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Lil Jon

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Jonathan H. Smith (born January 17, 1971), better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper and record producer. Regarded as a progenitor of the club-oriented hip-hop subgenre crunk, his production and voice presence were instrumental in the genre's commercial breakthrough in the early 2000s. He was also the front man of the group Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, with whom he has released five albums. Having been credited on most crunk releases throughout the 2000s, Lil Jon produced several of the genre's Billboard Hot 100 hits including "Salt Shaker" by Ying Yang Twins, "Cyclone" by Baby Bash, "Damn!" by YoungBloodZ, "Freek-a-Leek" by Petey Pablo, "Goodies" by Ciara, and "Yeah!" by Usher. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lil Jon is the 2,398th most popular singer, the 13,040th most popular biography from United States and the 653rd most popular American Singer.

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Among singers, Lil Jon ranks 2,398 out of 4,381. Before him are Joss Stone, Bada, Amanda Lepore, J Dilla, Ozuna, and Chenoa. After him are Tim Armstrong, M. Pokora, Ana Tijoux, Tatiana Bulanova, Nina, and Ghulam Ali.

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Among people born in 1971, Lil Jon ranks 477. Before him are Espen Sandberg, Trond Espen Seim, DeObia Oparei, Margarita Drobiazko, Enrique Romero, and Ze'ev Elkin. After him are Domonique Simone, Joann Sfar, Sabine Spitz, Murray Bartlett, David Wagner, and Carlos Reygadas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lil Jon ranks 13,040 out of 20,380. Before him are J Dilla (1974), Payne Stewart (1957), Neil Strauss (1969), Isabella Abbott (1919), Arnold Stang (1918), and Madonna Wayne Gacy (1964). After him are Leo Rossi (1946), Tim Armstrong (1965), Folarin Balogun (2001), Cedric Maxwell (1955), Thomas Sadoski (1976), and Kathryn C. Thornton (1952).

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