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''Crunk Rock'' is the solo debut album and sixth overall album by American
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artist
Lil Jon Jonathan H. Smith (born January 17, 1971) better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, producer and former frontman of the rap group Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz. He was instrumental in the emergence of the hip hop subgenre cru ...
, released on June 8, 2010 by BME and
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. The characters at the bottom of the album's cover are Japanese
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characters, which read "Kurunku Rokku," an approximation of the Japanese transliteration of the album's title. As of 2022, ''Crunk Rock'' remains Lil Jon's latest album release.


Background and recording

Work on the album began in June 2005. In May 2006, MTV reported that it would be released late that summer or in early fall.Reid, Shaheem (2006)
Lil Jon Wants To Double His Gold By Becoming King Of Rock
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, May 18, 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
At that time he announced that he was relocating to
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where the album would be recorded, and that half of the album would be similar in style to his 2003 single "Get Low". In June that year, recording had started, and Lil Jon announced that he planned to include collaborations with
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on the album, and the first single from the album sessions, "Snap Yo Fingers" was released, reaching number 7 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.Reid, Shaheem (2006)
Name-Dropping Lil Jon Plans To Rock With Mariah, Snoop, R. Kelly
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, June 26, 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
" Lil Jon Chart History,
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. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
In January 2007, it was reported that Lil Jon was still in the studio working on the album, and that recorded tracks included "Roll Call" featuring
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, and tracks featuring R. Kelly and
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.Lil Jon : quelques infos sur Crunk Rock
, Rap2K.com, 24 January 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
The prospective release date at that time was Spring 2007. At this time he was already indicating problems with the record label, stating that he "was going through the drama with TVT Records".Tardio, Andres (2007)
Lil Jon Makes Crunk Rock
", HipHopDX, 24 January 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
By August 2007, the album's release date had slipped again, with late 2007 the expected date. The list of guest artists had by this time expanded to include
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, with Jon explaining that "the concept of the album is that it is merger of rock and hip-hop styles, utilising the different styles of the guest contributors."Colothan, Scott (2007)
Lil Jon Drafts In The Game, Ice Cube: For his upcoming crunk-rock album...
, Gigwise.com, August 01, 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
By November 2007, however, the album was reported to be "65 percent, maybe 70 percent done", with a release now expected in 2008, with Lil Jon taking time out to DJ and do
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.Tardio, Andres (2007)
Lil Jon Resurfaces
", HipHopDX, November 06, 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
A demo of "What a Night" featuring
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also recorded, but it not make a final cut in the album version. By March 2008, the problems with TVT had intensified, with record label TVT described by
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as having gone from "having money to burn to being on the verge of folding", and Lil Jon said to have experienced legal issues with the label over money.Reid, Shaheem (2008)
Lil Jon Isn't A Rock Star Just Yet, But He's Keeping Busy With E-40, Extreme Athletes
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, March 7, 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
While work on the album was interrupted, with Lil Jon citing the stress of the TVT situation as causing him to taking a complete break from recording the album, he had worked with other artists such as
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, and had done production work on
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's ''Ball Street Journal'' album. The TVT label filed for
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in February 2008, putting the album's release into doubt.Sixshot Bits: Brief News On Three 6 Mafia, Lil Jon, Trey Songz & J-Holiday
", SixShot.com, February 19, 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
By August 2008, Lil' Jon had freed himself from his contract with TVT, giving him the rights to the master recordings for ''Crunk Rock'', in return for dropping his objection to the sale of TVT's assets to The Orchard Group.Moody, Nekesa Mumbi (2008)

