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Crunk Juice Studio album by Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz Released November 16, 2004 (US) Recorded 2004 Genre Southern rap, Crunk, Hardcore rap, Dirty rap, Gangsta Rap, Rap Length 74:54 Label TVT Records
BME RecordingsProducer Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith (exec.)
Bryan Leach (exec.)
Rob McDowell (exec.)
Emperor Searcy (exec.)
Vince Phillips (exec.)
Lil Jay
DJ Flexx
Scotty Beats
The Neptunes
Rick RubinLil Jon & the East Side Boyz chronology Part II
(2003)Crunk Juice
(2004)- Lil Jon chronology Part II
(2003)Crunk Juice
(2004)Crunk Rock
(2010)Crunk Juice Chopped & Screwed (2005)[1]Singles from Crunk Juice - "What U Gon' Do"
Released: October 2004 - "Real Nigga Roll Call (or 'Real Clique Roll Call' or 'Roll Call' in the censored issue)"
Released: 2004 - "Lovers & Friends"
Released: November 30, 2004
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [2] Allmusic [3] RapReviews.com (8.0/10)[4] Rolling Stone [5] Artistdirect [6] Crunk Juice is the fifth studio album by American recording artists Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz,[7] released in November 16, 2004, on TVT/BME. The production was handled by own Lil Jon, who also collaborated in the executive production, alongside Bryan Leach, Rob McDowell, Emperor Searcy, Vince Phillips, and production by Lil Jay of Crime Mob, DJ Flexx, Scotty Beats, The Neptunes's Pharrell and Hugo, and Rick Rubin. The album contains numerous collaborations from rappers and singers, like Ludacris, Ice Cube, Usher, Bun B from UGK, Jadakiss, Nas, T.I., the Ying Yang Twins and Pharrell among others. There is a chopped and screwed version of the album done by DJ Michael "5000" Watts.[8] Lil Jon's next solo album, 2010's Crunk Rock, did not feature the East Side Boyz.
Contents
Chopped and Screwed version
Album
Confirmed by Disco GS.[9]
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Crunk Juice" J. Smith, R. McDowell, S. Norris Lil Jon 0:57 2. "Get Crunk" (featuring Bo Hagon) J. Smith, C. Leonard, R. McDowell, S. Norris Lil Jon, Lil Jay 4:18 3. "What You Gon Do" (featuring Lil Scrappy) J. Smith, D. Richardson II, R. McDowell, S. Norris Lil Jon 5:20 4. "Real Nigga Roll Call" (featuring Ice Cube) J. Smith, O.B. Jackson, R. McDowell, S. Norris Lil Jon 5:08 5. "Bo Hagon's Phone Call" (skit) Lil Jon 1:21 6. "Da Blow" (featuring Gangsta Boo) C. Gordon, J. Smith, L. Mitchell, P. Glass, S. Norris, W. Neal Lil Jon, Young Snipe (co.) 5:59 7. "Contract" (featuring Trillville, Jazze Pha & Pimpin' Ken) C.P. Love, D. Prince, J. Smith, J. Glaze, L. Edwards, P. Alexander, S. Norris Lil Jon 5:53 8. "E40 Choppin'" (skit) Lil Jon 0:41 9. "White Meat" (featuring 8Ball & MJG) C.P. Love, J. Smith, M. Goodwin, P. Smith, S. Norris Lil Jon 4:47 10. "Stop Fuckin' Wit Me" J. Smith, J. Hanneman, K. King, R. Rubin, T. Araya Rick Rubin 5:58 11. "Chris Rock Let's Be Friends" (skit) (featuring Chris Rock) C. Rock Lil Jon 0:09 12. "Lovers & Friends" (featuring Usher & Ludacris) C. Bridges, J. Smith, M. Sterling, U. Raymond Lil Jon 4:20 13. "One Night Stand" (featuring Oobie) C. Evans, C.P. Love, J. Smith, L. Linn, LaMarquis Mark Jefferson, S. Norris, T. Sanders Lil Jon 4:33 14. "Aww Skeet Skeet" (featuring DJ Flexx) B. Harley, J. Smith, K. Clagon, R. Brown DJ Flexx, Scotty Beats (co.) 4:45 15. "Chris Rock In da Club" (skit) (featuring Chris Rock) C. Rock Lil Jon 0:26 16. "In da Club" (featuring R. Kelly & Ludacris) B. Harley, J. Smith, K. Clagon, R. Brown Lil Jon 4:29 17. "Bitches Ain't Shit" (featuring Nate Dogg, Suga Free, Snoop Dogg & Oobie) C. Broadus, D. Walker, J. Smith, N. Hale, T. Sanders Lil Jon 4:36 18. "Chris Rock Get Lower" (skit) (featuring Chris Rock) C. Rock Lil Jon 0:33 19. "Stick Dat Thang Out (Skeezer)" (featuring Pharrell & Ying Yang Twins) C. Hugo, D. Holmes, E. Jackson, J. Smith, P. Williams The Neptunes 3:55 20. "Grand Finale" (featuring Bun B, Jadakiss, T.I., Nas & Ice Cube) B. Freeman, C. Harris, C.P. Love, J. Smith, LaMarquis Mark Jefferson, N. Jones, O.B. Jackson, J. Phillips Lil Jon 6:48 - Track 6, contains samples of the remix of "Sippin' & Spinnin' [Remix]", performed by Gangsta Boo, Playa Fly and Bun B.[10]
- Track 10, contains samples of "Mandatory Suicide" and "Raining Blood", performed by Slayer.
