Lil Jon
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Lil Jon is an Atlanta based rapper and Hip-Hop producer. He has a group known as Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz which is famous in the 90's.
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About
Lil Jon (Jonathan Smith) also known as The King Of Crunk was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. In 1988, Lil Jon graduated in Atlanta's Douglass High School abd tried to find a job. He landed his first job at a radio station, V103 as a radio show host. He did remixes for artists like Usher, Too Short, Xscape, and Total. When he got a job as club DJ he met Jermaine Dupri, he hired him to be his A&R man and signed him in with So So Def Records.
In 1996, Lil Jon worked with Big Sam and Lil Bo who called themselves The East Side Boyz. He produced the album Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album with the singles "Who You Wit". In 2001, Lil Jon and The East Side Boyz released their second album, Put Yo Hood Up. It included the singles, "Bia Bia" featuring Ludacris, Too Short and Chyna Whyte, the single was a huge hit in the club scenes. The following year Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz released, Kings Of Crunk. It included the successful singles, "I Don't Give a ****" featuring Mystikal and Krayzie Bone, "Get Low" and "from the window to the wall" reaching the R&B Charts in U.S, Germany, France, UK and Australia. In 2003, Lil Jon released the reggae remix of "Get Low" which featured Busta Rhymes, Ying Yang Twins and Elephant Man.
The next year, he produced Usher's #1 hit single "Yeah". He also produced Ciara's "Goodies" and Petey Pablo "Freek-A-Leek". At thesame year Lil Jon released his sixth album, Crunk Juice with producers Rick Rubin, R. Kelly, Ice Cube, Timbaland, Usher, and Ludacris. It included the single "Gasolina" and skits from Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock.
In 2005, Lil Jon worked with Korn. He also appeared on Tony Hawk's video game American Wasteland. Lil Jon is presently working on his upcoming album, Crunk Rock , which is due on 2007.
Awards & Certifications
Awards
| Year | Award | Category |
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| 2004 | Billboard AURN R&B/Hip-Hop Award | Hot Rap Track for "Get Low" |
| 2004 | Whudat Music Award | Crazy Club Single of the Year for "Get Low" |
| 2004 | Billboard Music Award | Hot 100 Producer of the Year |
| 2004 | Billboard Music Award | Hot 100 Single of the Year for "Yeah" |
| 2004 | Source Award | Producer Of The Year |
| 2004 | Source Award | Single of the Year - Collaboration for "Damn" |
| 2004 | Source Award | Best R&B/Rap Collaboration for "Yeah" |
| 2004 | BET Award | Viewers Choice for "Yeah" |
| 2004 | BET Award | Best Group |
| 2005 | Dirty Award | Dirty South Representative of the Year |
| 2005 | Billboard Music Award | Rap Song of the Year for "Lovers & Friends" |
| 2005 | BMI Pop Award | Songwriter of the Year |
| 2005 | BMI Urban Award | Top Songwriter/Producers of the Year |
| 2005 | BMI Urban Award | Ringtone of the Year for "Freek-A-Leek" |
| 2005 | BMI Urban Award | Song of the Year for "Yeah!" |
| 2005 | BMI Urban Award | Songwriter of the Year |
| 2005 | Billboard AURN R&B/Hip-Hop Award | Top Producers |
| 2005 | Roc the Mic Award | Best Performance for "What You Gonna Do" |
| 2006 | Billboard Music Award | Nominated for Rap Single of the Year for "Snap Yo Fingers" |
| 2006 | BET Hip-Hop Alltel Wireless People's Champ Award | Nominated for "Snap Yo Fingers" |
| 2006 | BET Hip-Hop Element Award | Nominated for Producer of the Year |
Certifications
| Year | Album | Certification |
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| 2001 | Put Yo Hood Up | Certified Gold in U.S. |
| 2002 | Kings Of Crunk | Certified 2x Platinum in U.S. |
| 2004 | Crunk Juice | Certified 2x Platinum in U.S. |
Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | Album |
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| 2001 | Put Yo Hood Up | 80 | Put Yo Hood Up | ||
| 2002 | Nothin's Free | 61 | Put Yo Hood Up | ||
| 2003 | I Don't Give A Fuck | 50 | Kings Of Crunk | ||
| 2003 | Get Low | 2 | 1 | 1 | Kings Of Crunk |
| 2004 | Head Bussa | 73 | The King Of Crunk | ||
| 2004 | Neva Eva | 78 | 28 | 22 | The King Of Crunk |
| 2004 | What U Gon' Do | 22 | 13 | 8 | Crunk Juice |
| 2005 | Real Nigga Roll Call | 61 | Crunk Juice | ||
| 2005 | Lovers and Friends | 3 | 2 | 1 | Crunk Juice |
| 2005 | Get Crunk | 59 | Crunk Juice |
News
Tours & Concerts
No upcoming tours and concerts for this artist.
Announcements
Discography
Albums
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Singles
| Year | Single | Label | Album |
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| 2003 | I Don't Give A Fuck | TVT | Kings Of Crunk |
| 2003 | Get Low | Universal International | Kings Of Crunk |
| 2004 | What U Gon' Do | TVT | Crunk Juice |
| 2005 | Get Crunk | TVT | Crunk Juice |
| 2005 | Lovers and Friends | TVT | Crunk Juice |
Compilations & Live Releases
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Other artists
Similar artists
Influences
Contemporaries
Trivia
- He is an avid Atlanta Thrashers fan.
- He has appeared in several movies Soul Plane, Date Movie and Scary Movie 4.
- Will produce a song on Paris Hilton's upcoming album.
- He was featured on Season 2 of Chappelle's Show and his uttering of "yeah", "what", and "okay" became a fad with young fans in the United States.
- He was married at Wyndham El Conquistador Resort and Golden Door Spa in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
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Categories: Artist | Rap | Hip-Hop
