UTP were an American hip hop group composed of Southern rappers Juvenile,

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, Wacko, Skip, and Corey Cee. The group was formed by Juvenile after he left

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in 2001 and originally consisted of Juvenile, Wacko, Skip, Corey Cee,

and

. The group's first release was '' The Compilation'', which was released through

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on October 8, 2002. The album featured performances by Young Buck, Soulja Slim, Juvenile, Wacko, Skip and Corey Cee both as a group or by themselves. A second compilation entitled ''Street Stories'' was made in 2003. During the early stages of his career,

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worked with Young Buck, Skip, and Wacko on multiple songs for his mixtapes including

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. Young Buck would subsequently leave UTP to join 50 Cent's

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. Soulja Slim was murdered November 26, 2003 and Corey Cee later left the group. The group then signed a joint deal with Rap-A-Lot and

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in 2003 and began work on their debut album. UTP's debut LP, '' The Beginning of the End'' was released on May 18, 2004. The album spawned the hit single " Nolia Clap", which peaked at 31 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was the group's only top 40 hit. The group followed the LP up with a seven-song EP also titled '' Nolia Clap'' that was released later in the year and it peaked at 65 on the R&B chart. Both Wacko and Skip would appear on Juvenile's 2006 album, '' Reality Check''. Wacko and Skip returned as duo in 2007 without Juvenile and released UTP's second full-length LP '' Back Like We Left Something'' on July 24, 2007, and it peaked at 52 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart.

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