Lil Jon

This article is about the American rap producer. For the Robin Hood character, see Little John.

Jonathan Smith (born 1970, in Atlanta, Georgia), better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an African-American hip hop performer and record producer. He is best known as a pioneer of the subgenre of hip hop known as "crunk", a combination of elements of Southern hip hop and bass music. His group, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, is one of the subgenre's most notable acts. crunk! File links The following pages link to this file: Lil Jon Categories: Images with unknown source ... crunk! File links The following pages link to this file: Lil Jon Categories: Images with unknown source ... Little John is a presumably fictional character in the legend of Robin Hood. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Downtown Atlanta skyline Atlanta is the capital and largest city of Georgia, a state of the United States of America. ... A stage name, or a screen name for movie stars, is a pseudonym used by performers and actors. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or Black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to West and sub-Saharan Africa. ... Hip hop music is a style of popular music. ... In the music industry, record producer designates a person responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release. ... Musical genres are categories which contain music which share a certain style or which have certain elements in common. ... Atlanta-based Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz often refer to themselves as the Kings of Crunk. ... Southern rap (or Dirty South hip-hop) is a type of hip hop music that emerged in the late-1980s as a popular force, based out of Miami first, then extending to Atlanta, New Orleans, and St. ... Miami bass (booty bass, bass music) is a form of music known for deep, throbbing beats, hyperkinetic rhythms and, often, sexually explicit lyrics. ...

Career History

Lil Jon graduated in 1988 from Atlanta's Douglass High School. He was working as a club DJ when Jermaine Dupri discovered him and invited him to work as an A&R man for So So Def. Lil Jon also hosted a radio show on V103. He also started doing remixes for artists Usher, Too Short, Xscape, and Total. He worked for So So Def between 1993 and 2000. 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jermaine Dupri (born Jermaine Dupri Mauldin on September 23, 1973 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a US record producer and rapper. ... Artist and repertoire (A&R for short) is a music industry term that refers to the division of a record label that is responsible for scouting and developing talent. ... So So Def Recordings is a record label, based out of Atlanta, Georgia and owned by Jermaine Dupri, specializing in Southern hip hop, R&B, and bass music. ... Usher on the cover of his album Confessions Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978 in Dallas, Texas, United States), better known simply as Usher, is an African-American singer and actor. ... Too Short, or Too $hort, (born Todd Anthony Shaw on April 28, 1966) is a rapper who started his career in his hometown of Oakland, California. ... Xscape was a four-member R&B girl group that had a string of hit songs the early and mid 1990s. ... A total is a sum. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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In 1996, Lil Jon linked up with the Big Sam and Lil Bo, collectively known as The East Side Boyz, to produce the album Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album. This contained the song "Who You Wit" which became a club anthem in Atlanta. This song, which featured booming bass, synthesiser riffs, and loud vocal chants, would be a pivotal track in the development of crunk. DJ Smurf of the Ying Yang Twins has said of his contribution, "Anything you say about crunk has to start with Lil Jon."[1] (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5015949/1) Lil Jon File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Lil Jon File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The term synthesiser is also used to mean frequency synthesiser, an electronic system found in communications. ... DJ Smurf (born Michael Crooms), also known as Mr. ... Ying Yang Twins. ...

Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz returned in 2001 with Put Your Hood Up. "Bia Bia" the single from the album featuring Ludacris, Too Short, and Chyna Whyte became a hit in clubs throughout the US and also made the top twenty downloads on MP3.com. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Christopher Bridges (born September 11, 1977 in Champaign, Illinois), better known as Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. ... MP3. ...

In 2002, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz released their breakthrough album Kings of Crunk. The first single, "I Don't Give a ****" featuring Mystikal and Krayzie Bone, became another dancefloor filler. However, it was "Get Low" with the Ying Yang Twins and its catchy hook "from the window to the wall" that became a breakout hit. It reached the top 5 in a composite worldwide r&b chart (compiled from U.S., German, French, UK, and Australian r&b charts) in 2003 and internet download charts. It also went into the top 40 in markets such as Germany and Australia in 2004. Based on the success of "Get Low", Kings of Crunk would make the top twenty of the US album chart in September 2003. Lil Jon put out a compilation CD and DVD in 2003 called Part II featuring remixes of "Get Low" featuring Busta Rhymes and Elephant Man as well as the Ying Yang Twins. Jon also produced the hit single "Salt Shaker" for the Ying Yang Twins. 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Tyler, also known as Mystikal (born September 22, 1975) is an American rapper. ... Krayzie Bone A member of the rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Krayzie Bone (aka Leathaface, Sawed-Off Gangsta) was born Anthony Henderson, in 1974, in Cleveland, Ohio. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Trevor Smith Jr. ... Elephant Man (born 1976 as ONeil Bryant in Kingston, Jamaica, also known as The Energy God) is one of the most colorful characters on the dancehall scene. ... Ying Yang Twins. ...

