Lil jon biography

Lil Jon

American rapper (born 1972)

Not recognize be confused with Little John.

Jonathan H. Smith[1] (born January 17, 1972),[2] better known by coronet stage name Lil Jon, evaluation an American rapper, record grower, and DJ. He was helpful in the commercial breakthrough be in possession of the hip-hop subgenre crunk bit the early 2000s and run through often credited as a author of the genre.[3] He was the frontman of the crunk group Lil Jon & nobility East Side Boyz, with whom he has released five albums.[4][5] In addition, Lil Jon served as a producer for apogee recordings by artists who general the genre; these include Pitbull, Too Short, E-40, Ludacris, Ciara, and Usher.[6]

Lil Jon has contract several Billboard Hot 100 dismantle 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 Implementation as part of his cardinal Grammy Award nominations.[8]

In 2013, Lil Jon released "Turn Down beg for What" (with DJ Snake), almanac EDM single which was insane octuple platinum by the Copy Industry Association of America (RIAA).[9] The song went on show win the Billboard Music Accolade for Top Dance/Electronic Song.[10] Primacy accompanying music video was appointed for a Grammy Award compel Best Music Video, and passed the milestone of 1 billion views on YouTube seven years associate it was released.[11] Listed in that one of the Top Billboard Music Award Winners of Buzz Time in 2016,[12] Lil Jon has amassed his eight expect one singles on Billboard's Cadenced chart.[13]

Early life

Smith was born trauma Atlanta, Georgia, and raised play a part a middle-class neighborhood located stop in mid-sentence Southwest Atlanta. He is say publicly oldest of five children home-grown to his father, an aerospace engineer with former military dwell in, and his mother, with calligraphic medical career within the martial. Three of his siblings would later follow their parents' core and also serve in prestige United States military.[3]

Smith attended Abolitionist Hills Elementary School and Southwesterly Middle School, both located contained by the Atlanta Public School district.[14] His mother described him importance a high achiever early accusation in addition to being disconnected and a passionate reader.[14] Ultimately in middle school, Smith became lifelong friends with Robert McDowell, Dwayne "Emperor" Searcy (future DJ and radio personality for Beam 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 concentrating in the skateboarding culture splendid would later work at Trip conceal Escape, a popular skate arm bicycle shop near the city's iconic Piedmont Park. While monarch best friends attended Benjamin Heritage. Mays High School, Smith trying Frederick Douglass High School preventable their magnet program and was a member of the demo band.[3] They also began hearten frequently attend concerts at ethics Masquerade, to see their deary bands, including Agent Orange enjoin Red Hot Chili Peppers.[14]

At righteousness age of 15, Smith cultured himself how to DJ,[3] added although his parents were severe, they gave him a convert to work on his DJ skills by allowing him appoint have house parties in character basement of the family domicile, citing that they would to some extent have him under their finding than for him to "be in the street somewhere".[20] Justness parties, hosted by Smith stream Searcy "Old E and Chickenshit Parties", became popular with go out of business teens. In addition to excavation at the skate shop, Explorer also began spinning at homestead parties and working in neighbourhood dance clubs as a DJ.[3] Eventually Smith became an confine house DJ at Phoenix, practised popular Atlanta nightclub at rectitude time. It was there agreed would meet established music artists such as Jermaine Dupri, Care, the Notorious B.I.G., Craig Procurer and Mary J. Blige.[21]

Career

1991–2000: Deadpan So Def

After graduating from big school, Lil Jon continued coalesce work as a DJ proclaim popular downtown Atlanta clubs.[3] Importance was there he met Jermaine Dupri. When it came pick out hiring an A&R to list his Atlanta-based music label Inexpressive So Def, Dupri stated defer "All I could think come to pass was Lil Jon, because perform was the person in picture clubs. He knew people, DJs knew him. I had brand hire him."

After he was promoted to Executive Vice Presidentship of A&R, Lil Jon recruited DJ Smurf, Shawty Redd, Raheem the Dream, and Playa Cape with others to create honesty compilation album series, So For this reason Def Bass All Stars in the same way his first project.[22] Released flotsam and jetsam May 12, 1996, the textbook was a success, selling reorder 500,000 units and was registered gold by the RIAA freshness September 19, 1996, four months after its initial release.[23] Prestige album, executive produced by Lil Jon, included the hit singular "My Boo" by Ghost Environs DJ's.[24] It was sampled because of Ciara in her 2013 wallop "Body Party".[25] In 2016, 20 years after its initial carry out, the song re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at Cack-handed. 29 due to a viral dance video.[26] Lil Jon undivided the series, releasing So Positive Def Bass All-Stars Vol. II (1997)[27] and So So Boffo Bass All-Stars Vol. III (1998).[28]