- Track 12, contains samples of "Lovers and Friends", performed by Michael Sterling.
- Track 17, contains samples of "Tonite", performed by Kleeer.
- Early pressings of this album erroneously credited Fat Joe (rather than Jadakiss) as one of the rappers in "The Grand Finale. Coincidentally, both were guests on Ja Rule's song "New York".
Bonus remix disc
Confirmed by Artist Direct.[11]
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Vivica A. Fox" (Intro) (featuring Vivica A. Fox) V. Fox Lil Jon 0:19 2. "What U Gon' Do" (Jamaica Remix) (featuring Elephant Man & Lady Saw) J. Smith, M. Hall, O. Bryan, S. Norris Lil Jon 5:48 3. "What U Gon' Do" (Latino Remix) (featuring Pitbull & Daddy Yankee) A. Perez, J. Smith, S. Norris Lil Jon 5:09 4. "Lean Back" (Remix) (featuring Terror Squad, Mase & Eminem) J. Smith, J. Cartagena, M. Betha, M. Mathers, R. Smith, S. Storch Scott Storch(co) 5:08 5. "Let's Go" (Remix) (featuring Trick Daddy & Twista) C. Young, C.C. Mitchell, J. Smith, M. Young Lil Jon 3:24 6. "Ménage à Trois" (featuring Bo Hagon) Chuck Leonard, J. Lewis, J. Smith Lil Jon 2:49 7. "Gasolina" (DJ Buddha Remix) (featuring Daddy Yankee, Pitbull & N.O.R.E.) A. Perez, Barrio Fino, Daddy Yankee, J. Smith, R. Ayala, V. Santiago DJ Buddha 4:44 8. "Chris Rock Crunk Rock" (Skit) (featuring Chris Rock) C. Rock Lil Jon 0:24 9. "Roll Call" (Crunk Rock Remix) (featuring Ice Cube) C.P. Love, D. Jenifer, G. Miller, J. Smith, LaMarquis Mark Jefferson, O.B. Jackson, P. Hudson, R. McDowell, S. Norris Lil Jon 5:10 10. "Roll Call" (Edited) (Bad Brains Band Remix) (featuring Ice Cube) D. Jenifer, G. Miller, J. Smith, O.B. Jackson, P. Hudson, R. McDowell, S. Norris Lil Jon, Bad Brains 5:08 DVD
Confirmed by Artist Direct.[11]
Music videos No. Title Length 1. "What U Gon' Do" (Music video) 4:50 2. "Roll Call" Live Performances No. Title Live at Length 2. "Confessions/Yeah!" (performed by Usher, Lil Jon and Ludacris) 2004 MTV Video Music Awards 5:52 3. "Footage video" 2004 MTV Movie Awards 4. "Yeah!" (performed by Usher and Lil Jon, includes footage) 2004 BET Awards Extra No. Title Length 5. "BET's How I'm Living" (Interview) 6. "The Making of Crunk Juice Album" Personnel
Confirmed by Artist Direct.[12][13]
Performers
Main Performers
- The East Side Boyz: Big Sam and Lil' Bo
Featured guest
- Bo Hagon
- Lil Scrappy
- Ice Cube
- Gangsta Boo
- Trillville
- Jazze Pha
- Pimpin' Ken,
- 8Ball & MJG: 8Ball and MJG
- Usher
- Ludacris
- Oobie
- DJ Flexx
- R. Kelly
- Nate Dogg
- Suga Free
- Snoop Dogg
- Ying Yang Twins: Kaine and D-Roc
- Pharrell (Pharrell Williams)
- Bun B
- Jadakiss
- Nas
- T.I.
