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Jessica Eden Malakouti, professionally known as Jessie Malakouti, is an American singer-songwriter, actress and dancer. She is currently a member of Jessie and the Toy Boys and is signed to Prospect Park.

Biography[link]

Jessie Malakouti began her professional performing career as a dancer at age 15 working the Hollywood audition circuit. She appeared in several music videos and commercials throughout her early teens.

In 2006 Malakouti began writing songs and performing live in sweaty dives along the Sunset Strip with her all girl So-Cal rock/rap band called Shut Up Stella and soon after signed with Epic Records. Shut Up Stella's music appeared in a variety of media between 2007–2008; "Watch Me Rain" was featured in MTV's "Sweet 16 The Movie" and "Welcome to My Party" appeared in the 2008 films "Girl Positive" and Baby Mama. On March 27, 2008 it was announced on their MySpace page that Shut Up Stella had been dropped by Epic and that Malakouti had decided to go solo.^[1]

In 2008 Malakouti's songs "Trash Me" and "Outsider" appeared in episodes of MTV's The Hills.^[2][3] The songs were also independently released as music videos and digital downloads by Malakouti herself.

It was reported that Britney Spears's 2009 single "If U Seek Amy" was heavily influenced by Malakouti's 2008 single "Trash Me", with the key, chord progression, BPM, and Melodies of both songs being identical.^[4] On November 16, 2008, blogger Perez Hilton posted a story stating that Britney's producers had "stolen" the song from Malakouti, and that "the similarities were too much to be ignored." ^[5] Malakouti commented about the situation to Company Magazine's January 2010 issue stating: " I read on Perez Hilton that Britney had recorded a song that sounded exactly like a song that I wrote and I was shocked! I'd written "Trash Me" two years before and pitched it for Britney's Blackout album, but decided to keep it for myself... I blame the writers rather than her. I felt betrayed at the time, but now it feels good to know that I set the trend and it's a massive compliment." ^[6]

During the summer of 2009, Malakouti was an opening act for select dates on The Saturdays' UK Work Tour. A remix of her song, "Standing Up for the Lonely", appeared on Ministry of Sound's 2009 The Annual 2010 compilation.^[7]

She is published as a songwriter by EMI and has been splitting her time between Los Angeles and London working on her debut solo album as well as writing for The UK's top pop production house Xenomania.^[8]

In June 2010, Malakouti announced that she had formed a new band called Jessie and the Toy Boys with four mannequins as her band members. Popular music blog PopJustice was first to stream audio snippets for Jessie and the Toy Boys' upcoming album. In the article music critique Peter Robinson says the new songs are "top notch" and exclaims, "Jessie is a big talent with enough proper actual popstarry xfactular 'star quality' to be a brilliant ambassador for her own tunes".^[9]

During 2011, Jessie and the Toy Boys' song, "We Own The Night", was used by The CW Network in their general promos for the station, as well as the station's written "motto" in their station promos. Jessie and the Toy Boys' first single "Push It", released February 2011, peaked at 7 on the Billboard dance chart.

On June 14, 2011, Jessie and the Toy Boys released an EP titled, Show Me Your Tan Lines.

Starting June 16, 2011, Jessie and the Toy Boys are serving as an opening act along with Nicki Minaj and Nervo on Britney Spears' sixth concert tour, the Femme Fatale Tour, in support of her seventh studio album, Femme Fatale.^[10]

Discography[link]

EPs/Albums[link]

Singles[link]

As Jessie Malakouti

• "Trash Me" (2008)
• "Outsider" (2008)
• "Standing Up for the Lonely" (2009)

As Jessie and the Toy Boys

• "Push It" Ft. Yelawolf (2011)^[12]
• "Valentine" (2011)^[13]
• "We Own The Night" (2011)^[14]
• "Let's Get Naughty" (2011)^[15]
• "Runaway" (2012)

Compilation appearances[link]

• The Annual 2010 (2009, Ministry of Sound) (song: "Standing Up for the Lonely" Moto Blanco remix)
• Dance Nation 2 (2009, Ministry of Sound) (song: "Standing Up for the Lonely" Bass Slammers remix)
• Hed Kandi: Pure Kandi (2009, Hed Kandi) (song: "Standing Up for the Lonely" Moto Blanco remix)^[16]

Other appearances[link]

• Pet Shop Boys (2009, Love etc.) (song: "Beautiful People")^[17]

• Pet Shop Boys (2009, Love etc.) (song: "Love etc.")^[18]

• Doctor Rosen Rosen (2011, GIRLS: Volume 1) (song: "Five O' Clock")^[19]

• DJ Felli Fel (2012, It's Your Birthday) (song: "It's Your Birthday B!#ch")^[20]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jessie Malakouti

