UTP was an American hip hop group formed in 2001 by Southern rapper Juvenile. The group originally consisted of Juvenile, Wacko, Skip, Corey Cee, Soulja Slim, and Young Buck. Their first release, The Compilation, came out on October 8, 2002, through Orpheus Records. In 2003, UTP signed a joint deal with Rap-A-Lot and Asylum Records. Their debut LP, The Beginning of the End, was released in May 2004 and featured the hit single "Nolia Clap", which peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100. Later that year, UTP released a seven-song EP titled Nolia Clap. In 2007, Wacko and Skip returned as a duo without Juvenile and released the group’s second full-length LP, Back Like We Left Something, on July 24, 2007.