In late 2003, Usher asked Lil Jon to produce and appear on "Yeah" the lead single from his Confessions album. The track was one of the biggest hits of 2004, topping the Billboard Hot 100, European, World, US and World R&B charts, World Adult, Australian, Norwegian, and Swiss charts and reached number 2 in Canada. Usher may refer to: A male attendant or escort, such as one who shows patrons to their seats in a theatre, church, wedding, or other formal affair A groomsman Usher Raymond, an American R&B singer/actor, with hit singles such as My Way, U Got it Bad, Burn, and... Confessions is a R&B album by Usher released on March 23, 2004. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the main U.S. singles popularity chart used by Billboard magazine. ...

Lil Jon has recently released his new album called Crunk Juice, which features contributions from Rick Rubin, R. Kelly, Ice Cube, Timbaland, Usher, and Ludacris. The Double-CD Crunk Juice includes remixes of Daddy Yankee's Reggaeton hit "Gasolina," as well as skits from comedians Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock. He will also be working with Korn for a track on their next album for release later in 2005[2] (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1486976/05122004/lil_jon_1.jhtml). Crunk juice is an alcoholic beverage consisting of mixed Red Bull and Hennessey cognac, which is endorsed by such crunk hip-hop artists as Lil Jon and the Ying Yang Twins. ... Frederick Jay Rubin (born 1963) is a record producer and record label owner, best known for his work in the rap and heavy metal genres, and his combination of the two. ... R. Kelly R. Kelly (born Robert Sylvester Kelly on January 8, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois) is an African-American R&B and soul singer, songwriter and record producer who found international acclaim in the 1990s for his diverse talents as a singer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and musician. ... Ice Cube, in a scene from Next Friday (1999) Ice Cube (born June 15, 1969) is an African-American actor and controversial rapper, originally a member of the N.W.A. (Niggaz Wit Attitude) until launching a successful solo career in music and cinema. ... Timbaland. ... Christopher Bridges (born September 11, 1977 in Champaign, Illinois), better known as Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. ... Crunk juice is an alcoholic beverage consisting of mixed Red Bull and Hennessey cognac, which is endorsed by such crunk hip-hop artists as Lil Jon and the Ying Yang Twins. ... Raymond Ayala a. ... Daddy Yankee, a reggaeton artist. ... Dave Chappelle David Chappelle (born August 24, 1973 in Washington, D.C.) is an African American comedian, actor, and social commentator. ... Chris Rock Chris Rock (born February 7, 1965) is an African-American stand-up comedian and actor born in Georgetown, South Carolina. ... KoЯn KoЯn is a nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, United States. ...

Discography

Albums

• Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album (1997)
• Put Yo Hood Up (2001)
• Kings of Crunk (2002)
• Part II (2003 CD and DVD combination)
• Crunk Juice (2004)

Kings of Crunk is the 2002 album by Lil Jon & the Eastside Boyz. ... In modern urban, hip hop, and R&B music, Part II is used synonymously with the term remix. ... Crunk juice is an alcoholic beverage consisting of mixed Red Bull and Hennessey cognac, which is endorsed by such crunk hip-hop artists as Lil Jon and the Ying Yang Twins. ...

Hit singles

• 2001 "Bia' Bia'" (& The East Side Boyz feat. Ludacris, Too Short, Big Kap & Chyna White) #94 US
• 2003 "Get Low" (& The East Side Boyz feat. Busta Rhymes, Elephant Man & Ying Yang Twins) #2 US
• 2003 "Damn!" (YoungBloodZ feat. Lil Jon) #4 US
• 2003 "Salt Shaker" (Ying Tang Twins feat. Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz) #9 US
• 2003 "Shake That Money" (Too Short feat. Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz) #84 US
• 2004 "Yeah!" (Usher feat. Lil Jon and Ludacris) #1 US, #1 UK
• 2004 "Culo" (Pitbull feat. Lil Jon) #32 US
• 2004 "Let's Go" (Trick Daddy feat. Lil Jon and Twista) #7 US
• 2004 "What U Gon' Do" (& The East Side Boyz feat. Lil Scrappy) #22 US, #38 UK (double A-side with "Roll Call" in the UK, 2005 release)
• 2004 "Lovers and Friends" (feat. Usher & Ludacris) #3 US, #10 UK (double A-side with "Get Low" in the UK, 2005 release)
• 2004 "Okay" (Nivea feat. Lil Jon & YoungBloodZ) #40 US
• 2004 "Real Nigga Roll Call" (listed above)
• 2005 "Girlfight" (Brooke Valentine feat. Lil Jon & Big Boi (of OutKast) #23 US
• 2004 "Get Crunk" (& The East Side Boyz feat. Bo Hagon) #?? US

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External links

• Lil Jon Online (http://www.liljononline.com/)
• MTV Lil Jon page (http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/lil_jon_1/artist.jhtml)
• MSNBC article on crunk (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5015949/)