


The Los Angeles stop will be the last before it heads back to New York with Jim Jones for the last of the tournaments.īefore heading to EB Games location in L.A., BallerStatus and Lil Jon lounged in a plush suite at the Four Seasons hotel in Beverly Hills to get a first preview of the game, where the rapper revealed how he got down with the EA and Def Jam Interactive.


The GameStop sponsored tourney launched in Atlanta early this February with Fat Joe leading the way, while Young Jeezy appeared during the Chicago event. “I give the kid credit, he was good, but I was just better.”īefore leaving, Jon signed autographs and took pictures with countless kids who waited in line to see the rapper. “It was great,” Lil Jon told, immediately after winning. “Who’s next to get they ass whipped?” Jon asked to a crowd of spectators, who watched and snapped photos while he played. During the two round tourney, the rapper/producer seemed to win with ease, sweeping the mini-tourney during both matches, while yelling taunts and proclaiming his gaming skill. Jon played as himself in “Def Jam: Icon” on the Xbox 360 console against the gamer who chose Young Jeezy. The rapper played two matches against a gamer, who was playing for a chance to win a trip to New York to compete in the tournament’s finale during the official launch party for the game. Lil Jon appeared at EB Games in Los Angeles’ West Side Pavilion mall on Tuesday (February 27) to compete in a gaming tournament for “Def Jam: Icon.”
