Oct 1 2009 6:52 AM EDT
Young Jeezy Rides Recession To The #7 Spot On Hottest MCs In The Game!
'My President' brings Jeezy a major hip-hop moment during Obama's election.
By Shaheem Reid
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Oct 1 2009 6:52 AM EDT Young Jeezy Rides Recession To The #7 Spot On Hottest MCs In The Game! 'My President' brings Jeezy a major hip-hop moment during Obama's election. By Shaheem Reid http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/441656...
Why He's Hot: Young Jeezy may not yet have a mainstream, marquee name like some of his platinum peers, but the Snowman is an undeniable rap goliath. In hip-hop, his moniker holds just as much weight as the other big dogs. How else could he bring out Kanye West and Usher during the big Birthday Bash concert in his hometown of Atlanta last summer, and then turn around in 2009 and usher out surprise guests Mary J. Blige and Lil Wayne? And by the way, when Jay-Z decided to perform his earthshaking "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" in concert for the first time anywhere on the globe, he came out during Jeezy's set at the "Summer Jam" show in New Jersey. And he followed that with a prominent slot on Lil Wayne's "America's Most Wanted" tour last summer, which ran for six weeks and was one of the most successful tours of the year thus far.
This year the Snowman continued to galvanize his fans with authenticity, riding the wave of his most well rounded album to date, The Recession. Young wasn't afraid to make a topical LP that confronted many of the fears in a climate of economic uncertainty while still feeding his loyal followers with a slew of bangers that added to his legacy of undeniable anthems. The LP was a milestone in Jeezy's still-young career, and a bold reproach to any detractors who might have claimed the Snowman is light on lyrics and the mic. Nah! Jeezy continues to be one the game's most inspiring speakers, levying records like "My President" that resonate from the 'hood to the globe, such as while articulating the common man's angst as well as his own grief during bangers such as "Crazy World." Even in the harshest of times however, Jeezy also shines with versatility, parading street anthems that put his commanding savoir faire and ear for speaker-splintering beats right on Main Street. No matter what club you go to across the country, every DJ plays a Jeezy set.
Hot Streak Albums: The Recession Selected Mixtapes: The Shield Gang; Trappin' Ain't Dead Singles: "Put On" (featuring Kanye West), "Vacation," "Crazy World," "My President" (featuring Nas) Street Bangers: "Circulate," "Who Dat," "24-23 (Kobe-LeBron)," "My President" (remix, featuring Jay-Z), "Biggest Movie Ever" (featuring CTE) Key Guest Appearances: Kanye West's "Amazing," Jadakiss' "Something Else," Busta Rhymes' "Conglomerate" (also featuring Jadakiss), DJ Khaled's "Out Here Grindin,' " Ice Cube's "I Got My Locs On," Lil Boosie's "Better Believe It" (also featuring Webbie), Birdman's "Always Strapped" remix (also featuring Lil Wayne and Rick Ross), Jay-Z's "As Real As It Gets" Meteoric Metrics (as of September 30): MySpace Friends: 363,847 Web Site Members: 34,485 Business Ventures: 8732 clothing; endorsement deals with Adidas and Grey Goose. Tour: "Young Money Presents: America's Most Wanted Music Festival" six-week summer amphitheater tour with Lil Wayne, Drake, Soulja Boy Tell'em and others. Monumental Moment: The release of "My President" Forecast: Young Jeezy is on the trajectory of sky rocketing into an even more elite class of MC, the pantheon of the greatest career artists. The streets are his kingdom; he'll rule there for as long as he wants. What is going to make him even more dangerous is that the early word on his next album, Thug Motivation 103, is that he has a few hits that will shake up the mainstream.
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not really an mc is a rapper NOT a lyricist and define whats a lyricist is anyways niga?? you have to rap in a standard new york style to be a lyricist according to you nyc niggas I can cut all you new york rappers heads off and you wouldnt even be able to tell whos rapping you ALL sound exactly alot same style same lyrics same everything no uniqueness because gucci manes style is so cold and unique nyc wanna hate keep hatin state vs radric davis is goin PLATINUM
FOR THE LAST TIME ITS CALLED TOP 5 HOTTEST MC'S NOT TOP 5 LYRICAL RAPPERS...SO QUIT BITCHING reall the list should go and this is the honest truth as far as HOT not lyrical..and whats hiphop or whats no hiphop its should go
1.gucci mane 2.drake 3.lil wayne 4.nicki minaj 5.waka flocka 6.oj da juiceman 7.jay z 8.kanye 9.plies 10.50 cent
ok so MTV's excuse for not having eminem on their list is that he came out early 09 and then kinda got out of the spotlight cuz of relapse 2. yet young jeezy hasn't had a fuckin cd since SEPTEMBER OF 2008!!
what a bunch of fuckin idiots. my mom and grandmother could make more sense when discussing rap than these dumb shits.
GUYS em is not on the list because he dropped relapse in EARLY 09. if he would have dropped it in september hed b like #2. but EVERYONE knows gucci mane is the worst thing since jim jones.
this is the "Hottest" of right now not all time.. so tupac-Fail, Biggie>fail, Method man> Fail doesn't matter if gucci cant rap he's hot(i also believe gucci is ass lol)
keep up...i know its not the all time list but someone else mentioned there 5 best rappers of all time and i did mine...maybe you cant read tho im sorry.... come ere for a hug i feel sorry for retards like yourself
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gucci is trash and niggaz who rap like him.that lemonade shit is trash.lol
GUCCI MANE AT NUMBER 1???WTF!!!!
NIGGA YOUR WHOLE STYLE IS TRASH
1.gucci mane
2.drake
3.lil wayne
4.nicki minaj
5.waka flocka
6.oj da juiceman
7.jay z
8.kanye
9.plies
10.50 cent
what a bunch of fuckin idiots. my mom and grandmother could make more sense when discussing rap than these dumb shits.
so tupac-Fail, Biggie>fail, Method man> Fail
doesn't matter if gucci cant rap he's hot(i also believe gucci is ass lol)