The Good People At Complex Mag Went In On Young Jeezy’s New Upcoming Album The Recession… Checkout The Song By Song Review, & See What They Had Say About Our Joint “My President” ft. Nas!!

Shout Out To The Boy Maestro For The Heads Up!!

Young Jeezy is on his way to becoming the most important MC in the game. He’s been fine-tuning his wordplay (as heard on his recent mixtape The Prime Minister), while still keeping his voice on pop radio with verses on records by Usher, The-Dream and Mariah Carey. But for Jay Jenkins, it’s always been more than music.

His third Def Jam release, The Recession, is a state of the union addressed to the people. We’ve all been rocking to “Put On,” but this week, he opened our ears to the rest of his socio-economic message with a special listening session. Check out our track-by-track review of the new songs to get a sense of what is shaping up to be another classic from the Snowman…

“THE RECESSION (INTRO)”

Producer: DJ Toomp
Quote: “It’s a recession everybody broke/So I came back to give everybody hope.”
Sounds Like: “I Got Money” with eerier synths from T.I.’s “What You Know”.
Synopsis: Hearing Toomp on the first track of the album instead of 4 or 5 tracks in is like skipping the foreplay and going straight to the fuckin’. And as real as a recession is, you can’t help but smirk at how the newscaster sampled in the intro considers the R-word taboo. 

“CRAZY WORLD”

Producer: Midnight Black
Quote: “If this world keep spinnin’/Yeah my rims still spinnin’/Even though the money slow we still spendin’.”
Sounds Like: Jeezy throws a jab at Bush while riding a wave of horns that’s similar to Blood Raw’s “Louie Bag”.
Synopsis: People still ride on spinners? Now that’s crazy. 

“AMAZING”

Producer: Drumma Boy
Quote: “Bitch I’m amazing/Look what I’m blazing/Eyes so low that I look like an Asian.”
Sounds Like: “Put On,” minus Kanye.
Synopsis: We already know Drumma Boy cranks out grand slams for Jeezy, Rocko, and Tip, but it takes Jeezy’s unabashed honesty on this one to take you out of the occasional monotony of Drumma’s style. 

“LET THE DOLLAR CIRCULATE” 

Producer: Don Cannon
Quote: “I’ma start off slow, yeah so so/They love me out in D.C., just like Go-Go.”
Sounds Like: A soulful version of “Mr. 17.5’” with a Go-Go twist.
Synopsis: You wonder why no one sampled this forgotten Billy Paul gem by the same name before, seeing as making it rain has been the thing to rap about. Thank the man that gave us “Me And Mrs. Jones” for Canon’s inspiration. 

“WORD PLAY” 

Producer: Justice League
Quote: “I’m way too intelligent for you to play with my intelligence.”
Sounds Like: The thick drums of JL’s signature percussion heard on 2 Pistols’ “Gettin Money Mane”.
Synopsis: This is supposed to be Jeezy’s fuck you to non-believers about his lyricism. This line is as dumbed down as he gets. 

“VACATION” 

Producer: DJ Nasty
Quote: “I’m outta here, you a postcard.”
Sounds Like: “White Girl” with a tan.
Synopsis: The hook is catchy as hell, but we’re not confident this one will stand out from the many other 808 thumpers that dominate the album. 

“MY PRESIDENT” ft. Nas

Producer: Tha Bizness
Quote: “Because I’m soul survivor that don’t make me a convict/‘Be all you can be,’ that sounds like some dumb shit.”
Sounds Like: “My Hood” for the vote or die crowd.
Synopsis: Forget Jesse Jackson and his rainbow coalition jibber-jabber, Jeezy gets colorful with his metaphors to describe rims to Jordans to the first prez with some pigment. Def Jam also stated that Nas will be appearing on the final version. 

“WHO DAT”

Producer: Shawty Redd
Quote: “Fly to the club in a helicopter—I’m not talking the one with the propellors”
Sounds Like: Shawty Redd took “Black Dreams” (from The Prime Ministermixtape) and made it a nightmare.
Synopsis: If your ears don’t bleed listening to the orgy of instruments on the track, then you’ll have a seizure.

“HUSTLER’S AMBITION”

Producer: Drumma Boy
Quote: “Grandma at church while I’m in the refrigerator/In search of the baking soda, right next to the mashed potatoes.”
Sounds Like: “Hypnotize” with beefed up drums.
Synopsis: For trappers, having a song named “Hustler’s Ambitition” is like hopsters rapping about the ‘80s. Had to do it. 

“WHAT THEY WANT”

Producer: Midnight Black
Quote: “I’m playing baseball the same size as golf balls.”
Sounds Like: The drip-drop keys from “Trap Or Die”.
Synopsis: Throughout the metaphor-heavy song, Jizzle compares making a million dollars to playing various ball related sports. And he doesn’t say “no homo” once! 

“TAKE IT THERE” f/ Trey Songz

Producer: Fat Boy
Quote: “I’m the one she call when she want that ‘hood shit.”
Sounds Like: The happy medium between Mariah’s “Side Effects” and Usher’s “Love In This Club”.
Synopsis: The first real song catered to the ladies comes off strong like Young’s previous r&b efforts.

Posted by Dow Jones "Mr Play Your Position" on Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 at 12:03 am.