• Official website
• Jessie Malakouti on Myspace
• Jessie and the Toy Boys Interview

DJ Felli Fel
Background information
Birth name	James Andrew Corrine
Born	Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States
Genres	Hip Hop/Rap, Electro Hop
Occupations	DJ Record producer
Instruments	Turntables, keyboards, sampler
Years active	1996 - present
Labels	Rock Hill Records, So So Def, Island Urban
Associated acts	The Heavy Hitters DJs , Ludacris, Akon, Lil Wayne, Drake, Kanye West, Ne-Yo, Diddy, Lil Jon, Sean Paul, T-Pain, Jermaine Dupri, Fabolous, Pitbull
Website	www.fellifel.com

James Andrew Corrine,^[1] better known by his stage name DJ Felli Fel is a club and radio DJ for L.A.'s Power 106, record producer, and a recording artist recently signed to So So Def/Island Urban Music. He is also a member of The Heavy Hitters DJs.

Biography[link]

DJ Felli Fel was born in Rock Hill, South Carolina and grew up in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Dallas. While a teenager in Dallas, he began spinning turntables for house parties. His radio career began on Dallas radio station K104 and Waco, Texas Spanish-language station KHCK.^[2] Later, he joined the Los Angeles hip-hop station Power 106.^[1] At Power 106, he hosts the Felli Fel Show on Saturday evenings.^[2]

He had a cameo role as himself in the 2003 film Malibu's Most Wanted.^[3] In 2007, he signed with Island Def Jam/So So Def.^[4] His debut album for the label is tentatively titled Go DJ!.^[1][5] Singles for the album included "Finer Things" with Jermaine Dupri, Kanye West, Fabolous, and Ne-Yo; "Get Buck in Here" with Diddy, Akon, Lil Jon, and Ludacris;^[6] and "Feel It" with Sean Paul, Pitbull, Flo Rida, and T-Pain. DJ Felli Fel was also featured on the soundtrack of the game Midnight Club: Los Angeles, with his song "Get Buck in Here". Recently he released the single "Boomerang" featuring Pitbull, Akon, and Jermaine Dupri. The track has been remixed by DJ Vice in 2011.

Awards[link]

• BET Hip-Hop Awards
  • 2008, DJ of the Year [Nominated]

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Singles[link]

As lead artist[link]

Production credits[link]

• 2001 "I Like Them Girls (Power Mix)" (Tyrese feat. Bosco)
• 2001 "World Wide (remix)" (Outlawz feat. 2Pac & T-Low)
• 2002 "A Piece of Me" (Luniz feat. Fat Joe)
• 2003 "Bomba" (Felli Fel from the motion picture Malibu's Most Wanted)
• 2004 "Back it up" (Young Rome)
• 2004 "It's All Right" (Guerilla Black)
• 2004 "Intro" (Cassidy)
• 2006 "On Bail" (Xzibit feat. T-Pain, The Game & Daz Dillinger)
• 2006 "That Ain't Right" (Sean Kingston)
• 2006 "Like That" (Noelle feat. Felli Fel from the motion picture Employee of the Month)
• 2007 "Don't Stop" (Baby Bash featuring Keith Sweat)
• 2007 "Take You There" (Sean Kingston)
• 2008 "Live It Up! (DJ Felli Fel Remix)" (Roscoe Umali featuring E-40 & Bobby Valentino)
• 2008 "Died in Your Arms" (Smitty featuring T-Pain)
• 2008 "Died in Your Arms" (remix) (Smitty featuring T-Pain, Junior Reid & Rick Ross)
• 2008 "Cinematic" (Jessi Malay)
• 2008 "The Money" (R. Kelly featuring Fat Joe)
• 2008 "Second Glance" (Colby O'Donis & Hot Dollar)
• 2008 "Jolly Rancher" (Tino Cochino)
• 2009 "Diamonds & Patron" (Tino Cochino)
• 2009 "Dizzy" (Frankie J)
• 2009 "One Night" (New Boyz)
• 2009 "Loaded" (Jeremy Green featuring Ya Boy)
• 2012 "Dirty Martini" (Collins Pennie)
• 2012 "Lighters" (50 Cent featuring Chris Brown)

Miscellaneous Appearances[link]

• 2008 "I'm Toe Up (Remix)" (Problem featuring DJ Felli Fel, DJ Quik, Kurupt, Terrace Martin, & Snoop Dogg)
• 2008 "We got da Club" (Three 6 Mafia feat. DJ Felli Fel)
• 2009 "Intro" (Timbaland feat. DJ Felli Fel) (From Shock Value II)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• DJ Felli Fel on Myspace
• DJ Felli Fel at MTV
• DJ Felli Fel at the Internet Movie Database
• Felli Fel's page on Power 106
• Mix Matters biography & current projects

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

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Lil Jon

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