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{{Infobox album
| name         = U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Ying Yang Twins]]
| cover        = U.nited S.tate of A.tlanta (Yin Yang Twins album) coverart.jpg
| alt          =
| released     = {{Start date|2005|6|28}}
| recorded     = 2004–2005
| studio       = {{Collapsible list|title={{nobold|various}}|ubl=true|ColliPark Studio ([[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]])|The Zone Studios ([[Norcross, Georgia|Norcross, GA]])|Hoodstyle Recording Studio|The Bat Cave|Studio A Recording, Inc. ([[Dearborn Heights, Michigan|Dearborn Heights, MI]])|Studio 7303 ([[Houston]], [[Texas|TX]])|D-Roc's Crib (Atlanta, GA)|The Chopper City Studios ([[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana|LA]])|Darkside Entertainment ([[Miami]], [[Florida|FL]])|The SwishaHouse (Houston, TX)|Larrabee North Recording Studios ([[North Hollywood, Los Angeles|North Hollywood, CA]])|Stankonia Recording (Atlanta, GA)|[[The Cutting Room Studios]] ([[New York City|New York]], [[New York (state)|NY]])|[[PatchWerk Recording Studios]] (Atlanta, GA)|Casa Grande (Miami, FL)|The Record Plant ([[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood, CA]])}}
| genre        = {{hlist|[[Southern hip hop]]|[[crunk]]}}
| length       = {{Duration|h=1|m=16|s=47}}
| label        = [[TVT Records|TVT]]
| producer     = {{hlist|Homebwoi|Kaine|[[Lil' Jon]]|Midnight Black|[[Mr. Collipark]]|The Pentagon}}
| prev_title   = [[My Brother & Me]]
| prev_year    = 2004
| next_title   = [[Chemically Imbalanced (Ying Yang Twins album)|Chemically Imbalanced]]
| next_year    = 2006
| misc         = {{Singles
| name        = U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)
| type        = studio
| single1     = [[Wait (The Whisper Song)]]
| single1date = March 1, 2005
| single2     = [[Badd]]
| single2date = July 26, 2005
| single3     = [[Shake (Ying Yang Twins song)|Shake]]
| single3date = August 23, 2005
| single4     = Bedroom Boom
| single4date = 2005
}}
}}
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'''''U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)''''' (stylized on the cover as '''''U.nited S.tate of A.tlanta''''') is the fourth studio album by the American hip hop duo [[Ying Yang Twins]]. It was released on June 28, 2005 via ColliPark Music and [[TVT Records]]. A [[chopped and screwed]] version done by [[Michael "5000" Watts]] was released later the same year.
The recording sessions took place at ColliPark Studio, D-Roc's Crib, Stankonia Recording and [[PatchWerk Recording Studios]] in [[Atlanta]], The Zone Studios in [[Norcross, Georgia|Norcross]], Studio A Recording, Inc. in [[Dearborn Heights, Michigan|Dearborn Heights]], Studio 7303 and The SwishaHouse in [[Houston]], The Chopper City Studios in [[New Orleans]], Darkside Entertainment and Casa Grande in [[Miami]], Larrabee North Recording Studios in [[North Hollywood, Los Angeles|North Hollywood]], [[The Cutting Room Studios]] in [[New York City|New York]], The Record Plant in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], Hoodstyle Recording Studio and The Bat Cave.
Production was handled by [[Mr. Collipark]], who produced the majority of the album, Midnight Black, Homebwoi, [[Lil' Jon]], The Pentagon and member Kaine. It features [[guest appearance]]s from [[Adam Levine]], [[Anthony Hamilton (musician)|Anthony Hamilton]], [[Anwar (singer)|Anwar]], [[Avant (singer)|Avant]], [[B.G. (rapper)|B.G.]], [[Bun B]], Countrie Biggz, Da Muzicianz, Homebwoi, [[Jacki-O]], [[Mike Jones (rapper)|Mike Jones]], [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]], [[Teedra Moses]], [[Busta Rhymes]], [[Free Marie]], [[Lil' Scrappy]], [[Missy Elliott]] and Mr. ColliPark.
