Crunk Juice

Crunk Juice
Studio album by Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz
Released November 16, 2004 (US)
Recorded 2004
Genre Hip Hop, Hardcore Rap, Crunk&B
Length 74:54
Label TVT Records
BME Recordings
Producer 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 Rubin
Lil 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
  1. "What U Gon' Do"
    Released: October 2004
  2. "Real Nigga Roll Call (or 'Real Clique Roll Call' or 'Roll Call' in the censored issue)"
    Released: 2004
  3. "Lovers & Friends"
    Released: November 30, 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
RapReviews.com (8.0/10)[3]
Rolling Stone [4]
Artistdirect [5]

Crunk Juice is the fifth studio album by American recording artists Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz,[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

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 U 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 4:21
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

Bonus remix disc

Confirmed by Artist Direct.[10]

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.[10]

Personnel

Confirmed by Artist Direct.[11][12]

Performers

Main Performers

  • The East Side Boyz: Big Sam and Lil' Bo

Featured guest

Production

Main production

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

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)[13]
  • Tom Coyne (mas.)

Instrumentation

  • Bass: LaMarquis Mark Jefferson

Design and Photography

  • Design: Benjamin Wheelock
  • Photography: Michael Blackwell

Chart positions

Album

Charts (2004)[14] Peak
position
U.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"[15] #22 #8 #13 #38* - - #93 - -
2004 "Real Nigga Roll Call"[16] - - #61 #38 #38 - - - -
2004 "Lovers & Friends"[17] #3 - #2 #10 #68 #15 #22 #36 #44

References

  1. ^ Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz 'Crunk Juice Chopped & Screwed' – mtv.com
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ RapReviews.com review
  4. ^ Rolling Stone review
  5. ^ Artistdirect review
  6. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00031TX8G/
  7. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000A1IKIS/
  8. ^ Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz – Crunk Juice. Album credits from www.discogs.com
  9. ^ 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
  10. ^ a b Crunk Juice (Bonus CD & DVD) Tracklist – artistdirect.com
  11. ^ Crunk Juice Credits – artistdirect.com
  12. ^ Crunk Juice (Bonus CD & DVD) Credits – artistdirect.com
  13. ^ Crunk Juice Chopped & Screwed Credits – artistdirect.com
  14. ^ World Chart Positions. aCharts.us. Accessed July 29, 2008.
  15. ^ Chart Position – acharts.us
  16. ^ Chart Position – acharts.us
  17. ^ Chart Position – acharts.us

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