#Church in these streets free#

He makes another statement and then he STOPS. In fact at times on songs like the title track to вЂњChurch in These StreetsвЂќ you can actually picture him being punched in one bar at a time, like the famous scene depicted between Andre Young and Eric Wright in the N.W.A movie. Jenkins, all of that canвЂ™t wipe aside the fact that he doesnвЂ™t represent anything close to the peak of lyricism. Now that weвЂ™re absolutely clear about my respect for Mr. If you had to make a list of rapвЂ™s 25 most influential artists today, right here and now, you couldnвЂ™t complete it without Jeezy. HeвЂ™s got the chutzpah to call himself вЂњGodвЂќ in a song title and brag about turning water into wine in the lyrics, and even if you hate it for being sacrilegious I respect him having that much belief in himself to stand up and take the flack for being so cocky he can вЂњsound ten feet tallвЂќ and вЂњmake a nigga jump a ten feet wall.вЂќ He is absolutely unquestionably a star. ThereвЂ™s no doubt JeezyвЂ™s Atlanta drawl stands out even on a crowded remix with ten other stars, and when it comes to making hit songs that stand out in a crowded field of hip-hop celebrities, Jeezy seems to have two or three bangers with every single album. Of course thatвЂ™s not any more true than when Biggie appeared to be carrying Brooklyn, but if you have the sheer force of presence to make people think a rap scene couldnвЂ™t exist without you, then youвЂ™d better be making a ton of money from it. HeвЂ™s got the swagger, the charisma, and he acts like heвЂ™s carrying Atlanta on his back all on his own. ThereвЂ™s absolutely no denying when you listen to him whether on a record or for an interview that Jeezy (real name Jay Wayne Jenkins) has the charisma and personality of a hip-hop superstar. HereвЂ™s the crux of the problem вЂ“ JeezyвЂ™s got the вЂњit factorвЂќ that so many rappers, entertainers, athletes and actors crave but never seem to achieve. YouвЂ™d think IвЂ™d have TAFKA Young Jeezy figured out by now, but the very thing that keeps him endlessly fascinating is that I just canвЂ™t put my finger on my feelings about him. Listen to JeezyВ and other artists featured in this week's issue of Billboard.My feelings about Jeezy are about as complex as they come for an artist who is eight studio albums deep, signed to a major label (Def Jam) and who IвЂ™ve reviewed multiple times over the years. I ask him where he get all this information from and he says: вЂњBooks, man.вЂќ A dude who reads a lot, knows everything. Every time I talk to him we sit down and smoke cigars. HeвЂ™s a real smart dude, got over 2,200 employees. I just see how he kick it, he got his shit together. I didnвЂ™t really have the time IвЂ™d start on something and I would rush through it. Wait -В donвЂ™t tell me -В youвЂ™re reading now, too? Will I make a song for Hillary? Nah, I wouldnвЂ™t do that. Jeezy Talks 'Seen It All' Album, Trap Music & Career LongevityДo you think youвЂ™ll make a song for Hillary Clinton? I think weвЂ™re all gonna have to wait until heвЂ™s out of the office to see how much of a difference he made. He did alright for a situation that was all the way messed up. Speaking of Barack, back in 2008, you predicted his presidency with вЂњMy President is Black.вЂќ What do you think of what he's done? Barack donвЂ™t talk crazy, and if he does weвЂ™ll never hear it. You gotta say things that you want to stand behind. , I just donвЂ™t naturally say things that are gonna put me in a situation that I donвЂ™t want to be in. When IвЂ™m on my ignant shit, IвЂ™m just on my ignant shit. just got himself in a jam by saying he wouldnвЂ™t vote for Hillary Clinton because sheвЂ™s a woman. Is music too politically-correct now? T.I.

#Church in these streets free#

Jeezy, Fabolous, Kevin Gates & Young Scooter: Free Music Round-up One of my partners was like: вЂњYouвЂ™re a poet, you should write in your diary.вЂќ IвЂ™m like: вЂњI donвЂ™t really got time for that shit, maybe I could just try and write my music.вЂќ So IвЂ™m just sitting there and writing it as if I was writing a letter, because IвЂ™m good at writing letters and shit like that. I have a pad IвЂ™ve never had pad before in my whole life. ItвЂ™s very introspective.Д®verything that youвЂ™re hearing is me taking the approach of writing songs like a diary. You just dropped an EP, Politically Correct, too. When I was doing this album a lot of those things were coming up. Some of those things stuck with me not all of emвЂ™, but some. I saw when she come back and talk to me about what the preacher said. I saw my grandma get dressed every weekend and go to church on Sunday. I wanted to say okay, this is our gospel, this is our Sunday service, this is our Bible study, this is what we believe in. On Church In These Streets, I wanted to bring it together. And gospel -В itвЂ™s that talk, that folk talk, slave talk, if you will. Not a pastor in the church, but a pastor to the streets. Right, because when you rap, youвЂ™re kind of preaching a gospel, in a way.