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Okaaaayyy! Y’all ready to get crunk?  Str8 from the ATL, it’s Lil’ Jon & The Eastside Boyz, the Kings of Crunk.  Now, if you’re into insightful lyrics and melodic grooves, then this ain’t the joint for you.  Lil’ Jon, Big Sam, and Lil’ Bo make adreneline pumpin’trunk rattlin’ music y’undastand?  With their 4^th album, Lil’ Jon and crew combine block rockin’ beats with numerous guest appearances with the aim of making crunk music a national sensation. 

            Kings of Crunk’s first single “I Don’t Give a Fuck” has been blowin’ up in the clubs for the past couple months.  The whole vibe of the album is like the old school Showtime Lakers with Magic and them.  Up-tempo and high-energy from start to finish, Kings of Crunk should appeal to peeps on both coasts.  After a bad ass intro, Pastor Troy is on hand for the Atlanta hood anthem “Throw It Up”.  For the east coast homies, Styles and Jadakiss come through on “Knockin’ Heads Off”.  Don’t worry ‘cuz the west coast is repped as well with E40 joining Petey Pablo, 8Ball, and Bun B on “Rep Yo’ City”.  Lil’ Jon brings some bluesy guitar-laced funk for the Texas homies on “Diamonds”, with MJG and UGK’s Bun B.  Fat Joe and Trick Daddy trade verses on “Play No Games”, warning the ladies to stay away from them lame dudes.  Lil’ Jon slows it down for the ladies on “Oh Nana Nana” with Devin the Dude and Oobie, one of Jon’s new artists.  Oobie also sings on “Nothin’s Free” the only R&B joint on the album, and “Nothin’ On” with Chyna White.  Kings of Crunk is one of the few albums that actually have pretty decent skits on it, especially “Pimpin’ Ken Speaks”, not to mention the funny-as-hell “Weedman”.  Former Goodie Mob member Big Gipp spits 12 bars on “Keep Yo Chullin Out The Streets”, and has some choice words for a certain R&B singer facing charges.   

Most of the tracks on Kings of Crunk feature rowdy call and response choruses from Lil’ Jon and crew, with the majority of the verses supplied by the various guest artists.  Sometimes the choruses are a bit annoying with Lil’ Jon screaming at the top of his lungs, but his production usually makes up for it.  Big Sam and Lil’ Bo drop verses on some of the songs, but get outshined from the more visible stars that appear throughout the CD.  Lil’ Jon calls the album the “Crunk Chronic”.  Now, I wouldn’t go that far, but the album is way better than their previous three releases.  With 21 tracks and over an hour’s worth of material, Kings of Crunk should keep clubs packed from up top to down south, shawty.

-Nate Money

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