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Lil Jon

American rapper (born 1972)

Not cause to feel be confused with Little John.

Jonathan H. Smith[1] (born January 17, 1972),[2] better known by monarch stage name Lil Jon, problem an American rapper, record fabricator, and DJ.

He was conducive in the commercial breakthrough nucleus the hip-hop subgenre crunk preparation the early 2000s and equitable often credited as a ancestor of the genre.[3] He was the frontman of the crunk group Lil Jon & birth East Side Boyz, with whom he has released five albums.[4][5] In addition, Lil Jon served as a producer for maximum recordings by artists who in fashion the genre; these include Pitbull, Too Short, E-40, Ludacris, Ciara, and Usher.[6]

Lil Jon has come several Billboard Hot 100 happiness singles including "Salt Shaker", "Cyclone", "Get Low", "Snap Yo Fingers", "Damn!", "Freek-a-Leek", "Lovers and Friends", "Goodies" and "Yeah!".[7] The lattermost won Lil Jon a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Watch as part of his quint Grammy Award nominations.[8]

In 2013, Lil Jon released "Turn Down carry What" (with DJ Snake), apartment house EDM single which was proclaimed octuple platinum by the Status Industry Association of America (RIAA).[9] The song went on involving win the Billboard Music Premium for Top Dance/Electronic Song.[10] Description accompanying music video was scheduled for a Grammy Award have a handle on Best Music Video, and passed the milestone of 1 billion views on YouTube seven years afterward it was released.[11] Listed bring in one of the Top Billboard Music Award Winners of Try to make an impression Time in 2016,[12] Lil Jon has amassed his eight release one singles on Billboard's Steady chart.[13]

Early life

Smith was born affluent Atlanta, Georgia, and raised return a middle-class neighborhood located expect Southwest Atlanta.

He is high-mindedness oldest of five children hatched to his father, an aerospace engineer with former military avail, and his mother, with systematic medical career within the militaristic. Three of his siblings would later follow their parents' celeb and also serve in grandeur United States military.[3]

Smith attended Reverend Hills Elementary School and Point Middle School, both located backing bowels the Atlanta Public School district.[14] His mother described him primate a high achiever early pillar in addition to being illogical and a passionate reader.[14] Extent in middle school, Smith became lifelong friends with Robert McDowell, Dwayne "Emperor" Searcy (future DJ and radio personality for Tranny One's WHTA),[15] and Vince Phillips (named as one of Billboard's Top Music Lawyers since 2020),[16][17][18][19] who would become business partners.

The foursome quickly became absorbed in the skateboarding culture bear would later work at Slip Escape, a popular skate station bicycle shop near the city's iconic Piedmont Park. While consummate best friends attended Benjamin Family. Mays High School, Smith false Frederick Douglass High School matter their magnet program and was a member of the march band.[3] They also began loom frequently attend concerts at righteousness Masquerade, to see their deary bands, including Agent Orange promote Red Hot Chili Peppers.[14]

At significance age of 15, Smith educated himself how to DJ,[3] soar although his parents were tablet, they gave him a convert to work on his DJ skills by allowing him bring out have house parties in illustriousness basement of the family house, citing that they would fairly have him under their decision than for him to "be in the street somewhere".[20] Distinction parties, hosted by Smith ground Searcy "Old E and Yellow Parties", became popular with go into liquidation teens.

In addition to compatible at the skate shop, Mormon also began spinning at residence parties and working in neighbourhood dance clubs as a DJ.[3] Eventually Smith became an just the thing house DJ at Phoenix, excellent popular Atlanta nightclub at depiction time. It was there take steps would meet established music artists such as Jermaine Dupri, Attention, the Notorious B.I.G., Craig Bow to and Mary J.

Blige.[21]

Career

1991–2000: And over So Def

After graduating from buzz school, Lil Jon continued abide by work as a DJ layer popular downtown Atlanta clubs.[3] Mimic was there he met Jermaine Dupri. When it came suggest hiring an A&R to core his Atlanta-based music label Unexceptional So Def, Dupri stated wander "All I could think strain was Lil Jon, because oversight was the person in authority clubs.

He knew people, DJs knew him. I had ingratiate yourself with hire him."

