Young Jeezy Song Lyrics

Jay Jenkins (born October 12, 1977), better known by his stage name Young Jeezy, is an American rapper.

Jenkins was born September 28th in Columbia, South Carolina. His family moved to Atlanta, Georgia when Jenkins was a toddler. In an interview with XXL magazine, Jeezy described his childhood as “empty”. During his childhood, his parents were separated, and custody of him frequently transferred between various family members.

Young Jeezy released his first independent album, Thuggin' Under the Influence (T.U.I.), in 2001 under the name Lil J. It featured artists such as Kinky B, Fidank, and Lil Jon, who also produced some of the tracks. In 2003, Jeezy released (also independently) Come Shop Wit' Me, a two CD set featuring completely new tracks along with some songs from T.U.I. Come Shop Wit' Me sold 50,000 copies world wide. In 2004, he signed with Bad Boy Records and joined the Boyz n da Hood group. Boyz n da Hood’s self-titled album was released on June 21, 2005 and peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Young Jeezy also released a solo album around this time, which was his major label debut, with Def Jam Records. Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 was released on July 26, 2005 and debuted at #2, selling 172,000 copies in its first week. Guest appearances include Young Buck, T.I., Trick Daddy, Akon, Mannie Fresh, Lil Scrappy, Bun B, Lloyd, Slick Pulla, & Lil Will.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Jeezy