Jeezy

Trap music trailblazer Jeezy, identifiable by his gruff and energized rhymes written from a uniquely streetwise perspective, emerged from the Atlanta underground as a member of Boyz N da Hood. Only a month after that group crashed the Top Ten of the Billboard 200 with their self-titled album for Bad Boy, the rapper nearly topped the chart with his solo Def Jam debut, Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 (2005). Simultaneously a key player in Atlanta's commercial dominance and Def Jam's enduring relevance, Jeezy hit the Top Ten with all eight of his subsequent major-label albums, ...