Showing posts with label Lil Jon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lil Jon. Show all posts
Monday, May 10, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Kid Cudi & Lil Jon Join In At Travis Barker And DJ A-Trak Hollywood Show Report
via MTV
Fans who packed Hollywood's Roxy Theatre on Wednesday night (March 10) to catch Travis Barker and DJ A-Trak's second-ever performance no doubt left the place feeling like the dynamic duo had rehearsed their airtight set to within an inch of its life. But, in actuality, nothing could be further from the truth.
"We pretty much came up with everything in the past couple of days," A-Trak told MTV News. "Like, we came in with nothing."
This is nothing new for Barker and Trak, who decided to perform together after a lengthy jam session last fall. So it was somewhat fitting that their "rehearsals" for the Roxy gigs flowed in much the same way.
"[It was like] the earlier times when we had gotten together. It was jamming. It was just ... seeing, like, what song he would throw at me and what I would do. Just seeing what the chemistry was like," Barker explained. "And now it was like, you know, piecing it together. And we found that we used a bunch of my remixes and his remixes, [plus] some of his original songs, so it's really cool."
And while the duo were cuttingly precise Wednesday night, there was also a liberating looseness to their set. And that's what really got the crowd — which included Kanye West and girlfriend Amber Rose, Tim Armstrong and Rob Anton from the Transplants, Samantha Ronson and onstage guests Kid Cudi and Lil Jon — moving. Because despite the fact they were watching just a drummer and a DJ, the Roxy gig seemed more like a genuine, honest-to-goodness show, be it rock, hip hop or something in between.
"I think the show is really, like, a concert performance. It's a spectacle," A-Trak said. "It's, like, really condensed and in your face, and I think that every minute, every moment is like a slap in the face. That's how I described it."
"There's something for all music fans. If you're a fan of music, you'll dig it," Barker added. "And then if you're a fan of A-Trak and all his music or you're a fan of me and you wanna see us just mash, then I think you'll be stoked to see it."
Photos:
MTV - Travis Barker, DJ A-Trak Play Hollywood (night 2)
Related:
Travis Barker & DJ A-Trak Concert At The Roxy In West Hollywood, CA (night 1)
(video courtesy of dloc311 & TheBeatsnBeats)
Friday, January 8, 2010
Lil Jon 'Crunk Rock' Listening Session Preview @ Digiwaxx Offices
Lil Jon 'Crunk Rock' on Universal Republic/BME coming soon.
Photos:
Getty Images
Wire Image
Lil Jon 'Crunk Rock' listening session (set 1)
Lil Jon 'Crunk Rock' listening session (set 2)
(video courtesy of Steph Lova @ Digiwaxx)
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Los Angeles Times 2009's Top Hip Hop Songs About Booze
“Crack a Bottle” – Eminem featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent
“So crack a bottle / Let your body waddle / Don’t act like a snobby model / You just hit the Lotto,” Em sing-raps on the chorus of this party track. The operative thinking here conflates sobriety with snootiness and getting wasted with winning a lottery jackpot.
“Blame It” – Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain
“Blame it on the Goose, got ya feelin’ loose / Blame it on the 'trón, catch me in a zone / Blame it on the a-a-a-a-a-alcohol,” Foxx sings with no small amount of added Auto-tune attitude in this boudoir jam that was all but inescapable on Top 40 radio earlier this year. Yes, he is talking about Grey Goose and Patrón. But later in the song, he lays bare his reasoning: by continuing to fill a potential love interest’s cup, she’s more likely to lose her inhibitions – “Fill another cup up / Feelin’ on your butt what?”
“Crazy Night” – R. Kelly featuring R. City
“This Hennessy got me,” R. Kelly croons on the lead cut from his latest album, “Untitled.” Then he gets to the chorus: “If you’re drinkin’ what I’m drinkin’, put your hands up in the sky / If you’re thinkin’ what I’m thinkin’, you’ll say, 'What a crazy night!' ” But R’s consumption hardly stops there. In the song, he also brags of a “thousand dollar” bar tab, concluding, “I need another shot of that Bacardi” -- recklessly ignoring the inevitability of a hangover such booze mixing will provoke.
