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Crunk Comes Out of the Clubs
Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz's independent debut carried Atlanta club chants onto record, helping define the sound later called crunk.
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independentDocumentedLil Jon & the East Side Boyz
Group · East Atlanta, Atlanta, GA · 1996–present
Genres: Hip-Hop · Crunk
Lil Jon, then a club DJ and So So Def A&R, formed the group with Big Sam and Lil Bo. Their independently released 1997 debut helped spread crunk from Atlanta clubs.
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Releases in 1997
Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album (LP)
Scene events
Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz release Get Crunk, Who U Wit
Stories
Crunk Comes Out of the Clubs
Biography
Lil Jon, then a club DJ and So So Def A&R, formed the group with Big Sam and Lil Bo. Their independently released 1997 debut helped spread crunk from Atlanta clubs.
Origin: East Atlanta, Atlanta · Aliases: none recorded
Discography
Videos
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Who U Wit? (video)
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Interviews
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Conversation with Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz
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Photographs
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Stories
Associated
None recorded.
Labels
Mirror Image
Locations
The Dungeon
Basement studio · East Point
Magic City
Club · Downtown
Historical Context
Basement studios, skating rinks and strip-mall record shops building a Southern sound. (Golden Age → Streaming Era)
Sources & References
- Documented Wikipedia — Lil Jon
- Documented Discogs — Lil Jon releases
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