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Crunk: lots more goodies in store: it's a byword for cool in the US and, with Ciara's number one Goodies marking its crossover over here, 2005 is being billed as the year that crunk conquers the UK.(Genre focus)

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| February 05, 2005 | Collins, Hattie | COPYRIGHT 2005 UBM Information Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

"We went platinum on the drink alone," grins Jonathan 'Lil Jon' Smith. The Atlanta-based producer and rapper has good reason to be cheerful. An ear for a hit records and a brilliant business brain has earned Lil Jon not only a million dollar-making energy drink called Crunk Juice, but album sales upwards of 4m, Grammy nominations, eight US Top 10 hits, his own record label and a long line in endorsements from Oakley sunglasses to a porn DVD series.

The reason for the sales, accolades and awards is thanks to the ex-radio DJ/ So So Def A&R'S involvement in the new US pop phenomenon crunk. Whether producing for himself as part of Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz or for ...

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