16 Facts About Young Jeezy

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Young Jeezy had lived in Macon, Georgia at an older age where he befriended many Crip gang members and even affiliated himself with the Crips and started his affiliation with Kinky B who helped his career along with many others.

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In 1994, Young Jeezy spent nine months in YCA, a boot camp in Fort Stewart, Georgia, for narcotics possession.

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3.

Four years later, in 1998, Young Jeezy launched the label imprint CTE World, then known as Corporate Thugz Entertainment.

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4.

However, due to Young Jeezy's rising popularity, other record labels began pursuing him simultaneously to sign with them, most notably, Warner and Interscope.

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5.

Ultimately, Young Jeezy decided he wanted to be in business with Stewart and Reid and signed with Def Jam Records as a result.

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6.

In interviews and on several records, Young Jeezy has affirmed his resistance to commercialism in his music.

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7.

In 2005, Young Jeezy was featured in several popular hip hop songs including Gucci Mane's "Icy" and Boyz n da Hood's "Dem Boyz".

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8.

Young Jeezy extended himself into gaming, portraying himself in the 3D hip-hop fighting game Def Jam: Icon, released in March 2007.

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9.

Separately, Young Jeezy made appearances on Usher's "Love in This Club" and Akon's "I'm So Paid" which with Lil Wayne.

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10.

Later, Young Jeezy performed on Ciara's single "Never Ever", from her album Fantasy Ride.

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11.

Later, Young Jeezy denied the name change and claimed it was just a rumor: However, on the cover for his single "Lose My Mind", his name is printed as "Jeezy".

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12.

In 2012, Young Jeezy's "I Do" received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Performance.

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13.

In October 2012, Young Jeezy released a new single called "Get Right" on ITunes and sent it to radio.

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14.

Shortly after the single's release, Young Jeezy confirmed he had plans to release a new mixtape by the end of 2012 as well as a new album in 2013.

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15.

Young Jeezy revealed that Future, Usher, Ludacris, and Don Cannon would be involved in the album.

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16.

Young Jeezy was charged with two counts of carrying a concealed weapon without a permit; however, prosecutors dropped his charges two months later due to lack of evidence.

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