Lil Jon: Unauthorized

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• 2005
• 1 hr 2 mins

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"Whaaaaat"?!? Enter the life of Atlanta native Jonathan Smith AKA Lil Jon and his rise to be the king of "Crunk." This video details his beginning as a shy skateboarder in high school up to his present-day producer status. He has gone to work with some of the hottest acts in the industry: Usher, Ludacris, Jermaine Dupri, Xscape, Too Short, Public Enemy, Jadakiss, and Trick Daddy... just for starters. This dreadlock sporting, oversized Oakley wearing, platinum mouthpiece shining, pimp chalice carrying Hip Hop entrepreneur has his hands in everything from sunglasses to energy drinks. He's the poster boy for the ultimate level of hypeness. See how this Southern rap pioneer had to do a lot of hard work punctuated by some serious crunk partying and where he's going from here. "Okaaaay"!!!