 Director: Dave Meyers. Buy it on iTunes: itunes.apple.com&link=http://www.youtube.com/v/ktdFm7xNJow&fs=1&source=uds&autoplay=1&thumb=http://0.gvt0.com/vi/ktdFm7xNJow/default.jpg&celebrity=Lil)
 Director: Gil Green, Lil Jon. Buy it on iTunes ...&link=http://www.youtube.com/v/1jyk4YkvCJ8&fs=1&source=uds&autoplay=1&thumb=http://3.gvt0.com/vi/1jyk4YkvCJ8/default.jpg&celebrity=Lil)
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Discovered: Black Point - Watagatapitusberry
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Notes from a Different Kitchen - Found Mar. 12, 2010 ... from a couple years ago that still gets some run in the clubs. Black Point is Sensato, Pitbull, Lil Jon & El Cata . DOWNLOAD Black Point... |
TMZ Live: Lil Jon's Public Plea -- Stop Screaming!
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TMZ - Found Mar. 11, 2010 Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. Khloe Kardahsian -- My Sister Is Pubic Enemy #1 - TMZ Sparks Pleads Not Guilty to Child Molestation - TMZ Conan O'Brien is coming to Chicago - Chicago Tribune Cirque du Soleil fires itself - Chicago Tribune Explore All |
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TMZ Live: You Got Questions, We Got Lil Jon
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TMZ - Found Mar. 11, 2010 Posted Mar 11th 2010 1:44PM by TMZ Staff Get your pimp cups ready. Get your pimp questions ready. Lil Jon is coming to TMZ Live!!! |
Travis Barker, A-Trak Rock Hollywood Gig With Kid Cudi, Lil Jon
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MTV - Found Mar. 11, 2010 ... public show together ? and although the set was quick, it did not disappoint, featuring guest spots from Lil Jon , Kid Cudi and Kid Sister... |
Chart Beat Thursday: Taio Cruz, Ludacris, Peter Gabriel
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Billboard - Found Mar. 11, 2010 1) 2003, 'Stand Up,' Ludacris featuring Shawnna (one) 2004, 'Yeah!,' Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris (12) 2006, 'Money Maker,' Ludacris... The Times live chat: Taio Cruz - Times Online Taio Cruz's 'Break Your Heart' zooms to No. 1 on Hot 100 - USA Today Taio Cruz smashes record to top the US charts - Times Online Taio Cruz scales Billboard chart - BBC Explore All |
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Video: Pitbull f. Sensato Del Patio, Black Point, Lil Jon & El Cata, ...
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The FADER Magazine - Found Mar. 2, 2010 At first we were mad Pitbull and Lil Jon did this video because the version by a bunch of 15-year-old Dominicanos from the Bronx was just so freaking ... |
Lil Jon Ft Tinchy Stryder - Give It All You Got
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MaleFirst Mens Magazine - Found Mar. 5, 2010 Rapper, actor, producer, songwriter, musician and undisputed king of Crunk Lil Jon, joins forces with the UK?s very own chart-topping Prince of |
Lil Jon - Give It All U Got (ft. Kee & Tinchy Stryder) [DVD]
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TBOHipHop.net :: HipHop's Promotion Source! - Found Feb. 24, 2010 Artist: Lil Jon Song: Give It All U Got Featurings: Kee & Tinchy Stryder Album: Crunk Rock Genre: Crunk - HipHop - Dance-Pop The video stream ... |
Lil Jon Ft Tinchy Stryder - Give It All You Got
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FemaleFirst.co.uk - Found Mar. 5, 2010 Rapper, actor, producer, songwriter, musician and undisputed king of Crunk Lil Jon, joins forces with the UK?s very own chart-topping Prince of |
Vampire Weekend - "Giving Up The Gun" Video (Feat. RZA, Jake ...
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stereogum - Found Feb. 19, 2010 Like of course RZA, a JoBro, Lil Jon, and Donnie Darko are gonna get down with Contra . Because at this point who isn't? |
Lil' Jon Biography
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Lil' Jon
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| Lil Jon | |
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 Аt Halo 3 Exclusive Preview in Atlanta,
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jonathan Mortimer Smith |
| Born | January 27, 1971 |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, US |
| Genres | Crunk, Hip hop |
| Occupations | Rapper, Producer, Vintner |
| Instruments | Keyboards, Synthesizers, Roland TR-808, Drum Machine, Sampler |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Labels | BME Recordings Universal Republic Records TVT Records (2001-2008) |
| Website | Official Website |
Jonathan Mortimer Smith (born January 27, 1971),12 better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, actor and music producer who was a member of the group Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz. Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004. Besides the group, Lil Jon has also produced many hit urban singles. He is famous for his catchphrases, "YA-YAH!", "WHAT?", "LETS GO!", and "OKAY!".
