Chemically Imbalanced [] [PA]

Performer: Ying Yang Twins
Engineer: Johnathan Wright; Cesare Cooks "Chez"; Joel Mullis; Anthony Prince "P Nut"; Julian Vasquez
Producer: Keith "Lil Wonda" Duplessis; Johnathan Wright; Los Vegaz; Jerry Duplessis; Wyclef Jean
Distributor: TVT Records (Dist.)

Notes: Ying Yang Twins: D-Roc, Kaine. Personnel: Keith "Lil Wonda" Duplessis (keyboards); Joe Tomino (drums). Audio Mixers: Joel Mullis; Ray Seay; Billy Hume. Recording information: Bionic Entertainment Studio, Atlanta, GA; ColliPark Studio, Atlanta, GA; Landmine Studio, Atlanta, GA; Platinum Sound Recording Studio, New York, NY; The Zone Studios, Norcross, GA. Photographer: Michael Blackwell. After getting a taste of mainstream success, as have the Atlanta duo Ying Yang Twins, many hip-hop acts are faced with a dilemma: how to please their original fanbase while at the same time expanding their appeal. On their fifth studio release, CHEMICALLY IMBALANCED, the Twins have come up with a compromise. As Mr. Collipark explains on the intro, the first half of the album is "for the diehard Ying Yang Twins fans," while the second half, influenced by East Coast producers Wyclef and Jerry Wonder, is "a little different, somethin' a little more musical for y'all." Kaine and D-Roc still bring it with nasty, booty-shakin' rhymes over the signature neck-snapping crunk beats, and their Patron-sippin' club musings-- "Watcha call big booty girls in line?/The march of dimes, the march of dimes"--are as infectious as ever. At the same time, slower smoothed-out tracks like "Take It Slow" and "Family," as well as undeniably catchy bounce beats like "Dangerous," present listeners with a new, more radio-friendly sound.

Rolling Stone (p.127) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[W]ith help from co-producer Wyclef Jean, the Twins get a little more adventurous..." Q (p.117) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he album's first half, produced by crunk pioneer Mr. Collipark, has all the dirty electro funk fans expect..."

Dirty South duo the Ying Yang Twins wallowed in obscurity for some time before the turn-of-the-century Crunk explosion pushed them into the limelight. The duo, with production from Beats-In-Azz, crank out frenetic, hands-in-the-air party jams; their 2005 full-length UNITED STATES OF ATLANTA is nearly a hip-hop epic, featuring guest shots from Anthony Hamilton, Missy Elliot, Bun-B, and Adam Levine of Maroon Five, among many others.

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