Young Jeezy - The Inspiration: Thug Motivation 102

Young Jeezy's first album for Def Jam, Let's Get It, was such a breakout success that it immediately left his Bad Boy album with Boyz N Da Hood released just weeks prior as an afterthought. What is his appeal, exactly? His persona revolves around being a crack dealer, but he spins it as a motivational speaker who encourages people to do what they need to do to get paid. School kids proudly donned Jeezy's snowman T-shirts, even if the closest they'll ever come to hustling is selling chocolates for a class trip. Jeezy's not an exceptional rapper; he has a peculiar way of getting his support, though it's not without a discernible amount of charisma. On The Inspiration: Thug Motivation 102, this is best exemplified in the opening verse to the Timbaland produced "3 A.M.": "It's Young Jizzo and I'm back with Timbo/With another hit, you're still stuck in a limbo/A ad lib here and a ad lib there/F*ck it, ad libs everywhere." Few other MCs could get away with something so purposefully lazy. In Jeezy's half-determined/half-careless voice, it's a quotable (and a pretty damn funny one at that), more energizing and memorable than an average MC's complex, tongue-twisting metaphor. To that kind of extent, Jeezy does little to make this disc different from Let's Get It. Its first several tracks limp and flail around, which isn't a good sign, but once "I Luv It" kicks in, everything tightens and sharpens, placing the album a very slight shade beneath Let's Get It. Some of the highlights: "I Luv It," the closest stature-wise to "Go Crazy," a DJ Toomp production that's as anthemic as his work on T.I.'s "What You Know"; "Mr. 17.5," a fine "Go Crazy" retread. There's also "Streets on Lock," a "Trapstar" retread, where Jeezy maps out some of the reasons for his success: "When I speak, these niggas believe me/'Cause, bitch, I'm Jeezy." "Dreamin'," in which Jeezy recalls the guilt of being a crack dealer while his mother's an addict, takes the cake as the best reflecting pool track of 2006. Released December 12, 2006 on Corporate Thugz Entertainment/Def Jam Records, the album peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums and was certified platinum by RIAA.

''Hypnotize'' (Produced By. Shawty Redd) 3:41

''Still On It'' (Produced By. Midnight Black) 3:46

''You Know What It Is'' (Produced By. Shawty Redd) 3:44

''J.E.E.Z.Y.'' (Produced By. Shawty Redd) 3:49

''I Luv It'' (Produced By. DJ Toomp) 4:00

''Go Getta'' (feat. R. Kelly) (Produced By. The Runners) 3:49

''3 A.M.'' (feat. Timbaland) (Produced By. Timbaland) 3:56

''I'm The Realest'' (Produced By. Drumma Boy) 4:09

''Streets On Lock'' (Produced By. Cool & Dre) 3:34

''Bury Me A G'' (Produced By. J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League) 4:43

''Dreamin''' (feat. Keyshia Cole) (Produced By. The Runners) 4:49

''What You Talkin' About'' (Produced By. Mr. Collipark) 3:48

''Keep It Gangsta'' (feat. Slick Pulla & Blood Raw) (Produced By. Key Pusherz) 4:36

''Mr. 17.5'' (Produced By. Don Cannon) 3:30

''I Got Money'' (feat. T.I. & Kanye West) (Produced By. DJ Toomp) 3:59

''The Inspiration (Follow Me)'' (Produced By. Anthony Dent) 4:25


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