Jeezy

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Biography

Jay Wayne Jenkins (born October 12, 1977), better known by his stage name Young Jeezy, is an American hip hop recording artist from Atlanta, Georgia. He is a member of Southern hip hop group United Streets Dopeboyz of America (USDA) and a former member of BMF (Black Mafia Family). He began his career in 2001 under an independent label and joined Boyz n da Hood in 2005, the same year his solo major label debut Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 was released. Its lead single "Soul Survivor", which featured Akon, became a top-ten hit in the US. The Inspiration followed in 2006, and The Recession followed in 2008; both albums yielded chart-topping singles. Jeezy has also appeared on numerous other rap and R&B singles such as "Say I" by Christina Milian, "I'm So Paid" by Akon, "Hard" by Rihanna, and "Love in This Club" by Usher, the latter being a number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2008.

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What was Jeezy's stage name before he became Jeezy?

Young Jeezy

...(1) Jay Wayne Jenkins, better known by his stage name Jeezy (formerly Young Jeezy ), is an American rapper. In 1998, he launched the label imprint CTE ...
When did Jeezy launch his label imprint CTE World?

1998

...y his stage name Jeezy (formerly Young Jeezy), is an American rapper. In 1998 , he launched the label imprint CTE World (then known as Corporate Thugz ...
What was the name of the lead single from Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101?

Soul Survivor

...but Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101, was released. Its lead single Soul Survivor , which features R&B singer Akon, became a topten hit in the US. His...
What was the name of Akon's first album?

Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101

...ttopping singles. Trivia (13) He released his debut album, Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 on July 26, 2005. His debut album, Let's Get It: Thug Mot...
When was Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 released?

July 26, 2005

...3) He released his debut album, Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 on July 26, 2005 . His debut album, Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 has been certif...
How many copies of his debut album have been sold?

2 million

..., Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 has been certified doubleplatinum ( 2 million copies sold). His nickname The Snowman refers to the drug cocaine, fo...
The Snowman refers to what drug?

cocaine

...um (2 million copies sold). His nickname The Snowman refers to the drug cocaine , for which snow is a nickname. Originally wanted to have a background ...
Where was he born in 1977?

Columbia, South Carolina

...19772004) Jay Wayne Jenkins was born on September 28, 1977, in Columbia, South Carolina . When he was a toddler, Jenkins relocated to Atlanta, Georgia,...
What magazine did Jenkins speak about his life in Atlanta?

XXL

...mily members, as a result of his parents separating. In an interview with XXL magazine, he described his childhood as empty. At a point in time he liv...
What was his childhood described as?

empty

...rating. In an interview with XXL magazine, he described his childhood as empty . At a point in time he lived in Hawkinsville, Georgia, at 600 N Lumpkin...
Where did he live at a point in time?

Hawkinsville, Georgia

...described his childhood as empty. At a point in time he lived in Hawkinsville, Georgia , at 600 N Lumpkin. He had lived in Macon, Georgia at an older a...
What was the name of the town where he lived at 600 N Lumpkin?

Hawkinsville

... he described his childhood as empty. At a point in time he lived in Hawkinsville , Georgia, at 600 N Lumpkin. He had lived in Macon, Georgia at an old...
In what year did Jeezy spend nine months in YCA?

1994

...ffiliation with Kinky B who helped his career along with many others. In 1994 , Jeezy spent nine months in YCA (Youth Challenge Academy), a boot camp i...
In what state was Jeezy arrested for possession of narcotics?

Georgia

...e months in YCA (Youth Challenge Academy), a boot camp in Fort Stewart, Georgia , for narcotics possession. Four years later, in 1998, Jeezy launched t...
In what year did Jeezy release Come Shop wit Me?

2003

...label imprint CTE World, then known as Corporate Thugz Entertainment. In 2003 , Jeezy independently released Come Shop wit Me, a twoCD set featuring ne...
Jeezy was a member of what group?

Boyz N da Hood

...se perspective, emerged from the Atlanta underground as a member of Boyz N da Hood . Only a month after that group crashed the Top Ten of the Billboard...
How many tracks were nominated for Grammys in the Best Rap Performance categories?