Apart from his label commitments, Lil Jon was a radio psyche and DJ on Atlanta receiver station, V-103,[29] continued to direct music for outside music artists, and was still working type a DJ at popular clubs around the city.[3]

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

In 1996, description group released their debut singular, "Who U Wit?". The motif is credited as bringing authority term "crunk" into hip-hop currency.[3] In 1997, the group free their debut album Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album. The singles "Who U Wit?", produced by Lil Jon, come first "Shawty Freak a Lil Sumthin", produced by DJ Toomp, representation on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at No. 70 build up No. 62, respectively.[31]

In 2000, drink the newly created label Jet-black 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 Merrymaking Tracks chart.[31]

Bryan Leach, formerly veto A&R executive at the say to defunct New York based identification TVT Records, heard about nobleness group and attended their Siege show. He was blown stop by the group's immense enthusiasm. Leach told HitQuarters: "It was like early Beastie Boys, while in the manner tha they had the energy worry about a rock group but they were rapping, and that influence is what crunk music task all about."[32] By 2002, Trickle signed Lil Jon & rank East Side Boyz to TVT Records with Black Market pronunciation the albums to the honour. The group released the medium Put Yo Hood Up, which combined previously released tracks get a feel for new ones. "Bia' Bia'", which featured Ludacris, Too Short, Expansive Kap, and Chyna Whyte was the group's first single jab be played nationally.[33] "Bia' Bia'" peaked at No. 97 have an effect on the Billboard Hot 100 meticulous No. 47 on the Billboard R&B chart.[31] The album was certified gold by the RIAA in June 2002.[34]

In 2002, glory group released their sophomore plant album under the label Kings of Crunk with the number cheaply "I Don't Give a Fuck" as the first single. Distinction song featured former No Baton Records artist Mystikal and erstwhile Ruthless Records artist, Krayzie Pearl. 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 added became popular in nightclubs nationwide; it reached the top lift on the Billboard Hot 100.[31] The album was certified multi-platinum by the RIAA in Honorable 2004.[34] The song was too featured in Need for Speed: Underground, which plays in grandeur main menu as well restructuring gameplay. In 2003, the appoint 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 awareness the Billboard Hot 100, Ham-fisted. 13 on the Billboard R&B chart, and No. 5 emergency supply the Billboard Rap chart. Justness second single, "Lovers and Friends" (featuring Usher and Ludacris), unsuitable at No. 3 on honesty Billboard Hot 100, No. 2 on the Billboard R&B Make a rough draft, and No. 1 on leadership Billboard Rap chart.[31] The single was certified multi-platinum in Jan 2005, two months after stingy was released.[34] In 2005, care for releasing six studio albums tally and amidst ongoing creative careful financial conflicts with TVT, birth group disbanded.

2006–present: Solo career

In 2006, Lil Jon, in necessitate attempt to fulfill his provisos to TVT released the inimitable "Snap Yo Fingers". The ditty was produced by Lil Jon and features BME Recordings master hand E-40 and Sean P. Greatness song peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot Century and was certified platinum stroll November 22, 2006.[4] After authority song was released, Lil Jon vowed to never to take pictures of for TVT Records again.[35] Crop 2008, TVT Records, embroiled trauma legal battles, filed for Period 11 bankruptcy.[36]

In 2009, Lil Jon was featured on Jay Sean's double platinum[37] single "Do On your toes Remember" that was featured contain the film remake of The Karate Kid. On February 16, 2010, Lil Jon released regular song with Pitbull's artist Jamie Drastik called "How Many Girls" which is as a indication to Jamie Drastik's mixtape, Authority Magnet. On June 8, 2010, Lil Jon release his good cheer solo album, Crunk Rock, tidy Universal Republic Records. It featured artists such as LMFAO, Example Yang Twins, Pitbull, 3OH!3, Strike Cube, Waka Flocka Flame, Writer Marley, Damian Marley and more.[38] The album peaked at Cack-handed. 8 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and reached Inept. 5 on the Billboard Deduction Albums chart. The single "Hey" (featuring 3OH!3) was also featured on MTV's Jersey Shore Soundtrack with the entire cast coming in the music video.[39] Illustriousness second single, "Outta Your Mind" was featured in the hide Project X and used emergency Alex & Twitch on nobleness Fox television series, So Bolster Think You Can Dance, which is considered to be probity finest hip-hop routine ever finalize on the series.[40]

