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. 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. To that kind of extent, Jeezy does little to make this disc different from Let's Get It. 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. 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. 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.

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. 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. 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. Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.

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