Jeezy

Young Jeezy 2005

Jeezy (born September 28, 1977 in Columbia , South Carolina ; real name Jay Wayne Jenkins ), formerly known as Young Jeezy , is an American rapper who lives in Atlanta . He is currently under contract with Def Jam , formerly with the hip-hop group Boyz n Da Hood for Bad Boy Records .

music

After the single And Then What in June 2005, his first solo album Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 was released on July 26, 2005 . This brought him and his label Def Jam double platinum (over 2,000,000 records sold) and thus an unforeseeable success. The album was number 1 on the US charts for a week . His trademark, the Adlibs (e.g. “yeeeah” or “let's get it”) are also the starting point of his critics, who accuse him of poor text quality.

In 2005 Young Jeezy appeared in numerous singles by other rappers and singers such as B. Soul Survivor starred Akon, the successful single from Gucci Mane So Icy and Dem Boyz from Boyz n Da Hood starred. He was also involved in the remix of Mariah Carey's hit Shake It Off with Jay-Z . On December 12th 2006 his second solo album The Inspiration: Thug Motivation 102 was released.

After he had his own biggest hit in the charts in 2005 with Soul Survivor at number 4 on the US charts, he made it to the top of the singles charts in 2008 together with Usher and his hit Love in This Club .

His album The Recession was released on September 2, 2008 . The first single was called Put On , which he recorded with Kanye West and which was released on May 2, 2008. The second single was called Vacation . The album sold over 500,000 times.

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		US
2005	Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101	US2 × 2 Double platinum (47 weeks)US
2006	The Inspiration: Thug Motivation 102	US1 platinum (30 weeks)US
2008	The Recession	US1 platinum (45 weeks)US
2011	Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition	US3 platinum (36 weeks)US
2014	Seen It All: The Autobiography	US2 gold (16 weeks)US
2015	Church in These Streets	US4 (7 weeks) US
2016	Trap or Die 3	US1 (6 weeks) US
2018	Pressure	US6 (5 weeks) US
2019	TM 104: The Legend of the Snowman	US5 (4 weeks) US
2020	Twenty / 20 Pyrex Vision (EP)	US115 (... weeks) US

More albums

• 2001: Thuggin 'Under the Influence (as Lil' J)
• 2003: Come Shop Wit 'Me

Collab albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		US
2005	Boyz n da Hood	US5 (14 weeks) US	with Boyz n da Hood
2007	Cold summer	US4 (17 weeks) US	with USDA

Mix tapes

• Gangsta Grillz: Streets Iz Watchin
• Hustle & Snow (with TI )
• Gangsta Grillz: Trap or Die
• Paid in Full (with TI)
• Self motivation
• Best of Both Hoods (with Juelz Santana )
• Gangsta Grillz: You Can't Ban the Snowman
• Can't Ban the Snowman
• I am the street dream
• Young Jeezy presents: Cold Summer - The Authorized Mixtape (feat. USDA ), 2007, US # 4
• The Shield Gang - All Eyez on Us (Young Jeezy, Slick Pulla, Boo, Bloodraw, 211, Roccet)
• DJ Chuck T presents Young Jeezy - The Lost Tapes
• 2009: Trappin 'Ain't Dead
• 2010: Thug Motivation 103
• 2011: The Real Is Back
• 2011: The Real Is Back 2
• 2012: It's tha World
• 2013: It's tha World 2
• 2015: Gangsta Party
• 2015: Politically Correct

