In Defense of Crunk

Switched on Pop

Vox Media Podcast Network

Music Interviews, Music History, Music, Music Commentary

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Twenty years ago, the song "Get Low" by Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz and Ying Yang Twins was released; in the years since, the song has managed to stand the test of time, becoming the paragon of what we know as crunk music. In this episode of Switched on Pop, we take a look at crunk – from its roots in Memphis and Atlanta to its sonic successors, and give flowers to the man behind it all: Lil Jon himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Thanks to AMP for sponsoring this episode of Switchdown Pop.
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0:38.1	Switchdown pop.
0:44.6	Welcome to Switchdown Pop.
0:45.7	I'm producer, Rihanna Cruz.
0:47.5	I'm songwriter, Charlie Harding,
0:49.0	and I'm musicologist Nate Sloan.
0:51.2	So guys, lately, I've been hearing a lot of songs
0:54.3	on the radio that carry a similarity,
0:56.8	and I wanna see if you guys can figure out what that is.
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