When the words, "the south got something to say" were spoken at the 1995 SourceAwards, much of the rap world had no idea how true that statement would prove to be in the coming years. By 2000, rappers ...

What is crunk? It's music that combines synthesizers, modified electric guitars, machine sounds and a few catchy lyrics layered over booming bass lines to get people on the dance floor. The new album ...

Atlanta has led the way in hip-hop culture for more than two decades. The city has remained prominent because the sounds and styles are never stagnant, and every four or five years artists in the city ...

Trillville has become an entity all itself – a place, an attitude, and most notably, a person. As a result of Lil’ Jon’s stronghold in mainstream Hip-Hop, Crunk is finally getting its praises. A key ...

Lil Jon may not have coined the word “crunk,” but he deserves credit for “Crunk & B.” That’s what the Atlanta rapper-producer calls Usher’s “Yeah!,” the song he co-wrote and produced that’s been No. 1 ...

With its irresistible hip-hop beats and shouted refrains, crunk music incites a fervor in fans that's reminiscent of a religious experience. "I would define crunk as more of a spirit," explains rapper ...

For hard-core hip-hop heads and regular patrons of urban clubs throughout the South and West, Jonathan “Lil’ Jon” Smith is not a newcomer. The Atlanta producer, promoter and rapper (if that’s what you ...

The highlight is the “Crunk Ain’t Dead” remix, which features Juicy J, Project Pat, and Lil Jon. The latter is at his best in years, using his voice as militarized percussion, littering the track with ...

Hip-hop's hottest trends have a habit of bubbling up from the underground. Now it's crunk music, with its rowdy exhortations to get buck-wild, that has busted up through the concrete.When performed ...

New Orleans Saints owner / vice-chaiman Rita Benson LeBlanc hangs with the Ying Yang Twins before a game against the Carolina Panthers at the Superdome on December 8, 2013. The Atlanta rap duo's ...