Twinz
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The Twinz are a hip hop
duo from Long Beach, California
, consisting of twin brothers Deon "Trip Locc" Williams and Dewayne "Wayniac" Williams. After working with Warren G
on his debut album Regulate...G Funk Era, the Twinz released their own debut album Conversation
in 1995. That same year, the Twinz performed their hit single, "Round & Round," on an episode of Nickelodeon's All That
.
In 1997 the duo appeared on Warren G
's second album "Take a Look Over Your Shoulder
" on the track "We Brings Heat". On Tha Eastsidaz
2000 debut album, Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz
, the Twinz were featured on the track "Dogghouse". In 2009 with the help of Snoop Dogg, Twinz released an EP titled Snoop Dogg Presentz Tha Twinz - Tha Loccs, which has five tracks four of them including the rapper lil Half Dead, and three tracks including Snoop Dogg
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Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
duo from Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
, consisting of twin brothers Deon "Trip Locc" Williams and Dewayne "Wayniac" Williams. After working with Warren G
Warren G
Warren G , is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. He is also Dr. Dre's half-brother.His biggest hit is the song "Regulate" with Nate Dogg released in 1994...
on his debut album Regulate...G Funk Era, the Twinz released their own debut album Conversation
Conversation (album)
Conversation is the debut album by hip hop group the Twinz. It was released on August 22, 1995 through Def Jam Recordings and was almost entirely produced by Warren G. Conversation found decent success on the Billboard charts, peaking at #36 on Billboard 200 and #8 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums...
in 1995. That same year, the Twinz performed their hit single, "Round & Round," on an episode of Nickelodeon's All That
All That
All That is an American live-action, sketch comedy-variety show that aired on the Nickelodeon cable television network featuring short comedic sketches and weekly musical guests. The theme song for All That was performed by TLC...
.
In 1997 the duo appeared on Warren G
Warren G
Warren G , is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. He is also Dr. Dre's half-brother.His biggest hit is the song "Regulate" with Nate Dogg released in 1994...
's second album "Take a Look Over Your Shoulder
Take a Look Over Your Shoulder
Take a Look Over Your Shoulder is the second studio album by the g-funk rapper Warren G. It contains the hit "I Shot the Sheriff" , and the UK hit "Smokin' Me Out"...
" on the track "We Brings Heat". On Tha Eastsidaz
Tha Eastsidaz
Tha Eastsidaz, originally spelled as the Eastsiders, was a hip hop group of somewhat reforming the LBC Crew with Snoop Dogg, Lil' C-Style and Techniec. Their first appearance was in the Tommy Boy Records' Ride:Music from the Dimension Motion Picture with Crooked Eye Q on a Battlecat-produced song...
2000 debut album, Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz
Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz
Tha Eastsidaz is the debut album by American rap group Tha Eastsidaz. It was released February 1, 2000 on Dogghouse Records and TVT Records. The album was recorded at Dogghouse Studio, Music Grinder & Skip Saylor Recording, Hollywood, California....
, the Twinz were featured on the track "Dogghouse". In 2009 with the help of Snoop Dogg, Twinz released an EP titled Snoop Dogg Presentz Tha Twinz - Tha Loccs, which has five tracks four of them including the rapper lil Half Dead, and three tracks including Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
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Albums
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U.S. Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
U.S. R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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1995 | Conversation Conversation (album) Conversation is the debut album by hip hop group the Twinz. It was released on August 22, 1995 through Def Jam Recordings and was almost entirely produced by Warren G. Conversation found decent success on the Billboard charts, peaking at #36 on Billboard 200 and #8 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums...
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U.S. Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
U.S. R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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2009 | Snoop Dogg presentz: Tha Twinz: Tha Locc E.P.
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Singles
Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||
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U.S. Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
U.S. R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
U.S. Rap Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single... |
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1995 | "Round & Round Round & Round (Twinz song) "Round & Round" was the lead single released by the Twinz from their debut album, Conversation. Produced by Warren G, "Round & Round" became the most successful single the Twinz would release during their brief existence, making to four different Billboard charts, including 84 on the Billboard Hot... " |
84 | 60 | 20 | Conversation |
1996 | "Eastside LB Eastside LB "Eastside LB" was the second single released by the Twinz from their debut album, Conversation. Warren G, who produced the song, was featured on "Eastside LB" along with R&B singer Tracey Nelson. The song was a minor hit on the R&B and rap charts.... " |
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