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Lil Jon

Jonathan H. Smith (born January 17, 1971), better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper and record producer. Regarded as a progenitor of the club-oriented hip-hop subgenre crunk, his production and voice presence were instrumental in the genre's commercial breakthrough in the early 2000s. He was also the frontman of the group Lil Jon &…

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Born
Jonathan H. Smith (1971-01-17) January 17, 1971 (age 55) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Children
2
Formerly of
Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz
Genres
Crunk · Southern hip-hop · EDM
Instruments
Vocals · keyboards · synthesizer · drum machine · sampler
Labels
Epic · Republic · Geffen · Interscope · Black Market

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Lil Jon

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related to 2006–present: Solo career · 43
Lil Jon → After, Alex, B/Hip-Hop Albums, Billboard Hot, Billboard Top, Billboard Top Rap Albums, Can Dance, Chapter, Crunk Rock, Damian Marley, Do You Remember, Drastik's, E-40, Fox, Hey, How Many Girls, Ice Cube, In, It, Jamie Drastik
related to Television · 43
Lil Jon → About, All, Andy Cohen, Bang, Bar Rescue, Boy, Chappelle's Show, Class, Comedy Bang, Crank Yankers, Criss Angel Mindfreak, Do What, Freaknik, Hell's Kitchen, Hollywood Medium, Hollywood Puppet Show, How I'm Living, Like Family, Lil Jon Wants, Mad TV
related to Acting career · 37
Lil Jon → About, After, All-Star Celebrity Apprentice, American, American Idol, André, Anitra Mecadon, Bar Rescue, Boy, Bud Light, Cardi, Chappelle's Show, Class, Comedy Central, Crank Yankers, Dave Chappelle, Do What, He, Hell's Kitchen, HGTV
related to 1991–2000: So So Def Recordings · 34
Lil Jon → After, All, All-Stars, All-Stars Vol, Atlanta, Atlanta-based, Billboard Hot, Body Party, Ciara, DJ, DJ Smurf, DJs, Dream, Dupri, Executive Vice President, Ghost Town DJ's, He, II, III, In
related to Personal life · 32
Lil Jon → Atlanta's, DJ Sterl, DJ Young Slade, DJing, Florida Gators, Georgia, He, His, In, Jumbotron, Las Vegas, Mayfield Park, Milton, Nathan, NHL's Atlanta Thrashers, Nicole, On February, On October, Pearl, Puerto Rico
related to Musical style and influences · 29
Lil Jon → Alex Henderson, All-Time, AllMusic, Bad Brains T-shirt, Birchmeier, Describing, DJ Toomp, Dr, Dre, Geto Boys, Greatest Artists, He, Jason Birchmeier, Korn, Lil Jon's, Live Crew, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mafia, MJG, Outkast
related to BME Recordings · 27
Lil Jon → Bay Area, BME Recordings, BME Recordings Present, Born, Bred, Crunk, Die, Dwayne, E-40, Emperor, Go, In, Lil Jon-produced, Lil Scrappy, Live, My Ghetto Report Card, Records, Robert McDowell, San Francisco Bay Area, Searcy
related to Philanthropy · 21
Lil Jon → Abomayaw, Douglass High School, Ghana, He, In, Instagram, January, Killer Mike, Kindergarten, Mafi Atitekpo, Mafi Atitekpo DA Primary, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, October, Pencils, Promise, School, The, They, To
related to 1995–2005: Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz · 13
Lil Jon → B/Hip-Hop Songs, Big Sam, Da Album, East Side Boyz, Get Crunk, Hot, In, Lil Sumtin, Lil' Bo, Shawty Freak, The, Who, Wit
related to Guided meditation · 8
Lil Jon → Affirmations, February, His, Lil Jon's, Manifest Abundance, May, Personal Growth, Total Meditation

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Lil JonChildren21.00infobox
Lil JonFormerly ofLil Jon & the East Side Boyz1.00infobox
Lil JonGenresCrunk1.00infobox
Lil JonGenresSouthern hip-hop1.00infobox
Lil JonGenresEDM1.00infobox
Lil JonInstrumentsVocals1.00infobox
Lil JonInstrumentskeyboards1.00infobox
Lil JonInstrumentssynthesizer1.00infobox
Lil JonInstrumentsdrum machine1.00infobox
Lil JonInstrumentssampler1.00infobox
Lil JonLabelsEpic1.00infobox
Lil JonLabelsRepublic1.00infobox
Lil JonLabelsGeffen1.00infobox
Lil JonLabelsInterscope1.00infobox
Lil JonLabelsBlack Market1.00infobox
Lil JonOccupationsRapper1.00infobox
Lil JonOccupationsrecord producer1.00infobox
Lil JonOccupationsdisc jockey1.00infobox
Lil JonOccupationsentrepreneur1.00infobox
Lil JonOccupationsrecord executive1.00infobox
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Lil JonWebsiteliljon.com1.00infobox
Lil JonWorksRecording1.00infobox
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Lil JonYears active1991–present1.00infobox
Lil Jonis afan of the television series The Walking Dead and has made multiple appearances as a guest on Talking Dead0.90text
Lil Jonis anotable Atlanta resident and appears on advertisements in Hartsfield-Jackson Airport welcoming new arrivals to the city0.90text

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