![]() This new agenda is best articulated in the soulful "Circulate," in which Jeezy laments rising gas prices and unemployment rates alongside vocal samples of Billy Paul's prescient 1975 album cut "Let the Dollar Circulate". Jeezy has apparently come to the realization that most of his listeners are more likely to hit the kitchen lights to the sight of cockroaches than the marble floors he bragged of on his debut. But the earlier refrain of by-the-bootstraps money-making has taken a somber turn. Jeezy's hyper-extended rasp remains - to him, "yeah" is a four-syllable word - and his in-house production team continues to refine its grandiose synth beats (think Vangelis with a fetish for trunk-rattling bass). So it's somewhat unexpected that The Recession, his third full length, is as grim as its title suggests. Even Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps cited Jeezy's music as inspiration for his streak of eight gold medals. But Jeezy's motivational efforts resonated well beyond his target audience. ![]() ![]() On 2005's Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101, Young Jeezy positioned himself as a sort of Curtis Mayfield for drug dealers, urging his listeners to keep on pushing. ![]() Young Jeezy's latest album is called The Recession.
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