In the United States, the album debuted at number #2 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and atop the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]], with approximately 201,000 copies sold in the first week released, marking the duo's highest-charting album to date.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=July 6, 2005 |title=Strait’s ‘Somewhere’ Heads Right To No. 1 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/straits-somewhere-heads-right-to-no-1-62178/ |access-date=September 30, 2024 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The album was certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] on August 25, 2005 with an excess of one million copies sold.
The album was supported with singles: "[[Wait (The Whisper Song)]]", "[[Badd]]", "[[Shake (Ying Yang Twins song)|Shake]]" and "Bedroom Boom". Mr. Pollipark's remix of [[Britney Spears]]' "(I Got That) Boom Boom" was initially going to appear on the album but did not make the final cut.
==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| MC = 76/100<ref name="MC">{{Cite web |title=Critic Reviews for USA (United State Of Atlanta) - Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/usa-united-state-of-atlanta/ying-yang-twins/critic-reviews |access-date=September 30, 2024 |website=[[Metacritic]] |language=en}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AM">{{Cite web |last=Jeffries |first=David |title=USA (United State of Atlanta) - Ying Yang Twins |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/usa-united-state-of-atlanta-mw0000702573 |access-date=September 30, 2024 |website=[[AllMusic]] |language=en}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2score = A–<ref name="EW">{{Cite magazine |last=Marino |first=Nick |date=June 24, 2005 |title=U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) {{!}} Music Review |url= |access-date= |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |page=162}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[HipHopDX]]''
| rev3score = 2.5/5<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sims |first=Brian |date=July 8, 2005 |title=Ying Yang Twins - United States of Atlanta |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.540/title.ying-yang-twins-united-states-of-atlanta |access-date=September 30, 2024 |website=[[HipHopDX]] |language=en}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[IGN]]''
| rev4score = 7/10<ref>{{Cite web |last=Durig |first=Jim |date=August 8, 2005 |title=Ying Yang Twins - U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/08/08/ying-yang-twins-usa-united-state-of-atlanta |access-date=September 30, 2024 |website=[[IGN]] |language=en}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="LAT">{{Cite web |last=Baker |first=Soren |author-link=Soren Baker |date=July 10, 2005 |title=Strength in numbers |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jul-10-ca-rackyingyang10-story.html |access-date=September 30, 2024 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev6score = 7.5/10<ref name="p4k">{{Cite web |last=Breihan |first=Tom |date=July 10, 2005 |title=Ying Yang Twins: U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8914-usa-united-state-of-atlanta/ |access-date=September 30, 2024 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
| rev7score = 7/10<ref name="PM">{{Cite web |last=Henderson |first=Lee |date=July 12, 2005 |title=The Ying Yang Twins: United States of Atlanta, PopMatters |url=https://www.popmatters.com/yingyangtwins-unitedstates-2496120415.html |access-date=September 30, 2024 |website=[[PopMatters]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
| rev8 = RapReviews
