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Lil Jon

Jonathan Smith (born January 27, 1971), better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is a profilic American rapper. He is best known as a pioneer of the sub-genre of hip hop known as "crunk" (a combination of elements of Bounce Music, Southern hip hop and bass music). His group, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, is one of crunk's most notable acts. He ruined hip hop and needs to retire before creating more noise pollution. There has never been such a loud midget.

Biography

Lil'Jon was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, but graduated from Atlanta's Douglass High School in 1989. He hosted a radio show on BET and started doing remixes for artists Jamaal, Too $hort, Xscape, and Total. He worked for So So Def between 1993 and 2000. He has been married since November 4th 2004. He has one son, who plays hockey. Lil Jon was married at the Wyndham El Conquistador Resort and Golden Door Spa in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

Professional life

Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz returned in 2001 with Put Yo Hood Up. This caused controversy because of the cover which featured Lil Jon wrapping himself in a confederate flag. "Bia Bia" the single from the album featuring Ludacris, Too $hort, and Chyna Whyte became a hit in clubs throughout the U.S., and also made the top twenty downloads on MP3.com.

In 2002, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz released their breakthrough album Kings of Crunk. The first single, "I Don't Give a Fuck" featuring Mystikal and Krayzie Bone became another dancefloor filler. However, it was "Get Low" with the Ying Yang Twins and its catchy hook that became a breakout hit. It reached the top five in a composite worldwide Reggaeton chart (compiled from U.S., German, French 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 reached the top twenty of the U.S. 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.

In 2004, Lil Jon produced what would be his breakthrough, Usher's hit single Yeah!. The track which featured Ludacris quickly skyrocket to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Lil Jon also helped produce two other big hits of the year. One was for the new R&B artist Ciara, also out of Atlanta. "Goodies" her debut single, featured Petey Pablo and reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Lil Jon also helped produce Petey Pablo's Freek-A-Leek.

Lil Jon released his new album called Crunk Juice, which features contributions from proteges Lil Scrappy and Bo Hagon, mega-producer Rick Rubin, R. Kelly, Ice Cube, Timbaland, Usher, and Ludacris, and one of Lil Jon's punk heroes, The Bad Brains. The double-CD Crunk Juice includes remixes of Daddy Yankee's Reggaeton hit "Gasolina," Terror Squad's "Lean Back", and others. as well as skits from comedians Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, & Nick Cannon. He has worked with KoЯn for a track on their album released later in 2005.[1].

In June 2005, Ashton Kutcher failed to "punk" Lil Jon. He was boarding a plane headed for Las Vegas, but Kutcher used actors to play customs agents to tell him that he was actually headed for Ecuador. Lil Jon quickly identified members of the "customs agents" from previous episodes of the program, and asked for Kutcher to reveal himself. Lil Jon is currently one of four celebrities to thwart an attempted "punking" by Ashton Kutcher. Later in an interview Lil Jon quipped, "You can't Punk the King of Crunk."

For most of 2005, Lil Jon concentrated on production, overseeing forthcoming records for several artists off of his BME Recordings including: Trillville, Lil Scrappy, Oobie, E-40, BHI and Bo Hagon. He also went through protracted renegotiations with TVT, hinting at the likelihood that he would leave the label.

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In 2005, Lil Jon was in the videogame Tony Hawk's American Wasteland as a secret character. On February 22, 2006, Lil Jon announced that he had settled business matters with TVT: "After a long battle and negotiations with TVT, we worked out our differences. TVT cut the check and now it¹s time for me to get back to work."[2] The "work" in question is his first solo album, Crunk Rock, the release of which was planned for 2006. After numerous delays, Crunk Rock remains unreleased. The hit single Snap Yo Fingers received heavy radio and TV airplay.

Lil Jon also starred in a documentary for the music video of Twisted Transistor, a song by the nu-metal band Korn along with Snoop Dogg, Xzibit and David Banner. He also made a cameo in Date Movie and in Scary Movie 4. Lil Jon's "Get Low" features on the 2003 videogame Need For Speed Underground, but was heavily cut due to explicit lyrics.

His Likeness, voice, and music is used in the video game Def Jam: Icon completely uncensored. He is also a playable character.

Lil Jon has also admitted to being a big fan of the Atlanta Thrashers NHL team, attends games regularly and is friends with several players including goalie Kari Lehtonen, who has the rapper's likeness on his goalie mask. Lil Jon also writes for a blog on NHL.com and his son actively plays peewee hockey in the Atlanta area.

