Put Yo Hood Up

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. The 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. The album was produced by Lil Jon, Danny D, Mr. Collipark, and Paul Lewis. It features guest appearances from Chyna Whyte, Oobie, Too Short, 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.