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Streetz Magazine
06 Nu Music Preview
Available now at select locations.
Cover: Tre Songz
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Something Goes
Here?
Young Jeezy
Atlanta’s newest export—a 24 year-old
emcee, part of the ATL’s “Nu-South”
era of Hip-Hop, who is seemingly....more |
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Cold as Ice
Young Jeezy
Words by K. Cutta the Analyst
Interview by Talithia Kelly |
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| Some people credit
it to the water. Now while that may be true
when it comes to the city’s seemingly
thicker women, simple logic is the only
case for Atlanta’s undeniable magnetism
for musical success. While Atlanta’s
talent pool is oceanic, the “A”
understands that the most fundamental rule
of business, the only guarantee of success
is to export more than you import! Atlanta’s
newest export—a 24 year-old emcee,
part of the ATL’s “Nu-South”
era of Hip-Hop, who is seemingly more comfortable
in the streets of Zone 3 than in the V.I.P.
section of 112: enter Young Jeezy.
In first speaking with Jay Jenkins you may
mistake him for someone older or even detect
a liar behind his southern drawl. He owned
a label as a teenager called Young Guns
Entertainment but unfortunately things don’t
always go as planned. When his artist roster
was depleted due to random circumstances,
he was left with three options: find some
more talent, walk away from the money he
had invested in a studio, or do it himself.
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Due to
the deafening buzz Jeezy has gained for
himself with his Trap or Die mixtapes and
a subsequent solo deal with Def Jam, it’s
safe to assume which choice was made.
Not only did the MC nicknamed “Snowman,”
(a reference to the white powder) attract
the ear of a now relocated music executive
Lyor Cohen, but as one-quarter of the group
Boyz N Da Hood (touted as the NWA of the
South) Jeezy also secured a deal in July
‘04 with Diddy’s Bad Boy South.
Consisting of Atlanta emcees Jody Breeze,
Duke, and Big Gee, BNDH was strategically
brought together by producer Russell “Block”
Spencer, but don’t expect to hear
Lil’ Jon beats and hooks by the Eastside
Boyz. Their showcase of lyricism on the
frantic single, “Dem Boyz”,
has Jigga’s long time fling, the recently
dumped “Dear Summer” looking
to rebound and spread her love down south.
Within a matter of weeks of the release
of BNDH, Jeezy released his own debut album,
Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101
on July 26th. With the Mannie Fresh assisted
lead single, “And Then What”,
and album collaborations by Jazze Pha, the
Heatmakerz, Bun B, and Jagged Edge, the
only competition Jeezy has to be concerned
with is himself.
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| Streetz (S): A lot
of people up here don’t know what
“trap” means. What’s “trappin”
to you?
Young Jeezy (YJ): Okay,
like right now you trappin’. ‘Trap
or die’ translates into if you don’t
work you don’t eat. A trap is like
a job. So if you goin’ work you goin’
to the trap. It’s a gangsta name for
it.
S: So what’s
make you the #1 Trapper?
YJ: I came up. I came
from a place many niggas don’t make
it from. I’m running this shit. I’m
making moves. I’m connected with some
of the heavy hitters in the game, L.A. Reid,
Puffy, Jay Z…niggas like that that
really mean something. That’s why
I’m the Trapper of the year.
S: I heard that you
beefin with Gucci Mane over the “Icy”
song. Is that true? I’m just telling
you what I heard.
YJ: That’s funny.
I never heard that on my end. It’s
gotta be a fact to beef with him.
S: Aight. I was just
wondering. How would you compare your old
ways of gettin’ money with how you
get it now?
YJ: It’s basically
the same thing. It’s all a hustle.
It don’t really change, it’s
just a little harder.
S: Tell me about
the song “Go Crazy” with Jay
Z?
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| YJ:
We went in the studio and knocked it out.
It’s on the album but I hid it because
I didn’t want the bootleggers to get
me again. After the second week my album drops
they gonna release it. It’s lookin good.
I got the label deal and right now I’m
trying to rep for the streets. I’m not
concerned with any record sales. At the end
of the day that shit don’t mean anything.
I love the hood and they love me back. The
streets respect me. It don’t matter
if they Blood, Crip, Vice Lord… don’t
matter if they stealing, robbing, jacking;
they love me because I live what they live.
I came from that. I’m not like those
other rap niggas; I ain’t gonna say
any names. S:
That’s real. What’s USDA?
YJ: United Streets
Dopeboys of America. Because they still
be droppin’ nicks, ya know what I’m
sayin?
S: Yeah. So if you
had to nominate one person to take your
place as the #1 Trapper who would it be?
YJ: I give that
to the 50 & Jay Z. Not because I’m
doin business with him, but because they
took a situation and made it something a
nigga don’t usually do.
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Something
Goes Here?
Young Jeezy
Atlanta’s newest export—a
24 year-old emcee, part of the ATL’s
“Nu-South” era of Hip-Hop,
who is seemingly....more |
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Something
Goes Here?
Young Jeezy
Atlanta’s newest export—a
24 year-old emcee, part of the ATL’s
“Nu-South” era of Hip-Hop,
who is seemingly....more |
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Something
Goes Here?
Young Jeezy
Atlanta’s newest export—a
24 year-old emcee, part of the ATL’s
“Nu-South” era of Hip-Hop,
who is seemingly....more |
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