#Young jeezy thug motivation 101 album series
“I consider Thug Motivation to be the Get Rich or Die Tryin’ of the South,” says DJ Drama, whose iconic Gangsta Grillz mixtape series was only kicking off in the early 2000s when Coach K introduced him to Jeezy. In an era when A-Town stalwarts like Ludacris, OutKast, and Lil Jon were running commercial rap radio, Jeezy (much like fellow trapstar T.I.) used his mixtape grind to turn himself into a local rap sensation before using TM 101 to launch himself into national stardom. The album ushered in the golden age of Atlanta rap, and its effects are still being felt today. When coke rap classic TM 101 dropped on July 26, 2005, Young Jeezy lived up to the self-proclaimed title of being both your “favorite rapper’s favorite rapper” and your “favorite trapper’s favorite trapper.” As the last hurrahs of G-Unit/Dipset/Roc-A-Fella came and went in the mid-2000s, the epicenter of hip-hop shifted from New York to Atlanta. That would make me just like every other rapper.” I can’t talk to these people about Thug Motivation when we have fake money in the boxes. “I was like, ‘Go out to my trunk and get the rest,’” says the 37-year-old Jeezy, sitting in his Malibu mansion that overlooks the beach. Twenty minutes later, his people pulled up with four duffel bags and started pouring out $1.8 million in bills-$200,000 short of the $2 million required to fill up all the boxes. With nearly $2 million in fake cash on hand for the shoot, Def Jam’s art team wondered how in the world they were supposed to get that much real cash to replace it.
Jeezy realized the money on set wasn’t real, and to him, that meant the entire shoot was illegitimate. The setup was simple enough: Jeezy sitting in front of boxes of money stacked up like Legos.
Vibe awards include nominations for Hottest Hook for "Soul Survivor.The cover shoot for Young Jeezy’s major label debut album, Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101, did not go as planned. His Teen Choice Awards include nominations for Choice Music: Rap Artist. He was also nominated for Dirty Boy of the Year, Dirty South Representative of the Year, and Dirty Song of the Year for "Soul Survivor". Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards include nominations for Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist Male, Top Rap Album for Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101, and Hot Rap Track for "Soul Survivor." He has won Dirty Awards for Most Bootlegged CD, Best New Dirty Artist, and Best Dirty Collaboration. BET Hip-Hop Awards nominations for Hip-Hop MPV of the Year and Hip-Hop CD of the Year for Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101. He has received many awards and nominations such as the American Music Awards nominations for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist and Favorite Rap/Hip- Hop Album The Inspiration. He also opened his home for those who needed shelter to the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. He presented a toy drive for the first annual Toyz n da Hood toy drive which provided 1,000 toys for 1,000 kids in his home town of Atlanta. He also loves to give back to the community and donate to charity events. He also later released the album Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 which debuted at #2 selling 172,000 copies in its first week. On his second album The Inspiration, the first single I Luv It peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100. He has also worked with artists such as Kanye West, Lil Jon, Usher, Young Buck, T.I., Trick Daddy, Akon, Mannie Fresh, Lil Scrappy, Bun B, Lloyd, Slick Pulla, & Lil Will and Mariah Carey. He's a true digital age artist who doesn't need 16 bars to develop a picture in your head. He has the ability to bring color and flash to a story that has been told so many times before. Not only does he have high performance energy, but he is also a great story teller. His motto is If you can think it you can do it Young Jeezy is one of the premier artists to emerge from Atlanta's ongoing rap movement.
It also gives you the inspiration and motivation to make it out, be successful, and achieve your goals. Young Jeezy is the truth! His story represents the struggle, pain, and pressure that anyone living in the hood deals with.
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