Jeezy Reflects On ‘Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101’

Let It Snow.

This Saturday, Jeezy’s debut Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101 will turn 10 years old. He’ll commemorate the release with a concert this weekend in Atlanta. And now that his Instagram account has been reinstated, Da Snowman reflects on his landmark album.

They say you have your whole life to make your first album, and they might be right. Some call it poetry, others call it the ghetto gospel, but the industry calls it “trap music.” Go figure. Either way it’s the voice of the streets, and we all know that when the streets talk, we listen.

I find it odd when people use a negative connotation like “trap music,” when the message (lyrics) clearly states: make it out of your surroundings and be the best man and provider you can be. We call that being a boss where I’m from — a self made individual that refuses to let his environment dictate his or her outcome in life. This body of work you see before you is just that.

Every experience, every up, down and close call. All the nights that you prayed you could make it to see another day. All the sacrifices you made for friends and loved ones you lost to the street life. I can’t help but to think of all the obstacles I had to dodge and the times I was unsure. But I continued to keep my faith and hustle strong. I kept pushing!

When I said that the roaches were in the kitchen, I meant that! So now when I tell you the floors look like bowling balls, I mean that too. You can call it rags to riches, but I like to call it a boy becoming a man and believing in his dreams, goals and expectations.

I never thought of “fame” or being accepted in this industry; my only thoughts were to represent and speak for every man, woman and child that was in the struggle and just wanted to make a better way of life, without taking no for an answer.

With every song, verse and adlib on this body of work, you can hear that determination, that ambition and that drive in every word. If the album touched you in any way, just know that it was all for you.

I’d like to thank my fans and anybody that was a part of my journey. Here I am, 10 years later, doing what I love –motivating the people.

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  1. Marko V says:

    What happened to the book he planned on dropping with the album?

  2. Kris Kompute says:

    Legendary fuckin album. Changed the entire landscape of southern/ATL hip-hop.

  3. 1KillMovez1 says:

    You can literally play that whole album through… minus “bang” ft ti & scrappy.

    1. PIEGELIFE says:

      Wtf are you talking about that one of the best cuts on there

      1. Lucci the god says:

        Thank you. I’ll never forget I was in Hayward at that gas on mission and Tennison across the street from south Hayward Bart. I pull up in the whip park my load to get gas but I leave my radio on. Man I had that gas station lit bruh, I had my 2 12’s sound in like 4 15’s lol. Bitches and they mommas was noddin they heads like “heeeey hey hey hey” ya dig.

        1. Kris Kompute says:

          No one gives a fuck about your biography and the fat bitches you were driving around Cali.

          1. Lucci the god says:

            Lmao, get off my dick wigger. U read my biography and enjoyed it tho huh pussy. Now go turn on your PlayStation and play 2k.

    2. Kris Kompute says:

      What!? That song goes hard than a bitch! Remove yourself.

  4. el jim chapo guzman says:

    Jeezy could reflect all he want but he’s washed up now.

    1. 1KillMovez1 says:

      washed up just like you were coming across that border

      1. el jim chapo guzman says:

        Jeezy started falling off after trap or die.

    2. ZoomZoomDad-Otis says:

      Guzman at the local YMCA on the computer talking reckless until they close this evening.

      1. el jim chapo guzman says:

        “Wrong nigga” I’m at your wife crib.

    3. ATL says:

      Ummmm did you listen to the mixtape Gangsta Party?? I beg to differ

      1. el jim chapo guzman says:

        Yes I have and it garbage.

        1. ATL says:

          lol, okay quick question fam.. so who are you bumping in your car right now, I’m just curious

          1. el jim chapo guzman says:

            G UNIT

          2. el jim chapo guzman says:

            REALLY AND????

          3. ATL says:

            Nothing homie.. You free to like what you like, shit I bought Beg For Mercy too back in the day lol

          4. Kris Kompute says:

            Shut the fuck up.

          5. el jim chapo guzman says:

            Bitch

  5. Rip JODY&SlimDunkin says:

    What they call trap music now has no comparison to what Jeezy and T.i. were doing at that time. New age trap music is a whole different thing i wouldn’t even want to call TM 101 trap music when i look at today’s version of the genre

    1. Yamzz says:

      Times is different man life was a slow grind back then now everything is turnt up fast and ratchet

  6. ZoomZoomDad-Otis says:

    True story I worked at a music store. Bought a used copy of TM101 played it in the car for 2 or 3 months straight. From the open track to the last track. This is a classic album.

  7. tete2222 says:

    VERY UNDERRATED ALBUM … i never really heard of jeezy other than that boyz n the hood track with bad boy.. i bought the cd and its in my top 15 of all time.. its play-ability makes it in the top 15. you can press play from track one to the end without having to skip a song cuz every song is good…

    1. 1KillMovez1 says:

      i dont think its a underrated album i feel it gets its proper due

      1. Faceless Hustlers says:

        Recession is his best work!

  8. Mr.Stealyogurl says:

    Salute!!

  9. ATL says:

    2005 was a great year for Atlanta Salute!!

  10. K.I. says:

    One of the few debut albums in my mind that lived up to its hype. The best albums have one theme: consistency. Every song was a fucking trap story(That first verse of Don’t Get Caught plays out in my mind every time I hear it). One of the 1st 2 albums I ever bought w/ my own bread(13 at the time) & money well spent.

  11. Yamzz says:

    Not too many hip hop albums above this. When you get to that level it’s all about preference. Slightly behind GRoDT, MMLP, a jay album or 2 and dMX album of your liking.

    1. tete2222 says:

      people can debate me.. my top 10 of all time comes down to playabilty..playing an album without skipping a SINGLE TRACK.. alot of artist i love like Rakim, Scarface even kanye have albums where you can skip tracks..even pac..
      1) Dr Dre – 2001
      2) 50 Cent – GRoDT
      3) Jay Z – Blueprint
      4) Kurupt – Space boogie Smoke oddesy
      5) Outkast – Stankonia
      6) Eminem – Eminem Show
      7) Kendrick lamar – Section80
      8) Bone Thugz – Art of War
      9) Biggy – Life After Death
      10) Jeezy – Lets get it 101

  12. Int'l J says:

    Last time I checked I was the man on these streets
    They call me residue, I leave blow in these beats
    Got diarreah flow, now I shit on niggaz
    Even when I’m constipated I still shit on niggaz

  13. Lucci the god says:

    I’ll never forget when jeezy came out. Let me set up the scene, I was in east Oakland by highland hospital. I was picking up this little hoe she hop in the whip I got young jeezy on”she was like that nigga ugly but can rap his ass off.” That was one of the last albums I bought from the store Tower records to be exact. I’ve bought 5 albums in the last 10 years. Tm101, the Documentary, the Massacare, Trilla, and Crime pays. Lately I’ve been wanting to get back into buying albums again via iTunes or best buy retailer etc etc. Hip hop has life again.

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