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If there was one hip hop group that had the early 2000’s clubs in a chokehold, it was the Ying Yang Twins.

In a recent interview with Vlad TV, D-Roc and Kaine spoke on the success of their 2002 single “Say I Yi Yi.” They said that they originally submitted the song to Universal Music Group, but passed on it. From there they got a one-album deal with Koch who ended up releasing the single.

According to the duo, the song was getting tens of thousands of spins a week on the radio. While many loved the song and wanted more from the Ying Yang Twins, the song’s success earned them a call from Jay-Z, who was less than thrilled.

“66 thousand spins a week,” Kaine said. “He said I gotta sell a fuckin’ Sidekick Motorola to sell my Fade To The Black album. This shit ain’t cool. You new n***as fuckin’ up my money and he hung the phone up on us.”

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In the early 2000s, The Ying Yang Twins were on top of the world. The duo of D-Roc and Kaine appeared on Hot 107.9 and reflected on their classics, including “Say I Yi Yi,” which led them to receive a call from JAY-Z.

The duo revealed they were dropped in 1999 and led to joining Koch Records on a one-year, one album deal. Previously, the two were signed to Universal, who denied “Say I Yi Yi.”

“Man, we dropped ‘I Yi Yi’ and it fucked the planet up. ‘I Yi Yi’ was getting 66,000 spins a week. ‘I Yi Yi’ sold muthafuckin’ hard, we in the house mailing out CDs,” Kaine said. “Phone ring, ‘Yo, this JAY-Z. You n*ggas is fuckin’ up my money. I gotta sell the fuckin’ Motorola Sidekick to settle my fade to The Black Album. You n*ggas is fuckin’ up money.’”

Kaine revealed there weren’t any hard feelings and The Twins were aiming to make a name for themselves, which they did, selling 465,000 units of that single in one year.

You can hear them break it all down below.

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