Jeezy, one of the most consistent rappers last decade

[Stew]

How did he "birth" a subgenre? He's a product from Trap Muzik.

 

[qawshun]

Outside of his beats I never liked him like that. He never had a stand out verse that made me wanna hear more from him. Imo he fell back Ross to his lane with better beats hell Ross damn near took his friends from him( jay,meech) don't read to much in to that. But still I never wanted to hear a while album about selling coke and that's the vibe I got from him, like that's all he has to offer. I could be wrong but I'm not wasting space on my iPod to find out. It's too late for the snow man to me

 

[Muhannad]

How did he "birth" a subgenre? He's a product from Trap Muzik.

From the op...

One could make a case he birthed a subgenre (Cool Breeze was the first emcee to rap about the trap, then TIP took the baton, but the way Jizzle made songs made n*ggas get back to the drawing board). It's no coincidence rappers like Rick Ross were trying to get on rappin' since the millennium, but had their breakthrough hits after '05.

After TOD dropped alot of acts started trying to recreate that sound. Similar beats, similar verses and hooks and similar subject matter.

Would rappers like Rocko sound the way they do if it wasn't for TOD and TM101?

 

[StoneColdMikey]

Never had an average album. Some of his mixtapes been eh. But albums > mixtapes so cosign

 

[Breezy_Kilroy]

Jeezy one of my favorites and TM101 is a classic fuck what ya heard.

But his consistency is like a gift and a curse. You know you are going to get a solid project that bangs throughout but nothing new will be brought to the table.

 

[Stew]

How did he "birth" a subgenre? He's a product from Trap Muzik.

From the op...

One could make a case he birthed a subgenre (Cool Breeze was the first emcee to rap about the trap, then TIP took the baton, but the way Jizzle made songs made n*ggas get back to the drawing board). It's no coincidence rappers like Rick Ross were trying to get on rappin' since the millennium, but had their breakthrough hits after '05.

After TOD dropped alot of acts started trying to recreate that sound. Similar beats, similar verses and hooks and similar subject matter.

Would rappers like Rocko sound the way they do if it wasn't for TOD and TM101?

lol they all are products of TI blowing up. LA Reid explained this in an interview.

 

[ojos_negros]

Anybody care to explain his appeal outside of adlibs and beats?

Well, his ability to repeat the line he just said is pretty much unparallelled and..

Nah, being serious I'd say that motivational speaker style of rapping suits the beats he chooses..he also never really gets totally outshone even when going up against better lyricists, there's no point I'd ever want to fast forward a jeezy verse and when at his best he can hype up a track like few others. Man I must have played 'this crazy world' a million times and I rarely play out a track and even more rare is to listen to something on repeat

 

[Noble Al Lee]

Im an east coast wu/nas/jay/mobb fan through and through. But jeezy been that nigga. When I first heard cant ban the snowman mixtape that changed my generalized opinion of what a southern rapper was during that era. I didnt like lil jon or yung joc or nappy roots or even field mob. Jeezy was somethin different. Added to the fact that I was rooting for slick pulla to blow up too.

 

[5th Letter]

Being able to evolve and staying ahead of the curve and mixing it up with the right people is how he and anybody else remains relevant for close to 10 years.

 

[mryounggun]

Anybody care to explain his appeal outside of adlibs and beats?

Bun B said some shit about Jeezy one day in an interview that summed it up. In reference to Jeezy not really being lyricist:

'You don't always want to hear a nigga do tricks on the microphone. Sometimes you just want to hear the truth.'.

Jeezy really appeals to niggas on the most basic, instinctive level (used to anyway). He's lyrics are also pretty motivational.

 

[ojos_negros]

Anybody care to explain his appeal outside of adlibs and beats?

Bun B said some shit about Jeezy one day in an interview that summed it up. In reference to Jeezy not really being lyricist:

'You don't always want to hear a nigga do tricks on the microphone. Sometimes you just want to hear the truth.'.

Jeezy really appeals to niggas on the most basic, instinctive level (used to anyway). He's lyrics are also pretty motivational.

C/s this sums it up really

 

[Stew]

Anybody care to explain his appeal outside of adlibs and beats?

Bun B said some shit about Jeezy one day in an interview that summed it up. In reference to Jeezy not really being lyricist:

'You don't always want to hear a nigga do tricks on the microphone. Sometimes you just want to hear the truth.'.

Jeezy really appeals to niggas on the most basic, instinctive level (used to anyway). He's lyrics are also pretty motivational.

I can respect that.

 

[mryounggun]

Yeah, a nigga like me has a wide variety of musical tastes. I fuck with Slaughterhouse, Eminem, Jay, etc. But shit, sometimes a nigga just want to hear Jeezy and Plies. *shrug*

 

[Cliff Da Mont]

The recession was my shit

 

[Muhannad]

How did he "birth" a subgenre? He's a product from Trap Muzik.

From the op...

One could make a case he birthed a subgenre (Cool Breeze was the first emcee to rap about the trap, then TIP took the baton, but the way Jizzle made songs made n*ggas get back to the drawing board). It's no coincidence rappers like Rick Ross were trying to get on rappin' since the millennium, but had their breakthrough hits after '05.

After TOD dropped alot of acts started trying to recreate that sound. Similar beats, similar verses and hooks and similar subject matter.

Would rappers like Rocko sound the way they do if it wasn't for TOD and TM101?

lol they all are products of TI blowing up. LA Reid explained this in an interview.

I knew that's where you were trying to take this and to a certain extent I can see why. I think it's harder to replicate what TI has been putting out because he's a more skilled, lyrical rapper. I can name 5 rappers off top that tried to sound like Jizzle since he dropped TOD, but I can't really name too much rappers that tried to sound like TIP. Sounding like TIP means you have to spend alot of time perfecting your craft and that's not what these "I'm a hustler not a rapper" type dudes are known for...

Jeezy recipe = trapbeat + simple, infectuous hook + traprelated subject...

 

[A$AP_A$TON]

I agree he is.

 

[Like Water]

Mos def consistent. I always check for Snow when he drops sumin new. 101 is a classic and I prolly throw his shit on more than anyone else when I hit the gym.

He has that "it" factor that eludes a lot of the more skilled rappers. Plus dude has shown growth in his lyrical ability with every release.

 

[ojos_negros]

Can we stop calling him Jizzle tho

 

[Built 4 cuban linx]

I only heard his first album, which was dope. He murdered that song on Ross last album tho. I forgot the name of that

 

[Muhannad]

War Ready. I posted it on the first page. and you right about him murdering it. He really stepped it up since he dropped TOD.