| rev8score = 6/10<ref name="RR">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=July 5, 2005 |title=Ying Yang Twins :: U.S.A.: United State of Atlanta :: TVT Records |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/2005/07/ying-yang-twins-u-s-a-united-state-of-atlanta/ |access-date=September 30, 2024 |website=RapReviews |language=en-US}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev9score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="RS">{{Cite magazine |last=Hoard |first=Christian |author-link=Christian Hoard |date=July 28, 2005 |title=Review {{!}} New CDs |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222171501/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/yingyangtwins/albums/album/7419015/review/7471788/usa_united_state_of_atlanta |access-date=February 22, 2008 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |page=84 |issue=979}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev10score = B<ref name="SPIN">{{Cite magazine |last1=Aaron |first1=Charles |author-link=Charles Aaron |last2=Brod |first2=Doug |last3=Gross |first3=Joe |last4=Harris |first4=Keith |last5=Maerz |first5=Melissa |last6=Matos |first6=Michaelangelo |last7=Ryan |first7=Chris |last8=Wood |first8=Mikael |date=July 2005 |title=Breakdown |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |publisher=SPIN Media LLC |page=104 |language=en |volume=21 |issue=7 |issn=0886-3032}}</ref>
}}
{{Music ratings
| subtitle = for ''U.nited S.tate of A.tlanta (Chopped & Screwed)''
| rev1 = ''[[IGN]]''
| rev1score = 7/10<ref>{{Cite web |last=Durig |first=Jim |date=October 6, 2005 |title=Ying Yang Twins - United States of Atlanta: Chopped & Screwed |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/10/06/ying-yang-twins-united-states-of-atlanta-chopped-screwed |access-date=September 30, 2024 |website=[[IGN]] |language=en}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
| rev2score = 4/10<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Neil |first=Tim |date=September 15, 2005 |title=The Ying Yang Twins: United States of Atlanta: Chopped & Screwed, PopMatters |url=https://www.popmatters.com/yingyangtwins-unitedchopped-2496119215.html |access-date=September 30, 2024 |website=[[PopMatters]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Stylus Magazine|Stylus]]''
| rev3score = B<ref>{{Cite web |last=Inskeep |first=Thomas |date=September 9, 2005 |title=Lil’ Jon & the East Side Boyz / Ying Yang Twins - Crunk Juice Chopped & Screwed / U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) Chopped & Screwed - Review - Stylus Magazine |url=https://stylusmagazines.com/reviews/lil-jon-the-east-side-boyz-ying-yang-twins/crunk-juice-chopped-screwed-usa-united-state-of-atlanta-c.html |access-date=September 30, 2024 |website=[[Stylus Magazine]]}}</ref>
}}
''U.nited S.tate of A.tlanta'' was met with generally favourable reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]]. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an [[Weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of 76 based on fifteen reviews.<ref name="MC" />
Nick Marino of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the album "A–" rating, saying it "prove[s] they have something in common with [[Common (rapper)|Common]]: they can be conscious without being soft".<ref name="EW" /> [[Soren Baker]] of ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' called it Ying Yang Twins' "most ambitious album".<ref name="LAT" /> Tom Breihan of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' found it "a good-not-great [[Southern hip hop|Southern rap]] album, overlong and weighted down by too many inept slow tracks but boasting enough furious, kinetic dance tracks to make it worth your money".<ref name="p4k" /> ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' gave the album "B" rating, calling it "a deliriously twerked, end-of-days house party".<ref name="SPIN" />
[[AllMusic]]'s David Jeffries wrote: "at 77 minutes and 23 tracks, the sprawling album is weighed down by some filler and redundant numbers, but as a step forward for a party band riding on whatever the Dirty South sound of the moment is, it's surprisingly bold and accomplished".<ref name="AM" /> Lee Henderson of ''[[PopMatters]]'' called it "[[Black Eyed Peas]] with swear words".<ref name="PM" /> [[Christian Hoard]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' resumed: "at seventy-seven minutes, their new disc is long on [[crunk]]ed-out filler, but there are plenty of hook-filled bangers and club-ready sex rhymes".<ref name="RS" />
RapReviews contributor gave the album mixed review, stating "it's no secret the Twins get gully. Fortunately for listeners, it's very contagious. Unfortunately, it comes at the expense of lyrical content".<ref name="RR" />