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, August 5, 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
He restarted work on the album and stated that he was considering a new 'World Music' direction for the album and a possible change of title, saying "I'm touching so many different kinds of people on this album as well as keeping my core fan base at the same time."Moody, Nekesa Mumbi (2008)
Lil Jon shifts from crunk to 'world music'
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, August 13, 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
In October 2008, Lil Jon signed to
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and the album was rescheduled for a release in early 2009. In March 2009, two mixtapes appeared from Lil' Jon, ''Rockbox Vol. 1 and 2'', with ''
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'' announcing that ''Crunk Rock'' was expected later in 2009.Kreps, Daniel (2009)
Lil Jon Drops Rock and New Wave Mixtapes As “Crunk Rock” Approaches
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'', March 23, 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
Indeed, the second volume closed with Jon stating "Crunk Rock coming sooooooon". By September 2009 a new date of November 24 was announced for the album's release, although it was still unfinished.Lil Jon annonce Crunk Rock pour novembre
", Rap2K.com, 11 September 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
Castillo, Arielle (2009)
Lil Jon, the King of Crunk, Talks New Album, Pitbull, and Fine Wine With New Times
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'', September 22, 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
Confirmed guests additionally included
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.Weingarten, Christopher R. (2009)
Lil Jon Teams With R. Kelly, Akon to Make Fans “Wild Out” to Party Album “Crunk Rock”
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'', September 10, 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
Another single from the album, the RedOne-produced "Give It All U Got", was announced, with a promotional video filmed in Miami in September.Marr, Madeleine (2009)
Crunk king Lil Jon just wants to party
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'', September 11, 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
Lil Jon stated the album would now be more eclectic than previously envisaged with elements of
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, pop and R&B. By October 2009, Lil Jon described the album as "80 percent done", with all tracks recorded but "some final touches" still required, with the release date pushed back into early 2010.Grass, Damian (2009)
Rapper Lil Jon Sets out to Complete New Album
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, October 23, 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
The new single from the album, the disco-tinged "Give It All U Got", was released in November 2009. Lil Jon held a Listening Session for the album in 2010. ''
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'' reported that the album is set for a June 8, 2010 release. In an interview with ''
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'' in May 2010 he confirmed that Crunk Rock will be released on June 8. The album was released in standard and deluxe edition.


Singles

;Official singles * " Ms. Chocolate", which features
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and was produced by
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, was released as the first single on March 30, 2010. * "
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", which features
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was released as the second single. * "Machuka", which features Brazilian recording artists
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and Mulher Filé, was released as third single only in Brazil. ;Promo singles * "
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" was released as the first promotional single on February 4, 2006. The single peaked at 7 in the United States, and topped the US R&B/Hip Hop and US Rap charts. However, the song did not make it for the album, and it was released as a single only. * " Act a Fool", which features
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, was released as the third promotional single on July 21, 2009. It peaked at 101 on the US R&B/Hip Hop. It was not featured in the album. * "Give It All U Got", which features Kee on the original version and also features British rapper
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on the official remix (along with Kee), was released as the fourth promotional single on November 3, 2009. It peaked at 90 on the
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. However, it did not make the final cut for the album. * "Outta Your Mind", which features
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, was released as the fifth promotional single on March 23, 2010. It peaked at 28 on ''Billboards Rap Digital Songs chart.
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appear in the music video which was filmed in
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. It also debuted at 84 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.


Reception


Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 49 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart with first-week sales of 8,900 copies." Crunk Rock – Lil Jon, Billboard.com, retrieved 2010-06-19 The low number of albums sold was said to be the sales surprise of the week by ''
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''. It sold 4,700 copies the second week, bring the total to 14,000 copies sold in the U.S.


Critical response

Upon its release, the album received generally mixed reviews from music critics.''Crunk Rock'' (2010): Reviews
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writer David Jeffries gave it 3 out of 5 stars and called it "a scattershot set of tracks that just barely fit together, but take into consideration the label problems and legal issues the producer has faced since the album's conception, and it becomes a scruffy mess you just might cheer on". Emanuel Wallace of RapReviews gave ''Crunk Rock'' a 5/10 rating and wrote "If you're looking for lyrical greatness, you'll be disappointed. If you want an album filled with nothing but trunk-rattling beats you'll be disappointed".Wallace, Emanuel
Review: ''Crunk Rock''
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'' writer Jesse Cataldo gave the album 2½ out of 5 stars and described its songs as "thick, silly concoctions, glazed with bass and defined by endless repetition, whirlwinds of chants and shouts that circle like demented carousels".Cataldo, Jesse
Review: ''Crunk Rock''
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'' writer Jon Caramanica commended the album's production, but ultimately expressed a negative response towards Lil Jon's lyrics, writing "he retains his trademark ignorance and indignation: plenty of the most salacious material here is his own... he’s back to noisily asserting primacy through fight chants".Caramanica, Jon
Review: ''Crunk Rock''
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''s Steve Jones gave it 2½ out of 4 stars and shared a similar sentiment, stating "He has mixed more rock and electronica in with the thumping bass lines, but the message remains the same: Get up and jam, or go home".Jones, Steve
Review: ''Crunk Rock''
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'' gave it a 2.5/5 rating and in conclusion of the album said "With the kind of clout Lil Jon has, it's disappointing he wasn't able to come up with a better supporting cast (especially given his features in the past), which makes for an equally disappointing album."


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