Biography Early life and career beginnings (1977–2004) Outside of his solo career, Jeezy is also the de facto leader of the southern hip hop group United Streets Dopeboyz of America (U.S.D.A), and a former member of the Bad Boy Records' rap group Boyz n da Hood. In addition, Jeezy has also been featured on numerous hip hop and R&B hit singles, including " Say I" by Christina Milian, " I'm So Paid" by Akon, " Hard" by Rihanna and " Love in This Club" by Usher, with the latter reaching number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2008. Kelly), and " Put On" (featuring Kanye West). In total, Jeezy has released ten studio albums, as well as numerous successful singles, including the top ten hit " Soul Survivor" (featuring Akon), as well as the top 40 hits " I Luv It", " Go Getta" (featuring R. Jeezy began his music career in 2001 as Lil J with the release of Thuggin' Under the Influence (T.U.I.). and Gucci Mane, for helping to pioneer and popularize trap music with a mainstream audience. Jeezy is credited, along with fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. Signing to Def Jam Recordings in 2004, his major label debut, Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101, was released the following year and debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, selling 172,000 copies in its first week and was later receiving platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). I would still recommend a download, because there are some songs you just have to hear.Jay Wayne Jenkins (born September 28, 1977), known by his stage name Jeezy (formerly Young Jeezy), is an American rapper. Like I said, it's a great album at times, but at other times this album put me to sleep. I'm gonna have to give TM 101 another listen, but for now.Ħ1-80: Half are good songs, half are weakĨ1-100: Great listening experience, almost all are great songs
there is a lot of filler on this album though. The few great songs on this album are among the best the South has to offer. After promising a classic, I couldn't even convince myself, this album does not sound as good as it used to. Think "Go Crazy" meets "And Then What"Īnd that will conclude this review. What You Talkin Bout'- More of a "Thug Motivation 101" track, but it's still legit. A different hook and instrumental would make this a classic.ġ2. Dreamin'- Despite Keyshia Cole this song fucking rocks. Maybe it's just the hook, the instrumental is too dramatic for my liking, the lyrics don't exactly grab your attention either. The Realest- I can picture a suburban high school kid riding to this song. but there's not much substance to this track. Go Getta- The second single, the beat bumps, the R Kelly hook is hot. not necessarily a bad song but I've heard better.Ħ. I Luv It- You can tell why this was a single.
J.E.E.Z.Y.- Shawty Redd produced this track too and it sounds a lot better than the two previous tracks. "They think I'm shallow but I think so deep/ Deep as the abyss/ So when you get a second take a look at my wrist/ Perfect.Ĥ. Shawty Redd produced almost all the great songs off TM 101. Hypnotize (Intro)- The perfect combination of Jeezy boasts, ad-libs, and Southern production. On a side note, this may be a longer review, because I have heard this album countless times:ġ. I believe Young Jeezy is the one thoroughly "mainstream" rapper who stands out from the heap of bullshit clouding the top of commercial rap. Even though the spares probably became mixtape fodder, you don't see Kanye throwing away instrumentals simply because their not album material. But Jeezy's work ethic sets him apart, most people have heard how he recorded over 100 songs for TM 102 and only chose 17 to make the album. which makes him seem like other southern rap kingpins (T.I. Jenkins releases about a mixtape a month, mixtapes not featuring him, just his face.
What separates Jeezy from the rest of the pack is subtle, and something you probably would have never known about. which have gone down in history chronicling actual good Southern music. and then he released "Thug Motivation 101" and 102. then he started featuring on Akon and company's tracks. I first heard of Jay Jenkins as Lil J, and paid very little mind to him. a decent album that is not worthy of Jeezy's name. I'm obviously not doing the reviews in chronlogical order, so "I'm feeling this cat" doesn't exactly pertain to "The Recession". Jeezy is the first southern rapper that I really could listen to, and "Hypnotize" has got more than 100 plays on my Zune. I will admit I'm biased when it comes to Young Jeezy, this is the first album I ever bought.
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