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[[caption-width-right:350:You can practically ''hear'' pictures of Lil' Jon.]]
->''YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH-UUUUUUUHHHHH!!!!!!!!''
-->--'''Lil' Jon''', regarding everything

[[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere Describe Lil' Jon here.]]

'''''[[SelfDemonstratingArticle WHAT?!]]'''''

I said, describe Lil' Jon here.

'''''HOO-WHAT?!?!'''''

Describe Lil' Jon here!

'''''OHH-KAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY!!!'''''

The TropeCodifier for "{{Crunk}}" HipHop, '''Lil' Jon''' (real name '''Jonathan H. Smith''', born January 17, 1971) is the LargeHam of the hip-hop world. He got his start with '''The East Side Boyz''', largely defining what Crunk was and what it could be, before making his big "break" with ''Kings of Crunk''. From then on, he largely gained his memetic style as a guest feature and hype man on other artist's tracks, gaining almost legendary status with how much manic energy he can bring to a track. As the 2000's rolled on, he began to make a transition away from Crunk towards TrapMusic, though with his prolific nature, he's bounced around throughout.

He has had several hits, most notably "Get Low", "Turn Down for What" and his memorable appearance on Music/{{Usher}}'s "Yeah!".
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!!Tropes that apply to Lil Jon:
* BigWhat: One of his trademarks, famously spoofed by ''Series/ChappellesShow''.
* BigYes: "YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH-UUUUUUUHHHHH!!!!!"
* BigWordShout: "[[RuleOfThree OOOOHHHHHHH-KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYY!!!!!]]" Although every word he uses, he shrieks.
* BodyHorror: A mild version in the video for "Turn Down For What", where people's body parts seem to be dictating their owners' dancing to the point of no longer functioning as body parts thanks to the infectious beat.
* CatchPhrase:
** ''YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH-UUUUUUUHHHHHHHH'' on practically every song he's ever been on, ''ever''. Though, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDBi4uO89us some of his earlier songs]] aren't much like what people expect from him today.
** WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lIyTunP_go&feature=channel even speculated]] on a Lil Jon appearance in a ballet ("YEAH [[Theatre/SwanLake SWAN LAKE]]")
* {{Bowdlerisation}}: Clean versions of every song except "Get Low" or "Turn Down For What" are almost instrumental. However, he does switch up his lyrics every now and then for these edits.
* ClusterFBomb: His song "Real N*** Roll Call" is said to contain more swear words than any song released for radio, and it seems to have bene a hassle to replace every word with a clean alternative.
* DestructoNookie: The "Turn Down for What" music video is about using bodies and people's moving body parts, private parts included, to destroy an entire building while partying in it.
* {{Fanservice}}: The "Turn Down for What" music video treats us to a brief glimpse of Creator/SunitaMani in her underwear.
* GroinAttack: Hilariously inverted in "Turn Down for What"; not only is the DestructoNookie in full effect but the woman at the beginning of the video repeatedly tries this on the guy who literally crashed her apartment only to have it epically [[NoSell no-selled]] each time.
* HiddenDepths: According to his Reddit AMA, he likes green tea, his favorite book is ''Literature/{{The Art of War|SunTzu}}'', and if he hadn't gone into music he would've become a psychiatrist.
* LargeHam: Quite possibly the largest ham in rap. He yells loudly in virtually every song.
* LyricalTic: "YAA-EE-AAH!", "OKAY!", and "WHAT!" At least once per song.
* NoIndoorVoice: Dare we say a TropeCodifier for hip-hop?
** Hell, even his [[https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1yxsgs/this_is_lil_jon_ama/ reddit AMA]] was answered completely in ALLCAPS.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Unlike when he raps, he will shout each word in pauses in every chorus.
* RapMetal: "Stop Fuckin' Wit Me" is considered this.
* RefugeInAudacity: He is this naturally due to his never-ending swear sprees and for shouting every word, but "Turn Down For What" concluded this.
* {{Sampling}}: "Stop Fuckin' Wit Me" was put together by Music/RickRubin entirely with guitar riffs from Music/{{Slayer}} recordings that Rubin produced.
* SequelSong: Worked with Creator/ChrisRock on Rock's album Never Scared for "Get Lower".
* TropeCodifier: For {{Crunk}}. He wasn't the sole UrExample (as Music/ThreeSixMafia was transforming into a recognizably crunk-based sound around the same time that ''Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album'' was released), but he most certainly was responsible for fine-tuning the style into its most recognizable format.
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