Lil Jon sets out to finish new CD
By The Associated Press
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Published: October 30, 2009
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Rapper and music producer Lil Jon says completing his long-awaited new album has taken him longer than he thought, but sticking to his ambitious idea of mixing crunk music with rock has always been his driving force.
"We’re pretty much like 80 percent done,” Lil Jon said of "Crunk Rock,” his first solo album, slated to be released by early next year. "It’s probably one of my best albums to date in the sense that it’s got a little bit of everything that I know everybody’s going to groove to.” The Atlanta-based entertainer, best known for hits like "Get Low” with the Eastside Boyz, has been working on the upcoming album for about five years. His new single, a disco tune, is called "Give It All U Got.” "I basically got the tracks that I want down, and I just need to make some final touches.” Lil Jon said in an interview. Lil Jon, whose real name is Jonathan Smith, said focusing on other musical projects and the growing demand of his new wine label would tear him away from the recording process of his new album. But he’s not complaining. "We won a silver medal in some California wine competition,” he said of Little Jonathan Winery, which distributes its merlots, cabernets and Chardonnays from California and Colorado online. "So, we’re doing pretty good.”
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