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Life and career
Lil Jon was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He worked for So So Def Recordings between 1993 and 2000.2
Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz
Smith took the stage name Lil Jon and formed musical group Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz with hype men/rappers Big Sam and Lil Bo. The group signed to the Atlanta-based Mirror Image Records and were distributed by Ichiban Records. In 1997, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz debuted with Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album. It included singles "Who U Wit?" and "Shawty Freak a Lil' Sumthin'", the latter of which came out in 1998. Lil Jon said that in order to really appreciate these songs you would have to dumb yourself down a 4th grade levels, as he made music for people who could not read, write, or understand anything with more subject matter than that.2 Both singles charted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at #70 and #62 respectively.3 Under BME Recordings, the group followed in 2000 with We Still Crunk aka The Death Of Real Hip Hop, and scored a hit with "I Like Dem Girlz", which reached #55 on the R&B chart and #3 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz signed to TVT Records in 2001 and debuted there with Put Yo Hood Up, which combined previously released tracks with new ones. The group's first nationally played single was "Bia' Bia'", a song written about and dedicated to Lil Jon's girlfriend at the time. It featured rappers Ludacris, Too Short, Big Kapp, and Chyna Whyte.2 "Bia' Bia'" peaked at #97 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #47 on the Billboard R&B chart.3
In 2002, the group released Kings of Crunk. "I Don't Give A..." was its first single; it featured Mystikal and Krayzie Bone and peaked at #50 on the R&B chart.3 The group's next single, a collaboration with fellow Atlanta hip hop group Ying Yang Twins titled "Get Low", became popular in nightclubs nationwide and reached the top ten of the Hot 100.Crunk Juice followed in 2004, led by "What U Gon' Do" featuring Lil Scrappy. "What U Gon' Do" peaked at #22 on the Hot 100, #13 on the R&B chart, and #5 on the rap chart; its follow-up, "Lovers & Friends" featuring Usher and Ludacris, peaked at #3 (Hot 100), #2 (R&B), and #1 (rap).3 He also graduated college at Ohio State in 1993 and then later moved back to Atlanta to perform his 1st hit song.
Solo career and production
In addition to leading Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, Lil Jon has also produced many hit urban singles. From 2003 to 2005, while still with the East Side Boyz, Lil Jon produced hits like "Salt Shaker" by Ying Yang Twins, "Yeah!" by Usher, "Freek-a-Leek" by Petey Pablo, "Shorty Wanna Ride" by Young Buck, "Shake That Monkey" by Too Short, "Let's Go" by Trick Daddy, and "Girlfight" by Brooke Valentine.2 Lil Jon entered the San Francisco Bay Area hyphy music scene in 2006 with his collaborations with Bay Area rapper E-40: Lil Jon produced E-40's single "Tell Me When To Go" and had E-40 and Atlanta rapper Sean P on his own "Snap Yo Fingers".4
In 2006, Lil Jon severed his negotiation with record label TVT. He vowed never to record for TVT Records again, alleging that TVT owner Steve Gottlieb was shortchanging him.5 He also began recording a rock music album, Crunk Rock; in May 2006 he began recording in Las Vegas, Nevada because rock band The Killers was recording its upcoming album Sam's Town there.6
| “ | After a long battle and negotiations with TVT, we worked out our differences. TVT cut the check and now it's time for me to get back to work.5 | ” |
MTV News reported in March 2008 that Crunk Rock was taking more time to complete than Lil Jon already planned.7 As part of TVT Records' 2008 bankruptcy auction, Lil Jon withdrew his multi-million dollar objection to the TVT sale proceedings and agreed to TVT’s transfer of his artist agreement to The Orchard. In return, The Orchard released Lil Jon from all future obligations and returned the rights to the master recordings of Crunk Rock.8
Musical style
Jason Birchmeier of allmusic has described Lil Jon's production as "bass-heavy" and his album Put Yo Hood Up as having "a long and varied list of guest rappers to accompany the beats". With the guest performers featured on that album much more than the East Side Boyz, Birchmeier remarked: "[T]he end result is an album that resembles a street-level mixtape rather than a traditional artist-oriented album".9 Alex Henderson, also of allmusic, compared Lil Jon's style of "rowdy, in-your-face, profanity-filled party music" to other Southern rappers' gangsta rap sound that he perceived as delivering "serious sociopolitical messages".10 Lil Jon has also found influence in rock music, having worked with Rick Rubin and Korn.11 For Trick Daddy's "Let's Go", Lil Jon sampled the bass line from Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train".6
Other endeavors
Lil Jon has his own energy drink, called CRUNK!!!, which was launched with Sidney Frank in 2002, after Frank's Grey Goose company had sponsored hip hop tours which included Lil Jon.1213 When Frank died, former Kimberly-Clark executive Tom Mahlke took over as chief executive, and during 2008 the drink took an estimated $15 million in sales.12 He launched his own line of Oakley Sunglasses in 2004,14 and his own brand of wine, Little Jonathan Winery, which produces a Merlot, a Chardonnay, and a Cabernet Sauvignon.1516
Lil Jon and his group also worked on a series of pornography releases, with the Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz American Sex Series released in 2004.17
Personal life
Lil Jon is a big fan of Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL18 and writes a blog on NHL.com.19 On the blog, he has stated that his son plays hockey. Atlanta Thrashers goalie Kari Lehtonen has a picture of Lil Jon on the back of his helmet.20 In April 2009, Lil Jon acquired the former cell phone number of Miley Cyrus; despite that, he still received messages intended for Cyrus.21
Discography
Albums
with The East Side Boyz
- 1997: Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album
- 2000: We Still Crunk!!