Discography

Albums

File:LilJonGetCrunkWhoUWit.jpg Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album
File:LilJonWeStillCrunk.jpg We Still Crunk!
File:LilJonPutYoHoodUp.jpg Put Yo Hood Up
File:Lil-jon-and-eastside-boyz-kings-of-crunk.jpg Kings of Crunk
File:LilJonPartII.jpg Part II
File:Lil-jon-and-eastside-boyz-crunk-juice-2004.jpg Crunk Juice
  • Released: November 16, 2004
  • Chart positions: #3 US, #52 UK.
  • Last RIAA certification: 2.5 Million (2x Platinum)
  • Singles: "What U Gon' Do ", "Roll Call", "Lovers and Friends ", "Get Crunk"
Crunk Rock

Singles

Year Song Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap UK Singles Album
2001 "Put Yo Hood Up" - 80 - - Put Yo Hood Up
2001 "Bia Bia" (featuring Ludacris, Too Short, Big Kapp, & Chyna Whyte) - - - - Put Yo Hood Up
2001 "I Like Dem Girlz" (featuring Jazze Pha) - - - - Put Yo Hood Up
2002 "Nothin's Free" (featuring Oobie) - 61 - - Put Yo Hood Up
2003 "I Don't Give A Fuck" (featuring Mystikal & Krayzie Bone) - 50 - - Kings of Crunk
2003 "Get Low" (featuring Ying Yang Twins) 2 1 1 - Kings of Crunk
2004 "What U Gon' Do'" (featuring Lil Scrappy) 22 13 8 - Crunk Juice
2005 "Real Nigga Roll Call" (featuring Ice Cube) - 61 - - Crunk Juice
2005 "Lovers & Friends" (featuring Usher & Ludacris) 3 2 1 - Crunk Juice
2005 "Get Crunk" (featuring Bo Hagon) - 59 - - Crunk Juice
2006 "Snap Yo Fingers" (feat. E-40 & Sean P) 7 1 1 - Crunk Rock
2006 "Act A Fool" (featuring Three 6 Mafia) - - - - Crunk Rock
Year Song Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap UK Singles Album
2002 "Rep Yo City" (E-40 featuring Lil Jon, Petey Pablo, Bun B, & Eightball) - - 73 - Grit & Grind/Kings of Crunk
2003 "Damn!" (Youngbloodz featuring Lil Jon) 4 2 1 - Drankin' Patnaz
2003 "Head Bussa" (Lil Scrappy featuring Lil Jon) - - - - The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Presents: Trillville & Lil Scrappy
2003 "Yeah!" (Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris) 1 1 1 1 Confessions
2003 "Salt Shaker" (Ying Yang Twins featuring Lil Jon) 9 2 2 - Me & My Brother
2003 "Culo" (Pitbull featuring Lil Jon) 32 - - - M.I.A.M.I.
2003 "Shake That Monkey" (Too Short featuring Lil Jon) 86 54 33 23 Married to the Game
2004 "Neva Eva" (Trillville featuring Lil Jon & Lil Scrappy) 77 28 22 - The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Presents: Trillville & Lil Scrappy
2004 "Real Gangstaz" (Mobb Deep featuring Lil Jon) - 49 - - Amerkiaz Nightmare
2004 "Let's Go" (Trick Daddy featuring Lil Jon & Twista) 7 10 4 26 Thug Matrimony: Married to the Sreets
2004 "Toma" (Pitbull featuring Lil Jon) - - - - M.I.A.M.I.
2005 "Okay" (Nivea featuring Lil Jon & Youngbloodz) 40 14 - - Complicated
2005 "Girlfight" (Brooke Valentine featuring Lil Jon & Big Boi) 23 15 - 35 Chain Letter
2006 "Bojangles [Remix]" (Pitbull featuring Lil Jon & Ying Yang Twins) - - - - El Mariel
2006 "Go to Church" (Ice Cube featuring Lil Jon & Snoop Dogg) 67 25 - Laugh Now, Cry Later
2006 "Gangsta Gangsta" (Lil Scrappy featuring Lil Jon) - - - - Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live

Music sample

Video Games

Singles Produced by Lil Jon

Production and/or Appearances

(list is not complete)

8 Ball & MJG

  • "Look At The Grillz" (feat. T.I. and Twista)
  • "Outfit"
  • "Fuck That"

54th Platoon

  • "Holdin It Down" ft. Lil Jon

A-Dam-Shame

  • "Don't Play Dat" (Feat. Lil Jon & Bun B)

Akon

  • "Froze" ft. T-Pain

Amerie

  • "Touch" #19 UK

Baby D

Benzino

  • "Dats How It Goes" ft. Lil Jon

BHI

  • "Do It, Do It" ft. Lil Jon

Big Kuntry King

  • "9 To 10"

Birmingham J.

