Crunkmeister

In the South, where folks often walk straight off the corner into the congregation, people expect rap to touch on the sacred as well as the profane, though it handles the latter much more convincingly than the former. Pastor Troy flips this equation. On his uneven but occasionally stirring new release, the ATL crunkmeister is at his best when dropping lyrics about the rapture […]

The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards returns to South Florida Oct. 10, the magazine officially announced at a news conference in New York Thursday. […] Chicago newcomer Kanye West tops the list of nominees with seven nods. Atlanta rapper Ludacris follows with six; crunkmeister Lil Jon was nominated for four awards.

Lil Jon, Petey, T.I., Trick Daddy, all you thuggin' crunkmeisters, I apologize. A while back, I started listening to Power 92, where crunk currently reigns supreme, and now I'm fucking hooked.

[A] couple of reggae-flavored tracks [from In My Mind by Heather Headley], including the Shaggy-assisted "Rain," and the sweetly nostalgic doo-wop throwback "Back When It Was," which, in a marked stylistic departure, was produced by crunkmeister Lil Jon.

And though his [Juicy J's] sound has definitely diverged from the gritty gangsta rap style he perfected while in Three 6 Mafia, the rubbery-voiced emcee, who now makes upbeat, bouncy party jams, is still every bit the crunkmeister.