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{{Infobox |Box title = Lil Jon |image = File:Lil Jon.jpg |Row 1 title = Birth name |Row 1 info = Jonathan Smith |Row 2 title = Born |Row 2 info = {{Birth date and age|1971|1|24}}<br> Atlanta, Georgia, United States |Row 3 title = Genre |Row 3 info = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[crunk]], [[Southern hip hop]] |Row 4 title = Occupation(s) |Row 4 info = Record producer, rapper, entrepreneur, DJ, actor |Row 5 title = Years active |Row 5 info = 1993-present |Row 6 title = Label |Row 6 info = BME (2000-present) |Row 7 title = Associated acts |Row 7 info = [[E-40]], [[Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz]], [[Lil Scrappy]], [[Ludacris]], [[Too Short]], [[Ying Yang Twins]], [[YoungBloodZ]]}} '''Jonathan Smith''' (born 17 January 1972), better known by his stage name '''Lil Jon''', is an American record producer, rapper, entrepreneur, DJ and actor from Atlanta, Georgia. He was the frontman of the group [[Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz]], which he formed in 1997 and released several albums with until 2004. Lil Jon is credited in popularising [[crunk]] in the mainstream music scene, beginning with his 1997 album ''[[Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album]]''. As a record producer, he has made hit urban singles for artists including [[Young Buck]], [[Too Short]], [[E-40]] and [[Ying Yang Twins]]. His most well-known song is "Yeah!" by Usher, which he featured on, alongside [[Ludacris]], and produced. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2005. Lil Jon's debut solo album, ''[[Crunk Rock]]'', was released in 2010. ==Discography== *1997: ''[[Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album]]'' (with [[Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz|The East Side Boyz]]) 90,000 copies *2000: ''[[We Still Crunk!!]]'' (with [[Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz|The East Side Boyz]]) 300,000 copies *2001: ''[[Put Yo Hood Up]]'' (with [[Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz|The East Side Boyz]]) 500,000 copies *2002: ''[[Kings of Crunk]]'' (with [[Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz|The East Side Boyz]]) 2,200,000 copies *2004: ''[[Crunk Juice]]'' (with [[Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz|The East Side Boyz]]) 3,500,000 copies as of 2005 *2010: ''[[Crunk Rock]] Unknown'' [[Category:1971 births]] [[Category:American rappers]] [[Category:African-American rappers]] [[Category:Rappers from Atlanta, Georgia]] [[Category:Rappers from Georgia]] [[Category:Hip hop record producers]] [[Category:American hip hop record producers]] [[Category:Hip hop DJs]] [[Category:Crunk artists]] [[Category:Grammy Award winners]] [[Category:Southern hip hop musicians]] [[Category:American music industry executives]] [[Category:Article stubs]]
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