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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
THAT'S RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT! One of the best albums of the year, August 17, 2005
Jeezy has def. delivered on this album. I listened to it the whole way through and my expectations were met and they were good expectations.
1. Thug Motivation 101: Decent track. Not really much to say about it. 7/10
2. Standing Ovation: If Jeezy went to the hood, that's what he'd probably get b/c of his street cred. I don't know one person that doesn't like him, and I know a lot. Good track. 9/10
3. Gangsta Music: If you ask me, the intro was sort of a stab at Coochie, I mean Gucci Mane. OK track. Same old, same old. 7/10
4. Let's Get It/ Sky's The Limit: A good inspirational song, no matter if you trap or if you are a square trying to make it in the corporate world, or in between. 9/10
5. And Then What: This single is still going strong, despite being out for three months or so. Typical Mannie Fresh beat with decent Jeezy lyrics. However the intro is off the chain(It's bout to burn like a bad ass perm, absolute genius by Fresh, Fresh, errrie Fresh.) Still a good song. 8/10
6. Go Crazy........which is exactly what I did when I first heard this joint. Crazy beat with good flow by Jeezy. Single material and by far the best joint on the album. Nothing else to say. The 1'st 10/10 on the album.
7. Last of A Dying Breed: One of the only songs you can skip over and not miss anything special. Jeezy makes a point with the title but could've picked a better beat and someone else to guest on it besides Young Suck. But it still is decent. 7/10
8. My Hood: One of those songs that is so below average that is just grows on you and you all of a sudden like it. A typical beat with a catchy hook and average Jeezy flow. But regardless, you can still ride to it. 8.3/10
9. Bottom of the Map: If you ask me, it's a spinoff of "Do Tha Damn Thang" with F-A-B-O-L-O-U-S. Good flow, good hook that is one of the most repeated ones that I hear in the A, and a decent beat. 8.5/10
10. Get Ya Mind Right: Before "Go Crazy", it was my favorite Jeezy song. Nice flow, crazy beat and catchy hook/intro that gets repeated often. Thumps well in the whip. 10/10
11. Trapstar: Good album cut with a good hook. 8/10
12. Bang: This joint is crazy fi(fire for those of you not from the A). Good hook with some Usher stabs(Peace up, A-Town down; I was saying YEAH before Usher), but it's all A-Town love, especially with T.I. and Scrappy. Should be the 4th single. 9/10
13. Don't Get Caught: The reason that I like this song is b/c it's shows off Jeezy's narrating skills. This happens everyday in the A and everywhere else, so it's "Real Talk". Good song. 8.5/10
14. Soul Survivor: The supposed 2nd single from the album. Great hook by Akon, nice flow from Jeezy and a good beat. Should help sell some more albums. 9/10
15 Trap or Die: Nice song from the mixtape. Slick Pulla verse wasn't on there, but if it was, it would get a 10 out of 10. But it is still a banger down here. Nice verse from Bun B, the rap version of Nate Dogg. 9/10
16. Tear It Up: THE MOST UNDERRATED SONG ON THE ALBUM! It shows us that Jeezy perhaps does like girls, since he never talks about it in depth. Every other line is a memorable snap, good laid-back beat and decent verse from Slick Pulla. But....I must admit....though some may disagree....Lloyd killed it on the hook. He finally doesn't sound like a girl while singing, and compliments the verses good with the words in his hook. And the conversation on the chirp with the female at the beginning is good and original, since I've never heard a conversation on a chirp in a song(correct me if I missed anything). It's my second favorite joint on the album. 3rd 10/10 of the day. Some may disagree, but so what.
17. That's How Ya Feel: I thought that this would be a spinoff to Tear It Up, considering that Jeezy says the same exact thing at the beginning of Tear It Up. I guess not. Just another one of those gangsta joints. Good joint to ride to. 9/10
18. Talk To Em': Nice for Jeezy to express his feelings. Another version of "I Miss My Dawgs" by Lil' Wayne, aka Weezy F. Baby, Please Say The Baby. Anyway, nice sample and good lyrics. 9/10
19. Air Forces: Best beat on the album, with good lyrics and catchy hook. Glad Jeezy put it on the end of "Over Here", which was not on the album but should've been with some more lyrics replaced by Jeezy. Thumps in the trunk and is my 4th Fav. 10/10, no question.
My Favorites, In Order:
Go Crazy
Tear It Up
Get Ya Mind Right
Air Forces
Let's Get/Sky's The Limit
Bang
Soul Survivor
Talk To Em
Standing Ovation
Trap Or Die
Bottom of The Map
That's How Ya Feel
My Hood
And Then What
Don't Get Caught
Trapstar
Thug Motivation 101
Gangsta Music
Last of A Dying Breed
However, there's only one problem that I have with the album. The "thugs" out there that Jeezy is trying to "motivate" may infer that it's still OK to trap(sell drugs for those who don't know), tote guns, smoke weed, get slizzard, mess with hoes and catch who knows what, and etc. That will only get you messed up in the long run. Also, some young kids out there who have no idea what it means to really be in the trap may become fascinated about what they here, and may just simply look at the title of the album and say, "I wanna be a thug!" Some people may not be able to just hear the lyrics and not live out what says............., but I ain't one of them. The album is just something to listen to and I enjoy doing so. Jeezy, hopefully people won't get the wrong message. Stay out of trouble and don't hit the sophomore pop jinx like 50 Cent did.(G-G-G-G UNot!!!!!!!!! By the way, The Massacre sucks!)
