Lil Jon

Lil Jon is an American rapper, record producer, and DJ who helped popularize crunk music. His best-known hits include “Get Low” and “Turn Down for What.”

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The East Side Boyz: An Atlanta hip-hop group that recorded with Lil Jon and helped define crunk. The group was Lil Jon’s principal recording partnership during crunk’s rise.
Get Low: A 2002 crunk single by Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz featuring the Ying Yang Twins. Its club success became one of Lil Jon’s signature achievements.
Crunk: A Southern hip-hop style marked by forceful chants, energetic delivery, and hard-hitting production. Lil Jon became its most visible ambassador and helped establish its sound.
Snap music: An Atlanta hip-hop style built around finger snaps, sparse beats, and catchy chants. Its lighter, more minimal groove contrasted with crunk’s aggressive club sound.
Usher: An American singer whose music spans R&B, pop, and dance. Lil Jon produced Usher’s 2004 hit “Yeah!” with Ludacris.
Yeah!: A 2004 R&B and hip-hop single by Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris. Lil Jon’s production and ad-libs helped make it a defining crossover hit.
Southern hip-hop: Hip-hop music and culture developed across the American South. Lil Jon’s Atlanta-based work emerged from this regional tradition.
Chopped and screwed: A Houston hip-hop technique that slows recordings and repeats or stutters sections. The style offers a distinct Southern approach to club music and production.
Ludacris: An American rapper and actor associated with Southern hip-hop. He joined Lil Jon and Usher on the chart-topping single “Yeah!”
Turn Down for What: A 2013 electronic dance single by DJ Snake and Lil Jon. The track carried Lil Jon’s shouted vocal style into a new dance-music setting.