Young Jeezy is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor who has a net worth of $12.5 million dollars. Young Jeezy, otherwise known simply as “Jeezy,” was most popular during the early to late 2000s. During this time, he carved out a name for himself and emerged as one of the most popular musicians of that period. The rapper is known for his unique, raspy style of vocal delivery. Despite having mainstream success, Young Jeezy claimed that he never prioritized fame and fortune over his music. According to Jeezy, the main concern was spreading his message and becoming popular in the streets.
Signed to Def Jam Recordings since 2004, his major-label debut Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101 was released the following year and debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, selling 172,000 copies in its first week and was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Jeezy is credited, along with fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. and Gucci Mane, for helping to pioneer and popularize trap music with a mainstream audience.
Jeezy began his music career in 2001 as Lil J with the release of Thuggin’ Under the Influence (T.U.I.). In total, Jeezy has released ten studio albums, as well as numerous successful singles, including the top ten hit “Soul Survivor”, featuring Akon, as well as the top 40 hits “I Luv It”, “Go Getta” featuring R. Kelly, and “Put On” featuring Kanye West. Along with his own singles, Jeezy has also been featured on numerous hip hop and R&B hit singles, including “Say I” by Christina Milian, “I’m So Paid” by Akon, “Hard” by Rihanna and “Love in This Club” by Usher, the latter of which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, in 2008.
Outside of his solo career, Jeezy is also the de facto leader of the southern hip hop group United Streets Dopeboyz of America (U.S.D.A), and a former member of the Bad Boy Records’ rap group Boyz n da Hood.
