp C never achieved major cross-over success--spitting woozy gangsta tales a few too many years before mainstream radio was prepared for them--they gained a loyal fanbase and the respect of their fellow MCs (chief among them Jay-Z, who featured UGK on his classic track "Big Pimpin'").
After a brief separation marked by prison time for Pimp C and solo albums by both, UGK came back strong on UNDERGROUND KINGZ, a sprawling dripped-and-draped Dirty South block-rocker. A veritable who's-who from across the entire hip-hop spectrum pay their respects here, including Talib Kweli, Dizzee Rascal, Three 6 Mafia, T.I., and Big Daddy Kane. While glittery guest lists are a dime a dozen in hip-hop, the breadth and diversity of those on board here is proof positive that everybody wants to be down with the Kingz.
Industry Reviews
It wouldn't be too much of a stretch to compare Houston's UGK to Outcast...
On the raunchy 'Like That' and the funk-driven 'The Game Belongs to Me,' UGK show enough swagger to rightfully claim their throne. -- Grade: B+
3 stars out of 5 -- 'Still Ridin' Dirty,' which samples the ominous piano chords from Scarface's 'The Fix,' is a deliciously cold-blooded anthem.
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