Produktinformation Titel: Inspiration (Thug Motivation 102/Parental Advisory) [PA] Artist / Grupp: Young Jeezy Genre: R&B; Undergenre: Rap Releasedatum: 18/12/2006 Originalår: 2006 Label: Def Jam, Universal IMS Antal delar i set: 1 Studio / Live: S Stereo: STEREO Format: Performer EAN: 602517028227 Catalogue Number: AAB000722702 Additional notes Album Notes: 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 Album Reviews: Entertainment Weekly - "[I]t's the Atlanta MC's immense personality that truly inspires." -- Grade: B+
Vibe - "He makes staggeringly good albums....Staying on message has helped Jeezy become one of hip hop's great self-made myths."
XXL - "[Jeezy] showcases his knack for crafting commercial fare without forsaking his thugged-out mystique....[With] plenty of inspired material..."
Rolling Stone - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he Atlanta rapper's flow is warm and distinctly Southern, with drawled rhymes delivered at a near-molasses pace."
Spin - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Jeezy just shows up with the attitude, the ad-libs, and the punch lines, and lets it snow. Hell of a storm..." Titles on disc 1 1.: Hypnotize (Intro), Hypnotize (intro) 2.: Still on It 3.: U Know What It Is 4.: J.E.E.Z.Y., JEEZY 5.: I Luv It 6.: Go Getta - Kelly, R. 7.: 3 A.M. - Timbaland, 3 AM - Young Jeezy & Timbaland 8.: The Realest, Realest 9.: Streets on Lock 10.: Bury Me a G 11.: Dreamin' - Cole, Keyshia 12.: What You Talkin' Bout, What You Talkin' 'Bout 13.: Keep It Gangsta - Slick Pulla, Keep It Gangsta - Young Jeezy & Slick Pulla/Blood Raw 14.: Mr. 17.5, Mr 17.5 15.: I Got Money - T.I., I Got Money - Young Jeezy & TI 16.: The Inspiration (Follow Me), Inspiration (Follow Me) Ciao Publicerad på Ciao sedan : 25-07-2011
Vibe - "He makes staggeringly good albums....Staying on message has helped Jeezy become one of hip hop's great self-made myths."
XXL - "[Jeezy] showcases his knack for crafting commercial fare without forsaking his thugged-out mystique....[With] plenty of inspired material..."
Rolling Stone - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he Atlanta rapper's flow is warm and distinctly Southern, with drawled rhymes delivered at a near-molasses pace."
Spin - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Jeezy just shows up with the attitude, the ad-libs, and the punch lines, and lets it snow. Hell of a storm..." Titles on disc 1 1.: Hypnotize (Intro), Hypnotize (intro) 2.: Still on It 3.: U Know What It Is 4.: J.E.E.Z.Y., JEEZY 5.: I Luv It 6.: Go Getta - Kelly, R. 7.: 3 A.M. - Timbaland, 3 AM - Young Jeezy & Timbaland 8.: The Realest, Realest 9.: Streets on Lock 10.: Bury Me a G 11.: Dreamin' - Cole, Keyshia 12.: What You Talkin' Bout, What You Talkin' 'Bout 13.: Keep It Gangsta - Slick Pulla, Keep It Gangsta - Young Jeezy & Slick Pulla/Blood Raw 14.: Mr. 17.5, Mr 17.5 15.: I Got Money - T.I., I Got Money - Young Jeezy & TI 16.: The Inspiration (Follow Me), Inspiration (Follow Me) Ciao Publicerad på Ciao sedan : 25-07-2011