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| More street stories from Atlanta’s realist rapper. I Luv It, Go Getta (w/R. Kelly), Dreamin’ (w/Keyshia Cole), Still On It, 3 A.M. (w/Timbaland), etc. |
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| 1 Hypnotize (Intro) |
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| 2 Still on It |
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| 3 U Know What It Is |
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| 4 J.E.E.Z.Y. |
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| 5 I Luv It |
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| 6 Go Getta |
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| 7 3 A.M. |
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| 8 The Realest |
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| 9 Streets on Lock |
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| 10 Bury Me a G |
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| 11 Dreamin' |
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| 12 What You Talkin' Bout |
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| 13 Keep It Gangsta |
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| 14 Mr. 17.5 |
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| 15 I Got Money |
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| 16 The Inspiration (Follow Me) |
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Album Review
Young Jeezy's first album for Def Jam, "Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101", was such a breakout success that it immediately left his Bad Boy album with Boyz N da Hood -- released just weeks prior -- as an afterthought. What is his appeal, exactly? His persona revolves around being a crack dealer, but he spins it as a motivational speaker who encourages people to do what they need to do to get paid. School kids proudly donned Jeezy's snowman t-shirts, even if the closest they'll ever come to hustling is selling chocolates for a class trip. Jeezy's not an exceptional rapper; he has a peculiar way of getting his support, though it's not without a discernible amount of charisma. On "The Inspiration: Thug Motivation 102", this is best exemplified in the opening verse to the Timbaland-produced "3 A.M.": "It's Young Jizzo and I'm back with Timbo/With another hit, you're still stuck in a limbo/A ad-lib here and a ad-lib there/Fuck it, ad libs everywhere." Few other MCs could get away with something so purposefully lazy. In Jeezy's half-determined/half-careless voice, it's a quotable (and a pretty damn funny one at that), more energizing and memorable than an average MC's complex, tongue-twisting metaphor. To that kind of extent, Jeezy does little to make this disc different from "Let's Get It". Its first several tracks limp and flail around, which isn't a good sign, but once "I Luv It" kicks in, everything tightens and sharpens, placing the album a very slight shade beneath "Let's Get It". Some of the highlights: "I Luv It," the closest stature-wise to "Go Crazy," a DJ Toomp production that's as anthemic as his work on T.I.'s "What You Know"; "Mr. 17.5," a fine "Go Crazy" retread. There's also "Streets On Lock," a "Trapstar" retread, where Jeezy maps out some of the reasons for his success: "When I speak, these n*gg*s believe me/'Cause b*tch I'm Jeezy." "Dreamin'," in which Jeezy recalls the guilt of being a crack dealer while his mother's an addict, takes the cake as the best reflecting pool track of 2006. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
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