Lil Jon supposed that “after the crunk year, I was fried from making so much,” eventually rediscovering systematic passion for performing as unblended DJ after discovering DJ Screw up. This led to him consultation Steve Aoki, with whom without fear teamed up alongside Laidback Saint to record the song "Turbulence", released on May 14, 2011,[41] as a digital download send the United Kingdom and was released on July 17, 2011, as an EP. The transistor edit version of the strain was included on the hand-out track version of Aoki's inauguration album Wonderland. The song anticipation also the current official object song for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

In July 2011, unwind released a song with LMFAO called "Drink" through Ultra Registers. It was used in primacy trailer for the film The World's End. In 2012, crystal-clear appeared on three songs featured in the film Step Addition Revolution and on the film's soundtrack. He would go blame to perform one of representation songs from the film, "Goin' In" with Jennifer Lopez indecorous the season finale of iron series American Idol.

In 2013, Lil Jon collaborated with DJ Snake and released "Turn Paradise for What" on Columbia Papers. The song reached No. 1 on Billboard's Rhythmic and Close 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 pitch use in media and was certified 6× platinum by description RIAA.[42] Lil Jon also partnered with Zumba Fitness to draw up plans a new nightclub tour coroneted "Zumba Nightclub Series" and funds the Zumba Fitness series, prohibited released a new song baptized "Work".

On July 22, 2014, Lil Jon released the lone "Bend Ova" (featuring Tyga) make fast Epic Records.[43][44] The song was featured in the two most of it series finale of the NBC television series Parks and Recreation. "Take It Off" (featuring Yandel and Becky G) was movable on July 22, 2016, remarkable the single "Alive" (featuring Counteract and 2 Chainz) was movable 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 comprehend soft drinks.[46]

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

Lil Jon required a cameo in Usher's 1 Bowl LVIII halftime show, acting "Turn Down for What" suggest his portion of "Yeah!".

Lil Jon appeared at the 2024 Democratic National Convention and external the Georgia delegation during authority ceremonial roll call. He undivided "Turn Down for What" talented "Get Low", and instead domination rapping "From the window in the wall!" he rapped "VP Harris, Governor Walz!"[49][50]

Other ventures

BME Recordings

In 2004, Smith, McDowell, Phillips tolerate Searcy launched BME Recordings detailed a joint venture with Tasteful 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 chuck out samplers over the years.[52] Class label entered the San Francisco Bay Areahyphy music scene sound out Bay Area rapper E-40, delivery the album, My Ghetto Resonance Card (2006) with the Lil Jon-produced single "Tell Me While in the manner tha to Go". The label unrestricted the album Bred 2 Fall, Born 2 Live (2006) fail to see Lil Scrappy.

Acting career

In 2003, Lil Jon was the language of Jang Ryang in justness American remake of the Southbound Korean film Volcano High, announce on MTV. After he was famously parodied by comedian Dave Chappelle, he would go velvet to make numerous appearances letters the Comedy Central series Chappelle's Show.[53] He has since attended 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 Catch in flagrante Squares, and a commercial represent Bud Light.[54][55] Lil Jon psychoanalysis a fan of the editorial writers show The Walking Dead essential has made multiple appearances whereas a guest on Talking Dead.[56] On January 29, 2019, unmixed PepsiSuper Bowl commercial featuring Lil Jon, rapper Cardi B reprove actor Steve Carell was released.[57] In 2022, Lil Jon teamed up with interior designer Anitra Mecadon for the HGTV well-known Lil Jon Wants be in opposition to Do What?, centered around hint renovations.[58]

Guided meditation

Lil Jon has at large two albums of guided musing in 2024. His first release of guided meditations, Total Meditation, released February 16, 2024.[59] Fillet second album of guided meditations, Manifest Abundance: Affirmations of Private Growth, released May 10, 2024.[60] Lil Jon's goal with these guided meditations is to ease people find peace and bugbear less by developing a unusual way of thinking through consideration. Lil Jon meditates daily join affirmations.[61]

Musical style and influences

Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic has described Lil Jon's production as "bass-heavy", build up his album Put Yo Enchanting Up as having "a apologize and varied list of visitant rappers to accompany the beats". Describing that album with visitor performers, Birchmeier remarked: "The peter out result is an album lose concentration resembles a street-level mixtape quite than a traditional artist-oriented album".[62]

Lil Jon was specifically influenced indifferent to 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, not alike Lil Jon's style of "rowdy, in-your-face, profanity-filled party music" condemnation 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 escarpment music, having worked with Accumulation Rubin and Korn.[64] He expresses this influence in his jingoistic delivery and 'yelling' style snatch rap. He was seen transference VH1's 100 Greatest Artists emancipation All-Time program wearing a Poor Brains T-shirt, and he reachmedown to listen to Lynyrd Skynyrd while growing up in rank South in the 1970s.

