I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me
$42.50
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
30 December 2026
Summary
The Grammy Award–winning, legendary producer, global hype-master, and King of Crunk, Lil Jon, on the story of his life and his transformation into the high-volume showman behind a musical evolution.
For decades, the Grammy Award–winning artist Lil Jon has captivated audiences with the high-energy, chant-heavy, and bass-driven musical style that has become uniquely his own. However, before Lil Jon began his reign as “The King of Crunk,” he was just Jonathan Smith, a kid from the suburb…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781668061473 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1668061473 |
| Author: | Lil Jon, Paul Cantor |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Atria/Black Privilege Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 30 December 2026 |
| Weight: | 481g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“Rapper Lil Jon debuts with a candid account of his rise through the hip hop club scene of 1990s Atlanta to music stardom. [His] improbable ascent makes for fast-paced reading… . Hip-hop fans will get plenty out of this.”
—Publishers Weekly
Lil Jon
Lil Jon, born Jonathan Smith, is a rapper, producer, and DJ widely recognized as a pioneer of the crunk movement in hip-hop. Rising to prominence in the early 2000s with hits like “Get Low” and collaborations with artists across genres, he helped bring Southern hip-hop to the mainstream while earning a Grammy Award for his production on Usher’s “Yeah!”.
Paul Cantor is the author of the critically acclaimed, bestselling biography Most Dope: The Extraordinary Life of Mac Miller. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Vulture, Rolling Stone, XXL, Esquire, Billboard, and dozens of other outlets. Born and raised in New York City, he began his career as a music producer before becoming one of music journalism’s most respected voices. He has interviewed and written about many of the genre’s defining artists and figures, including J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj, 50 Cent, Wu-Tang Clan, Logic, Common, Scarface, Wyclef Jean, Damon Dash, Young Jeezy, M.I.A., Action Bronson, and Suge Knight. I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me is his first co-written memoir.
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