OVERALL RATING: 8.7/10
P.S. Did I mention that the ad-libs are off the chain. Very Original. And one more thing, to give the people who didn't hear the mixtape Trap or Die a chance to see what they missed, here's one word of advice:
"And don't talk to square niggas, you know, spongebobs/Kayne West niggas,talkin' through the wire dawg."
-Slick Pulla, on the REAL "Trap or Die"(You can find it on the mixtape Trap or Die. I told y'all that Jeezy and the powers that be should've kept him on the joint. He straight snapped on that didn't he........???????? YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best Album Of The Year...Peace Up ATown Down!!!!!!!, July 26, 2005
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
I'm the realest nicca in it ya already know/ got trapper of the year 4 times in a row...what they give you? a lifetime supply of baking soda clientele/ a roley watch, 2 pots, and 3 scales (Let's Get It!).
Young Jeezy is THE MAN!!! You've heard him on Gucci Mane's So Icy. You've heard him as a member of Boyz N Da Hood. Now he drops his debut album Let's Get It Thug Motivation. Young Jeezy is signed to two big time record labels: Bad Boy South and Def Jam and for good reason too. These record labels did not make a mistake here. He is so unique as a rapper from his voice to his flow to his adlibs to his wordplay. His flow is so confident literally making you hang on to his every word. His scraggly voice is easily recognizable. His adlibs make the songs instantly enjoyable as he puts a YEEEAAAA or a THAAATTSS RIIIIGGGHHTT after some of the amazing lines he spits. Speaking of lines, His lyrics are simple yet somehow are insanely tight as well as catchy with double meanings all through the lyrics as well as a lot of wordplay and many sayings...almost as if he's talking in code. He's a true game spitter. I'd even go as far to say that Young Jeezy is ahead of his time lyrically.
There is a reason Young Jeezy has such a strong following in Atlanta (we are talking T.I., Ludacris, and Outkast status before this DEBUT album even dropped!) and why Diddy was so eager to put this man out. I went to Birthday Bash 10 here in Atlanta and his set completely shut it down. His performance was the livest even though Ludacris & T.I. also performed. His Trap Or Die Mixtape went ghetto platinum selling over 300,000 copies out the trunk and who knows how much it was bootlegged. A mixtape. Young Jeezy is the streets. There's a reason southern legends like Bun B & Trick Daddy collaborate with him. He is a true rider. To be honest I haven't felt a rapper like this in a long time...probably since T.I. first dropped in 2001. Young Jeezy is just that dude. Too Tight.
The album is a straight up classic for the South and for everywhere else. Every single song is an anthem and is memorable in some way. The album is brilliantly produced and is handled by Shawty Redd, Mannie Fresh, Sanchez, DJ Cannon, DJ Smurf, Jazze Pha, Frank Nitti and Akon as well as others. Every single beat is banging. Every single beat is ridin. The album is very cohesive as it flows from track to track effortlessly. I never use the fast forward button...EVER. The lyrics as said before are off the chain. The choruses are all memorable. Every guest is appropriate. I love every song but my favorites are Standing Ovation, And Then What, Go Crazy, Bottom Of The Map, Get Ya Mind Right, Soul Survivor, Trap Or Die, Air Forces, and TEar it Up ( is that the whole album????) As a matter of fact this is one of the best albums I have EVER heard...and I'm not just talking either. I got the album today and have played the cd in it's entirety (76 minutes) at least 5 times while rewinding several songs during those sessions and memorizing them.
Young Jeezy has outdone himself and the industry with this one and has not only released the best album of the year (even better than Common's BE) but one of the best albums I have ever heard from a rapper. It's one of those albums that just make you feel good. The type of album that when ya chillin wit ya boys everybody know the words and everybody jammin. This the type of album that the women love as well because its full of anthems and it's not too hard or too soft. I know this is a long review but that's the type of reaction I had when I heard the album. It's just that good. This is THE album to have...a must have...a classic. If he keeps on this path T.I. watch out! The Best album of the year...a must have.
"I went from Old school chevy's to drop top porsches
you couldn't walk a mile off in my air forces
and you ain't seen what I seen
I can get 100,000 in theses sean john jeans
I went from old school chevy's to drop top porsches
you couldn't walk a mile off in my air forces
and you aint did what I did
when you from where I'm from you gotta get it how u live"
5 star classic for this year and years to come.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
This is going Platinum?????, April 19, 2006
I mean seriously Jeezy is a borderline retard, how can someone with such an obvious lack of talent shift millions of albums. It seems all you need in the rap game these days is to either have been shot, or have sold coke and with the right promotion you can become a millionaire. I have heard enough of Jeezy to know that he is s**t, he raps slower than most people speak, his songs all revolve around the fact that he used to sling caine and his rhymes are weak as hell. I'm only 22 but already I sound like an old man, I long for a return to the early to mid nineties, when talent and subject matter actually mattered. A catchy hook by an R&B singer and a club beat combined with earlier said reputation is enough to ensure sales now, a damn shame.
I'll leave you with the words of Jeezy himself, on Sky's The Limit watch how this genius rhymes opportunist with opportunist, and John Madden with John Madden, all in the space of a few bars. Also note the jeah's at the end of nearly every sentence, something MC Eiht was doing about 15 years ago.
I see opportunity, I'm an opportunist
Nigga ya heard what I said, I'm an opportunist (jeah)
Off the hard white and the cream (cream)
All these free agents, ya better build ya team (that's right)
I come and take the game like John Madden (jeah)
Cause I played in the game like John Madden (ay)
Amazing!
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