As the stand-out member of ATL’s Boyz N Tha Hood, Jeezy has distinguished himself against the field of contemporary rappers. However, despite the familiarity of Jeezy’s topics, this Atlanta rapper has managed to make a bi-coastal splash through the strength of his mic presence and charisma. He joins a distinguished line of former ‘caine slangers turned MC–Scarface, Jay-Z, the Clipse, Biggie, etc. Young Jeezy is hardly breaking new ground in rapping endlessly about the similarities between the trap game and the rap game. Thanks to underground testimonials like ‘Airforces’, ‘So Icey’, and ‘Trap or Die’ Jeezy’s confidence and authentic style has quickly made believers out of some the biggest players in the game. With Atlanta serving up some of the hottest product in the rap game, native son Young Jeezy stands as one of the most exciting merchants of cool to emerge in years. No matter what is being supplied, a hustler is only as good as his word. Jeezy took to his Instagram to express his feelings on the anniversary of his album.Young_Jeezy-Lets_Get_It_Thug_Motivation_101-Reissue-CD-FLAC-2005-PERFECTįLAC (tracks) 16 bit/ 44,1kHz | Time – 01:17:41 minutes | 522.61 MB | Genre: Hip-Hop Now with over 2 million copies sold, “Thug Motivation 101” can still be played from beginning to end like it dropped yesterday. It inspired different people from different walks of life to keep pushing no matter the circumstance. The album is real and gritty, but it still sounds like feel good music. It was something to rock out to whether you were on the block, the club, or at home studying for a test.
You didn’t have to cook, sell or smoke crack to thoroughly appreciate this album. Everyone remembers “And Then What”, “My Hood”, “Go Crazy” featuring Jay Z and “Soul Survivor” featuring Akon. With five radio single releases, you were listening to “Thug Motivation 101” no matter if you liked it or not. He did it while remaining commercial friendly. 2 with over 170,000 copies sold, Jeezy not only stayed true to himself and the people like him. The lyrics are simple, but from Jeezy to a young man or woman out there who thinks they can’t make it out of their current situation, it speaks volumes.ĭebuting at No. Jeezy talks about taking advantage of opportunities and grinding from sun up until sun down to get the most out of life. “The world is yours and everything in it/It’s out there, get on your grind and get it,” Jeezy raps on “Let’s Get It/Sky’s The Limit”. If you’re really familiar with Jeezy and his music, you know it’s always been about the motivation.
“Thug Motivation 101” was released 10 years ago and 10 years later it still speaks to people in the streets, those who made it out and people who were never even there.Ĭritics can choose to focus on the term “thug”, but they’d be missing the bigger picture. No matter where you came from, I’m going to give you ambition to either make it out or make it where you are.Īnd that he did. It’s definitely not your average rags to riches story, but Jeezy had a clear message: Life used to be this and now it’s that. The opening line to the first track on “Thug Motivation 101” says it all.