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Underground Kingz is the fifth studio album by American hip hop duo UGK. The album was released on August 7, 2007, by Jive Records. The album includes collaborations with Z-RO, T.I., Talib Kweli, Rick Ross, Jazze Pha, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Slim Thug, Dizzee Rascal, Too Short, Charlie Wilson, Middle Fingaz, OutKast, Three 6 Mafia, and many more. Production mainly came from Pimp C, N.O. Joe, Lil Jon, Jazze Pha, Swizz Beatz, DJ Paul & Juicy J, Scarface and Marley Marl.

Underground Kingz
Studio album by UGK
Released	August 7, 2007
Recorded	2006–07
Genre	Hip hop, southern hip hop
Length	60:59 (Disc 1) 68:02 (Disc 2) 129:01 (combined)
Label	Jive
Producer	N.O. Joe, AVEREXX, Below, The Blackout Movement, DJ Paul & Juicy J, Jazze Pha, Joe Traxx, John Bido, Lil Jon, Marley Marl, MoMo, Pimp C, Swizz Beatz, DJ B-Do, Scarface, The Runners, Yung Fyngas
UGK chronology
Side Hustles (2002) Underground Kingz (2007) UGK 4 Life (2009)
Singles from Underground Kingz
"The Game Belongs to Me" Released: 2006 "Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)" Released: June 6, 2007

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[2]
Houston Chronicle	[3]
RapReviews	(10/10)[4]
The New York Times	(favorable)[5]
Pitchfork Media	(8.4/10)[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Stylus Magazine	B+[8]
USA Today	[9]
XXL	(XL)[10]

The first single was believed^{[by whom?]} to be "Stop-N-Go", but it was confirmed that the first single was "The Game Belongs To Me", produced by N.O. Joe.

The second single was "Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)" featuring OutKast, and the video was released on 106 and Park, June 16, 2007. The track is a remix of "Players Anthem" featuring Three 6 Mafia (both versions were produced by DJ Paul and Juicy J). The video was awarded Video of the Year at the 2008 annual BET Hip-Hop awards. The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. This song was number 10 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007, and reached number 70 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it their only song to chart there.

Pitchfork Media's "Top 500 songs of the 2000s" listed the song at number 43. The album debuted number 1 on the Billboard 200 with 160,000 copies sold in its first week.[11] It was their first album since Pimp C had finished serving a lengthy prison term.[12] The album was also Pimp C's final performance before his death on December 4, 2007, in Los Angeles, California, four months after the album's release. As of 2011, it has sold 500,000 copies.

Track listing

Credits adapted from liner notes.[13]

Samples

• "Swishas and Dosha" contains a sample of "From Step to You" by Stephen J. Rideau.
• "Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)" contains samples of "I Choose You" by Willie Hutch and "I Choose You" by Project Pat.
• "Chrome Plated Woman" contains a sample of "Hercules" by Allen Toussaint.
• "Life Is 2009" contains a sample of "Life is... Too Short" by Too Short.
• "Grind Hard" contains a sample of "Cocaine In The Back of the Ride" by UGK.
• "Quit Hatin' the South" contains a sample of "Let's Straighten It Out" by Benny Latimore.
• "Trill Niggas Don't Die" contains a sample of "I Just Want to Celebrate" by Nick Zesses & Dino Fekaris.
• "How Long Can It Last" contains a sample of "Something in the Past" by One Way.
• "Still Ridin' Dirty" contains a sample of "The Fix" by Scarface.
• "Two Type of Bitches" contains a sample of "Daddy Could Swear, I Declare" by Gladys Knight & The Pips.
• "Real Women" contains a sample of "Can't Hide Love" by Earth, Wind, & Fire.
• "Candy" contains a sample of "Bridge Thru Time" by Lonnie Liston Smith.
• "Shattered Dreams" contains a sample of "Goin' Thru School and Love" by Raydio.
• "Next Up" contains a sample of "The Symphony" by Juice Crew.
• "Living This Life" contains samples of "Free" by Goodie Mob and "Free at Last" by Al Green.
• "Hit the Block" contains a sample of "Spit Your Game (Remix)" by The Notorious B.I.G.

Chart positions

References

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[de] Underground Kingz

Underground Kingz ist das fünfte Studioalbum des Hip-Hop-Duos UGK. Es ist zudem das letzte Album der Gruppe, das zu Lebzeiten Pimp Cs veröffentlicht wurde. Underground Kingz erschien als Doppel-Album am 7. August 2007 in den Vereinigten Staaten und am 24. August 2007 in Deutschland über das Label Jive Records. Es ist das erste Album der beiden Rapper, mit welchem sie auf Platz eins der amerikanischen Charts einsteigen konnten.

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