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2005	And Then What Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101	-	-	-	-	US67 gold (11 weeks)US	feat. Mannie Fresh
	Soul Survivor Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101	DE74 (4 weeks) DE	-	-	UK16 (4 weeks) UK	US4th × 2 Platinum (Mastertone) + double platinum (26 weeks)US	feat. Akon
	My Hood Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101	-	-	-	-	US77 (10 weeks) US
2006	I Luv It The Inspiration	-	-	-	-	US14th platinum (15 weeks)US
2007	Go Getta The Inspiration	-	-	-	-	US18th Gold + platinum (mastertone) (20 weeks)US	feat. R. Kelly
2008	Put On The Recession	-	-	-	-	US12 × 3 Platinum (Mastertone) + triple platinum (20 weeks)US	feat. Kanye West
	My President The Recession	-	-	-	-	US53 platinum (6 weeks)US	feat. Nas
2010	Lose My Mind Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition	-	-	-	-	US35 platinum (15 weeks)US	feat. Plies
	Ballin ' Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition	-	-	-	-	US57 (5 weeks) US	feat. Lil Wayne
2012	I Do Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition	-	-	-	-	US61 (15 weeks) US	feat. Jay-Z & André 3000
	Leave You Alone Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition	-	-	-	-	US51 gold (20 weeks)US	feat. Ne-yo
2013	RIP It's Tha World	-	-	-	-	US58 platinum (14 weeks)US	feat. 2 chainz
2014	Seen It All It's Tha World	-	-	-	-	US85 gold (2 weeks)US	feat. Jay-Z

More singles

• 2005: Trap or Die
• 2005: Trap Star / Go Crazy (Remix) (feat.Jay -Z & Fat Joe )
• 2007: Dreamin ' (feat. Keyshia Cole )
• 2012: Get Right
• 2014: Me Ok (US:gold)
• 2017: In a Major Way (feat.Payroll Giovanni & Jan Vollers)

Guest Posts

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2006	Say I So Amazin '	DE38 (7 weeks) DE	AT64 (3 weeks) AT	CH23 (14 weeks) CH	UK4 (13 weeks) UK	US21 (13 weeks) US	Christina Milian feat. Young Jeezy
2007	Diamonds From Nothin 'to Somethin'	-	-	-	-	US83 (1 week) US	Fabolous feat. Young Jeezy
2008	Love in This Club Here I Stand	DE5 (14 weeks) DE	AT12 (13 weeks) AT	CH9 (26 weeks) CH	UK4th gold (25 weeks)UK	US1 platinum (25 weeks)US	Initial release: March 2nd, 2008 Sales: + 5,600,000 Usher feat. Young Jeezy
	Out Here Grindin We Global	-	-	-	-	US39 gold (15 weeks)US	DJ Khaled feat. Akon, Rick Ross , Young Jeezy, Lil 'Boosie, Trick Daddy, Ace Hood & Plies
2009	Never Ever Fantasy Ride	-	-	-	-	US66 gold (15 weeks)US	Ciara feat. Young Jeezy
	Amazing 808s & Heartbreak	-	-	-	-	US81 platinum (5 weeks)US	Kanye West feat. Young Jeezy
	I'm going in so far gone	-	-	-	-	US17th platinum (18 weeks)US	Drake feat. Lil Wayne & Young Jeezy
	Hard Rated R	-	-	-	UK42 (10 weeks) UK	US8th × 2 Double platinum (20 weeks)US	Rihanna feat. Young Jeezy
2013	Show Out Stay Trippy	-	-	-	-	US75 (8 weeks) US	Juicy J feat. Big Sean & Jeezy
	Act Right I Am	-	-	-	-	US100 gold (1 week)US	Yo Gotti feat. Jeezy & YG
	My nigga, my krazy life	-	-	-	UK53 silver (10 weeks)UK	US19th × 4 Quadruple platinum (27 weeks)US	YG feat. Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan was censored in the charts as My N *** a or My Hitta
2018	That's on Me Ain't No Goin 'Bacc	-	-	-	-	US56 gold (17 weeks)US	Yella Beezy feat. 2 Chainz , TI , Rich the Kid , Jeezy, Boosie Badazz & Trapboy Freddy

Further guest contributions

• 2012: We in This Bitch ( DJ Drama feat. Young Jezzy, Future, Ludacris & TI )
• 2015: Walked in Remix (Bankroll Fresh Feat. Street Money Boochie, Travis Porter & Jeezy, US:gold)

Filmography

• 2009: Janky Promoters as Young Jeezy

Web links

• Def Jam page for Young Jeezy (English)
• Jeezy at Allmusic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ LG Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West-Put On ( Memento of the original from May 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} Music Sales Awards: US UK
4. ↑ IFPI Digital Music Report 2009 (PDF; 1.8 MB) IFPI , accessed on October 23, 2014 .