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Yeah may refer to:

• A slang of the word yes
• Yeah! (Brownsville Station album), 1973
• Yeah! (Def Leppard album), 2006
• Yeah (Park Jeong-Ah album), 2006
• Yeah (The Wannadies album), 1999
• "Yeah!", a song by Does It Offend You Yeah? on the 2011 album Don't Say We Didn't Warn You
• "Yeah", a song by Kyuss on the 1992 album Blues for the Red Sun
• "Yeah", a song by Queen on the 1995 album Made in Heaven
• "Yeah!", a 1997 song by Paul Brandt
• "Yeah" (LCD Soundsystem song), 2004
• "Yeah!" (Usher song), 2004
• "Yeah" (Yolanda Adams song), 1999
• "Yeah Yeah", a 2006 song by Bodyrox
• "Yeah Yeah Yeah", the 2009 debut single by New Politics
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs, an American rock band
• "Yeah 3x", a 2010 song by Chris Brown

See also[link]

• "Yeh Yeh", a 1963 UK #1 single by Georgie Fame
• Woo! Yeah!, frequently sampled phrase by James Brown
• Yea (disambiguation)

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Lil Jon
Аt Halo 3 Exclusive Preview in Atlanta, September 2007.
Background information
Birth name	Jonathan Smith
Born	(1971-01-27) January 27, 1971 (age 41)[1] Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop, crunk
Occupations	Rapper, songwriter, DJ, producer, Actor,
Instruments	Keyboard, synthesizer, drum machine, sampler
Years active	1995–present
Labels	BME Universal Republic TVT Little Jonathan Inc.
Associated acts	Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz, Ying Yang Twins, Pitbull, The Mr. Move, Too Short, 8Ball & MJG, E-40, Oobie, Yelawolf, LMFAO
Notable instruments
Roland TR-808, OpenLabs NeKo, Clavia Nord Lead

Jonathan Smith (born January 27, 1971),^[1][2][3] better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, music producer, entrepreneur, and international DJ who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004. He then went solo and released a new album in 2010 called Crunk Rock.

Early life[link]

Lil' Jon was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Frederick Douglass High School.^[4]

Career[link]

Early career[link]

After working as a DJ for Atlanta night clubs, he started working for So So Def Recordings between 1993 and 2000.^[5] The group signed to the Atlanta-based Mirror Image Records and were distributed by Ichiban Records. In 1997, Lil' Jon & the East Side Boyz debuted with Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album. It included singles "Who U Wit?" and "Shawty Freak a Lil' Sumthin'", the latter of which came out in 1998. Both singles charted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at No. 70 and No. 62 respectively.^[6] In 2000 Jon took part in starting up his own label BME Recordings and signed a distribution agreement with Norcross, Georgia based Southern Music Distribution. There he released his break through album titled We Still Crunk. Among the tracks on that project was the hit single "I Like Dem Girlz", which reached No. 55 on the R&B chart and No. 3 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart.

After hearing feedback that Lil' Jon was "the new guy" from street team people in the markets where he was attracting his biggest audiences – namely Atlanta, St. Louis, Memphis and Dallas – A&R at TVT, Bryan Leach, went to one of his Atlanta shows and was blown away by the immense energy of the experience.^[7] Leach told HitQuarters: "It was like early Beastie Boys, when they had the energy of a rock group but they were rapping, and ... that energy is what crunk music is all about."^[7] Lil' Jon & The East Side Boyz signed to TVT Records in 2001 and debuted there with Put Yo Hood Up, which combined previously released tracks with new ones. The group's first nationally played single was "Bia' Bia'", which featured rappers Ludacris, Too Short, Big Kapp, and Chyna Whyte.^[1] "Bia' Bia'" peaked at No. 97 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 47 on the Billboard R&B chart.^[6]

In 2002, the group released Kings of Crunk. "I Don't Give A..." was its first single; it featured Mystikal and Krayzie Bone and peaked at No. 50 on the R&B chart.^[6] The group's next single, a collaboration with fellow Atlanta hip hop group Ying Yang Twins titled "Get Low", became popular in nightclubs nationwide and reached the top ten of the Hot 100.Crunk Juice followed in 2004, led by "What U Gon' Do" featuring Lil' Scrappy. "What U Gon' Do" peaked at No. 22 on the Hot 100, No. 13 on the R&B chart, and No. 5 on the rap chart; its follow-up, "Lovers & Friends" featuring Usher and Ludacris, peaked at No. 3 (Hot 100), No. 2 (R&B), and No. 1 (rap).^[6]

Solo career and production[link]

