Rapper Phases: Young Jeezy

[Bugsmoran]

Lol

 

[Playaz Eyez]

Jeezy NEEDED a classic somewhere along the line during his transformation to do what I think he really wanted to do. But the homie ain't talented enough.

All good... appreciate the effort

TM101 could be considered a classic tbh

 

[bordeaux]

i became a pretty big fan overtime, starting w/ tm102. despite all the hype i didnt and still dont like tod or his 1st album. w/ tod2 + laugh now cry later he was easily one of my favorites. his skills had improved to the point id rate him a 'good' rapper.

 

[Ol’Otis]

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?

better give me credit cuz


i just want the credit

 

[Ol’Otis]

@ProfessionallyTrill tag me when you do the next one. Nas would be hilarious

from Koran to Kufi's and Kilo's

 

[FeloniousMonk]

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?

Looks like Future Jeezy...

 

[Eye Cue DA COLI GAWD]

TM101 could be considered a classic tbh

After 101 is what I meant

 

[O.Red]

Jeezy NEEDED a classic somewhere along the line during his transformation to do what I think he really wanted to do. But the homie ain't talented enough.

All good... appreciate the effort

TM101 is a top 10 hip hop debut

 

[JordanwiththeWiz]

This thread was pure jokes

 

[The Collie]

Jeezy like to drank, Jeezy like to smoke, Jeezy like to mix Arm & Hammer with his coke (HaHaaaaaa)

 

[re'up]

I was thinking the Jay one may look a little....suspicious and bizarre, but if you take 20 years and examine a persons life, esp. someone in a creative field, you will see inconsistencies, some more jarring then others. Jay and Nas are in my top 3, and I think Nas' would look funny too, he was doing A LOT of the same shyt Jay was around 99, but where I think it stops was around 2008, and Jay is still going.....

 

[Still Benefited]

Jeezy has been pretty consistent musically though,the man cant change up his outfits

He made a few tweaks,definitley changed the flow up along the way...only style that was really a departure from what we are used to is pastor Jeezy....always hated that idea,seemed like too much of a gimmick....you dont gotta tell us you bout to start preaching more mature shyt to us.....just do that shyt Jeezy

I think he went to far tryna be southern Jay,all these nikkas need to stop taking advice from Jay....dont let that nikka make you alienate your fanbase tryna be a business man who raps

 

[Da_Eggman]

I'm not liking pastor jeezy

 

[O.Red]

Btw nikkas really slept on 102

Jeezy tried a different flow(modified Styles P flow) and I guess everybody didn't like it as much

I still use this to get my mind right



The second verse

It's all in the game free throws and fouls

Half a mil in the basement gatdamn I'm flagrant

 

[T-K-G]

After 101 is what I meant

The recession is up there too breh shyt sent chills up nikkas spines