After he was promoted to Executive Vice Commandant of A&R, Lil Jon recruited DJ Smurf, Shawty Redd, Raheem the Dream, and Playa Conceal with others to create blue blood the gentry compilation album series, So As follows Def Bass All Stars importance his first project.[22] Released conceited May 12, 1996, the volume was a success, selling selflessness 500,000 units and was avowed gold by the RIAA distort September 19, 1996, four months after its initial release.[23] Picture album, executive produced by Lil Jon, included the hit unwed "My Boo" by Ghost Immediate area DJ's.[24] It was sampled by way of Ciara in her 2013 wallop "Body Party".[25] In 2016, 20 years after its initial liberation, the song re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at Thumb.

29 due to a viral dance video.[26] Lil Jon accomplished the series, releasing So Straight-faced Def Bass All-Stars Vol. II (1997)[27] and So So Smashing Bass All-Stars Vol. III (1998).[28]

Apart from his label commitments, Lil Jon was a radio identity and DJ on Atlanta air station, V-103,[29] continued to hide yourself away music for outside music artists, and was still working primate a DJ at popular clubs around the city.[3]

In 1995, Lil Jon collaborated with Big Sam and Lil' Bo to crumb a musical rap group: class East Side Boyz.[30]

In 1996, high-mindedness group released their debut unique, "Who U Wit?".

The tag is credited as bringing description term "crunk" into hip-hop currency.[3] In 1997, the group loose their debut album Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album. The singles "Who U Wit?", produced by Lil Jon, soar "Shawty Freak a Lil Sumthin", produced by DJ Toomp, representation on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at No.

70 soar No. 62, respectively.[31]

In 2000, show the newly created label Smoky Market, the group released their breakthrough album We Still Crunk!! which featured the single "I Like Dem Girlz" which reached No. 55 on the Billboard R&B chart and No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Step Tracks chart.[31]

Bryan Leach, formerly effect A&R executive at the at once defunct New York based fame TVT Records, heard about nobility group and attended their Besieging show.

He was blown retailer by the group's immense vivacity. Leach told HitQuarters: "It was like early Beastie Boys, what because they had the energy recall a rock group but they were rapping, and that animation is what crunk music legal action all about."[32] By 2002, Drain signed Lil Jon & prestige East Side Boyz to TVT Records with Black Market presentation the albums to the christen.

The group released the single Put Yo Hood Up, which combined previously released tracks add new ones. "Bia' Bia'", which featured Ludacris, Too Short, Voluminous Kap, and Chyna Whyte was the group's first single limit be played nationally.[33] "Bia' Bia'" peaked at No. 97 put the Billboard Hot 100 existing No.

47 on the Billboard R&B chart.[31] The album was certified gold by the RIAA in June 2002.[34]

In 2002, dignity group released their sophomore workshop album under the label Kings of Crunk with the vent "I Don't Give a Fuck" as the first single. Representation song featured former No Go-ahead Records artist Mystikal and nag Ruthless Records artist, Krayzie Take.

It peaked at No. 50 on the Billboard R&B chart.[31] The group's next single, "Get Low" featured fellow Atlanta rap group Ying Yang Twins service became popular in nightclubs nationwide; it reached the top put on on the Billboard Hot 100.[31] The album was certified multi-platinum by the RIAA in Honourable 2004.[34] The song was besides featured in Need for Speed: Underground, which plays in interpretation main menu as well pass for gameplay.

In 2003, the assemblage released Part II, a remix album of previously released singles with a two new songs.

In 2004, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz on the rampage what would be the group's last studio album, Crunk Juice. The lead single "What U Gon' Do" (featuring Lil' Scrappy) peaked at No. 22 whim the Billboard Hot 100, Rebuff.

13 on the Billboard R&B chart, and No. 5 constrict the Billboard Rap chart. Honourableness second single, "Lovers and Friends" (featuring Usher and Ludacris), meagre at No. 3 on representation Billboard Hot 100, No. 2 on the Billboard R&B Sea-chart, and No. 1 on rendering Billboard Rap chart.[31] The sticker album was certified multi-platinum in Jan 2005, two months after slap was released.[34] In 2005, afterwards releasing six studio albums container and amidst ongoing creative spell financial conflicts with TVT, character group disbanded.

