Jeezy is still Young

A few months ago, news broke of Young Jeezy shortening his name to simply Jeezy. He was credited on Rihanna's "Hard" as simply Jeezy. Even executives from Def Jam had said the rapper changed his name. It was said that most people refer to him by nothing more than Jeezy anyway, so they did it for the fans.

With Thug Motivation 103 coming out before the end of the year, it was said to be the first album from Jeezy. This would not have been the first name change by the rapper. Long before his days with Def Jam, he used to go by the name Lil' J. He would release two albums under this name.

However, when he signed with Bad Boy South with Boyz in da Hood, he was named Young Jeezy. When he signed to Def Jam only months later, he went by Young Jeezy. His past three albums have been released under the Young Jeezy moniker and it is going to be this way for a long time to come.

Young Jeezy said he does not know where this story has come from, but he has no plans of changing his name for anyone. Rihanna was the one who decided to credit him as Jeezy for "Hard," but this does not mean his name is going to change. When Thug Motivation 103 does come out, the album will be the fourth studio album released by Young Jeezy.

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Jeezy to release “Thug Motivation 103” in June

Initially, Jeezy was set to release Thug Motivation 103 during the summer of 2009. He had even released a single, “Kobe vs. LeBron.” The song was popular because it referenced NBA stars, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. However, despite the popularity of the song, it did not catch on with radio. Because of that, it did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

After “Kobe vs. LeBron” failed to catch on, Def Jam had their hands full with other releases. At the last minute, they agreed to release The Wu Massacre. In what had begun as rumors ended with an actual album being planned, Jeezy was lost in the crossfire. Meanwhile, Fabolous was pushing for promotion on his album and Rick Ross was the biggest star.

Since Jeezy was pushed back on into 2010, Def Jam promised that Thug Motivation 103 would see its release sometime before the end of this year. The album has gone through many release dates. Originally, the album was planned for release in the first quarter. Later, the album was pushed back into the summer.

Last week, it was announced that the album had been pushed back from a June 22 release and into a July release. However, just as news has begun to spread about the change, Def Jam has changed the date back to June 22.

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Jeezy gets Pushed Back

Recently, Jeezy has been making a lot of news. First, he changed his name from Young Jeezy to simply Jeezy. Later, he said that it was time for hip hop to move past Tupac and Biggie. When asked about the best rapper to lead the shift, he suggested himself. With all of the buzz, Def Jam quickly gave him a release date.

Dating back to early 2009, Jeezy has been working on a new album. Last summer, it was revealed to be Thug Motivation 103. Jeezy had wanted to promote the album last year, but Def Jam was hesitant after his last album did not do very well. He felt that releasing a new single would rebuild his buzz. Jeezy was never given a chance and was forced to wait until this year.

This year, Jeezy has been pushed around by Def Jam. But, after releasing a single and making waves, he earned a release date. Jeezy was placed one week after the releases from Game and Drake on June 22. However, because he has yet to dominate the radio the way that he used to, Def Jam has given him a little more time to get things right. Thug Motivation 103 is currently slated to be released sometime in July of this year.

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Jeezy talks about Rap Takeover

With Lil Wayne behind bars, many rappers are trying to step up to the plate and fill his shoes. Among those artists is Jeezy, who feels that he can remove hip hop from the post-Biggie/Tupac era. For starters, he announced that he was going to change his name from Young Jeezy to simply Jeezy.

Many people had taken offense to what Jeezy said about hip hop needing to move past Tupac and Biggie. Recently, when speaking on his new album, Jeezy said that it is time to move past the deceased legends. Even when he first said it, Jeezy tried to clear up his comments.

Not taking back what he said, Jeezy said that he is going to prove his critics wrong. While he has a strong commercial following, Jeezy is not critically-acclaimed. On his last album, his commercial following was not all that strong, either. But, he plans to change all of this on his next release.

Jeezy plans to release Thug Motivation 103 sometime this summer.

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Jeezy channels Biggie and Tupac on New Album

Music from the long-awaited Jeezy album, Thug Motivation has finally been released. He has a song with Ester Dean titled, "Mamma Told Me," which was released a few days ago. For this album, he has a new attitude and a new style. In order to show this change, Jeezy dropped Young from his name.

When speaking on the current state of the rap game, Jeezy said that he feels as if he is the last man standing. He said that he has been sitting back trying to redefine the game. In his mind, hip hop is still stuck on Tupac and Biggie. Jeezy said that they never need to be forgotten, but it is time to move on.

Trying to convince the game to move on, Jeezy feels that it is up to him to carry that torch. He said that if they were still here, they would want the game to move forward. Being four albums deep, following the release of Thug Motivation 103, Jeezy feels that it is up to him to make that leap.

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