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The Inspiration (Parental Advisory)
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- 3,546,423 plays
- 6,700 favs
- 753 shares
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- Young Jeezy
- Released 2006
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- Go Getta
- 03:49
- 700,663 plays
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- The Inspiration (Follow Me)
- 04:25
- 68,510 plays
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- I Luv It
- 04:00
- 416,908 plays
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songs
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Hypnotize
- 03:43
- 231,923 plays
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Still On It
- 03:46
- 168,178 plays
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U Know What It Is
- 03:44
- 171,293 plays
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J.E.E.Z.Y.
- 03:49
- 248,780 plays
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I Luv It
- 04:00
- 416,908 plays
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Go Getta
- 03:49
- 700,663 plays
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3 A.M.
- 03:56
- 235,493 plays
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The Realist
- 04:09
- 158,813 plays
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- 9
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Streets On Lock
- 03:34
- 120,883 plays
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- 10
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Bury Me A G
- 04:43
- 143,429 plays
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- 11
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Dreamin'
- 04:49
- 208,265 plays
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- 12
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What You Talkin' Bout
- 03:48
- 114,741 plays
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- 13
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Keep It Gangsta
- 04:36
- 139,073 plays
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Mr. 17.5
- 03:30
- 127,467 plays
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I Got Money
- 03:59
- 176,649 plays
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The Inspiration (Follow Me)
- 04:25
- 68,510 plays
album review
Young Jeezy's first album for Def Jam, Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101, was such a breakout success that it immediately left his Bad Boy album with Boyz N da Hood -- released just weeks prior -- as an afterthought. What is his appeal, exactly? His persona revolves around being a crack dealer, but he spins it as a motivational speaker who encourages people to do what they need to do to get paid. School kids proudly donned Jeezy's snowman T-shirts, even if the closest they'll ever come to hustling is selling chocolates for a class trip. Jeezy's not an exceptional rapper; he has a peculiar way of getting his support, though it's not without a discernible amount of charisma. On The Inspiration: Thug Motivation 102, this is best exemplified in the opening verse to the Timbaland-produced "3 A.M.": "It's Young Jizzo and I'm back with Timbo/With another hit, you're still stuck in a limbo/A ad lib here and a ad lib there/F*ck it, ad libs everywhere." Few other MCs could get away with something so purposefully lazy. In Jeezy's half-determined/half-careless voice, it's a quotable (and a pretty damn funny one at that), more energizing and memorable than an average MC's complex, tongue-twisting metaphor. To that kind of extent, Jeezy does little to make this disc different from Let's Get It. Its first several tracks limp and flail around, which isn't a good sign, but once "I Luv It" kicks in, everything tightens and sharpens, placing the album a very slight shade beneath Let's Get It. Some of the highlights: "I Luv It," the closest stature-wise to "Go Crazy," a DJ Toomp production that's as anthemic as his work on T.I.'s "What You Know"; "Mr. 17.5," a fine "Go Crazy" retread. There's also "Streets on Lock," a "Trapstar" retread, where Jeezy maps out some of the reasons for his success: "When I speak, these niggas believe me/'Cause, bitch, I'm Jeezy." "Dreamin'," in which Jeezy recalls the guilt of being a crack dealer while his mother's an addict, takes the cake as the best reflecting pool track of 2006. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
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- The Recession (Parental Advisory)
- Released 2008
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- Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 (Parental Advisory)
- Released 2005
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- The Inspiration (Edited)
- Released 2006
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- Come Shop Wit Me (Parental Advisory)
- Released 2003
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listener reviews
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Agreed!
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- By Blak T
- 8/19/2009 03:36:13
- this had to be Jeezy's best....
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Thug Mot 102: The Inspiration
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- By WillisNumeroUno
- 5/12/2008 14:03:41
- This album was prolly the number 1 cd all my friends and ppl's i chilled with would pull out of my cd case throughout my senior year of high school in 07..jeezy cd+ car stereow/subwoofers=Great bump to run the city
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