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Lil Jon Album: “Crunk Juice [Bonus Track]”
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Crunk Juice [Bonus Track] |
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Release Date:2005-01-24
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Hip-Hop/Rap, Dirty South, Mainstream Rap
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Label:JVC Victor
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:4988002474165
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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. [A Japanese version added a bonus track.] ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide
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