Kings of Crunk

Kings of Crunk
Studio album by
Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz
ReleasedOctober 2002
Recorded2001–2002
Studio
Genre
Length1:17:49
Label
ProducerLil' Jon
Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz chronology
Put Yo Hood Up
(2001) 		Kings of Crunk
(2002) 		Certified Crunk
(2003)
Singles from Kings of Crunk
  1. "Play No Games"
    Released: November 21, 2001
  2. "I Don't Give a Fuck"
    Released: September 10, 2002
  3. "Get Low"
    Released: February 18, 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
laut.de[3]
RapReviews6/10[4]
Vibe[5]
The Village VoiceC[6]

Kings of Crunk is the fourth studio album by American Southern hip hop group Lil' Jon & the East Side Boyz. It was released in October 2002 through BME Recordings/TVT Records. There are conflicting reports about the album's release date, with different publications claiming it was released on October 8,[7] October 22,[8] or October 29.[9] Recording sessions took place at Stankonia Recording, Soundlabs Studio, Flamingo Studios, The Zone, Patchwerk Recording Studios in Atlanta, at Audio Vision Recording in Miami, at Liveson Studios in Yonkers, at Piety Street Studios in New Orleans, at Cotton Row Studios in Memphis, at Quad Studios, Streetlight Studios and TMF Studios in New York, at The Orange Room, at The Den, and at Doppler Studios. Production was handled solely by Lil' Jon, who also served as executive producer together with Bryan Leach, Emperor Searcy, Rob McDowell and Vince Phillips. It features guest appearances from Oobie, Bun B, Chyna Whyte, 8Ball & MJG, Big Gipp, Bo Hagon, Devin the Dude, E-40, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Krayzie Bone, Mystikal, Pastor Troy, Petey Pablo, Styles P, Too $hort, Trick Daddy, Ying-Yang Twins, Luke, Pimpin Ken, Pitbull and T.I.

Based on the success of the album's second single "Get Low", Kings of Crunk made the top twenty of the US album chart in September 2003. In the same year, Lil Jon put out a compilation CD and DVD called Part II, which included remixes of "Get Low" featuring Busta Rhymes, Elephant Man and the Ying Yang Twins. The singles "I Don't Give a Fuck" and "Nothin's Free" were released to radio in 2002, while "Play No Games" was released in late 2001 "Get Low" were released to radio in 2003. Also, "Nothin's Free" was released on vinyl, while "I Don't Give a Fuck" and "Get Low" were released on CD. "Play No Games" was also released on vinyl and CD In 2003.

Kings of Crunk debuted at number 15 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 71,000 in its first week and as of November 2004, the album has sold 2.2 million copies in the United States.[10] Kings of Crunk was the highest selling independent album for both 2003 and 2004.

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  2. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Lil Jon, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz - Kings of Crunk Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  3. ^ Johannesberg, Stefan. "Monstertracks im Strip-Club". laut.de (in German). Retrieved May 9, 2023.
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  5. ^ Meadows-Ingram, Benjamin (January 2003). "Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz: Kings of Crunk". Vibe. Vol. 11, no. 1. p. 130. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (January 7–13, 2004). "Consumer Guide: MLK Fever". The Village Voice. p. C84. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
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  8. ^ Hall, Rashaun (November 30, 2002). "Words & Deeds". Billboard. p. 25. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  9. ^ Goodman, Abbey (October 28, 2002). "New Releases: Christina Aguilera, '8 Mile,' Bone Thugs, Nirvana, Nick Carter, Shaggy, Tori Amos & More". MTV. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  10. ^ Whitmire, Margo (2004-11-24). "Eminem Thankful To Remain No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-02-08.