- Elephant Man
- Lady Saw
- Pitbull
- Daddy Yankee
- Terror Squad: Fat Joe, Cool & Dre, DJ Khaled, K.A.R., Armageddon, Tony Sunshine
- Ma$e
- Eminem
- Trick Daddy
- Twista
- N.O.R.E.
- Bad Brains
Production
Main production
- Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith
- Rick Rubin
- DJ Flexx
- The Neptunes
- Scotty Beats
- Lil Jay
Executive production
- Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith
- Bryan Leach
- Rob McDowell
- Emperor Searcy
- Vince Phillips
Technical
Engineers
- Chris Steinmetz
- DJ Flexx
- Josh Butler
- Andrew Coleman
- Abel Garibaldi
- Wassim Zreik
- Ian Mereness
- Mark Vinten
- Chris Carmouche
- Jason Lader
- Brian Sumner
- Gary Fly Assistant
- Stephen Georgiafandis
- Paolo Sheehy
- John Frye
- Warren Bletcher (as.)
Supervisors
- Greg "Frosty" Smith
- John Frye
Sample Clearance
- Danny Zook
Mixing and Mastering
- Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith
- Andrew Scheps
- Scotty Beats
- Jason Lader
- John Frye
- Warren Bletcher (as.)
- Gary Fly Assistant (as.)
- Michael Watts (Remixing, only Chopped & Screwed Version)[14]
- Tom Coyne (mas.)
Instrumentation
- Guitars: Craig Love
- Keyboards: L-Roc, Scott Storch
- Bass: LaMarquis Mark Jefferson
Design and Photography
- Design: Benjamin Wheelock
- Photography: Michael Blackwell
Chart positions
Album
Charts (2004)[15] Peak
positionU.S. Billboard 200 3 UK Albums Top 75 52 France Albums Top 150 145 Singles
Year Song Hot 100 Hot Rap Tracks Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Tracks UK Singles Top 75 Germany Singles Top 100 New Zealand Top 40 Ireland Singles Top 50 Australia Singles Top 50 Swiss Singles Top 100 2004 "What U Gon' Do"[16] #22 #8 #13 #38* - - #93 - - 2004 "Real Nigga Roll Call"[17] - - #61 #38 #38 - - - - 2004 "Lovers & Friends"[18] #3 - #2 #10 #68 #15 #22 #36 #44 - In the UK "Real Nigga Roll Call" charted as "Roll Call" together with "What U Gon' Do" as a double A-side single.
References
- ^ Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz 'Crunk Juice Chopped & Screwed' - mtv.com
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ RapReviews.com review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Artistdirect review
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00031TX8G/
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000A1IKIS/
- ^ Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz - Crunk Juice. Album credits from www.discogs.com
- ^ Lil Jon and The East Side Boyz feat. Gangsta Boo's Da Blow sample of Gangsta Boo feat. Playa Fly and Bun B's Sippin' & Spinnin' (Remix) | WhoSampled - whosampled.com
- ^ a b Crunk Juice (Bonus CD & DVD) Tracklist - artistdirect.com
- ^ Crunk Juice Credits - artistdirect.com
- ^ Crunk Juice (Bonus CD & DVD) Credits - artistdirect.com
- ^ Crunk Juice Chopped & Screwed Credits - artistdirect.com
- ^ World Chart Positions. aCharts.us. Accessed July 29, 2008.
- ^ Chart Position - acharts.us
- ^ Chart Position - acharts.us
- ^ Chart Position - acharts.us
External links
Albums Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album · We Still Crunk!! · Put Yo Hood Up · Kings of Crunk · Part II · Crunk Juice · Crunk RockSingles "Get Low" · "What U Gon' Do" · "Real Nigga Roll Call" · "Lovers & Friends" · "Snap Yo Fingers" · "Act a Fool" · "I Do" · "Give It All U Got" · "Ms. Chocolate" · "Hey"Featured singles "Damn!" · "Salt Shaker" · "Come Get Some" · "Yeah!" · "Let's Go" · "Real Gangstaz" · "Toma" · "Girlfight" · "Okay" · "Bojangles (Remix)" · "Go to Church" · "Gangsta Gangsta" · "Get Buck in Here" · "The Anthem" · "Krazy" · "Let Me See the Booty" · "Patron Tequila" · "Do You Remember" · "Turbulence" · "Hard White (Up in the Club)"Related articles Categories:- 2004 albums
- Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz albums
- Albums produced by Lil Jon
- Albums produced by The Neptunes
- Albums produced by Rick Rubin
- "What U Gon' Do"
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