Jay Jenkins was born on October 12, 1977. His stage name is Young Jeezy. He's a well-known rapper who grew up in Macon, Georgia, and presently lives in Atlanta. Young Jeezy, who was formerly a member of Boyz N Da Hood from Poor Boy Records, is presently signed with Def Jam Records.
He's usually known as the “Snowman” by himself and other folks. This nickname is stated to become connected to his prior job as a cocaine dealer, even though Young Jeezy says that it's just his alter ego. This nickname inspired Jeezy to create his personal t-shirt line using a basic image of a snowman with an angry face. Although the t-shirts have grown in recognition, some high colleges have banned the shirts due to the drug connotation undertones.
Young Jeezy has had a couple run-ins with all the law. In 2005, Jeezy was charged for not generating timely payments of kid help for his ex-girlfriend’s youngster. In March 2006, Jeezy was arrested on two counts of carrying a concealed firearm with out a permit. Nevertheless, the charges have been later dropped. Jeezy also allegedly has ties to a criminal group referred to as The Black Mafia Family members. The FBI is at present investigating the group for organized crime and their relations with one more gang, the Crips. Jeezy, even though acknowledging his ties towards the group, is just not recognized to become underneath direct investigation.
Jeezy has vocalized his disdain of commercialism and has attempted to help keep himself from turning into too commercial so that you can preserve his street credibility. In June 2005, as element of Boyz N Da Hood, the group’s self-titled album debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. A month later, on July 26, 2005, Jeezy would release a solo album beneath Def Jam entitled, Let’s Get It: Thug Determination 101. The album would debut at #2 on the charts, promoting 172,000 copies in its very first week.
Jeezy has appeared in numerous well-known hip-hop songs in 2005 and has collaborated with artists like Akon, Gucci Mane, Christina Milian, Jay-Z, and Excess fat Joe. His song together with the latter two, “Go Crazy,” popularized Jeezy. Jeezy has his very own record label referred to as Corperate Thugz Entertainment (CTE), with many up and coming artists singed on which includes himself, Slick Pulla, Lil Will, Bloodraw, along with a group that goes by U.S.D.A. Jeezy is reportedly dating R&B singer Keyshia Cole.
He's usually known as the “Snowman” by himself and other folks. This nickname is stated to become connected to his prior job as a cocaine dealer, even though Young Jeezy says that it's just his alter ego. This nickname inspired Jeezy to create his personal t-shirt line using a basic image of a snowman with an angry face. Although the t-shirts have grown in recognition, some high colleges have banned the shirts due to the drug connotation undertones.
Young Jeezy has had a couple run-ins with all the law. In 2005, Jeezy was charged for not generating timely payments of kid help for his ex-girlfriend’s youngster. In March 2006, Jeezy was arrested on two counts of carrying a concealed firearm with out a permit. Nevertheless, the charges have been later dropped. Jeezy also allegedly has ties to a criminal group referred to as The Black Mafia Family members. The FBI is at present investigating the group for organized crime and their relations with one more gang, the Crips. Jeezy, even though acknowledging his ties towards the group, is just not recognized to become underneath direct investigation.
Jeezy has vocalized his disdain of commercialism and has attempted to help keep himself from turning into too commercial so that you can preserve his street credibility. In June 2005, as element of Boyz N Da Hood, the group’s self-titled album debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. A month later, on July 26, 2005, Jeezy would release a solo album beneath Def Jam entitled, Let’s Get It: Thug Determination 101. The album would debut at #2 on the charts, promoting 172,000 copies in its very first week.
Jeezy has appeared in numerous well-known hip-hop songs in 2005 and has collaborated with artists like Akon, Gucci Mane, Christina Milian, Jay-Z, and Excess fat Joe. His song together with the latter two, “Go Crazy,” popularized Jeezy. Jeezy has his very own record label referred to as Corperate Thugz Entertainment (CTE), with many up and coming artists singed on which includes himself, Slick Pulla, Lil Will, Bloodraw, along with a group that goes by U.S.D.A. Jeezy is reportedly dating R&B singer Keyshia Cole.
