Lil Jon

Loud, ebullient, and larger than life, rapper and producer Lil Jon is the undisputed king of crunk. Starting in 1997 with the East Side Boyz, he became an iconic figure spearheading the Dirty South crunk sound that rose from Atlanta's clubs, shouting catch phrases synonymous with the movement's over-the-top party mindset. Lil Jon's emphatic yells and husky rhymes were energizing elements that drove smashes like the pop hit "Get Low" (2003), Usher's chart-topping and Grammy-winning "Yeah!" (2004), and the Top Ten E-40 and Sean Paul collaboration "Snap Yo Fingers" (2006). Meanwh...