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_writing   =
| extra_column  = Producer(s)
| title1        = All Good Things (Intro)
| writer1       = Eric Jackson
| extra1        = Kaine
| length1       = 1:29
| title2        = Fuck the Ying Yang Twins
| writer2       = {{hlist|Jackson|D'eongelo Holmes|[[Mr. Collipark|Michael Crooms]]}}
| extra2        = [[Mr. Collipark]]
| length2       = 4:56
| title3        = Long Time
| note3         = featuring [[Anthony Hamilton (musician)|Anthony Hamilton]]
| writer3       = {{hlist|Jackson|Tracey Sewell|Reuben Fairfax|[[Al Green]]|Fred Jordan}}
| extra3        = Midnight Black
| length3       = 5:16
| title4        = Live Again
| note4         = featuring [[Adam Levine]]
| writer4       = {{hlist|Jackson|D. Holmes|Crooms|Jacob Joseph Arnold|John Michael Hurby|William Whedbee}}
| extra4        = {{hlist|Mr. Collipark|The Pentagon}}
| length4       = 4:15
| title5        = We at War
| note5         = Skit
| writer5       =
| extra5        = Homebwoi
| length5       = 0:59
| title6        = Ghetto Classics
| writer6       = {{hlist|Jackson|D. Holmes|Crooms|[[Anne Dudley]]|[[Trevor Horn]]|[[J. J. Jeczalik]]|[[Gary Langan]]|[[Paul Morley]]}}
| extra6        = Mr. Collipark
| length6       = 3:58
| title7        = The Courthouse
| note7         = Skit
| writer7       =
| extra7        = Homebwoi
| length7       = 0:28
| title8        = 23 Hr. Lock Down
| note8         = featuring [[Bun B]]
| writer8       = {{hlist|Jackson|D. Holmes|[[Bun B|Bernard Freeman]]|Crooms}}
| extra8        = Mr. Collipark
| length8       = 4:37
| title9        = Sex Therapy 101
| note9         = Skit
| writer9       =
| extra9        =
| length9       = 1:12
| title10       = [[Wait (The Whisper Song)]]
| writer10      = {{hlist|Jackson|D. Holmes|Crooms}}
| extra10       = Mr. Collipark
| length10      = 2:59
| title11       = Sex Therapy 102
| note11        = Skit
| writer11      =
| extra11       =
| length11      = 1:01
| title12       = Pull My Hair
| writer12      = {{hlist|Jackson|D. Holmes|Crooms}}
| extra12       = Mr. Collipark
| length12      = 4:12
| title13       = Sex Therapy 103
| note13        = Skit
| writer13      =
| extra13       =
| length13      = 0:58
| title14       = Bedroom Boom
| note14        = featuring [[Avant (singer)|Avant]]
| writer14      = {{hlist|Jackson|D. Holmes|[[Avant (singer)|Myron Avant]]|Crooms|[[Michael Sterling (musician)|Michael Sterling]]}}
| extra14       = Mr. Collipark
| length14      = 4:37
| title15       = The Walk
| note15        = featuring Da Muzicianz, Countrie Biggz, Homebwoi and [[B.G. (rapper)|B.G.]]
| writer15      = {{hlist|D. Holmes|Brandon Sams|Courtney Holmes|Yumtobby Threatt|James Wesley Maddox|[[B.G. (rapper)|Christopher Dorsey]]|Crooms}}
| extra15       = Mr. Collipark
| length15      = 4:21
| title16       = Hoes
| note16        = featuring [[Jacki-O]]
| writer16      = {{hlist|Jackson|D. Holmes|[[Jacki-O|Angela Kohn]]|Crooms|[[JT Money|Jeffrey Thompkins]]}}
| extra16       = Mr. Collipark
| length16      = 4:23
| title17       = [[Badd]]
| note17        = featuring [[Mike Jones (rapper)|Mike Jones]] and [[Mr. Collipark]]
| writer17      = {{hlist|Jackson|D. Holmes|[[Mike Jones (rapper)|Michael Jones]]|Crooms}}
| extra17       = Mr. Collipark
| length17      = 3:45
| title18       = Put That Thang Down
| note18        = featuring [[Teedra Moses]]
| writer18      = {{hlist|Jackson|D. Holmes|[[Teedra Moses]]|[[Lil Jon|Jonathan Smith]]|Craig Love|LaMarquis Jefferson|Tony Butler}}
| extra18       = [[Lil' Jon]]
| length18      = 3:30
| title19       = [[Shake (Ying Yang Twins song)|Shake]]
| note19        = featuring [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]]
| writer19      = {{hlist|Jackson|D. Holmes|[[Pitbull (rapper)|Armando Pérez]]|Crooms|Pjarro Scott|[[George Kranz]]}}
| extra19       = Mr. Collipark
| length19      = 4:01
| title20       = My Brother's Keeper
| note20        = featuring [[Anwar (singer)|Anwar]]
| writer20      = {{hlist|Jackson|D. Holmes|Sewell}}
| extra20       = Midnight Black
| length20      = 5:24
| title21       = Dedication & Upcoming Events
| note21        = Skit
| writer21      =
| extra21       = Mr. Collipark
| length21      = 2:19
| title22       = U.S.A.
