Young Jeezy: “I’m Not Capitalizing Off The Recession”

Gas prices are going up, but Young Jeezy sure can afford a gallon. Interestingly, the trapper, who usually leans more towards drugs tales than social commentary, titled his third solo album, The Recession to mixed responses. On one hand, fans are applauding Jeezy for addressing the common man’s struggle. On the other hand, skeptics think Jeezy, a millionaire who isn’t subjected to company-wide layoffs, is using the country’s bad economy as a marketing tool.

“It’s the same as my first album [Thug Motivation 101], Jeezy told XXLMag.com. “When money was plentiful, I was the first one who told you to stack it. Live your life with it. Now that money slowed up, I’ma be the one telling you to save it like they ain’t gon’ make it no more.” [Click Here To Watch Jeezy Interview]

“I wouldn’t say that I was capitalizing off of it,” he continued. “You wanna know who is capitalizing off of it, you gotta go talk to Bush. He’s at the basketball games over in China. Gas is like $9 almost it seems like, but he’s enjoying himself while the rest of us are suffering.”

Don’t let the bigger bank account fool you. Jeezy contends he’s personally affected just like 9-to-5ers.

“I got family members, aunts, uncles and friends that still live their life,” the Atlanta rapper explained. “You going through trials and trills, but you can’t save everybody, so it definitely affects me when I get the phone calls and somebody’s getting put out of their house, somebody doesn’t have a ride to work, somebody can’t pay their bills and there ain’t really a lot of opportunity out there for you.” –Marvin Brandon

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Comment by ORANGE MOUND VET.AKA MR.22 SHOTS. on August 15, 2008 at 3:12pm: JEEZY AIN'T CAPITALIZING OFF SHIT HE'S SPEAKIN THE TRUTH EXXON THE ONE'S CAPITALIZING DAMN NEAR THAN 500 BILLION PROFIT OR BETTER THIS YEAR AND THE YEAR AIN'T OVER BUSH PUSNIHIN A MA FUCKER GIVING OUT THEM STIMLUS CHECK'S I'M GLAD DIDN'T ONE BECAUSE THE ONE'S WHO GOT EM GONNA HAVE TO PAY THAT SHIT BACK NOTHING IN THIS WORLD IS FREE ALWAY'S REMBER THAT.

Comment by levi taylor iv on August 15, 2008 at 4:12pm: we live through music and for the ones who not going through this gas and layoffs and hours being cut just know his music keeps us motivated to get it 2 years ago we was in the strip club doing us now cant tell you what the inside look like but i'm still putting on for atlanta

Comment by binky on August 15, 2008 at 11:45pm: ha ha that shit is funny to hear jeezy taking advantage of the very people he would ride or die for. The world really is going to go crazy if anyone even thinks that is true; put on for my city is not only a song but a movment........

Comment by CHINKEE on August 16, 2008 at 7:59pm: How the hell Jeezy be capitializing off the recession when the shit he saying is not only from observation but the source...He's one of the few who actually go out and talk to the people and actually get to see pain up close and personal...Thats why it baffels me how some rappers can say the recession is not effecting them...If you out there talking to folks and seeing first hand how fucked up shit really is, besides whats on the news aint no way that shit dont have an effect...You see what happens when these celebrities go to Africa and then start making villages n shit...Fuck what they say Jeezy!!! You speak for us...

Comment by Stikk-Mann on August 16, 2008 at 8:19pm: dey jus dont want a nigga talkin bout da truth- fuck a critic. evrybody feel'n it right nah...... even jeezy " I want a new BENTLY, My Auntee need a kidney, and if I let her pass/ her children neva will forgive me" YOUNG JEEZY.
who eva wrote dis bullshit ass article need to make a cd dat real niggas gon vibe, speak on some real shit that could make my day 2 day better, then give dat shit away...

Comment by jeff on August 17, 2008 at 3:44am: skeptics are jus what they name say.......fuck em, i believe jeezy speaks on da real 24/7......marketing tool? wtf hahaha, if anything the album probably would make ppl wanna spend their money more wisely by not buying this album either, not sayin not to, everybody who live in da USA should get dis album tho.......jeezy is here

Comment by screename on August 17, 2008 at 1:10pm: the fact is noone wants you to know the truth, the thuth is shit is fucked up and we the only ones that feel it....so we can relate fuck the skeptics....keep speaking the truth nigga...we listening!!

Comment by youngin on August 17, 2008 at 6:39pm: i really feel jeezy about the recession cause i remember when gas was almost 2.95 a gallon now it's nearly five and that shit is ridiculous especially for peolpe who work an hour or two from there houses. also jeezy speak nuttin but the truth all these other rappers hatin because they can't motivate the streets like he can so with out saying so jeezy keep doing you my nigga and i'll always support you my nigga

Comment by youngsta on August 17, 2008 at 10:08pm: fuck wht dem folk talkin bout when shit is fucked up dont nobody neva wanna point da fingger at dem honkies yet muthafuckas will try to find everything they can wrong with what a nigga doing got damn it go say something to that old wrankled up ass honky that got shit fuked up. get ya money nigga i aint mad its the muthsfuckin sound track to my life lets get it