Jonathan H. Smith [1] (born January 17, 1971), [2] better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, hype man, and record producer. He was instrumental in the commercial breakthrough of the hip-hop subgenre crunk in the early 2000s and is often credited as a progenitor of the genre. [3]

Official music video for Lil Jon - Snap Yo Fingers (feat. E-40, Sean Paul of Youngbloodz). Director: Hype Williams.Stream on all platforms: https://orcd.co/l...

Official music video for Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz - Get Low (feat. Ying Yang Twins), from the album Kings of Crunk. Director: Life Garland, Lil Jon. Prod...

Lil Jon is a Grammy Award-winning rapper, record producer, singer, songwriter, and DJ. He caught the attention of people after starting his own music group called Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz. He is known for his Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 singles “Get Low,” “Goodies,” “Cyclone,” “Freek-a-Leek,” and “Yeah!”.

Jonathan H. Smith (born January 17, 1972), better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, DJ, and producer residing from Atlanta, Georgia.

Dec 7, 2024 · From raising health awareness to bringing the hits, Lil Jon remains a trailblazer as one the first hip-hop producers to have a residency in Las Vegas, work that he’s still doing.

Known best for his role in creating and popularizing the southern movement and lifestyle known as Crunk, Lil Jon delivered a string of regional hits (in the 90's) with the East Side Boyz eventually becoming a national force in 2001 thanks to the tracks "Bia Bia" and "Put Yo Hood Up."

Mar 27, 2024 · This week’s episode of Popcast (Deluxe), the weekly culture roundup show on YouTube hosted by Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli, features an interview with the hip-hop and EDM legend Lil Jon in...

Lil Jon Follow Artist + Southern rap kingpin and one of the most familiar faces of the 2000s, whose grunted expressions and raucous party jams made him the king of crunk.

Lil Jon's unconventional approach to hip-hop - punctuated by shouting his catchphrases such as "Okay!" and "What?!" - helped turn the rapper into one of the genre's most successful...