Lil Jon was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia and graduated from Douglass High School in 1989. He worked for So So Def between 1993 and 2000.
Lil Jon is a big fan of the Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL and writes a blog on NHL.com. He has also stated on the blog that his son plays hockey. Atlanta Thrashers goalie Kari Lehtonen also ha a picture of Lil Jon on the back of his helmet. He also has his own energy drink, called CRUNK!!![8], and has his own line of Oakley Sunglasses. He also has the World Record for the ‘Largest Diamond Pendant’ which consists of the words Crunk Aint Dead. The dimensions of the pendant are as follows: 7.5 inches tall, 6 inches wide, and 1 inch thick. It weighs 5.11 pounds with a total 73 carats of diamonds.
Lil Jon also has a winery named Little Johnathan Winery with dealers in California and Colorado.
Lil Jon released his new album called Crunk Juice features contributions from protégé Lil’ Scrappy and Bo Hagon, Grammy Award-winning record producer Rick Rubin, R. Kelly, Ice Cube, Timbaland, Usher, Three 6 Mafia, Gangsta Boo, and Ludacris, and one of Lil Jon’s punk heroes, Bad Brains. The double-CD Crunk Juice includes remixes of Daddy Yankee’s Reggaeton hit “Gasolina”, Terror Squad’s “Lean Back”, and others. The biggest hit from this album was the Usher/Ludacris collaboration “Lovers & Friends”, which reached #3 on the Hot 100. Lil Jon worked with KoЯn for a track on their album released later in 2005.
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On February 22, 2006, Lil Jon announced that he had settled business matters with TVT: “After a long battle and negotiations with TVT, we worked out our differences. TVT cut the check and now it¹s time for me to get back to work.” Lil Jon’s first solo album ‘Crunk Rock’ is scheduled for release in 2008 and has already boasted 2 hit singles; ‘Snap Yo Fingers’ which features fellow BME artist E-40 and Sean Paul of YoungBloodZ’ as well as ‘Act A Fool’ which features Three 6 Mafia.
The East Side Boyz in 2007 did a record deal with Rick Robinson, CEO of iMG Recordings; the album will come out in 2008.
In August 2008, Lil Jon announced that he had finally been released from any contractual obligations from his previous contract with TVT, and is now a free agent. He did, however, sign a new deal with The Orchard, who is currently in the process of buying TVT’s assets, and will work with the company to develop “lifestyle-oriented marketing and promotion programs,” as well as serve as a consultant for some of Orchard’s artists, labels, and branding opportunities.
Lil John will be making a guest appearance on singer/friend Ciara’s new album Fantasy Ride due out in November.[14]
