Dropping the sequential album titles for his third release, Young Jeezy's The Recession introduces itself as anything but Thug Motivation 103. The opening title track features a collage of some very 2008 news reports where America is going broke while the "they just don't care about us" feeling sweeps the nation. Then Jeezy enters trading his non-stop swagger for social commentary, and while the singalong thug chorus is as strong as ever, the rapper's transformation from cocaine-slinging king to voice of the people is unconvincing, especially when he mentions his personal driver and how his "make it rain" sessions at the strip club are getting more conservative. The Barack Obama shout-out that closes the album -- "My President" with special guest Nas -- works much better with flippant verses ("We ready for damn change/So you all let the man shine") more suitable for a man who prefers to be called "The Snowman." Same goes for "Circulate" and its great line about oil prices ("Gas higher than me") but The Recession abandons politics often enough that you can't call it ponderous or even a concept album. With those great drums and fake trumpets producer Drumma Boy loves so much, trap star anthem "Amazin" is simple, feel-good music for pimps and players, while the soul-filled "Word Play" finds Jeezy and the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League celebrating the power of rap with warm nostalgia in their hearts. "Put On" with Kanye West singing through an Auto-Tune is the usual second-line goodness that Jeezy normally rounds out albums with, but there's more forgettable filler than expected, most of it sounding like mixtape leftovers or in the case of "Vacation," lackluster and forced club tracks. Of course with 18 songs the album allows for some dead weight and trimming. Even if it falls a distant third out of the first three, the scattershot Recession is still a welcome and even risky step forward, one carried by its highlights and the newfound awareness that the cocaine grind isn't everything.
MAN!!!!!!! Leme tell you that I picked up the new Jeezy album and yet again i was dropped. Another killer album. It opens with news chatter about the state of the american economy and the streeses that is causing on the people. the intro continues and then you hear the famous ad-lib "yeahhhhhhhhh" made famous by Jeezy and after that, its all history. a very strong album that sits with the r...
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US rapper Young Jeezy has been arrested in Atlanta on suspicion of driving under the influence and speeding.Police stopped the singer, whose real name is Jay Jenkins, on Wednesday (June 18) morning after noticing there were no license plates on his car.Jeezy, who collaborated with R&B star Usher on Love In This Club, was charged with seven offences including driving impaired by alcohol or drugs...
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I don't like the whole "I got another homie that died" spiel in the beginning, but this is light year's better than Ron Artest's tribute. Spotted over at X's crib.
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--- - |- Young Jizzy rented out the Metro Lanes bowling alley in Atlanta and blessed 350 needy kids with free school supplies, backpacks, sneakers and clothing. Album promo or not, that's a great look for Mr. Jackson. ~~- Young Jeezy
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MAN!!!!!!! Leme tell you that I picked up the new Jeezy album and yet again i was dropped. Another killer album. It opens with news chatter about the state of the american economy and the streeses that is causing on the people. the intro continues and then you hear the famous ad-lib "yeahhhhhhhhh" made famous by Jeezy and after that, its all history. a very strong album that sits with the r...
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I only became a fan with Young Jeezy on his last record The Recession, then he did the track with Nas "My President Is Black", and his mixtape the menacing Trappin Ain't Dead confirmed his status and that got me locked. Jeezy is also featured on Hova's latest BP3 on "Real As It Gets". Atlanta' Young Jeezy is rap's hardest in the game, straight no chaser. Jeezy keeps it all so simple. Yeahhhhh...
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Young Jeezy's "Crazy World".I can relate to this song so much, which is why it's my favorite cut off of The Recession.
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New Young Jeezy video for Circulate off his album The Recession. This is video is sponsored by Belvedere so don’t mind the product placement.
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i think this may be the hardest joint on the entire album.
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It's Friday, and we over here at OKP are tryin' to go home and get out of this damn cold weather. So enjoy the song and look forward to a new day in American History starting next Tuesday. If you have the means to do so, do like Spike Lee said and Get on The Bus, and head over to D.C. to support Obama on Inauguration Day.
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| 1 The Recession (Intro) |
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| 2 Welcome Back |
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| 3 By the Way |
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| 4 Crazy World |
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| 5 What They Want |
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| 6 Amazin' |
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| 7 Hustlaz Ambition |
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| 8 Who Dat |
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| 9 Don't You Know |
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| 10 Circulate |
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| 11 Word Play |
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| 12 Vacation |
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| 13 Everything |
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| 14 Takin' It There |
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| 15 Don't Do It |
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| 16 Put On |
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| 17 Get Allot |
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| 18 My President |
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