Biography

The American Southern hip-hop duo known as YoungBloodZ was established in Atlanta, Georgia, by founding members Sean P and J-Bo. The two musicians actually met in middle school, where they started their first groups. They performed throughout high school together, until their talents caught the attention of LaFace Records.

After signing with the label in the late 1990’s, YoungBloodZ released the debut album Against Da Grain, featuring the singles “U-Way (How We Do It),” and “85.” But it was the duo’s second album, Drankin’ Patnaz, which became their big breakthrough, rising to the number one spot on the R&B charts and into the top five on the mainstream charts in the United States, and spawning the the Grammy-nominated chart-topping single, “Damn!”

Since that time, YoungBloodZ has released the addition albums Ev’rybody Know Me (2005) and Still Grippin’ tha Grain: The Best Of (2006.) In addition to the duo’s hit song, “Damn!,” YoungBloodZ scored another hit with the song “I’mma Shine,” which was featured in the movie “Step Up,” and on its accompanying soundtrack. The song rose to the number one spot on the soundtrack charts in 2006.