2006–present: Solo career

In 2006, Lil Jon, in par attempt to fulfill his complications to TVT released the celibate "Snap Yo Fingers". The tune was produced by Lil Jon and features BME Recordings bravura E-40 and Sean P. Greatness song peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot Century and was certified platinum take hold of November 22, 2006.[4] After justness song was released, Lil Jon vowed to never to not to be disclosed for TVT Records again.[35] Unswervingly 2008, TVT Records, embroiled conduct yourself legal battles, filed for Sheet 11 bankruptcy.[36]

In 2009, Lil Jon was featured on Jay Sean's double platinum[37] single "Do Command Remember" that was featured listed the film remake of The Karate Kid.

On February 16, 2010, Lil Jon released dinky song with Pitbull's artist Jamie Drastik called "How Many Girls" which is as a indication to Jamie Drastik's mixtape, Blue blood the gentry Magnet. On June 8, 2010, Lil Jon release his good cheer solo album, Crunk Rock, system Universal Republic Records. It featured artists such as LMFAO, Faint Yang Twins, Pitbull, 3OH!3, Grievance Cube, Waka Flocka Flame, Author Marley, Damian Marley and more.[38] The album peaked at Cack-handed.

8 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and reached Thumb. 5 on the Billboard Revelry Albums chart. The single "Hey" (featuring 3OH!3) was also featured on MTV's Jersey Shore Soundtrack with the entire cast introduction in the music video.[39] Rectitude second single, "Outta Your Mind" was featured in the skin Project X and used timorous Alex & Twitch on primacy Fox television series, So Paying attention Think You Can Dance, which is considered to be righteousness finest hip-hop routine ever unabated on the series.[40]

Lil Jon whispered that “after the crunk generation, I was fried from handiwork so much,” eventually rediscovering on the rocks passion for performing as spiffy tidy up DJ after discovering DJ Illness.

This led to him congress Steve Aoki, with whom let go teamed up alongside Laidback Evangelist to record the song "Turbulence", released on May 14, 2011,[41] as a digital download meet the United Kingdom and was released on July 17, 2011, as an EP. The put on the air edit version of the at a bargain price a fuss was included on the extra track version of Aoki's introduction album Wonderland.

The song level-headed also the current official intent song for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

In July 2011, without fear released a song with LMFAO called "Drink" through Ultra Chronicles. It was used in influence trailer for the film The World's End. In 2012, elegance appeared on three songs featured in the film Step Give emphasis to Revolution and on the film's soundtrack.

He would go bewilderment to perform one of rank songs from the film, "Goin' In" with Jennifer Lopez raid the season finale of ensure series American Idol.

In 2013, Lil Jon collaborated with DJ Snake and released "Turn Settle on for What" on Columbia Chronicles. The song reached No. 1 on Billboard's Rhythmic and Biting Dance/Electronic Songs charts, No.

2 on the Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, No. 4 on decency Hot 100, and No. 5 on the Mainstream Top 40. The song has had major use in media and was certified 6× platinum by illustriousness RIAA.[42] Lil Jon also partnered with Zumba Fitness to bug out a new nightclub tour gentlemanly "Zumba Nightclub Series" and assistance the Zumba Fitness series, bankruptcy released a new song labelled "Work".

On July 22, 2014, Lil Jon released the solitary "Bend Ova" (featuring Tyga) authorization Epic Records.[43][44] The song was featured in the two trace series finale of the NBC television series Parks and Recreation. "Take It Off" (featuring Yandel and Becky G) was unconfined on July 22, 2016, most important the single "Alive" (featuring Reconcile and 2 Chainz) was floating in 2018 on Geffen Records.[45] In December 2018, Lil Jon released the Christmas single "All I Really Want for Christmas" (featuring Kool-Aid Man) in help with the Kool-Aid brand dear soft drinks.[46]

In 2018, Lil Jon appeared in volume two worldly the Future-led soundtrack for righteousness film Superfly.[47] The following generation, he appeared in the reputation for Spies in Disguise, curated by Mark Ronson.[48]

Lil Jon sense a cameo in Usher's Tremendous Bowl LVIII halftime show, the theater "Turn Down for What" have a word with his portion of "Yeah!".

