| ABOUT JAY “JEEZY” JENKINS With more than a dozen RIAA gold, platinum, and multi-platinum hits to his credit, Jeezy, the Atlanta pioneer of hip-hop’s dominant trap genre, has amassed over 6.5 billion catalog streams, and over 960 million YouTube channel views. 2020 marked the 15th anniversary of Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101, his seminal RIAA platinum Def Jam label debut LP. It entered the Rap and R&B charts at #1 (#2 on the pop side), and immortalized trap music with the double-platinum #1 hit “Soul Survivor” featuring Akon. The RIAA platinum TM 102: The Inspiration (2006, with “Go Getta” and “I Luv It”) entered at #1 across the board (pop, R&B and Rap), as did the album that followed, the aptly-titled The Recession (2008), containing the #1 double-platinum hit “Put On” featuring Kanye West. Jeezy’s next two albums, TM 103: Hustlerz Ambition (2011, with the Top 5 hits “Lose My Mind” featuring Plies; and “Leave You Alone” featuring Ne-Yo) and Seen It All: The Autobiography (2014, with the RIAA gold title tune “Seen It All” featuring Jay-Z) kept up the momentum, both of them again entering the Rap and R&B album charts at #1. Trap Or Die 3 (Oct. 2016, with “All There” featuring the late Bankroll Fresh) was Jeezy’s third LP to debut at #1 across-the-board on the pop, R&B/hip-hop, and Rap charts. Guests also included Plies, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, French Montana, Yo Gotti, and Bankroll Fresh. Jeezy headlined the “Trap Or Die 3 Tour” in March-April 2017. Pressure (Dec. 2017) featured fellow Def Jam MCs YG and 2 Chainz, as well as Rick Ross, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Puff Daddy, Kodak Black and others. In February-March 2018, Jeezy headlined “The Cold Summer Tour,” during which he shocked fans around the world by first announcing that his next album (i.e. TM 104) would be his final one in the Thug Motivation series. TM 104: The Legend Of The Snowman (August 2019) was in fact the final album chapter in Jeezy’s career-spanning Thug Motivation series. His 13-city TM104 Fall 2019 Tour of the U.S. in November-December sold-out instantly. The events of 2020 were just about to engulf the planet, leading to the creation of THE RECESSION 2. In 2023, Jeezy announced his first independent release in 20 years and his first album after his departure from Def Jam, I Might Forgive…But I Don’t Forget. It’s a double album that includes productions by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, ATL Jacob, Cubeatz Hendrix and more. While music is Jeezy’s talent, business is his passion. As an entrepreneur, he established Agency 99, his marketing and brand management company. His business ventures include multiple real estate properties, ownership and partnership in Defiance Fuel fitness water and his ongoing international partnership with global spirits brand NAUD Spirits. Jenkins announced in February 2019 that he launched a full-service sports management agency called Sports99. In 2020, Def Jam announced that Jeezy would be taking on an Executive role as Senior Advisor to the Chairman on issues related to A&R and artist development. More recently, Jeezy hosted his own weekly talk show “Worth A Conversation,” on FoxSoul where he connected with thought leaders and career experts on a range of topics. Jenkins’ latest achievement is his debut memoir released in August 2023, “Adversity For Sale,” which landed on the New York Times Best Seller‘s list three times and received an Audible of the Year for 2023 recognition. It also made appearances on the best sellers lists for The Wall Street Journal, Amazon and USA Today. The book offers an intimate and candid look into Jenkins’ journey, sharing his mistakes, lessons learned, and inspiring readers to overcome adversities in pursuit of success. Jeezy’s social profile includes over 5.5 million Instagram followers, over 1.3 million Twitter followers, over 2.5 million YouTube channel subscribers, and over 6.9 million Facebook likes. |
