Young+Jeezy

Jay Jenkins ( Young Jeezy) aka the snowman, born on September 28th 1977 in Columbia, South Carolina, but as a young child moved to Macon, Georgia. Where his parents eventually divorced, and then was constantly living at different relatives such as his aunts, where his older cousins got him to start selling cocaine at the age of 12, which eventually lead him to go to boot camp, and jail. After his “empty child hood” as he says he began to follow his dream as becoming a music prducer/artist.

At first being called “lil j” he started writeing music which he came out with his first album “Thuggin” which was released in 2001. Then during 2003, he came out with an all new album called “come shop wit’ me” a two disk cd, which sold around 50,000 copies. Then during 2004, he signed with “Bad Boy Records”, and started to write music with “Boyz N DA Hood” and came out with self titled album during 2005, and ranked #5 on the top 200 albums chart. As he was working with Boyz N DA Hood, he relased an album on his own record “Let’s get it:Thug Motivation 101 ranking at #2 on the billboards and selling over 170,000 records in the 1st week alone, on the “Def Jam Records. While filling in songs wit other rap artists such as Gucci mane, and Christina Milian’s, He came out with his second self title album the Insiration, which he raps about growing up an all he has gone through. Coming up at number 14 “I Luv it” on the top 100 and “bury me a G” coming in not to far behind. As well as many others, which did him very well.(greynium information technologoy)

While all of this was going on, he was taking in hurricane victims in and caring for them in his own home, but while in Miami Florida getting of track and going to jail for being involved in a shooting. When pulled over, police found two semi-automatic weapons under his seat and one in the door, and were not licensed. While in jail thinking about his third album “The Recession” his third album being released during 2008 featuring Kanye West on the track “Put On” which got best rap performance duo. While continuing to do other songs with rap artists such as: Usher, Akon, LiL’ Wayne, reaching number one on the Billboards top 100, as well as with Ciara, on her number one song, “Never Ever” which this album is his latest album.(Lets sing it)

While he is still working on his 4th self titled album Thug Motivation 103. Thug Motivation 103, which is all about being who you are, and achieving all of your goals and to never give up on them no matter how hard you have to work at them. Because he never did, and he’s now living them to the fullest being an artist, rapper and as well as a dad. With the soon release date being June 14th, 2010. As he raps about all this on 103 he still continue to “keep it hood” as he says. And being everything he raps, and talks about is all real, it makes him the best rapper alive, wear as most rappers are just out there for the money and fame, jeezy is here to show what he’s all about and give everyone what they want.( Aceshowbiz.com)

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