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TM 103 Hustlerz Ambition

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4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I said I would wait until the official release date before I put up a review, so here it is.

WAITING - If you are a Young Jeezy fan, then you are aware he knows how to begin an album or mixtape. This one is the weakest intro, and it still didn't disappoint. It's no "Hypnotize" or "Trap or Die", but great intro for things to come. 9/10

WHAT I DO - Dark beat, Jeezy is nice on this song. Production is great on this song. 8/10

OJ - Great beat for all three artists. Fabolous and Jeezy's flows complement each other well, as shown by the numerous songs they've done together. Jadakiss was a pleasant addition to the mix, and made the song a repeat. 10/10

NOTHIN - Great song to listen to when people trying to make you feel guilty about things you've acquired. The chorus is a bit pedestrian, repeating Nothin but the message is nice and the feeling is there. 8/10

WAY TOO GONE - Sounds like a song Drake would do at the beginning, when the beat dropped, it really helped. It's pretty good, but not spectacular. Future fits on the music, but he sounds weird and doesn't sound right with Jeezy. 6/10

SUPAFREAK - If you are looking for a track to rock the audio system, this one is it. Great track and 2Chainz brings great energy to the song. 7/10

ALL WE DO - Take it or leave it track. Nothing to rave about. 4/10

LEAVE YOU ALONE - One of those songs I thought would be weak, but Neyo actually complements Jeezy and Jeezy actually sounds genuine. 8/10

EVERYTHANG - West Side sound, not a terrible song, nothing special about this song. 6/10

TRAPPED - The highlight of the album. Ethereal music, Jill Scott's spoken word is chilling to hear and Jeezy's history has a lot of feeling behind it. This song is a case in point in simplicity and powerful emotions are more important than fancy wordplay with no substance. I had to force myself past the song, it's that good. 10/10

F.A.M.E. - Mellow song, seeing the perspective of what really goes on in the mind of a successful person. Jeezy does a great job with this song, pulling back on his energy and talk about being insecure with the anger, which is rarely heard in this. TI comes strong on her as well. 10/10

I DO - This song, while a nice homage to Lenny Williams, doesn't really mesh well. The verses are good in themselves, and it feels as if they were meant to be standalone. A lot of people will really like this, however, Jay Z and Andre go out in left field as usual. 7/10

HIGHER LEARNING - Laid back music, Snoop reverts back to his old days, Devin made a nice mark on the track, but it feels like a short track. You can lie back, the track will be fading, and realize you didn't hear the song. Shame, because it is a good song, but I had to listen three times before I could review it. 8/10

THIS ONE'S FOR YOU - it's one of those songs the message is there, but not delivered in the way it would be remembered. 7/10

38 - This song is crazy. Jeezy does it on this song. Freddie Gibbs is a beast on the beat. Gibbs had a nice flow on this. 9/10

BALLIN - This song lost points because Wayne really was better than Jeezy on this song. Jeezy could have stepped it up past "I bought the Phantom just to take a nap", especially with a wicked Lex of a beat he had to work with. Wayne, on the other hand, showed his inconsistency and delivered a gold verse among the questionable songs he made around the same time. Points are always lost when a feature is the reason people listen to a song. 5/10

LOSE MY MIND - This song is just as fun as it was when it came out two years ago. Jeezy really put something down on this one. Plies, while not as bad as originally thought, still hurt the song by his screaming through the whole verse. 9/10

NEVER THE SAME - Really cool song, just reiterates what he was saying and people didn't get for years--that he wasn't promoting drug dealing. Music has a dark quality to it. Bonus is the rumor of Eminem being on here is false. The concept needed him to be alone, and it was executed well. 10/10

DVD - Personally, I've seen many documentaries or rappers, and this one is in the top 3 I've ever seen. Maybe they could have talked more about the beef with Gucci, but all in all, very informative. 10/10

Album pros - Lots of emotion. Production arguably the best on this one, more cohesive than the others. A few average songs, one subpar.

Album cons - Not enough adlibs other than the "103", doing the Eminem thing and singing on tracks, many features where several of them (namely, Jay Z, Future, Plies, and arguably Andre (yeah I know, my opinion)) could have been dropped and had stronger songs.

