Young jeezy thug motivation 101 deluxe edition

For the most part, itвЂ™s a smooth ride and the guest appearances are all utilized well. The melodies remain catchy, but the clunking choice of words in the aforementioned вЂњWay Too Gone,вЂќ вЂњI DoвЂќ and, especially tarnishing what would be the albumвЂ™s best song, in the dated titular punchline of вЂњOJ,вЂќ keeps these songs from becoming the anthems we know him to be capable of. As someone who has always had a gift for crafting a chorus, something sounds off about a few of JeezyвЂ™s hooks. ItвЂ™s not pandering, itвЂ™s not nostalgia, itвЂ™s evolution.Д«ut while Jeezy comfortably finds where he fits in within todayвЂ™s hip-hop, there are a few signs of rap rust.

While some casual listeners might find the albumвЂ™s throwback vibe frustratingly redundant and uninventive, eventually the album reveals its true intentions of not just reliving the past, but re-appropriating its excitement for todayвЂ™s sonic landscape. Along with songs that blatantly proclaim a return to 2005 like вЂњWay Too Gone,вЂќ first listens of the album scream of Jeezy вЂњperforming the hits.вЂќ Everything from the stretched adlibs (вЂњ yeeeeeeahвЂќ and вЂњ hah-ha!вЂќ) to the focus on rapping the same word with itself in a different context implies attempt to rekindle the peculiar feeling of hearing Jeezy for the first time.

While heвЂ™s been critically lauded in recent years, the stranglehold Jeezy had on the rap world seven years ago is the type of superstardom few in the genre ever achieve. This return to his debutвЂ™s moniker matches the albumвЂ™s echoes of nostalgia. But, class back in session, Jeezy has finally readied Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition. His latest album has faced so many delays that its first Grammy-nominated single came out two years ago. The breakout star of rap group Boyz n da Hood, Jeezy found tremendous chart (and promotional snowman t-shirt) success with his solo albums LetвЂ™s Get It: Thug Motivation 101, The Inspiration and his critically acclaimed 2008 release The Recession. While Jay-Z led to the rise of an entrepreneurial sentiment in the genre and Kanye West opened up a lane for less aggressive, sensitive types, Jeezy (along with Clipse) helped popularize the bleak soundscape of trap-hop (cocaine-centric rap) and brought with it a charisma and style an entire sub-genre has attempted to emulate. Few rappers shaped the past decade of hip-hop like Young Jeezy.

Young jeezy thug motivation 101 deluxe edition