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![]() ![]() This return to his debut’s moniker matches the album’s echoes of nostalgia. But, class back in session, Jeezy has finally readied Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition. His latest album has faced so many delays that its first Grammy-nominated single came out two years ago. The breakout star of rap group Boyz n da Hood, Jeezy found tremendous chart (and promotional snowman t-shirt) success with his solo albums Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101, The Inspiration and his critically acclaimed 2008 release The Recession. While Jay-Z led to the rise of an entrepreneurial sentiment in the genre and Kanye West opened up a lane for less aggressive, sensitive types, Jeezy (along with Clipse) helped popularize the bleak soundscape of trap-hop (cocaine-centric rap) and brought with it a charisma and style an entire sub-genre has attempted to emulate. Few rappers shaped the past decade of hip-hop like Young Jeezy.
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