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Lil Jon is no rapper, but...........................

S. M. Anderson | Lithia Springs, GA | 03/15/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Lil Jon is no rapper, but some of the beats will get you hype.



I did not know who Lil Jon was until I moved to the ATL. In New York, you were not always exposed to the Southern Artist (Outcast was the only Southern Group I knew about). That may have changed since I relocated to the ATL 5 years ago.



Lil Jon and the Eastside boys are NOT RAPPERS nor do they claim to be. They are glorified hype men.



Lil Jon is the King of Crunk, and for those that don't know what the term Crunk means here it is: To get Crunk means to get crazy, maybe get drunk, hype, to be overly energetic. So if you keep being Crunk in the proper perspective you can pretty much say that Lil Jon has accomplished being Crunk with his rowdy, out of control partying and having fun lyrics. That's what Lil Jon and the East Side Boys are about. Many of the songs you can't help but bob your head because the beats are so addictive. Who truly cares what they are talking about (which is nothing really), but the music is bumping!!!! So what he is yelling, see him live and you will yell OOOOOOOOKAYYYYYY right along with him. They don't really talk about anything but getting drunk, partying, and women dancing in the strip clubs. So if you are expecting anything deep, then you are going to be disappointed. But if you are looking for some decent party music, then Lil Jon is your man.



Honestly I think Lil Jon should stay away from slow jams or downbeat songs and stick with the rowdy party music. That's when I like the music the best. Comes in handy when I'm at the gym.



Crunk Juice has enough rowdy songs to keep Lil Jon fans happy. I found the interludes funny especially the ones with Chris Rock on them. Fans of Go Go Music will probably enjoy track #14- Awww Skeet Skeet.



Just take this album for what it's meant to be an album for partying, with the exception of the few slow jams or downbeat songs he has on his CD which I stated before, he needs to stay away from.



My Favorite Cuts from Crunk Juice:

2. Get Crunk

3. What you Gonna Do

4. Real N Roll Call

10. Don't f with me

16. In Da clu

19. Stick that thang out



If you bought the CD that includes the bonus CD:

2. What you Gonna Do Jamaica Remix Feat. Elephant Man and Lady Saw (Love this remix!!!!)

4. Lean Back (remix)

7. Gasolina DJ Buddah Remix (really nice cut)"

Lil Jon ain't For everyone, But it sure as hell is for me

Clean Ol' Dubby | United States of Me | 11/23/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This CD has an EXTREME amount of profanity in it, but I can't see Lil Jon any other way. The CD has some great bangers and some big misses.



Miss #1 would be "Lover's and Friends" featuring Usher & Ludacris. Lil Jon reunited the two individuals that blasted him into superstardom on "Yeah", a song that appeared on Usher's Confessions album. This trio could have worked again, if Lil Jon would have stepped up his lackluster production on this song. And down south rapper Ludacris does not flow so smoothly on slow tracks. 5.5/10



Miss # 2 would be "One Night Stand". GREAT productiosn on Lil Jons part the majority of the song is sung by a sketchy singer named Oobie, and her lyrics are plain boring. This track also seems very out of place amidst other songs who contain choruses like "F$$% you N%$##! We Jackin Your s%##!!!!: 6/10



All other songs are decent but some stand out.



"In da Club" is a typical Lil Jon song with bouncy synthesizers and booming bass. It features R. Kelly & Ludacris, R. Kelly handling the chorus and a Ludacris drops a good verse. Good song 8.5/ 10



"Stick that Thang Out" is probably the album's best song and it isn't even produced by Lil Jon. The Neptunes handle the stellar production and Pharrell drops a nice verse. It also features the Ying Yang Twins, who I think are the best performers to every grace a Lil Jon production. 9.5/10



"Grand Finale" is grand indeed. As Lil Jon warns you early in the song, he has 5 of the hottest MCs on one song. Lil Jon assembles Nas, Jadakiss, Bun B, T.I., and Ice Cube on one 5:30 masterpiece. The song has no chorus and the guests get right to work. 9.0/10





Overall, a decent release by the mutha%^^$#^ King of Crunk. The beats are very different from 2002's Kings of Crunk, but they come close and the guests are amazing. Buy this CD with the bonus discs and get remixes to "Lean Back" featuring Fat Joe, Eminem, & Mase, "Let's Go" featuring Trick Daddy & Twista, 2 remixes to the smash hit "Whatcha Gon' Do", a hilarious skit by Bo Hagon, 2 remixes to "Roll Call" & more. Pick up your copy today."

Is this an album or a compilation?

Anthony Rupert | Milwaukee, WI | 06/29/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Before you think about picking up this album, ask yourself this: can you really stand an entire album of Lil Jon? If you're from the South or you love anything FROM the South, then your answer will probably be yes. Everyone else will probably agree that Lil Jon's WHATs, YEEEAHs and OKAAAYs are only good in small doses.



Whatever the case, Crunk Juice isn't a terrible album. But the reason I titled my review the way I did is because there are guest stars on damn near every track, and in most cases Lil Jon has the shortest verse. The only guest-free track is the Rick Rubin-produced "Don't F With Me" (and to the reviewers that were mad that it uses the music from Slayer's "Raining Blood", it's a sample; get over it). But I'm really not feeling the repeat-after-me vibe of that song. By the way, the track listing says the song is called "Don't F With Me", but the liner notes (not to mention the song) say "Stop F'n Wit Me". Which is it?



There ARE some good songs on here though, like "Get Crunk", "What U Gon' Do" and especially the last two tracks, "Stick That Thang Out (Skeezer)" and "Grand Finale". Ice Cube appears on the latter, and although he gave a nice performance earlier on the album in "Real N Phone Call", here it's not the same. I mean, his verse starts out fine, but as I listened on I started to wonder what the hell he was talking about. But that's not too bad because Jon, Nas, T.I. and Bun-B handle the rest of the song pretty well.



Since Jon and Ludacris helped Usher storm the charts with "Yeah" last year, it looks like Usher and Luda return the favor with the smooth "Lovers and Friends". The song itself isn't bad (well, actually, Luda's verse is kinda generic); the problem is that it just doesn't fit on an album full of loud crunk songs. To be honest, it sounds like it belongs on Usher's album. The same can be said about the song that follows, "One Night Stand".



As much as I love Chris Rock, I'm inclined to agree with the other reviewers that said that his skits were pointless. And the "Bo Hagon's Phone Call" skit is pointless too, although the ending was a little funny. Speaking of pointless, that can also be said about the obligatory screwed song, "Da Blow" (why would you purposely have Gangsta Boo on your album?). And "Aww Skeet Skeet" was a little too weird for me. But worse than that is when R. Kelly shows up for "In Da Club", which sounds like a watered-down version of "Get Low". And Kells is rapping again, too (*sigh*).



There is also a bonus remix CD, but at that point I felt I'd had enough because the regular album is already 75+ minutes long. There are two new versions of each "What U Gon' Do" and "Real N Roll Call" (now shortened to just "Roll Call"). The first two mixes are decent, but as far as the Bad Brains remix of "Roll Call"; note to Lil Jon: rock remixes don't work for everyone. And both Chris Rock and Bo Hagon's respective skits are unnecessary.



Anyone that liked Lil Jon's previous offerings should have no problem with this album, but the rest of the world might want to think a bit before having a taste of this crunk juice.



Anthony Rupert



P.S. What exactly do the East Side Boyz (Lil' Bo and Big Sam) do? They don't rap OR produce."