Crunk Rock is the debut solo album from American crunk rapper and producer, Lil Jon. It was released on June 8, 2010, through BME Records and Republic Records. It is currently the only solo album to be released by Lil Jon. The album includes a wide variety of guests, ranging from the likes of Waka Flocka Flame, Soulja Boy, Ying Yang Twins, Pitbull, and Ice Cube, with production being held by Jon himself, along with the help from benny blanco, Shawty Redd, Steve Aoki, Drumma Boy, K.E. on the Track, and many more. Work on the album began in June 2005. In May 2006, MTV reported that the album would be released in the late summer or in early fall. At that time, Lil Jon announced that he was relocating to Las Vegas where the album would be recorded, and that half of the album would be similar in style to his 2003 single “Get Low.” In June 2006, recording had started and Jon announced that he had plans to include collaborations from the likes of Mariah Carey and Snoop Dogg on the album. In January 2007, it was reported that Jon was still in the studio working on the album, and that recorded tracks included “Roll Call,” featuring Lil Wayne and Ciara and tracks featuring R. Kelly and the late Nate Dogg. The prospective release date at that time was originally going to be Spring 2007. At this time, Jon was already indicating problems with the record label, stating that he “was going through the drama with TVT Records”. By August 2007, the album’s release date had slipped again, with late 2007 expected to be the release date. The list of guest artist had by this time expanded to include artists from the likes of The Game, Ice Cube, and Kid Rock, with Jon explaining, saying quote: The concept of the album is that it is merger of rock and hip-hop styles, utilising the different styles of the guest contributors. By November 2007, the album was reported to be “65 percent, maybe 70 percent done,” with a release date to be pushed to 2008, with Lil Jon taking time out to DJ and do voiceover work in Hollywood. By March 2008, the problems with TVT had intensified, with record label TVT described by MTV as having gone from “having money to burn to being on the verge of folding”, and Lil Jon said to have experienced legal issues with the label over money. While work on the album was interrupted, with Lil Jon citing the stress of the TVT situation as causing him to taking a complete break from recording the album, he had gone out to do work with other artists and had done production work on E-40’s Ball Street Journal album. The TVT label filed for bankruptcy in February 2008, putting the album’s release into doubt. By August 2008, Lil' Jon had freed himself from his contract with TVT, giving him the rights to the master recordings for Crunk Rock, in return for dropping his objection to the sale of TVT’s assets to The Orchard Group. He restarted work on the album and stated that he was considering a new ‘World Music’ direction for the album and a possible change of title, saying: I’m touching so many different kinds of people on this album as well as keeping my core fan base at the same time. In October 2008, Lil Jon signed to Republic Records and the album was rescheduled for a release in early 2009. In March 2009, two mixtapes appeared from Lil Jon and DJ Spider: Rockbox Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, with Rolling Stone announcing that Crunk Rock was expected later in 2009. Indeed, the second volume closed with Jon stating “Crunk Rock coming sooooooon.” By September 2009, a new date of November 24 was announced for the album’s release, despite being unfinished. Around that time, Lil Jon announced a wide variety of guest that were going to be on the album, most of which would end up being on the album. However, artists like Mariah Carey, T-Pain, and Akon ended up not making the cut. On September 10, 2009, Lil Jon stated the album would now be more eclectic than previously envisaged with elements of house music, pop and R&B. By October 2009, Lil Jon described the album as “80 percent done”, with all tracks recorded but “some final touches” still required, with the release date pushed back into early 2010. In 2010, Lil Jon had a Listening Session for the album. Rap-Up reported that the album would be officially set for a June 8 release date. In an interview with Billboard, Jon confirmed the release date. It was finally released, with both a standard and a deluxe edition. One of the album’s promotional singles, “Snap Yo Fingers,” featuring Sean Paul and E-40, was released on February 4, 2006. It was originally going to be on the album, but it got removed when it was released. A demo of “What a Night” featuring Jay Sean was also recorded, but it not make a final cut in the album version. Three singles were released prior to the album’s release: “Shots,” with LMFAO, “Ms. Chocolate,” featuring R. Kelly and Mario, and “Hey,” featuring 3OH!3.