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Jonathan Mortimer Smith (born January 17, 1971), better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American music producer, rapper, crunkster and occasional disc jockey who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. He is often recognized for his hype shouts of "Yeah!", "What?", "Okay!", and "Everybody!". Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004.

In March 2011, Lil Jon will be a part of the fourth season of The Celebrity Apprentice on NBC.

Lil Jon was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He lived in Bridgeport, Connecticut for a short time and many of his earliest influences stem from his time there. He attended Douglass High School, and later graduated from the Ohio State University in 1993, moving back to Atlanta to officially begin his music career.[4] He worked for So So Def Recordings between 1993 and 2000.[5] 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. Both singles charted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at #70 and #62 respectively.[6] Under BME Recordings, the group followed in 2000 with We Still Crunk, 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.

After hearing feedback that Lil' Jon was "the new guy" from street team people in the markets where he was attracting his biggest audiences - namely Atlanta, St. Louis, Memphis and Dallas - A&R at TVT, Bryan Leach, went to one of his Atlanta shows and was blown away by the immense energy of the experience.[7] Leach told HitQuarters: "It was like early Beastie Boys, when they had the energy of a rock group but they were rapping, and ... that energy is what crunk music is all about."[7] 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.[6]

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.[6] 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).[6]
[edit] 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".[8]

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.[9] 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 and the East Side Boyz signs and new deal with Rick Robinson aka Double R CEO and Founder of iMG Recordings which the album got pushed back to 2011 and the first single is with T-Pain ,.[10]
“ 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.[9] ”

MTV News reported in March 2008 that Crunk Rock was taking more time to complete than Lil' Jon already planned.[11] 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' Crunk Rock features artists such as LMFAO, Soulja Boy, Ying Yang Twins, Waka Flocka Flame and Aaron Shaw'.[12]
[edit] 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".[13] Alex Henderson, also of allmusic, contrasted Lil' Jon's style of "rowdy, in-your-face, profanity-filled party music" with other Southern rappers', those who "have a gansta/thug life agenda" and those who convey "serious sociopolitical messages".[14] Lil' Jon has also found influence in rock music, having worked with Rick Rubin and Korn.[15] For Trick Daddy's "Let's Go", Lil' Jon sampled the bass line from Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train".[10]
[edit] Personal life

In 2004, Lil Jon married Nicole Smith In Puerto Rico.[16] Lil Jon is a fan of Atlanta Thrashers, a hockey team of the NHL[17] and writes a blog on the NHL website NHL.com.[18] On the blog, he has stated that his son plays hockey. Former Atlanta Thrashers goalie Kari Lehtonen once had a picture of Lil' Jon on the back of his helmet.[19] Lil Jon has one son. He has two brothers, Chris and Willie. On October 30, 2010 Lil Jon performed his first live DJ set in Seattle as a headliner at the annual Freaknight event.
[edit] Discography
Main article: Lil Jon discography
Main article: Lil Jon production discography

Albums with the East Side Boyz:

* Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album (1997)
* We Still Crunk!! (2000)
* Put Yo Hood Up (2001)
* Kings of Crunk (2002)
* Crunk Juice (2004)

Solo albums:

* Crunk Rock (2010)

[edit] 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

[edit] Filmography

* 2004: Soul Plane
* 2005: Boss'n Up
* 2005: Hip-Hop Honeys: Las Vegas
* 2006: Date Movie
* 2006: Scary Movie 4
* 2007: Class of 3000
* 2008: Smoke and Mirrors
* 2009: Pimp My Ride International
* 2010: Freaknik: The Musical (voice only)

Videos: Lil Jon

Couldn't Be A Better Playa

Give It All U Got

Hey

Ms. Chocolate

Outta Your Mind

Roll Call


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	Videos: Lil Jon Couldn't Be A Better Playa Give It All U Got Hey Ms. Chocolate Outta Your Mind Roll Call Jonathan Mortimer Smith (born January 17, 1971), better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American music producer, rapper, crunkster and occasional disc jockey who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. He is often recognized for his hype shouts of "Yeah!", "What?", "Okay!", and "Everybody!". Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004. In March 2011, Lil Jon will be a part of the fourth season of The Celebrity Apprentice on NBC. Lil Jon was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He lived in Bridgeport, Connecticut for a short time and many of his earliest influences stem from his time there. He attended Douglass High School, and later graduated from the Ohio State University in 1993, moving back to Atlanta to officially begin his music career.[4] He worked for So So Def Recordings between 1993 and 2000.[5] 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. Both singles charted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at #70 and #62 respectively.[6] Under BME Recordings, the group followed in 2000 with We Still Crunk, 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. After hearing feedback that Lil' Jon was "the new guy" from street team people in the markets where he was attracting his biggest audiences - namely Atlanta, St. Louis, Memphis and Dallas - A&R at TVT, Bryan Leach, went to one of his Atlanta shows and was blown away by the immense energy of the experience.[7] Leach told HitQuarters: "It was like early Beastie Boys, when they had the energy of a rock group but they were rapping, and ... that energy is what crunk music is all about."[7] 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.[6] 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.[6] 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).[6] [edit] 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".[8] 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.[9] 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 and the East Side Boyz signs and new deal with Rick Robinson aka Double R CEO and Founder of iMG Recordings which the album got pushed back to 2011 and the first single is with T-Pain ,.[10] “ 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.[9] ” MTV News reported in March 2008 that Crunk Rock was taking more time to complete than Lil' Jon already planned.[11] 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' Crunk Rock features artists such as LMFAO, Soulja Boy, Ying Yang Twins, Waka Flocka Flame and Aaron Shaw'.[12] [edit] 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".[13] Alex Henderson, also of allmusic, contrasted Lil' Jon's style of "rowdy, in-your-face, profanity-filled party music" with other Southern rappers', those who "have a gansta/thug life agenda" and those who convey "serious sociopolitical messages".[14] Lil' Jon has also found influence in rock music, having worked with Rick Rubin and Korn.[15] For Trick Daddy's "Let's Go", Lil' Jon sampled the bass line from Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train".[10] [edit] Personal life In 2004, Lil Jon married Nicole Smith In Puerto Rico.[16] Lil Jon is a fan of Atlanta Thrashers, a hockey team of the NHL[17] and writes a blog on the NHL website NHL.com.[18] On the blog, he has stated that his son plays hockey. Former Atlanta Thrashers goalie Kari Lehtonen once had a picture of Lil' Jon on the back of his helmet.[19] Lil Jon has one son. He has two brothers, Chris and Willie. On October 30, 2010 Lil Jon performed his first live DJ set in Seattle as a headliner at the annual Freaknight event. [edit] Discography Main article: Lil Jon discography Main article: Lil Jon production discography Albums with the East Side Boyz: * Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album (1997) * We Still Crunk!! (2000) * Put Yo Hood Up (2001) * Kings of Crunk (2002) * Crunk Juice (2004) Solo albums: * Crunk Rock (2010) [edit] 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 [edit] Filmography * 2004: Soul Plane * 2005: Boss'n Up * 2005: Hip-Hop Honeys: Las Vegas * 2006: Date Movie * 2006: Scary Movie 4 * 2007: Class of 3000 * 2008: Smoke and Mirrors * 2009: Pimp My Ride International * 2010: Freaknik: The Musical (voice only)
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