Photograph of Lil Jon on break during the "Crunk Juice" recording session: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color photograph of the rapper, Lil Jon taking a break from a recording session of his album entitled, "Crunk Juice,” at his waterfront mansion in South Beach, Miami, Florida. Lil Jon is featured wearing a red sleeveless jersey with the text [17 / SHAWTY] printed on the front in white and black text over a white tee-shirt and jeans. He has both hands held upright in fists and is smiling at the camera. Behind him is a pier and a body of water. On the back is an inscription written by Bill Adler with the subject, date, and photographer's name.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: May 14, 2004; printed later
• Photograph by: Julia Beverly, American, born 1981
• Subject of: Lil Jon, American, born 1971
• Type: chromogenic color prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 14 1/16 × 11 in. (35.7 × 27.9 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 7/16 × 9 1/16 in. (34.1 × 23 cm)
• Place captured: Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.144
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Julia Beverly/Ozone Magazine Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.