Biography
Lil Jon was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, but graduated from Atlanta's Douglass High School in 1989. Lil Jon also hosted a radio show on BET. He 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.
[edit] 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 White 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", 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 and Chris Rock. 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.
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.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
 | Put Yo Hood Up
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 | Kings of Crunk
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 | Part II
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 | Crunk Juice
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 | Crunk Rock
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | UK singles | Album |
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| 2001 | "Put Yo Hood Up" | — | #80 | — | — | Put Yo Hood Up |
| 2001 | "Bia Bia" (feat. Ludacris, Too Short, Big Kapp, & Chyna Whyte) | Put Yo Hood Up | ||||
| 2001 | "I Like Dem Girlz" (feat. Jazze Pha) | Put Yo Hood Up | ||||
| 2002 | "Nothin's Free" (feat. Oobie) | — | #61 | — | — | Put Yo Hood Up |
| 2002 | "Rep Yo City" (E-40 feat. Lil Jon, Petey Pablo, Eightball, & Bun B) | #73 | Grit & Grind/Kings of Crunk | |||
| 2003 | "I Don't Give A Fuck" (feat. Mystikal & Krayzie Bone) | — | #50 | — | — | Kings of Crunk |
| 2003 | "Get Low" (feat. Ying Yang Twins) | #2 | #1 | #1 | — | Kings of Crunk |
| 2003 | "Damn!" (Youngbloodz feat. Lil Jon) | #4 | #2 | #1 | - | Drankin' Patnaz |
| 2003 | "Yeah! (Usher feat. Lil Jon and Ludacris) | #1 | #1 | — | #1 | Confessions |
| 2004 | "Shake That Monkey" (Too Short feat. Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz) | #84 | #56 | #23 | #33 | Married to the Game |
| 2004 | "Salt Shaker" (Ying Yang Twins feat. Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz) | #9 | #9 | #2 | — | Me & My Brother |
| 2004 | "Let's Go" (Trick Daddy feat. Lil Jon & Twista) | #7 | #10 | #4 | — | Thug Matrimony: Married To The Streets |
| 2004 | "Culo" (Pitbull feat. Lil Jon) | #32 | - | - | - | M.I.A.M.I. |
| 2004 | "Toma" (Pitbull feat. Lil Jon) | - | - | - | - | M.I.A.M.I. |
| 2004 | "Head Bussa" (Lil Scrappy feat. Lil Jon) | - | #73 | - | - | The King of Crunk & BME Records Presents Trillville & Lil Scrappy' |
| 2004 | "Neva Eva" (Trillville feat. Lil Scrappy & Lil Jon) | #78 | #28 | #22 | - | The King of Crunk & BME Records Presents Trillville & Lil Scrappy' |
| 2004 | "Real Gangstaz" (Mobb Deep feat. Lil Jon) | - | #49 | - | - | Amerikaz Nightmare |
| 2004 | "What U Gon' Do" (feat. Lil Scrappy) | #22 | #13 | #8 | — | Crunk Juice |
| 2005 | "Real Nigga Roll Call" (feat. Ice Cube) | — | #61 | — | — | Crunk Juice |
| 2005 | "Lovers and Friends" (feat. Usher & Ludacris) | #3 | #2 | 1 | — | Crunk Juice |
| 2005 | "Get Crunk" (feat. Bo Hagon) | — | #59 | — | — | Crunk Juice |
| 2005 | "Girlfight" (Brooke Valentine feat. Lil Jon & Big Boi) | #23 | #13 | - | #7 | Chain Letter |
| 2005 | "Okay" (Nivea feat. Lil Jon & Youngbloodz) | #40 | #14 | - | - | Complicated |
| 2006 | "Bojangles [Remix]" (Pitbull feat. Lil Jon & Ying Yang Twins) | - | - | - | - | El Mariel |
| 2006 | "Go to Church" (Ice Cube feat. Lil Jon & Snoop Dogg) | #121 | #67 | #25 | - | Laugh Now, Cry Later |
| 2006 | "Snap Yo Fingers" (feat. E-40 & Sean P) | #7 | #1 | #1 | — | Crunk Rock |
| 2006 | "Act A Fool" (feat. Three 6 Mafia) | TBR | TBR | TBR | — | Crunk Rock |
| 2006 | "Gangsta Gangsta" (Lil Scrappy feat. Lil Jon) | TBR | TBR | TBR | TBR | Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live |
[edit] Music sample
- Get Low (sample) (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- Short sample of Get Low by Lil Jon and the Eastside Boys ft. Ying Yang Twins - harsh language advisory
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[edit] Trivia
- Lil Jon carries around a jewel-encrusted chalice, also called a "pimp cup". During his early years of fame, he was rarely seen in public without it.