In addition to leading Lil' Jon & The East Side Boyz, Lil' Jon has also produced many hit urban singles. From 2003 to 2005, while still with The East Side Boyz, Lil' Jon produced hits like "Salt Shaker" by Ying Yang Twins, "Yeah!" by Usher, "Freek-a-Leek" by Petey Pablo, "Shorty Wanna Ride" by Young Buck, "Shake That Monkey" by Too Short, "Let's Go" by Trick Daddy, and "Girlfight" by Brooke Valentine.^[1] Lil' Jon entered the San Francisco Bay Area hyphy music scene in 2006 with his collaborations with Bay Area rapper E-40: Lil' Jon produced E-40's single "Tell Me When To Go" and had E-40 and Atlanta rapper Sean P on his own "Snap Yo Fingers".^[8] In 2006, Lil' Jon severed his negotiation with record label TVT. He vowed never to record for TVT Records again, alleging that TVT owner Steve Gottlieb was shortchanging him.^{[dead link][9]} He also began recording a rock music album, Crunk Rock; in May 2006 he began recording in Las Vegas, Nevada because rock band The Killers was recording its upcoming album Sam's Town there and the East Side Boyz signed a new deal with Rick Robinson aka Double R CEO and Founder of IMG Recordings, which the album got pushed back to 2013.^[10]

MTV News reported in March 2008 that Crunk Rock was taking more time to complete than Lil' Jon already planned.^[11] As part of TVT Records' 2008 bankruptcy auction, Lil' Jon withdrew his multi-million dollar objection to the TVT sale proceedings and agreed to TVT’s transfer of his artist agreement to The Orchard. In return, The Orchard released Lil' Jon from all future obligations and returned the rights to the master recordings of Crunk Rock. Crunk Rock was finally released on June 8, 2010 and it features artists such as LMFAO, Soulja Boy, Ying Yang Twins, Waka Flocka Flame, R.Kelly, and many more.^[12] In March 2011, Lil Jon took part in the fourth season of The Celebrity Apprentice on NBC and was eliminated in the Final Four.^[13] In July 2011, in a recent interview has said that he is working on a new studio album called "Party Animal" and has released a song with LMFAO called "Drink".

Musical style and influences[link]

Jason Birchmeier of all music has described Lil' Jon's production as "bass-heavy" and his album Put Yo Hood Up as having "a long and varied list of guest rappers to accompany the beats". With the guest performers featured on that album much more than the East Side Boyz, Birchmeier remarked: "The end result is an album that resembles a street-level mixtape rather than a traditional artist-oriented album".^[14] He was specifically influenced by 2 Live Crew, 8Ball & MJG, OutKast, Geto Boys, UGK, Dr. Dre, and Sir Mix-A-Lot. Alex Henderson, also of allmusic, contrasted Lil' Jon's style of "rowdy, in-your-face, profanity-filled party music" with other Southern rappers', those who "have a gansta/thug life agenda" and those who convey "serious sociopolitical messages".^[15] Lil' Jon has also found influence in rock music, having worked with Rick Rubin and Korn.^[16] This influence embodies itself in his aggressive delivery and 'yelling' style of rap. He was seen on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of All-Time program wearing a Bad Brains t-shirt and also used to listen to Lynyrd Skynyrd growing up in the South in the 70s. For Trick Daddy's "Let's Go", Lil' Jon sampled the bass line from Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train".^[10]

Personal life[link]

In 2004, Lil Jon was married in Puerto Rico.^[17] He also has a son named Slade Smith (born in 1998).

Discography[link]

Solo

• Crunk Rock (2010)
• Party Animal (TBA)

With the East Side Boyz

• Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album (1997)
• We Still Crunk!! (2000)
• Put Yo Hood Up (2001)
• Kings of Crunk (2002)
• Crunk Juice (2004)

Video games[link]

• Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
• 25 To Life (cameo appearance)
• Def Jam: Icon
• Need for Speed: Underground "Get Low (song)" song is featured in this game
• Def Jam: Icon "Get Low (song)" song in this Game

Filmography[link]

• 2004: Soul Plane
• 2005: Boss'n Up
• 2005: Hip-Hop Honeys: Las Vegas
• 2006: Date Movie
• 2006: Scary Movie 4
• 2007: Class of 3000
• 2008: Smoke and Mirrors
• 2009: Pimp My Ride International
• 2010: Freaknik: The Musical (voice only)
• 2011: The Celebrity Apprentice 4

Television Shows[link]

Chappelle's Show (2004)
Wild 'n Out (2006)

See also[link]

• List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Lil Jon

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• Official website
• Lil Jon at MTV
• Lil Jon at the Internet Movie Database

Boys Noize
Boys Noize
Background information
Birth name	Alexander Ridha
Origin	Hamburg, Germany
Genres	Electro House Techno
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Boysnoize Records
Website	www.boysnoize.com

Boys Noize is the stage name of Alexander Ridha, a German electronic music producer and DJ.^[1] It is similar to the name of Ridha's label, Boysnoize Records, which he established in 2005.^[1] Ridha has remixed a number of other artists work, including Snoop Dogg and Depeche Mode.^[2]

Biography[link]

Ridha (born in 1982, Hamburg) started producing and DJing at early age, period in which he supported Felix Da Housecat and DJ Hell. Today, Ridha himself is known as one of the most valuable electronic artists, awarded with the Independent Music Award in 2010 as well as 3 years in a row Best Electronic Artist on Beatport. His music is known to merge various styles and having a unique and innovative sound, with influences of hip-hop and disco roots as well as heavy noise and electro sounds. His DJ sets are equally praised and have gained worldwide recognition for the mixing and visuals.