| writer22      = {{hlist|Jackson|D. Holmes|Crooms}}
| extra22       = Mr. Collipark
| length22      = 3:32
| title23       = [[Wait (The Whisper Song)]] (Remix)
| note23        = featuring [[Busta Rhymes]], [[Missy Elliott]], [[Lil' Scrappy]], [[Free Marie]] and Mr. ColliPark
| writer23      = {{hlist|Jackson|D. Holmes|[[Busta Rhymes|Trevor Smith]]|[[Missy Elliott|Melissa Elliott]]|[[Lil Scrappy|Darryl Richardson]]|[[Free Marie|Marie Wright]]|Crooms}}
| extra23       = Mr. Collipark
| length23      = 4:35
| total_length  = 1:16:47
}}
;Sample credits
* Track 3 contains an interpolation of "Belle", written by Reuben Fairfax, [[Al Green]], and Fred Jordan.
* Track 6 contains a sample of "[[Beat Box (Art of Noise song)|Beat Box]]", written by [[Anne Dudley]], [[Trevor Horn]], [[J. J. Jeczalik]], [[Gary Langan]], and [[Paul Morley]], and performed by [[Art of Noise]].
* Track 14 contains an interpolation of "I Will Always Be There For You", written by [[Michael Sterling (musician)|Michael Sterling]].
* Track 16 contains an interpolation of "I Hate Hoes", written by [[JT Money|Jeffrey Thompkins]].
* Track 18 contains a sample of "[[When I Hear Music]]", written by Tony Butler, and performed by [[Debbie Deb]].
* Track 19 contains a sample of "[[Din Daa Daa]]", written and performed by [[George Kranz]].
;Leftover track
*"(I Got That) Boom Boom (Mr. Collipark Remix)" {{small|(with [[Britney Spears]])}}
==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2005–2006)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|94|id=21130|artist=Ying Yang Twins|album=U.S.A. - United State Of Atlanta|rowheader=true|access-date=September 30, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|UKR&B|37|artist=Ying Yang Twins|date=20060226|rowheader=true|access-date=September 30, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|UKIndependent|50|artist=Ying Yang Twins|date=20060226|rowheader=true|access-date=September 30, 2024}}
|-
! scope="row" |US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=July 16, 2005 |title=The Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2005-07-16/?rank=2 |access-date=September 30, 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |page=66 |language=en |volume=117 |issue=29 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref>
| 2
|-
! scope="row" |US [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=July 16, 2005 |title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/2005-07-16/ |access-date=September 30, 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |page=71 |language=en |volume=117 |issue=29 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref>
| 1
|}
{{col-2}}
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2005)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2005/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 22, 2020}}</ref>
| 75
|-
! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2005/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2005|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 22, 2020}}</ref>
| 29
|}
{{col-end}}
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Platinum|artist=Ying Yang Twins|title=U.S.A.: United State Of Atlanta|certyear=2005|type=album|relyear=2005|access-date=September 30, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
==See also==
*[[List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2005|List of ''Billboard'' number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2005]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{Discogs master|145923|U.S.A. United State Of Atlanta|type=album}}
{{Ying Yang Twins}}
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