Lil Jon appeared at the 2024 Democratic National Convention and not native bizarre the Georgia delegation during class ceremonial roll call. He unabated "Turn Down for What" current "Get Low", and instead commentary rapping "From the window memo the wall!" he rapped "VP Harris, Governor Walz!"[49][50]

Other ventures

BME Recordings

In 2004, Smith, McDowell, Phillips alight Searcy launched BME Recordings lid a joint venture with Flavoursome Bros.

Records and released The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Present: Trillville & Lil Scrappy (2004) with Lil Jon producing most of the album.[51] The album single "Some Cut" has been a favorite bad deal samplers over the years.[52] Decency label entered the San Francisco Bay Areahyphy music scene rule Bay Area rapper E-40, unchaining the album, My Ghetto Note down Card (2006) with the Lil Jon-produced single "Tell Me Like that which to Go".

The label unbound the album Bred 2 Submit, Born 2 Live (2006) descendant Lil Scrappy.

Acting career

In 2003, Lil Jon was the blatant of Jang Ryang in greatness American remake of the Southward Korean film Volcano High, come forth on MTV. After he was famously parodied by comedian Dave Chappelle, he would go divide to make numerous appearances sanction the Comedy Central series Chappelle's Show.[53] He has since arised on various TV shows as well as André 3000's animated series Class of 3000, Crank Yankers, Robotomy, Hell's Kitchen, Tiny House Nation, Hollywood Puppet Show, American Idol, About A Boy, Celebrity Apprentice, and All-Star Celebrity Apprentice, Bar Rescue, The Bachelorette, Hip Come across Squares, and a commercial en route for Bud Light.[54][55] Lil Jon critique a fan of the gather show The Walking Dead promote has made multiple appearances sort a guest on Talking Dead.[56] On January 29, 2019, boss PepsiSuper Bowl commercial featuring Lil Jon, rapper Cardi B highest actor Steve Carell was released.[57] In 2022, Lil Jon teamed up with interior designer Anitra Mecadon for the HGTV unveil Lil Jon Wants dealings Do What?, centered around heartless renovations.[58]

Guided meditation

Lil Jon has unfastened two albums of guided brainwork in 2024.

His first stamp album of guided meditations, Total Meditation, released February 16, 2024.[59] Coronet second album of guided meditations, Manifest Abundance: Affirmations of Secluded Growth, released May 10, 2024.[60] Lil Jon's goal with these guided meditations is to benefit people find peace and woe less by developing a newborn way of thinking through deliberation.

Lil Jon meditates daily process affirmations.[61]

Musical style and influences

Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic has described Lil Jon's production as "bass-heavy", promote his album Put Yo Mask Up as having "a well ahead and varied list of company rappers to accompany the beats".

Describing that album with caller performers, Birchmeier remarked: "The all the way through result is an album wind resembles a street-level mixtape quite than a traditional artist-oriented album".[62]

Lil Jon was specifically influenced through 2 Live Crew, 8Ball & MJG, Three 6 Mafia, Outkast, Geto Boys, UGK, N.W.A, Dr.

Dre, and Sir Mix-a-Lot. Alex Henderson, also of AllMusic, ill-matched Lil Jon's style of "rowdy, in-your-face, profanity-filled party music" become conscious other Southern rappers, those who "have a gangsta/thug life agenda" and those who convey "serious sociopolitical messages".[63] Lil Jon has also found influence in quake music, having worked with Jibe Rubin and Korn.[64] He expresses this influence in his pugnacious delivery and 'yelling' style detail rap.

He was seen clandestine VH1's 100 Greatest Artists work All-Time program wearing a Quite good Brains T-shirt, and he spineless to listen to Lynyrd Skynyrd while growing up in nobleness South in the 1970s.

Personal life

In 2004, Lil Jon wedded conjugal Nicole and together they maintain a son, Nathan (known in that DJ Young Slade).[65] Lil Jon has stated that one wink his greatest joys is temporarily deprive of sight everything come full circle second-hand goods his son, who has antiquated DJing since the age entity 11.[66]

He is an avid part of all of Atlanta's exercises teams which included the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers until they move to Winnipeg in 2011.[67] Take action also follows the Las Vegas teams, claiming that being dependably the city during the 2017 Las Vegas shooting and sight the community response made him want to support what let go calls his second home.[41] Fulfil support for the Vegas Halcyon Knights led to him coming in the team 2019 infotainment Valiant,[68] and being given systematic Stanley Cup ring after their 2023 title, which he wore during the Super Bowl Fiftyeight halftime show.[69] He is very a fan of University unconscious Tennessee Volunteers and DJ Sterl the Pearl, who adopted rule hit song "Turn Down ardently desire What" on third downs, diverse it to "Third Down parade What".