Ridha released his early work on labels such as International Deejay Gigolos Records, Kitsuné Music and Turbo Recordings. In order to retain full artistic freedom however, he established his imprint Boysnoize Records in 2005. Both of his LPs "OI OI OI" and its successor "POWER" were recorded under this label, as well as the singles "Don't Believe The Hype", "&Down" and "Jeffer" as well as "Transmition"

He remixed David Lynch, N.E.R.D, Depeche Mode, Snoop Dogg and The Chemical Brothers amongst many other well-known artists and became a producer of note, having worked with Kelis, UK rapper Kano,The Black Eyed Peas, and the South Korean band Big Bang. Chilly Gonzales' "Ivory Tower" is his first fully produced and co-written album, released in August 2010. He has further collaborated with his friend and fellow Erol Alkan: The first record "Death Suite" / "Waves" was released on Ridhas imprint BNR, followed by "Lemonade" / "Avalanche", which came out on Erol's label Phantasy Sound. An "Avalanche" re-release, a new version featuring Brit-God Jarvis Cocker, is due for early 2011. Ridha is currently working on his forthcoming Spank Rock album, and is also collaborating with the New York band Scissor Sisters. His recent release of original Boys Noize tracks in September 2010 celebrated the 50th release on Boysnoize Records as well as the launch of the first sublabel BNR TRAX, which presented its first release in October 2010.^[3]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Compilations[link]

EP's[link]

Collaborations[link]

^[4]

Collaboration Singles[link]

Mix albums[link]

• Bugged Out! Presents Suck My Deck (Mixed by Boys Noize) (2008)
• I ♥ Techno 2008 (Mixed by Boys Noize) (2008)
• Radio Soulwax Mix (2009)
• Mixmag presents Electro Techno Thunder! (2009)
• South West Four Clapham Festival Preview (2010)

Remixes[link]

• Modeselektor – "Monkey Flip (feat. Nazizi & Abbas)" (Monkeytown Records 2011)
• Daft Punk – "End of Line" (Walt Disney Records 2011)
• David Lynch – "Good Day Today" (Sunday Best 2011)
• N.E.R.D. – "Hot-n-Fun" (Interscope 2010)
• The Chemical Brothers – "Swoon" (EMI 2010)
• Charlotte Gainsbourg – "Trick Pony" (Because, 2010)
• Scissor Sisters – "Invisible Light" (Polydor 2010)
• Editors – "You Don't Know Love" (Pias 2010)
• Sebastian Tellier – "L'amour Et La Violence" (Record Makers 2009)
• CJ Roland – "Horsepower" (R&S Records 2009)
• The Black Eyed Peas – "Let The Beat Rock" (Interscope 2009)
• Röyksopp – "Happy Up Here" (Wall Of Sound 2009)
• Depeche Mode – "Wrong" (D.I.M. vs. Boys Noize Remix) (EMI/Mute Rec. 2009)
• Cut Copy – "Lights & Music" (Modular Records 2008)
• Apparat – "Arcadia" (Shitkatapult 2008)
• Gonzalez – "Working Together" (Mercury Rec. 2008)
• Farley Jackmaster Funk – "Love Can't Turn Around" (Backyard Rec. 2008)
• Maurice – "This Is Acid" (TRAX Records 2008)
• Late Of The Pier – "Focker" (EMI/Parlaphone 2008)
• Feist – "My Moon My Man" (Universal Music 2007)
• Marilyn Manson – "Putting Holes in Happiness" (Interscope 2007)
• Justice – "Phantom Pt. 2" (Ed Banger FR 2007)
• Snoop Dogg – "Sexual Eruption" (Interscope/Geffen US 2007)
• Bloc Party – "Banquet" (Kitsuné 2006/7)
• Para One – "Du-Dundun" (Institubes 2006)
• Tiga – "Move My Body" (Pias 2006)
• Depeche Mode – "Personal Jesus" (Mute Rec. GB 2006)
• Kaiser Chiefs – "Every Day I Love You Less and Less" (Polydor, 2004)
• Monster Magnet – "Space Lord" (White Label 2004)

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Boys Noize

• Official website
• Boys Noize on Myspace
• Boys Noize on Twitter