- Lil Jon is a hidden character in Tony Hawk's American Wasteland.
- The NHL team the Atlanta Thrashers' goaltender Kari Lehtonen has a depiction of Lil Jon on his mask. [3]
- Lil Jon is an avid Atlanta Thrashers fan, going to almost all home games when in Atlanta. He occasionally goes down to the locker room after games to talk to Lehtonen. He is also an avid Atlanta Braves fan.
- Lil Jon's son plays hockey
- Lil' Jon has appeared in Soul Plane, Date Movie and Scary Movie 4. Scary Movie 4 incorrectly credited him as "Lil John".
- The song Stop Fuckin' Wit Me featured on Crunk Juice features a beat sampled from a song from the thrash metal band Slayer, the song was the ever-infamous Raining Blood. This is the second instance where Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz have used a Slayer song (the first being Mandatory Suicide).
- Lil Jon has appeared in commercials for Subway.
- Lil Jon has 4 mobile video games known as "Lil Jon Crunk Golf," "Hot Secretary," "8 Ball Pool Hustle," and "Stacking Bling."
- Lil Jon has appeared as the presenter of Pimp My Ride International.
- One of Lil Jon's favorite bands is Tears for Fears.
- Lil Jon appeared on MTV's "Wild 'N Out" as the black team captain.
- Among the better-known recurring sketches on the comedy series Chappelle's Show is A Moment in the Life of Lil Jon, which was inspired by a music video in which Lil Jon repeatedly yells "Okay!" Dave Chappelle treats this behavior as if it is constantly part of the rapper's daily interactions, and while playing the role of the rapper adds the terms "what" and "yeah" (both also yelled) to this limited vocabulary. Near the end of the show's second season, Lil Jon himself appeared and interacted with Chappelle's impression. [4]
- Made a cameo appearance on The Game's single, Wouldn't Get Far
[edit] Video Games
- Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
- 25 To Life (cameo appearence)
- Def Jam: Icon
[edit] Production and/or Appearances
(list is not complete)
- "Holdin It Down" ft. Lil Jon
- "Froze" ft. T-Pain
- "Touch" #19 UK
- "Bow His Azz Up" (feat. Shawty Beezelee, Dollar & Lil Jon)
- "ATL Hoe" (feat. Lil Jon, Pastor Troy & Archie Eversole)
- "Dats How It Goes" ft. Lil Jon
- "Do It, Do It" ft. Lil Jon
- "9 To 10"
- "Move Back" ft. Venus
- "My Humps (Crunk Remix)"
- "London Bridge Remix" ft. Lil Jon
- "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"
- "Get Up On It" (feat. Chamillionaire)
- "To My Mama"
- "18"
- "Quick To Back Down" (feat. Nas and Lil' Jon)
- "Cash Flow"
- "Girlfight" (feat. Big Boi and Lil Jon) #23 US
- "Trill Recognize Trill" (feat. Ludacris)
- "Goodies" (feat. Petey Pablo) #1 US, #1 UK
- "That's Right (feat. Lil Jon)"
- "C.R.U.S.H."
- "I Got That"
- "Knuck If You Buck" ft. Lil Scrappy
- "Rock Yo Hips
- "We Ready" ~off the 2000 album by Da Brat entitled Unrestricted
- "Might Getcha"
- "Choose Me"
- "Treat Me Like A" (feat. Jadakiss; un-released version featured Lil' Jon)
- "Get Off Me" (feat. Bone Crusher & Lil' Jon)
- "What It Be" ft. Trick Daddy & Lil Jon
- "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)
- "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.)
