Back ليل جون Arabic لیل جان AZB Lil Jon Byelorussian Лил Джон Bulgarian লিল জন Bengali/Bangla لیل جۆن CKB Lil Jon Czech Lil Jon Danish Lil Jon German Lil Jon Greek
Lil Jon | |
|---|---|
 Lil Jon in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jonathan H. Smith |
| Born | January 17, 1972 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupations |
|
| Discography | |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels |
|
| Formerly of | Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz |
| Spouse |
Nicole (m. 2004) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | liljon |
 | |
Jonathan H. Smith[1] (born January 17, 1972),[2] better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, record producer, and DJ. 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] He was the frontman of the crunk group Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, with whom he has released five albums.[4][5] In addition, Lil Jon served as a producer for most recordings by artists who popularized the genre; these include Pitbull, Too Short, E-40, Ludacris, Ciara, and Usher.[6]
Lil Jon has produced several Billboard Hot 100 hit 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 Performance as part of his five Grammy Award nominations.[8]
In 2013, Lil Jon released "Turn Down for What" (with DJ Snake), an EDM single which was certified octuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[9] The song went on to win the Billboard Music Award for Top Dance/Electronic Song.[10] The accompanying music video was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Music Video, and passed the milestone of 1 billion views on YouTube seven years after it was released.[11] Listed as one of the Top Billboard Music Award Winners of All Time in 2016,[12] Lil Jon has amassed his eight number one singles on Billboard's Rhythmic chart.[13]
- ^ "Credits | off and Running | POV". PBS. January 10, 2010.
- ^ Irvin, Jack. "Lil Jon Talks Shifting His Focus from Music to Designing Homes on HGTV: 'That's How You Have Longevity'". People. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- ^ Sarig, Roni. "Lil Jon heralds a new Southern music movement". Creative Loafing. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ "Gold and Platinum Certifications". RIAA. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ^ "Lil Jon:Artist Page". Recording Academy. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ^ Lavin, Will (April 10, 2020). "Usher, Lil Jon and Ludacris share new song 'SexBeat'". NME. BandLad Technologies. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ Sanneh, Kelefa (November 28, 2004). "Lil John Crunks Up the Volume". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Grammys. The Recording Academy. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "Turn Down For What". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "Billboard Music Awards Full Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Dylan (January 17, 2021). "Released 7 Years Ago: DJ SNAKE & Lil Jon – Turn Down For What". EDM House Network. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ "Top Billboard Music Award Winners of All Time (1990–2016)". Billboard. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ Anderson, Trevor. "Saweetie's 'My Type' Hits No. 1 on Rhythmic Songs Airplay Chart". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2019.