Underground Kingz

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]

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.

The first single was believed 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 "International Player's 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 #10 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007, and reached #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 156,000 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 untimely death on December 4, 2007 in Los Angeles, CA, four months after the album's release. As of 2011, it has sold 498,454 copies.

Track listing

Disc 1
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Swishas and Dosha"	Steve Below, Pimp C (co.)	5:11
2.	"Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)" (featuring OutKast)	DJ Paul, Juicy J	4:19
3.	"Chrome Plated Woman"	Pimp C	4:17
4.	"Life Is 2009" (featuring Too $hort)	Scarface, Randy "Big Tyme" Jefferson (add.)	4:07
5.	"The Game Belongs to Me"	N.O. Joe, AVEREXX, Pimp C (co.)	5:14
6.	"Like That (Remix)"	Steve Below, Pimp C (co.)	3:50
7.	"Gravy"	AVEREXX, Pimp C (co.)	4:57
8.	"Underground Kingz"	Pimp C	4:33
9.	"Grind Hard" (featuring Young T.O.E. & DJ B-Do)	DJ B-Do, Pimp C (co.)	4:03
10.	"Take tha Hood Back" (featuring Slim Thug, Vicious & Middle Fingaz)	The Runners	5:36
11.	"Quit Hatin' the South" (featuring Charlie Wilson & Willie D)	Pimp C	6:06
12.	"Heaven"	Pimp C, N.O. Joe	4:20
13.	"Trill Niggas Don't Die" (featuring Z-Ro)	John Bido, Yung Fyngas, Joe Traxx, Pimp C (co.)	4:27

Disc 2
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"How Long Can It Last" (featuring Charlie Wilson)	Pimp C, N.O. Joe	6:47
2.	"Still Ridin' Dirty" (featuring Scarface)	Scarface	5:19
3.	"Stop-N-Go" (featuring Jazze Pha)	Jazze Pha	3:54
4.	"Cocaine" (featuring Rick Ross)	N.O. Joe, The BlackOut Movement, Pimp C (co.)	4:50
5.	"Two Type of Bitches" (featuring Dizzee Rascal & Pimpin' Ken)	MoMo, Pimp C (co.), N.O. Joe	4:56
6.	"Real Women" (featuring Talib Kweli & Raheem DeVaughn)	Pimp C, N.O. Joe	4:32
7.	"Candy"	Scarface, Randy "Bigg Tyme" Jefferson (co.)	3:30
8.	"Tell Me How Ya Feel"	Jazze Pha	4:25
9.	"Shattered Dreams"	Pimp C	5:14
10.	"Like That"	Lil Jon	2:47
11.	"Next Up" (featuring Big Daddy Kane & Kool G Rap)	Marley Marl	3:03
12.	"Living This Life"	N.O. Joe, Joe Scorsese	5:07
13.	"Outro"	Cory Mo	0:49

Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Int'l Players Anthem" (Chopped & Screwed by OG Ron C)" (featuring Three 6 Mafia)		DJ Paul, Juicy J	5:31
15.	"Int'l Players Anthem" (featuring Three 6 Mafia)		DJ Paul, Juicy J	3:20
16.	"Hit the Block" (featuring T.I.)		Swizz Beatz	3:58

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

Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[13]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[14]	1

References

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↑ Chris Schonberger (2007-08-03). "Underground Kingz Review". EW.com. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
↑ "The latest by UGK puts duo in rapper royalty". Chron.com. 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
↑ "Feature for August 7, 2007 - UGK's "Underground Kingz"". Rapreviews.com. 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
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↑ "UGK Score First #1 Album". Web.archive.org. 2007-09-27. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
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↑ "UGK – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for UGK. Retrieved September 19, 2013.

UGK

Bun B Pimp C

Albums	Too Hard to Swallow Super Tight Ridin' Dirty Dirty Money Underground Kingz UGK 4 Life

Compilation albums	Side Hustles Best of UGK

EPs	The Southern Way Banned

Singles	"The Game Belongs to Me" "International Player's Anthem (I Choose You)" "Da Game Been Good to Me"

Featured singles	"Big Pimpin'" "Sippin' on Some Syrup" "Front Back"

Related articles	Discography UGK Records

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