2001 studio album by Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz
Put Yo Hood Up is the third studio album by American Southern hip hop group Lil' Jon & the East Side Boyz. It was released on May 22, 2001 through BME Recordings/TVT Records. Recording sessions took place at Patchwerk Recording Studios, The Zone, Sound Lab, Blue Basement Recordings and Dangerous Music in Atlanta, at Streetlight Studios and The Cutting Room in New York, at Q95.5 in St. Louis, at Pyramid Sound Recording Studios in Ithaca, and at BME Studios. Production was handled by Lil' Jon, Danny D, Mr. Collipark and Paul Lewis. It features guest appearances from Chyna Whyte, Oobie, Too $hort, 6 Shot, 8Ball & MJG, Big Kap, Bohagon, Don Yute, Jazze Pha, Khujo, Kilo Ali, Ludacris, M.O.P., Quint Black, Skyy, The Nation Riders, Three 6 Mafia and YoungBloodZ, with cameo appearances from Carolyn, DJ Hershey, Leah, Mimi, Nathan Smith and Sincerley.
The album peaked at number 43 on the US Billboard 200, number 6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and topped the Independent Albums chart. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on June 6, 2002, for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States.
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