{"id":72893,"date":"2024-03-19T08:34:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T08:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/grammy-winning-rapper-lil-jon-embraces-islam\/"},"modified":"2024-03-19T08:34:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T08:34:08","slug":"grammy-winning-rapper-lil-jon-embraces-islam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/grammy-winning-rapper-lil-jon-embraces-islam\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammy-winning rapper Lil Jon embraces Islam"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Grammy-winning American DJ and rapper Jonathan H Smith, better known by his stage name Lil Jon, has converted to Islam.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

As reported by a Turkish newspaper, rapper, DJ and record producer, Lil Jon converted to Islam on the first Friday of Ramadan 2024, at the King Fahad Mosque in Los Angeles, California. He announced his conversion in front of\u00a0a large congregation.<\/p>\n

Moreover, a video, which recorded Smith reciting shahada in Arabic and later in English, under the guidance of the imam, was shared on the video platform TikTok.<\/p>\n

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@n_war967<\/a> Rapper Lil Jon took his Shahada and accepted Islam at King Fahad Mosque in LA #liljon<\/a> #muslim<\/a> #muslimummah<\/a> #ramdan<\/a> #ramdan2024<\/a> \u266c original sound \u2013 n_war967<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Turning to his Instagram handle with more than a million followers, he confirmed the news to his fans. \u201cThank you so much brothers and sisters for the outpouring of love and positivity,\u201d read the note posted by the rapper with the caption, \u201cAlhamdulillah<\/em>,\u201d and a praying hands emoji.<\/p>\n

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Thousands of fans liked the post and flocked to the comments section to extend their congratulations to the artist.<\/p>\n

Born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1972, Smith gained fame in the early 2000s for his pioneering role in promoting the music genre. He is best known for hits like \u2018Turn Down for What\u2019, \u2018Let\u2019s Go\u2019, \u2018Act a Fool\u2019<\/em> and \u2018Yeah\u2019<\/em> with Usher and Ludacris, for which he won his first Grammy in the Best Rap Collaboration category.<\/p>\n

British rapper Dutchavelli accepts Islam<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n