“Shots” – LMFAO featuring Lil Jon
Jägerbombs, lemon drops, Jello shots and kamikazes as well as premium liquors such as Ciroc Vodka and the rappers’ de facto favorite (judging by its ubiquity in hip-hop songs since 2006) Patrón tequila all get a shout-out on this Crunk-inflected club-banger. Even if the song’s “we came to party” ethos is hardly groundbreaking, its hook remains unforgettable: Lil Jon hoarsely screaming the word “shots!” 16 times in a row.
“Maldito Alcohol” – Pitbull
Reggaeton was no stranger to hip-hop’s reigning dipsomania. Exhibit A: Boriquan rapper Pitbull spitting lyrics (in Spanish) such as “I don’t want water / I want a drink”. . . “Damn alcohol, sweet torment / Give me a drink on the rocks.”
“One More Drink” – Ludacris
An unapologetic ode to putting on one’s “beer goggles,” “One More Drink’s” narrative drama revolves around the ramifications of Luda having that proverbial one too many. Drunk driving and bedding ugly women ensues: “Surrendered to the woman / And her bringin’ me home / Because she looked better / Every shot of Patrón.”
“I’m So Gone (Patrón)” – Chamillionaire featuring Bobby Valentino
Chamilly and Bobby Valentino go for the obvious couplet here, rhyming “I’m poppin’ bottles of Patrón” with “all night long.” For the rapper, it’s clear that alcohol provides a palliative for his worldly concerns. “I’mma wash my problems away,” Chamillionaire raps. “Tonight I need a drank.” R&B Lothario Valentino, meanwhile, announces that he doesn’t usually drink but admits he’s “gone” -- read: wasted -- from drinking a mixture of tequila and rose wine.
“Wasted” – Gucci Mane
“Party, party, party, let’s all get wasted,” the rapper exhorts on this hit single. “Shake it for me baby girl, do it butt naked / I’m so wasted, she so wasted / Tell the bartender send me 20 more cases.” The discrete charms of this hit single don’t end with the incontrovertible logic of its chorus, however. Mane also presumes the intoxication of certain notorious pop divas, mentioning that the booze has got him “geeking like Whitney and Britney.”
“Patrón Tequila” – the Paradiso Girls featuring Lil Jon
We can all agree that Crunkmeister Lil Jon was the man behind this year’s most unabashedly pro-booze music. On this paean to rap’s preferred tipple, though, the Paradiso Girls make vocal a silken threat: “By the end of the night, I’mma have you drunk and throwin’ up.”
(source)
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Lil Jon: 'Crunk Rock' Out November 24
via billboard
Lil Jon is acutely aware that he has kept fans waiting five years for "Crunk Rock," the followup to his 2004 album, "Crunk Juice." But now that the release is finally close to seeing the light of day, he is promising to pull out all the stops.
"This album has all the Lil Jons you've ever heard," the rapper/producer tells Billboard.com. "From the crunk Lil Jon, to the Usher-like Lil Jon, to the electro Lil Jon who's hanging with LMFAO. I've got to touch all my fans."
"Crunk Rock" is slated for a Nov. 24 release on Universal Republic, and the first single, "Give It All U Got," leaked online last week. Produced by RedOne (Lady GaGa, Sean Kingston) and featuring newcomer Kee, the song finds the hyperkinetic rapper ordering "ladies to the dance floor" and telling everyone to "drink it up, full throttle/Fiesta like there's no tomorrow."
read more here:
Billboard - Lil Jon Going Global With 'Crunk Rock'
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Powerhouse Anaheim, CA Show Recap w/ Jay-Z & Others Video, Photos And Review
Fan shot video below.
L.A. Times A mother's perspective: Jay-Z, Pitbull and the rest of Powerhouse '09 review
Show photos:
Film Magic
Wire Image
(review courtesy of the L.A. Times)
(fan shot video courtesy of Jayz Journal, dvldwg28 and tivi24)
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Lil Jon brings Crunk Rock to Tokyo
Recorded at the BMO Music Fest 09 which took place at the Zepp in Tokyo Japan Thursday June 18, Lil Jon shows the Japanese fans how to get 'crunk wit it'. Other artist on the bill included Sean Kingston, Shaggy, Omarion, J. Holiday, T.O.K. and others. Lil Jon is seen here performing with fellow cohort Pitbull who also appeared at the festival.
after party:
Lil Jon 'Crunk Rock' out before the end of 2009
after party:
Lil Jon 'Crunk Rock' out before the end of 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
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