Young Jeezy is gearing up for big record sales next week as his new album 'The Recession' has dropped and is in stores nationwide.
The title of the album is both thought provoking and meaninful; as the Atlanta rapper is speaking directly to the urban community about our shaky economy.
In a recent interview with SOHH.com, Jeezy speaks on why he choose to name his album after the state of our current economy, as well as his opinion on the state of people's finances today!
With Young Jeezy’s new album, The Recession, hitting stores today, SOHH decided to catch up with various members of the hip-hop community to get their take on our nation’s declining economy and rising gas prices.
When it came time to start recording his third album, Def Jam rapper Young Jeezy wanted to attack a subject matter that everyone in America can relate to, the current economic recession.
“The economy is different, The world is different so I just wanted to address it [and] at the same time still make good music,” he said.
“When you get in a position when you above a lot of things sometimes you don’t take the time to look down. I wanted to deal with it and take it on.”
For Jeezy, the current recession has caused him to take a second look at his extravagant purchases. “What do you need that for? You don’t need it,” he said of his iced out watch. “You can tell time with a Timex really. Basically what I was trying to say is how we spend money in bad times on dumb shit, things that we can do without.”
The rapper says he didn’t hesitate to record those revealing lyrics because he views himself as a regular person. “I’m not looking at it from a rapper’s perspective. I’m looking at it from a man’s perspective, a grown man,” he said. “I mean as far as everyday living, I gotta fill up my gas tank just like everybody else.”[Source]