BB1- Young Jeezy

Jay Jenkins, aka Young Jeezy was born in Columbia, South Carolina. His parents separated when he was a young boy, and then he moved to Georgia. As a child, he was regularly sent to live with his grandparents who led him to become very close with his older cousins who were two established drug dealers. When they started sharing their profits with the young boy, he naturally was attracted to the money at such a young age. Jeezy started dealing drugs around the age of twelve. He was arrested in 1994 for possession of crack cocaine, and as a result was sent to boot camp. Jeezys first album we released independently and was titled “ Thuggin’ under the influence”. The album was released in 2001. At the time he was recording under the name Lil J. In 2003, his next album was released and was titled “Come shop wit me”. The album was a 2 disc set and sold over 50,000 copies worldwide. The next year, Young Jeezy signed to Bad Boy Records, as well as joining the group “Boyz n da Hood”. The band's self-titled debut was released in 2005, peaking at number five in the Billboard chart. Young Jeezy's debut solo album for Bad Boy Records was also released in 2005. The album was entitled “Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101”. It sold over 172,000 copies in its first week and featured guest slots from T.I, Trick Daddy, Mannie Fresh and Akon amongst others. In 2006, Young Jeezy appeared on 'Say I' by Christina Milian. Jeezy has not been in the game for very long but he has made his mark in the mainstream, gangster rap game. Jeezy will be around for quite some time still, and I think he will remain a hustler at heart.