Rapper Phases: Young Jeezy

[ProfessionallyTrill]

After the thread on Ice Cubes different phases in his career, today we will look at the different phases of Young Jeezy:

Country Jeezy
Young Jeezy started out in Macon, GA as Lil J with tracks by a then unknown Shawty Redd. He wore Timbland boots and backpacks with the pant leg rolled up and had a Trick Daddy-esque flow.

Throwback: Young Jeezy aka Lil’ J – GA

Trap Jeezy: The Snowman
Here Jeezy came into his own by hooking up with BMF, Diddy and Def Jam. A new style with adlibs came about (after being around Gucci?), started looking like a true 'dopeboy not a rapper': chubby, clean shaven and round like his infamous Snowman logo and became a superstar with Trap or Die and Thug Motivation.

Biker Jeezy
Jeezy began his clothing line and released an album by his group USDA. Very similar material to his BNTH work. Hells Angels wasnt pleased.

Political Jeezy
Jeezy started getting pressure to go beyond trap tales. We him say My President is Black and also becoming more 'lyrical'.

West Coast Jeezy
This is where Jeezy made LA his permanent home and after a hiatus was influenced by the west coast: plaid shirts and dikkies, biker clothing, backwards bandanas.

Hollywood Jeezy
With some time in LA, Jeezy decided to get fit for the ladies aka grown and sexy, wanting to establish himself as a sex symbol after slimming down. He started wearing suits, fedora hats, growing facial hair and believing himself to be the 'Southern Jay-Z'.

Pastor Young Jeezy
Young Jeezy, now known simply as Jeezy, provisioned himself 'Pastor of the Ghetto' in this recent phase declaring himself a "God in the Hood" full with Christian imagery and church rhetoric in his latest project.

Present Jeezy
He's come a long way. We shall see what he has in store for Trap Or Die 3. A change in personal and/or rap style? Subject matter?

What do you think about Jeezys progression?

 

[O.Red]

This thread is a good concept

 

[malbaker86]

fukk Jeezy

But nah, I think homie smart in showing growth musically. Granted it doesnt have that same "it" like the slow flow Jeezy which made em popular but I like that he has grown as a rapper/mc.

 

[DarkmanX]

Whats the point tho? Unless im mistaken the point in the Ice Cube joint was to say even tho we love & respect him, he rode alot of waves, as shown in
the phases.

So are you sayin Jeezy rode waves? Ive never cared about him but i did know about the Trick Daddy thing. But other than that i dont think theres any validity to that claim if you tryna say he riding waves.

 

[ProfessionallyTrill]

Just interesting to see the paths an artist takes.

I think he overreached with the Pastor thing because it was Pac-like but I appreciate him releasing such an album when a decade ago he was adamant bout being a street nikka who jus happens to rap.

Almost like Buns in Belly. I like to see changes and growth in an artist

 

[Silver Surfer]

Dude mos def has evolved

 

[re'up]

With Jeezy the changes mostly feel authentic, and more a result of growth and maturity, as well as career discipline, then the false re inventing of ones self. He first started the change with TM102, to be honest, he came out and was way different, mindset and appearance wise, just a year after 101.

 

[Harry B]

Fashion changes, rappers, d-boys or anyone else didn't dress the same in 2000 and 2005.
Anyhow, you missed the period in between 2000 and 2004/05, when he dropped Come shop with me where he was finding himself.
He had the ad-libs on some songs, songs like Ain't nothin like sounded like they could've been on streetz is watchin and Thug Ya while others sounds like they should've been on TUI. Mostly the production was just ass.

Imo you can't jump over 5 years and on, going tape to tape or at least year to year it was all natural.

The only thing I don't get is that gang bang shyt, it all seems super fake outside of La and Chicago anyways.

 

[ProfessionallyTrill]

Come Shop Wit Me was right before Trap Or Die but already ties in to what was already said. This ain't a dissertation

Regardless of what they say about Cube, I agree Jeezys growth was gradual and authentic.

 

[MouseTeeth]

LOL never saw the Lil' J early Jeezy incarnation, shyts hilarious

 

[BmoreGorilla]

Biker Jeezy

 

[feelosofer]

With Jeezy the changes mostly feel authentic, and more a result of growth and maturity, as well as career discipline, then the false re inventing of ones self. He first started the change with TM102, to be honest, he came out and was way different, mindset and appearance wise, just a year after 101.

This. Jeezy has had a natural arc for a rapper of his skill set. None of his shifts in tone were forced and just seemed like extensions of himself and his growth as an artist.

 

[SchrodingersStrapped!]

Hollywood Jeezy

Pastor Young Jeezy

Biker Jeezy

 

[th_412]

"Chubby, clean shaven and round like his infamous snowman logo"


Really breh ??

 

[ThaPrez]

this a dope thread concept, and its very very rare that i think that on the coli, props my dude, salute