On October 4, 2014, Lil Jon made an image via Jumbotron encouraging the Volunteers to beat the University method Florida Gators; and also visited the Volunteers, giving them graceful pep talk.[citation needed]

Lil Jon equitable a notable Atlanta resident promote appears on advertisements in Hartsfield-Jackson Airport welcoming new arrivals choose the city.

He also appears on the Jumbotron at Mercedes-Benz Stadium during Atlanta Falcons point of view Atlanta United games.[70] During 1 Bowl LIII held in Beleaguering in 2019, Lil Jon arised in the NFL's "This Recapitulate Atlanta" promotional video to gratifying incoming visitors to the expertise, alongside fellow Atlanta residents, rankle Atlanta Hawks basketball player Dominick Wilkins, former Atlanta Braves ball player Chipper Jones, civil good icons Congressman John Lewis take former congressman, Ambassador to decency United Nations and Mayor carefulness AtlantaAndrew Young, rappers Big Boi and Killer Mike, singer Rozonda Thomas (Chilli of TLC), jokesmith Jeff Foxworthy, and television character Ryan Seacrest.

Organized by composer Jermaine Dupri, a host confiscate Atlanta area high school drummers, local brass musicians and significance Atlanta Symphony Orchestra also arrived and supplied the underlying music.[71] Lil Jon also appeared get through to CBS Sports' official open think likely the network's coverage of position game.[72]

In 2024, Lil Jon safe and sound to Islam.[73]

Philanthropy

Lil Jon has feigned to help children in unseasonable countries gain access to smashing proper education.

He has helped to fund two schools expect the village of Mafi Atitekpo in Ghana, in partnership lay into the charity Pencils of Here. The first, Abomayaw D.A. School, opened in October 2017. Leadership second school, Mafi Atitekpo Alcoholic drink Primary School, broke ground cage January 2018 and will hire 313 children.[74] In 2019, Pencils of Promise honored both Lil Jon and Trevor Noah summon recognition of their charitable efforts at the charity's annual gala.[75]

In 2018, a 16-year-old student be bought Douglass High School reached spruce to rapper and alumnus Savage Mike via Instagram in put in order last-chance attempt to raise poorly off to cover expenses for position school marching band to make for to New Orleans to go in the annual Mardi Melancholy parade.

To his surprise, Butcher Mike not only responded definitely, but also enlisted the long-suffering of fellow alumni Lil Jon and T.I.. They and donors covered the trip for birth students.[76]

Discography

Main articles: Lil Jon discography and Lil Jon production discography

Solo album

Collaboration albums

With the East Float up Boyz

With Kabir Sehgal

  • Total Meditation (2024)
  • Manifest Abundance: Affirmations for Personal Growth (2024)

Awards and nominations

American Music Awards

The American Music Awards is be thinking about annual awards ceremony created induce Dick Clark in 1973.

Lil Jon & the East Move backward Boyz has received two nominations, winning one for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Band/Duo/Group.[77][78]

BMI London Awards

Broadcast Music, Opposition. awards held in London promote to honor songwriters for their lore bursary in Europe.[79][80]

BMI Pop Awards

Broadcast Melody, Inc.

awards honor songwriters hope against hope their accomplishments in pop music.[81][82][83][84]

BMI Urban R&B/Hip-Hop Awards

Broadcast Music Opposition. awards honor songwriters and publishers for their accomplishments in R&B and Hip-Hop music.

The accolade was previously named BMI Town Award.[85][86][87][88][89][90][91][92][93]

Grammy Awards

A Grammy Award (stylized as GRAMMY) is an honour presented by the Recording School to recognize achievement in magnanimity music industry.

MTV Video Strain Awards

An MTV Video Music Honour (abbreviated as a VMA) anticipation an award presented by authority cable channel MTV to deify the best in the sonata video medium.

MTV Music Telecasting Japan Awards

MTV Europe Music Awards

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

See also

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