If we’re judging by ambition alone, Church in These Streets is among Jeezy’s most accomplished albums. Boosie and Future round out the guests on 10 and 11, and while the results are generally a little disappointingly hollow - too much flash, not enough substance - there are few rappers who could assemble this kind of tracklist. Seven houses Jay-Z, and nine features The Game and Rick Ross. The first five songs find Jenkins handling the beats solo, but on track six, Akon shows up. Though it’s only 12 tracks long, the album speaks to Jeezy’s power within the rap community. Seen it All is an event, the spectacle of Jeezy adorned in his most flamboyant excesses. 23) swan song TM104: The Legend of the Snowman.ġ1. In that way, there’s not really a scenario in which he can ever retire.īelow, Billboard ranks all 11 of Jeezy’s official albums, from 2001 debut Thuggin’ Under the Influence (T.U.I.) all the way up to last Friday’s (Aug. He’s a cultural institution, and while it’s sad (and a little hard to believe) to see him say goodbye to the rap game, many of his songs will remain a part of the culture for the foreseeable future. But Jeezy doesn’t limit himself to one specific style within the genre, and that’s why he’s been able to remain relevant over a span in which we’ve seen four men enter the White House.
Jeezy’s best run came from 2005 to 2011, when he released two albums in his Thug Motivation series and another two LPs - The Inspiration and The Recession - that solidified him as one of rap’s best concept artists. Jeezy Is Ready to Graduate From the Trenches and Begin His Second Life: Exclusive Interview
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