- 2001: Put Yo Hood Up
- 2002: Kings of Crunk
- 2003: Certified Crunk
- 2003: Part II
- 2004: Crunk Juice
Solo Albums
- 2010: Crunk Rock
Video games
- Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
- 25 To Life (cameo appearance)
- Def Jam: Icon
- Need for Speed: Underground "Get Low" song is featured in this game
- Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition Remix
Filmography
- 2004: Soul Plane
- 2005: Boss'n Up
- 2005: Hip-Hop Honeys: Las Vegas
- 2006: Date Movie
- 2006: Scary Movie 4
- 2008: Smoke and Mirrors
- 2009: Pimp My Ride International
See also
References
- ^ Semuels, Alana (March 12, 2007). "Rappers hear siren song of opportunity". LA Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2007/mar/12/business/fi-hiphop12. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- ^ a b c d e Birchmeier, Jason (2006). "Lil Jon - Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jbfexqthldke~T1. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ^ a b c d "Lil Jon > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jbfexqthldke~T51. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (February 28, 2006). "Lil Jon Has Big Plans For E-40 And The Hyphy Movement". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1525105/20060228/lil_jon_1.jhtml. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
- ^ a b "Lil Jon Readies Rock Album" (Online interview). SOHH.com. http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/8400/1. Retrieved 22 February 2006.
- ^ a b Reid, Shaheem (May 17, 2006). "Lil Jon Wants To Double His Gold By Becoming King Of Rock". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1532005/20060517/lil_jon_1.jhtml. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (March 6, 2008). "Lil Jon Isn't A Rock Star Just Yet, But He's Keeping Busy With E-40, Extreme Athletes". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1582900/20080306/lil_john.jhtml. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
- ^ VIBE: Lil Jon Goes to the Orchard
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason (May 22, 2001). "Put Yo Hood Up: Review". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kzfexqt0ld6e~T1. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
- ^ Henderson, Alex (2002). "Kings of Crunk: Review". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kifwxqealdse~T1. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (May 12, 2004). "Lil Jon Bangs Head, Creates 'Crunk-Rock'". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1486976/05122004/lil_jon_1.jhtml. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
- ^ a b O'Malley Greenburg, Zack (2008) "The Business of Hip-Hop: From Kotex To Crunk", Forbes, August 18, 2008, retrieved 16 January 2010
- ^ "Crunk!!! Energy Drink". BevNet. 2003-01-06. http://www.bevnet.com/reviews/crunk/. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (2004-11-01). "Lil Jon - Big Chips". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/bands/l/lil_jon/news_feature_041101/. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ^ "Little Jonathan Winery". 2009-10-23. http://littlejonathanwinery.com/. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ^ Moody, Nekesa Mumbi (2008) "Lil Jon Gets Into Winemaking", Fox News, April 04, 2008, retrieved 16 January 2010
- ^ Edlund, Martin (2004) "Hip-Hop’s Crossover to the Adult Aisle", New York Times, March 7, 2004, retrieved 16 January 2010
- ^ Golbez, Jez (2007-04-24). "Lil' Jon, the Big NHL Fan". FanHouse. http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/04/24/lil-jon-the-big-nhl-fan/. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ^ Chan, Lorne (2007-05-22). "Blogged Down". MySanAntonio.com. http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/stories/MYSA052207.2D.ChanBlog.37f81d3.html. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ^ "For The Record: Quick News On Britney Spears, Notorious B.I.G., Carrie Underwood, Elliott Yamin, Paris Hilton & More". MTV News. 2007-04-17. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1557393/20070417/spears_britney.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ^ Vena, Jocelyn (April 16, 2009). "Lil Jon Gets Miley Cyrus' Old Phone Number". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1609358/20090416/cyrus__miley.jhtml. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
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