- "Don't Crunk my Watch" (feat. Matt Whizzy) #75 US
- "Jook Gal" (feat. Bone Crusher and Lil Jon)
- "Spin Ya Rag"
- "Dancing Gym" (feat. Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz & Ying Yang Twins)
- "Step Back" ft. Lil Jon
- "Rep Yo Click" (feat. Lil' Jon, and Red Cafe)
- "Boss Playa" ft. AB-Liva (Cover Of Salt Shaker Beat)
- "Break Bread" (feat. Ludacris, and Bonecrusher)
- "Go To Church" (feat. Snoop Dogg and Lil' Jon)
- "Holla @ Cha' Boy"
- "You Gotta Lotta That" (feat. Snoop Dogg)
- "Call On Me Lil Jon Remix" ft. Nelly
- "Take It Outside" ft. Lil Jon & Pastor Troy
- "Why Not" (feat. Skip)
- "The New Workout Remix"
- "Fight The Power" (feat. Xzibit)
- "Get'chu Twisted"
- "Shut Da Club Down"
- "How U Ridin" ft. Bun B
- all songs on "Crunk Juice" and "Kings of Crunk"
- "Snap Yo Fingers" (feat. E-40 and Sean Paul) #7 US
- "Act A Fool" featuring The Three 6 Mafia
- "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. Trillville
- "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"
- "Some Head Tonight" ft. Lil Jon & Jolly Boi
- "Sweetheart (Lil' Jon Remix)" (feat. Jermaine Dupri)
- "Boom" (feat. Juvenile)
- "Act A Fool" ft. Lil Jon
- "Real Gangstaz" (feat. Lil' Jon)
- "YAY"
- "Hang Hang" (feat. Ashanti)
- "What Cha Gonna Do? (The Anthem)"
- "Okay" (feat. Lil Jon and The Youngbloodz) #40 US
- "P. Control" ft. Elephant Man
- "Dirty Dancin'" (feat. Lil' Jon)
- "Ooh Baby"
- "All"
- "Last Call" (feat. Eastside Boyz, Lil Jon, Mello, and Slimm Calhoun
- "Show A Lil Mo" (feat. Lil' Jon)
- "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"
- "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)
- "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)**
- "I'm A King" (feat. Lil' Scrappy) #67 US
- "Rock Away" ft. Lil Scrappy
- "Tonight" ft. Lil Jon
- "Run" (feat.Lil Jon)
- "Throw Some D's (Remix) (feat. Andre 3000, Jim Jones, Nelly, Murphy Lee, too Short and The Game
- "What It Do (feat. Lil Jon & Sean Paul of The YoungBloodz)
- "Open The Door"
- "We Like Them Girls" ft. Master P.
- "Breath On That" ft. AC
- "3 Kingz (feat. Bun B, and T.I.)"
- "Step Yo Game Up (feat. Lil' Jon and Trina)
- "The Sexiest Bitch"
- "Twirk With It"
- "Can You Believe It" (feat. Akon)
- "So Serious"
- "Stand Up" (feat. Trick Daddy, Lil' Wayne, and Lil' Jon)
- "King & Queen" ft. Ciara
- "Click Up" (feat. Lil Jon, Young Jeezy & Three 6 Mafia)
- "You Better Tell Her"
- "You Better Tell Her" (feat. Lil' Scrappy)
- "You Better Tell Her" (feat. Lil' Scrappy and Pitbull)
- "So Serious" ft. Styles P.
- "Throw It Up" ft. Lil Jon
- "Come Get Some" (feat. YoungBloodz)
- "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"
- "Can't Go For That" (feat. DMX & Lil Scrappy)
- "Let's Go" (feat. Lil Jon & Twista)
- "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)
- "Turn Ya Out" (feat. Lil Jon)
- "Like That"
- "Yeah" (feat. Lil Jon and Ludacris) #1 US, #1 UK
- "Red Light" ft. Ludacris
- "Red Light Remix" ft. Lil Jon & Ludacris
- "Chevere" (feat. Notch)
- "Chulin Culin Cunflai" (feat. Three 6 Mafia and Calle 13)
- Upcoming Comeback Album(2007)*
- "Switch (Lil Jon Remix)" (feat. Lil Jon)
- "Grey Goose"
- "ATL Eternally" (feat. Pastor Troy and Lil Jon)
- "Salt Shaker" (feat. Lil Jon) #9 US
- "Put That Thang Down" (feat. Teedra Moses)
- "Take It Off"
- "Damn" (feat. Lil Jon) #4 US
- "Damn Remix" ft. JD, Ludacris, YoungBloodZ & Bone Crusher
- "Presidential" #81 US
- "Shorty Wanna Ride" #17 US
- "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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