Crunk Juice

• Artist: Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz
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• Release Date: November 16, 2004
• Type: Contains explicit content
• Genre: Rap

Review

Responsible for numerous crunk party tunes and plenty of over-the-top hits, producer Lil Jon could easily be mistaken for a flash-in-the-pan whose time is almost up. Then again, his formulaic records that generally come up aces bring to mind AC/DC and their always-the-same, generally-very-good track record. You can count the songs that Lil Jon has been involved with and didn't shout "yeah!" and "okay!" on one hand, and his Crunk Juice album is more of the same. But keeping the AC/DC comparison going, Crunk Juice is his Back in Black, just as exciting and remarkably powerful, but twice as long and with a lot more help. Even though most of the songs are built on the same party-crunk foundation, the difference is in the details. Production by production, record by record, Lil Jon has become a more detailed producer. Crunk Juice is the payoff of every single that's come before it. Take the incredibly hard "What U Gon' Do" with it's simple, everybody's-feelin'-it beat. Lil Scrappy's tough rap proves he's the man for the job on this track, while the loopy, faraway melody and robot filters Lil Jon runs Scrappy's vocal through are what really makes it. The East Side Boyz -- Big Sam and Lil Bo -- are a worthy support crew and gel with their resident superstar as well as G-Unit does with 50 Cent. Great, but it's the ridiculously well-picked guest list you've come for, isn't it? The biggies -- R. Kelly, Usher, Ice Cube, Snoop, Rick Rubin, and on and on -- all bring it, while Southern stalwarts like Trillville, Eightball & MJG, Ying Yang Twins, and Gangsta Boo -- whose brash vocals are slowed down eerily, screwed-and-chopped style -- sound especially triumphant, proud to be with the South's greatest chart-topper. Running 75 minutes long and with too many highlights to mention, the worst thing you can say about Crunk Juice is that it's overwhelming. Funny skits from Chris Rock and E-40 tie it all together if you can stand over an hour of crunk pummeling, but Crunk Juice is best taken in two or three glorious listens. That's a lot of top-notch crunk, and more than enough to justify Lil Jon's "King of Crunk" title. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Crunk Juice (Lyrics)	C.P. Love, J Smith	Lil Jon, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz	(0:56)
Get Crunk (Lyrics)	Chuck Leonard, J. Smith	Lil Jon, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, Bo Hagon	(4:17)
What U Gon' Do (Lyrics)	J Smith	Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, Lil Scrappy	(5:20)
Real N***a Roll Call	J Smith, O.B. Jackson	Ice Cube, Lil Jon, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz	(5:08)
Bo Hagon's Phone Call		Lil Jon, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz	(1:21)
Da Blow	J Smith	Lil Jon, Gangsta Boo, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz	(5:59)
Contract	C.P. Love, J Smith	Jazze Pha, Lil Jon, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, Trillville, Pimpin' Ken	(5:53)
E40 Choppin		Lil Jon, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz	(0:41)
White Meat	C.P. Love, Mike Goodwin, J Smith	MJG, Lil Jon, 8Ball, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz	(4:47)
Stop F***in Wit Me (Lyrics)	R. Rubin, J Smith	Lil Jon, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz	(5:58)
Chris Rock Let's Be Friends		Lil Jon, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz	(0:09)
Lovers and Friends (Lyrics)	M. Sterling, J Smith	Usher, Lil Jon, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, Ludacris	(4:20)
One Night Stand (Lyrics)	C.P. Love, LaMarquis Mark Jefferson, J Smith	Lil Jon, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, Oobie	(4:33)
Aww Skeet Skeet	J Smith	DJ Flexx, Lil Jon, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz	(4:45)
Chris Rock in da Club (Lyrics)		Lil Jon, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz	(0:26)
In da Club (Lyrics)	C.P. Love, LaMarquis Mark Jefferson, J Smith	R. Kelly, Lil Jon, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, Ludacris	(4:29)
Bitches Ain't S**t	N. Hale, J Smith	Snoop Dogg, Suga Free, Nate Dogg, Lil Jon, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, Oobie	(4:36)
Chris Rock Get Lower		Lil Jon, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz	(0:33)
Stick That Thang Out (Skeezer)	J Smith	Lil Jon, Pharrell Williams, Ying Yang Twins, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz	(3:55)
Grand Finale (Lyrics)	C.P. Love, Nas, LaMarquis Mark Jefferson, C. Harris, J Smith, O.B. Jackson	Ice Cube, Nas, Fat Joe, Lil Jon, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, Bun B, T.I.	(6:48)

Credits

John Frye (Engineer), John Frye (Mixing), LaMarquis Mark Jefferson (Bass), Rick Rubin (Producer), Chris Steinmetz (Engineer), DJ Flexx (Producer), DJ Flexx (Engineer), Andrew Scheps (Mixing), Craig Love (Guitar), Jonathon "Lil' Jon" Smith (Producer), Jonathon "Lil' Jon" Smith (Executive Producer), Jonathon "Lil' Jon" Smith (Mixing), Josh Butler (Engineer), Lil Jon (Main Performer), Bryan Leach (Executive Producer), Andrew Coleman (Engineer), Abel Garibaldi (Engineer), Rob McDowell (Executive Producer), The Neptunes (Producer), Wassim Zreik (Engineer), Emperor Searcy (Executive Producer), Scotty Beats (Producer), Scotty Beats (Mixing), Benjamin Wheelock (Design), L-Roc (Keyboards), Ian Mereness (Engineer), Lil Jay (Producer), Mark Vinten (Engineer), Chris Carmouche (Engineer), Warren Bletcher (Assistant Engineer), Warren Bletcher (Mixing Assistant), Michael Blackwell (Photography), Jason Lader (Engineer), Jason Lader (Mixing), Brian Sumner (Engineer), Gary Fly (Assistant Engineer), Gary Fly (Mixing Assistant), Stephen Georgiafandis (Engineer), Vince Phillips (Executive Producer), Paolo Sheehy (Engineer), Pimpin' Ken (Performer)

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