Jonathan Mortimer Smith
[1] [2] (born January 27, 1971),
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LIL JON TICKETS
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Early life
Lil Jon was born and raised in
Atlanta, Georgia and graduated from
Douglass High School (Georgia) in 1989. He worked for
So So Def between 1993 and 2000, which is where he got his stage name.
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Lil Jon is a big fan of the
Atlanta Thrashers of the
NHL [4] and writes a blog on NHL.com.
[5] He has also stated on the blog that his son plays hockey. Atlanta Thrashers goalie
Kari Lehtonen also has a picture of Lil Jon on the back of his helmet.
[6] He also has his own energy drink, called ''CRUNK
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[7], and has his own line of
Oakley Sunglasses.
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Career
Lil Jon says that he is a full time rapper and "was inspired by the synthesizer sounds of rave/dance music he heard playing in Atlanta strip clubs".
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In 2006 before recording the album,
Crunk Rock Lil Jon severed his negotiation with record label TVT. Two years ago, Jon vowed never to record for TVT Records again, alleging that TVT owner Steve Gottlieb was shortchanging him.
Jon said in a statement: "Crunk Rock is going to be some next level shit".
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 compulsions and returned the rights to the master recordings of his constantly delayed LP,
Crunk Rock.
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Discography
Albums
with The East Side Boyz
- 1997: Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album
- 2000: ''We Still Crunk
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- 2001: Put Yo Hood Up
- 2002: Kings of Crunk
- 2003: Certified Crunk
- 2003: Part II
- 2004: Crunk Juice
Solo Albums
Video games
- Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
- 25 To Life (cameo appearance)
- Def Jam: Icon
- Need for Speed: Underground "Get Low"
- Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition Remix
Filmography
- 2004: Soul Plane
- 2005: Boss'n Up
- 2005: Hip-Hop Honeys: Las Vegas
- 2006: Date Movie
- 2006: Scary Movie 4
- 2008: Smoke and Mirrors
- 2009: Pimp My Ride International
References
- Rappers hear siren song of opportunity
- Lil Jon - Biography
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1441760/bio
- Lil' Jon, the Big NHL Fan
- Blogged Down
- For The Record: Quick News On Britney Spears, Notorious B.I.G., Carrie Underwood, Elliott Yamin, Paris Hilton & More
- Crunk!!! Energy Drink
- Lil Jon - Big Chips
- Scratch Magazine | The Blueprint of Hip-Hop
- Lil Jon Readies Rock Album
- VIBE: Lil Jon Goes to the Orchard