Four

...l over a dozen gold and platinum singles as the lead or featured artist. Four tracks were nominated for Grammys in the Best Rap Performance categories...
What was the name of the Kanye West collaboration with André 3000?

Amazing

...ominated for Grammys in the Best Rap Performance categories: Put On and Amazing (both Kanye West collaborations), Lose My Mind (assisted by Plies), an...
Who helped with Lose My Mind?

Plies

... and Amazing (both Kanye West collaborations), Lose My Mind (assisted by Plies ), and I Do (a summit with JayZ and André 3000). Jeezy intended to retir...
What was the name of Jeezy's last Def Jam album?

TM104: The Legend of the Snowman

... with JayZ and André 3000). Jeezy intended to retire after TM104: The Legend of the Snowman (2019), his last Def Jam LP, but returned the next year wi...
In what city was he raised?

Atlanta

...sion 2. Born in Columbia, South Carolina and raised in Georgia first in Atlanta , then Hawkinsville and Macon Jay Wayne Jenkins had an upbringing compl...
When did he enter the music industry?

early twenties

...filiation and street hustling. He entered the music industry in his early twenties , following a return to Atlanta with the intent of remaining in the ...
When was Boyz N da Hood released?

June 2005

...he group's selftitled album, a Top Ten Billboard 200 entry released in June 2005 . Also signed as a solo artist to Def Jam, Jeezy's own Let's Get It: T...
What did Jenkins sell illegally in alleys?

cell phones

...nta neighborhood. Starting out in such enterprises as selling illegal cell phones in alleys, Jenkins had a driving ambition to escape the deadend life...
Jenkins entered the music industry as what?

producer

... in the inner city. Jenkins eventually entered the music industry as a producer , but he did not stay behind the scenes for long. Young Jeezy's authent...
What do critics of rap and hiphop culture condemn in many of Jeezy's lyrics?

references to drugs and guns

...ut not to critics of rap and hiphop culture, who condemn the references to drugs and guns in many of his lyrics. However, Jeezy sees himself as a teac...
What do he hope to motivate young men with?

a message of hope and honesty

...he streets, he hopes to motivate young men like himself with a message of hope and honesty . I do music forthe kids who ain't got no sense of direction...
Where was Jay Jenkins born?

Greenville, South Carolina

...zy, is an American rapper. Early life Jay Jenkins was born in Greenville, South Carolina . His family moved to Atlanta when he was a toddler. Because h...
When did his family move to Atlanta?

when he was a toddler

... born in Greenville, South Carolina. His family moved to Atlanta when he was a toddler . Because his parents were separated, custody of him transferred...
When did Young Jeezy sign with Bad Boy Records?

2004

... an interview with XXL magazine, he described his childhood as empty. In 2004 , he signed with Bad Boy Records and joined the group queers n da Hood. Y...
What group did Jeezy join in 2004?

queers n da Hood

...mpty. In 2004, he signed with Bad Boy Records and joined the group queers n da Hood . Young Jeezy also released a solo album around this time, which wa...
What was the name of the Gucci Manes song?

Icy

...ick Pulla, & Lil Will. Young Jeezy partially wrote and performed on Gucci Manes song, Icy . Supposedly, Jeezy was never paid properly for his services....
What was Young Jeezy's birth date?

12.10.1977

...Young Jeezy (born Jay Jenkins, 12.10.1977 ) Young Jeezy is an American rapper. Young Jeezy: Childhood Young Jeezy, or Jay Jenkins as he was known then,...
Where did the Jenkins family move to?

Macon, Georgia

...ts separated when he was still young, after the family had moved to Macon, Georgia . He was frequently sent to stay with his grandparents, as well as h...
At what age did Jenkins start dealing drugs?

12

... the lifestyle of the drug dealer. He started dealing drugs at the age of 12 and in 1994 he was arrested with possession of crack cocaine. He was sent...
Where was Jenkins sent to after his arrest?

boot camp

... 1994 he was arrested with possession of crack cocaine. He was sent to boot camp and later moved to Atlanta's 4th Ward. At that time, he was recording...
What was Lil J's real name?

