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Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz: Crunk Juice

Kandia Crazy Horse, The Village Voice, 30 November 2004

"EYE-UNH!," "Hunh!," and "Hiuiiii!" were universally accepted as James Brown lyrics before crunk king Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith was conceived. Dave Chappelle may have elevated the ATLien's zeitgeist-surfing catchphrase "Yeah! Whuuuut? Okaaay!" to "Where's the Beef?"–ian proportions but the veritable Niggapalooza of Crunk Juice shows the Promethean famous flame ain't been passed.

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