- This article is about the American rap producer. For the Robin Hood character, see Little John.
Lil Jon (born Jonathan Smith in 1970 in Atlanta, Georgia) 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. Little John is a presumably fictional character in the legend of Robin Hood. ...
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Atlanta-based Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz often refer to themselves as the Kings of Crunk. ...
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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. Jermaine Dupri (born Jermaine Dupri Mauldin on September 23, 1973 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a US record producer and rapper. ...
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Usher on the cover of his album Confessions Usher Raymond (born October 14, 1979) has been a popular R&B/pop musician since the early 1990s. ...
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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. ...
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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. Ludacris (born Christopher Bridges on September 11, 1977 in Champaign, Illinois; commonly referred to as Luda) is an American rapper and actor. ...
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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. Mystikal (born Michael Tyler) 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 Cleveland, Ohio. ...
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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 on the cover of his album Confessions Usher Raymond (born October 14, 1979) has been a popular R&B/pop musician since the early 1990s. ...
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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. ...
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Ludacris (born Christopher Bridges on September 11, 1977 in Champaign, Illinois; commonly referred to as Luda) is an American rapper and actor. ...
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Discography
Albums 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
- 2004 "Okay" (Nivea feat. Lil Jon & YoungBloodZ) #40 US
- 2005 "Real Nigga Roll Call" (listed above)
- 2005 "Girlfight" (Brooke Valentine feat. Lil Jon & Big Boi (of OutKast) #30 US
- 2005 "Get Crunk" (& The East Side Boyz feat. Bo Hagen #?? US
Ludacris (born Christopher Bridges on September 11, 1977 in Champaign, Illinois; commonly referred to as Luda) is an American rapper 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. ...
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. ...
Usher on the cover of his album Confessions Usher Raymond (born October 14, 1979) has been a popular R&B/pop musician since the early 1990s. ...
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Twista (born 27 November 1973, previously Tung Twista) is a Chicago, Illinois rapper known for his rapid delivery of his raps. ...
Nivea Hamilton (born March 24, 1982 in Atlanta, Georgia), professionally known simply as Nivea, is an African-American female singer/rapper. ...
Big Boi (born Antwan André Patton on February 1, 1975 in Savannah, Georgia) is an African American hip hop artist and producer; one half of the successful and avant-garde hip-hop duo OutKast. ...
Big Boi (left) and André 3000 (right) possess musical styles that are often as different as their fashion senses. ...
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