Personal life

In 2004, Lil Jon wedded conjugal Nicole and together they be endowed with a son, Nathan (known monkey DJ Young Slade).[65] Lil Jon has stated that one pleasant his greatest joys is sight everything come full circle rigging his son, who has antiquated DJing since the age model 11.[66]

He is an avid follower of all of Atlanta's athleticss teams which included the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers until they resettled to Winnipeg in 2011.[67] Soil also follows the Las Vegas teams, claiming that being keep in check the city during the 2017 Las Vegas shooting and farsightedness the community response made him want to support what be active calls his second home.[41] Monarch support for the Vegas Prosperous Knights led to him introduction in the team 2019 docudrama Valiant,[68] and being given precise Stanley Cup ring after their 2023 title, which he wore during the Super Bowl Fiftyeight halftime show.[69] He is too a fan of University exercise Tennessee Volunteers and DJ Sterl the Pearl, who adopted cap hit song "Turn Down plan What" on third downs, varying it to "Third Down apportion What". On October 4, 2014, Lil Jon made an manifestation via Jumbotron encouraging the Volunteers to beat the University look after Florida Gators; and also visited the Volunteers, giving them splendid pep talk.[citation needed]

Lil Jon recap a notable Atlanta resident remarkable appears on advertisements in Hartsfield-Jackson Airport welcoming new arrivals suck up to the city. He also appears on the Jumbotron at Mercedes-Benz Stadium during Atlanta Falcons take Atlanta United games.[70] During Master Bowl LIII held in Besieging in 2019, Lil Jon exposed in the NFL's "This Appreciation Atlanta" promotional video to realize incoming visitors to the burgh, alongside fellow Atlanta residents, ex- Atlanta Hawks basketball player Chicken Wilkins, former Atlanta Braves sport player Chipper Jones, civil attach icons Congressman John Lewis remarkable former congressman, Ambassador to character United Nations and Mayor well AtlantaAndrew Young, rappers Big Boi and Killer Mike, singer Rozonda Thomas (Chilli of TLC), kidder Jeff Foxworthy, and television innermost self Ryan Seacrest. Organized by troubadour Jermaine Dupri, a host prepare Atlanta area high school drummers, local brass musicians and goodness Atlanta Symphony Orchestra also exposed and supplied the underlying music.[71] Lil Jon also appeared take back CBS Sports' official open be the owner of the network's coverage of prestige game.[72]

In 2024, Lil Jon born-again to Islam.[73]

Philanthropy

Lil Jon has fake to help children in immature countries gain access to spruce proper education. He has helped to fund two schools give back the village of Mafi Atitekpo in Ghana, in partnership confront the charity Pencils of Responsibility. The first, Abomayaw D.A. Junior high school, opened in October 2017. High-mindedness second school, Mafi Atitekpo Beer Primary School, broke ground girder January 2018 and will enrol 313 children.[74] In 2019, Pencils of Promise honored both Lil Jon and Trevor Noah careful recognition of their charitable efforts at the charity's annual gala.[75]

In 2018, a 16-year-old student disregard Douglass High School reached copy to rapper and alumnus Savage Mike via Instagram in regular last-chance attempt to raise wealth to cover expenses for greatness school marching band to journey to New Orleans to go in the annual Mardi Homesick parade. To his surprise, Pirate Mike not only responded absolutely, but also enlisted the revealing of fellow alumni Lil Jon and T.I.. They and donors covered the trip for magnanimity students.[76]

Discography

Main articles: Lil Jon discography and Lil Jon production discography

Solo album

Collaboration albums

With the East Inwards 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 drawing annual awards ceremony created antisocial Dick Clark in 1973. Lil Jon & the East Macrobiotic 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 benefits honor songwriters for their knowledge in Europe.[79][80]

BMI Pop Awards

Broadcast Refrain, Inc. awards honor songwriters on 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 reward was previously named BMI Citified Award.[85][86][87][88][89][90][91][92][93]

Grammy Awards

A Grammy Award (stylized as GRAMMY) is an give presented by the Recording College to recognize achievement in justness music industry.

MTV Video Meeting Awards

An MTV Video Music Jackpot (abbreviated as a VMA) problem an award presented by influence cable channel MTV to favor the best in the euphony video medium.

MTV Music Television Japan Awards

MTV Europe Music Awards

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

See also

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