  • "Move Back" ft. Venus

Black Eyed Peas

  • "My Humps (Crunk Remix)"

Black Team

  • "London Bridge Remix" ft. Lil Jon

Bo Hagon

  • "Drop Dem Boes" (feat. Lil Jon)
  • "Wuz Up" ft. Fabo Diamond & Princess (Of Crime Mobb)
  • "The Streetz" ft. Mr. Wardz
  • "You Don't Really Want It"
  • "Coke In Ya Nose" ft. Lil Scrappy
  • "Gone" ft. Lil Scrappy & Trillville
  • "Buck Back"

Bone Crusher

Bow Wow

  • "To My Mama"
  • "18"

Bravehearts

  • "Quick To Back Down" (feat. Nas and Lil' Jon)
  • "Cash Flow"

Brooke Valentine

  • "Girlfight" (feat. Big Boi and Lil Jon) #23 US

Bun B

  • "Trill Recognize Trill" (feat. Ludacris)

Ciara

  • "Goodies" (feat. Petey Pablo) #1 US, #1 UK
  • "That's Right (feat. Lil Jon)"
  • "C.R.U.S.H."

Chyna Whyte

Da Brat

  • "We Ready" ~off the 2000 album by Da Brat entitled Unrestricted

David Banner

  • "Might Getcha"
  • "Choose Me"
  • "Treat Me Like A" (feat. Jadakiss; un-released version featured Lil' Jon)

Dru

DMX

  • "What It Be" ft. Trick Daddy & Lil Jon

E-40

  • "Tell Me When To Go" (feat. Keak Da Sneak) #35 US
  • "U and Dat" (feat. T-Pain and Kandi Girl) #13 US
  • "Muscle Cars" (feat. Keak Da Sneak & Turf Talk)
  • "She Say She Loves Me"
  • "Been There, Done That" (feat. Lil Jon)
  • "Yee" (feat. Too Short & Budda)
  • "White Girl" (feat. Bun B, Pimp C of UGK, and Juelz Santana)
  • "I'm Da Man" (feat. Mike Jones)
  • "Anybody Can Get It" ft. Lil Jon & Bonecrusher
  • "Rep Yo City" (feat. Bun B, Lil Jon, Petey Pablo, and 8-Ball; also appeared on Lil Jon's "Kings of Crunk" CD.)

Ebbz

Elephant Man

  • "Jook Gal" (feat. Bone Crusher and Lil Jon)
  • "Spin Ya Rag"
  • "Dancing Gym" (feat. Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz & Ying Yang Twins)

Famlay

  • "Step Back" ft. Lil Jon

Fat Joe

Freeway

  • "Rep Yo Click" (feat. Lil' Jon, and Red Cafe)

Gillie Da Kid

  • "Boss Playa" ft. AB-Liva (Cover Of Salt Shaker Beat)

I-20

  • "Break Bread" (feat. Ludacris, and Bonecrusher)

Ice Cube

  • "Go To Church" (feat. Snoop Dogg and Lil' Jon)
  • "Holla @ Cha' Boy"
  • "You Gotta Lotta That" (feat. Snoop Dogg)

Janet Jackson

  • "Call On Me Lil Jon Remix" ft. Nelly

Jody Breeze

  • "Take It Outside" ft. Lil Jon & Pastor Troy

Juvenile

  • "Why Not" (feat. Skip)

Kanye West

  • "The New Workout Remix"

Korn

  • "Fight The Power" (feat. Xzibit)

Krayzie Bone

Labba

  • "How U Ridin" ft. Bun B

Lil' Jon

Lil' Scrappy

  • "Head Bussa" (feat. Lil' Jon)
  • "No Problem" #29 US
  • "Gangsta Gangsta" (feat. Lil' Jon)
  • "You Don't Know" ft. Bohagon
  • "F.I.L.A." ft.T.I. & Lil Jon
  • "Knock His Ass Out" ft. Trillville & Lil Jon
  • "I'm Back"
  • "Been a Boss" (feat. Young Dro & Bohagon)
  • "Born to Live"
  • "Mr. Police"
  • "Gangsta Gangsta" feat. Lil Jon
  • "Oh Yeah (Work)" (feat. Sean P. of the YoungBloodz & E-40)
  • "Gone"
  • "Crank It"

Ludacris

  • "Move Bitch Remix" ft. Three 6 Mafia

Luke

  • "Some Head Tonight" ft. Lil Jon & Jolly Boi

Mariah Carey

Mario

Master P

  • "Act A Fool" ft. Lil Jon
  • "Who Them Boyz"

Mobb Deep

  • "Real Gangstaz" (feat. Lil' Jon)

MC Hammer

  • "YAY"

N.O.R.E.