Highlight songs:

Trapped
OJ
FAME
Never Be The Same
Waiting

8.7/10

Young Jeezy just put himself back in the top 5 rappers, but to be honest he never left. Yea he made us wait awhile but he acknowlegded he have by his first song. Lots of features but all of them come. This album is a CLASIC and a MUST HAVE

Don't listen to the reviews that give this album 1 and 2 stars.They obviously have no idea what they are talking about.I have listened to this abum 5 times straight through now and I have to say I can't find much wrong with it.Wasn't thrilled he included Ballin' and Lose My Mind seeing as they were recorded a good while ago but other than that this album is straight fire start to finish.If you are a fan of Jeezy,just do yourself a favour and go spend the 15 dollars on it.

My Top 5:

Waiting
F.A.M.E
Trapped
OJ
Never Be The Same

I feel as a Jeezy fan if you looking for this album to sound like TM101 or trap or die mixtape you will be disappointed. I love this album it's a solid album. Jeezy has really mature to the comparison to Jay-z as a hustler looking back explaining the falls of trapping. I love the song he has with Jill Scott and Trick Daddy for example. The album is not really a trap album to say not a whole lot of head bussing tracks, flag repping, or over the stove talk on this album. I would say I was disappointed with the song he has with eminem. I really feel Jeezy knows his sound and has a knack of making hits threw out this album. My only really dislike on this album not being' bias it's a few to much balla talk and that's his life so I understand but I rather not hear it so much. If i had to give mics it's 4 mics solid.

I basically grew up listening to jeezy... this was my favorite artist through most of high school, and I've been anticipating this thing since my senior year... I made a promise to myself I would give up listening to commercial rap, AFTER this album came out, and this thing took well over 2 years to release... so I was really waiting on this...

The album was hot, but not his best... Jizzle said that 102 was his wackest, but all of my favorite songs are on 102... I feel that DefJam killed what jeezy really had set for this album with all the delays... However this album is still on the real -ish... Plenty of loud blasters on this.

My favorite song on it was Trapped feat. Jill Scott. I say this song cuzz u can definitely compare this to life.. when u sign up for something, u can't just leave what u sign up for expecting it to not come back at you again. Of course Jeezy was talkin about his life and what he had got himself into, and there's no way out of that when uve done the same thing for years and years.

I'm upset that I heard no Bun-B on the album, but atleast this album still has that same feel you get from 101, 102, Recession...

But now, its time I gave up with all this trap musicin stuff now, cuzz now that this is out, who cares about the rest... At least, that's my thinkin... only way imma end up listening to music like this anymore is of course when Jeezy puts out another album.. Solid album Jeezy..

I'm going to make this one short and sweet. Jeezy like to drank, Jeezy like to smoke, Jeezy like to mix arm n hammer with his coke. LOL, for real though if you like Jeezy then you will love this album because he will never switch the style up. Even if everyone is making R&B Jeezy will still make street records and I love him for that. TM103 is one of his best albums and although it's not a classic I would definitely hold it up there with TM 101. Great album!!!

This album is stellar. I became a Young Jeezy fan after holding steadfast to the belief that I didn't like his music. Ironically one night, in my friends Deuce n a Quarter with 4 15inch subwoofers I realized what I was missing. His music simply put sounds acoustically superior then other artists. His production, beats, layering, and mastering sound unbelievable in high fidelity sound systems. This isn't your typical headphone ipod music. A

Now into the album......

Simply put its what you'd expect. A few smooth songs that are lady friendly followed but bass drowning motivation. Jeezy spits that dope and drug life better then anybody to me (with the exception of E-40). Without going into lengthy detail this is a must listen. No rap fan especially a Jeezy fan should feel above dedicating at least 90 minutes to give this album a run through. Listen and decide for yourself but personally I love it!

I have no idea what happened but this album in no way compares to the previous major releases (meaning I'm excluding mixtapes). The vast majority of TM:103 found itself being deleted, but thankfully the whole thing wasn't a disaster. Tracks such as "Waiting" and "What I Do" helped to make up the gap but aside from those I only found 3 tracks worth keeping in the library ("Nothing", ".38" and "Ballin"). Some may blame the lackluster TM:103 on stale subject matter but I disagree. After all, for comparison sake, Clipse / Re-Up Gang / Pusha T only got better in time. I'm not sure what was behind the TM:103 release but it was a step back for Jeezy in my opinion. I bought this album solely on his past track record of bringing heat, but before I add the next major release I'll be listening first, purchasing second.

Jeezy is the truth and it comes out in his music 4 classics in a row in my opinion! Album has a couple songs that are not as good as others but they are still good. Very close to being a flawless classic.

I had no expectations for this album, as with the delays came sub-par mixtapes. But after listening to this album, I was wrong. The albums fire, minus a couple of tracks. Worth the money.