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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 478th most popular singer (up from 2,399th in 2019), the 2,965th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,036th in 2019) and the 157th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Lil Jon ranks 478 out of 4,381. Before him are Kemal Monteno, Alfredo Kraus, Renato Carosone, Ahmet Kaya, GZA, and Vera Lynn. After him are Ghena Dimitrova, Violetta Villas, Fritz Wunderlich, Marcia Barrett, Anette Olzon, and Facundo Cabral.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Lil Jon ranks 49. Before him are Jeff Kinney, Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, Thalía, Lisa Lopes, Anwar al-Awlaki, and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. After him are Michael C. Hall, Anette Olzon, Martin Freeman, Sofia Coppola, Joseph Kabila, and Christina Applegate.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lil Jon ranks 2,965 out of 20,380. Before him are Mervyn LeRoy (1900), Tony Sirico (1942), Mike Troy (1940), Ralph Waite (1928), Charles Greene (1945), and Mary Parker Follett (1868). After him are Joseph Dunford (1955), Elbridge Gerry (1744), Ben Johnson (1918), Simon Fraser (1776), John Hancock (1737), and Jess McMahon (1882).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Lil Jon ranks 157. Before him are Nile Rodgers (1952), Perry Como (1912), Gene Vincent (1935), Bill Withers (1938), CeeLo Green (1974), and GZA (1966). After him are Benny Blanco (1988), Ariana Grande (1993), Al Martino (1927), SZA (1990), Toby Keith (1961), and Marian Anderson (1897).

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