Nappy Roots

  • "What Cha Gonna Do? (The Anthem)"

Naughty By Nature

Nivea

Oobie

  • "P. Control" ft. Elephant Man
  • "Dirty Dancin'" (feat. Lil' Jon)
  • "Ooh Baby"
  • "Happy Home"

Olivia

  • "All"

Outkast

  • "Last Call" (feat. Eastside Boyz, Lil Jon, Mello, and Slimm Calhoun

Out Of Order

Petey Pablo

  • "Freak A Leek" #7 US
  • "Freek A Leek" - Remix ft. Jermaine Dupri & Twista
  • "Give It Up"
  • "Fire"
  • "You Don't Want Dat"
  • "Jam Y'all"

Pitbull

  • "Culo" (feat. Lil' Jon) #32 US
  • "Toma" (feat. Lil' Jon)
  • "305 Anthem" (Feat. Lil Jon)
  • "Bojangles" #91 US
  • "Bojangles (Remix)" (Feat. Lil Jon & Ying Yang Twins)
  • "Esa Loca" ft. Lil Jon
  • "Dope Boyz"
  • "We Don't Care"
  • "Dime Remix" ft. Ken-Y
  • "That's Nasty!"
  • "Sticky" (feat. Jim Jones)

Play N Skillz

Prince D

  • "How we Stand Up" ft. Lil Jon and Ludacris
  • "Stand Up ATL" ft. Lil Jon and Ludacris
    • Prince D's Upcoming Album "South of tha Border"(2007)**

P$C

Rasheeda

  • "Rock Away" ft. Lil Scrappy
  • "Tonight" ft. Lil Jon

Rated R

  • "Run" (feat.Lil Jon)

Rich Boy

RL of Next

  • "Open The Door"

Silk The Shocker

  • "We Like Them Girls" ft. Master P.

Slim

  • "Breath On That" ft. AC

Slim Thug

  • "3 Kingz (feat. Bun B, and T.I.)"

Snoop Dogg

  • "Step Yo Game Up (feat. Lil' Jon and Trina)

Solange Knowles

  • "The Sexiest Bitch"
  • "Twirk With It"

Styles P

  • "Can You Believe It" (feat. Akon)
  • "So Serious"

T.I.

Tila Tequila

  • "I Love U"

Teedra Moses

The All-Stars

  • "So Serious" ft. Styles P.

The Game

  • "Throw It Up" ft. Lil Jon

TLC

Too $hort

  • "Blow the Whistle"
  • "Shake That Monkey" (feat. Lil' Jon) #84 US
  • "You Can't Fuck With Us" (feat. Petey Pablo and N.O.R.E.)
  • "Money Maker" (feat. Rick Ross and Pimp C)
  • "That's How It Goes Down" (feat. Oobie)
  • "Burn Rubber" (feat. Nvs Styles)
  • "Hey, Let's Go" (feat. Cutty Cartel and Devin The Dude)
  • "Quit Hatin' Pt. 1" (feat. Lil' Jon & Twista)
  • "Couldn't Be A Better Player" (feat. Lil Jon)
  • "So Siddity" ft. Daz & Kurupt
  • "Burn Rubber Part II"
  • "Let Em Fight"
  • "It's Time To Go"
  • "Strip Down"

Trick Daddy

  • "Can't Go For That" (feat. DMX & Lil Scrappy)
  • "Play No Games"
  • "Let's Go" (feat. Lil Jon & Twista)

Trillville

  • "Neva Eva" (feat. Lil' Scrappy) #77 US
  • "Get Some Crunk In Yo System" (feat. Pastor Troy)
  • "Some Cut" (feat. Cutty) #14 US
  • "Hit The Floor" (feat. Lil Scrappy & Bohagon)
  • "Trill Niggaz" (feat. Lil Jon)

Tyrese

  • "Turn Ya Out" (feat. Lil Jon)

UGK

  • "Like That"

Usher

  • "Yeah" (feat. Lil Jon and Ludacris) #1 US, #1 UK
  • "Red Light" ft. Ludacris
  • "Red Light Remix" ft. Lil Jon & Ludacris

Voltio

  • "Chevere" (feat. Notch)
  • "Chulin Culin Cunflai" (feat. Three 6 Mafia and Calle 13)

Whitney Houston

  • Upcoming Comeback Album(2007)*

Will Smith

  • "Switch (Lil Jon Remix)" (feat. Lil Jon)

Ying Yang Twins

  • "Grey Goose"
  • "ATL Eternally" (feat. Pastor Troy and Lil Jon)
  • "Salt Shaker" (feat. Lil Jon) #9 US
  • "Put That Thang Down" (feat. Teedra Moses)

Young Blaze

  • "Take It Off"

YoungBloodZ

  • "Damn" (feat. Lil Jon) #4 US
  • "Damn (Remix)" ft. (Lil Jon, JD, Ludacris, & Bone Crusher)
  • "Presidential" #81 US

Young Buck

  • "Shorty Wanna Ride" #17 US
  • "Money Good"

Young Jeezy

  • "Take It to The Floor" (featuring Bone Crusher)
  • "Thug Ya" (featuring Oobie)
  • "Sit The Fuck Down"
  • "Haters" (featuring Lil' Jon; Young Jeezy went by the name "Lil' J" at the time)
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