Jay Jenkins

...Young Jeezy (born Jay Jenkins , 12.10.1977) Young Jeezy is an American rapper. Young Jeezy: Childhood Young Jeezy, or Jay Jenkins as he was known then,...
What was the name of the rapper he was recording under?

Lil J

...ved to Atlanta's 4th Ward. At that time, he was recording under the name Lil J . The rappers Lil Jon, Fidank and Kinky B all collaborated on the album....
What Atlanta rapper contributed to the early evolution of trap music?

Jay Young Jeezy Jenkins

...Atlanta's rapper Jay Young Jeezy Jenkins contributed to the early evolution of trap music with a mixtape titled Trap or Die (2004), produced by Tyree ...
What was the name of the mixtape produced by Tyree DJ Drama Simmons?

Trap or Die

...ontributed to the early evolution of trap music with a mixtape titled Trap or Die (2004), produced by Tyree DJ Drama Simmons, that became an instant b...
Who produced Trap or Die?

Tyree DJ Drama Simmons

...rap music with a mixtape titled Trap or Die (2004), produced by Tyree DJ Drama Simmons , that became an instant bestseller. This was one of the albums ...
What year was the Back Up n da Chevy released?

2007

... less successful, but was followed by the disposable Back Up n da Chevy ( 2007 ). Both The Inspiration (2006) and The Recession (2008) topped the sales ...
Who produced the stately orchestral Don't Do It?

DJ Pain 1

...s. The latter contains the stately orchestral Don't Do It, produced by DJ Pain 1 , the madcap pastiche and standout Crazy World, produced by Midnight B...
What producer produced the standout Crazy World?

Midnight Black

...J Pain 1, the madcap pastiche and standout Crazy World, produced by Midnight Black , and Wordplay, produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League (the duo of Erik R...
What was the name of the duo that produced Wordplay?

Erik Rook Ortiz and Kevin Colione Crowe

...Wordplay, produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League (the duo of Erik Rook Ortiz and Kevin Colione Crowe , who had just produced Mary Blige's No One Will Do). H...
What group did Jeezy form?

U.S.D.A. Thug Motivation

... retarded and even clownish. Meanwhile, Jeezy formed the group U.S.D.A. Thug Motivation 103 Hustlerz Ambition (2011) was the last decent album, althou...
What was the last decent album by Jeezy?

Hustlerz Ambition

...sh. Meanwhile, Jeezy formed the group U.S.D.A. Thug Motivation 103 Hustlerz Ambition (2011) was the last decent album, although again full of disposab...
What year did he get arrested?

2014

... (2011) was the last decent album, although again full of disposable tracks and lacking any real highlight. He was arrested a couple of times in 2014 ....
What is Jeezy's niche?

rapping

...se and the worst, before taking the limelight of life with his niche in rapping . Together with his family, he relocated to Duncan Block of Georgia and...
Where did Jeezy relocate with his family?

Duncan Block of Georgia

...his niche in rapping. Together with his family, he relocated to Duncan Block of Georgia and soon lived in juggled custody. His parents decided to end ...
How many months did he serve in a boot camp?

9

...e and got arrested several times for it. At one point he even had to serve 9 months in a boot camp as a result of being busted by the police. Under th...
What was Jeezy's job title?

CEO

...nt in melody that led him wanting to jump in the music business. He was a CEO for Corporate Thugz Entertainment and was determined to sit behind the d...
What company did Jeezy work for?

Corporate Thugz Entertainment

... him wanting to jump in the music business. He was a CEO for Corporate Thugz Entertainment and was determined to sit behind the desk before the urge t...
What kind of past did Jeezy have that hindered his rapping career?

gangster

... it to the limelight with the help of his rapping skills. However, his gangster past and history of drug abuse became obstacles in his career, as Atla...
What was Jeezy's true audience?

poor people on the streets

...erned about mainstream response to his music, considering the poor people on the streets to be his true audience. He consistently refused to become co...