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Best of Full Interview - Jeezy Talks 20 Year 'Thug Motivation 101' Anniversary Tour, Jay-Z, Nia Long, Soul Survivor +More
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Benzino
This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human. You all know this time of year is my reset season. New energy, new plans, new ways to grow my brand. And if you're trying to start 2026 ahead of the game, like really ahead, now is the time to get moving. For me, Shopify has been a platform that keeps my whole merch business tight. As a creator, as a businesswoman, I need my tools to work hard. And Shopify is like having a chief of staff, a personal assistant, and a co founder all in one. And look, I always tell other women building their own brands, especially small, independent black creators, don't overcomplicate it. Shopify takes the guesswork out of everything. So let's be real. It's time to stop thinking and start doing. And there is no better way to do that than Shopify. Use our link shopify.comb e-n now to start getting serious about building your future. The holidays are the most wonderful time of the year. A season filled with family dinners, laughter, and holiday shopping. But even in the middle of all of that joy, everyone needs a moment to slow down. The little pause between the music, the memories, and the madness. And nothing makes that break better than an ice cold Coca Cola. It's that quick refresh that turns the holiday rush into calm, making the moment feel just right. It's the breath between the laughter and the late night rapping sessions. Because the best part of the holidays isn't having it all together, it's enjoying it while it's happening. Enjoy your Coca Cola refresh your holidays.
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Jeezy
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DJ Envy
Hey, what up, y'?
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Charlamagne Tha God
All?
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DJ Envy
It's DJ Envy. And the holidays are here. The time of year that's all about connecting with loved ones in person or over the phone. In fact, hearing someone's voice can evoke a similar emotional response as a hug. And while most of us can hop on a video chat to really bring that connection to life, using tech isn't easy for everyone, especially some of the older folk in our lives. AT&T has been doing something special here to help. They offer digital literacy workshops that help older adults learn how to use technology to do things most of us take for granted, like video conferencing and sharing photos. Take Nancy Shand. She joined one of AT&T's workshops to learn how to video chat for the first time this holiday season, Nancy won't just be hearing about family gatherings, she'll be a part of them, sharing stories, opening presents, and making memories all through a screen. Nobody should have to go through the holiday season alone. So be sure to connect and stay connected to your loved ones. This holiday season.
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Benzino
Connecting changes everything.
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Jeezy
AT&T Mic check 1, 2. Are we recording? Hi, I'm Michelle Bernstein, an award winning chef, restaurateur and mom. I have a lot on my plate.
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Benzino
Including my psoriatic arthritis symptoms.
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Jeezy
That's why I was prescribed Cosentyx. Helps me move better.
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DJ Envy
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Jeezy
Your rheumatologist about Cosentics. Wake that ass up in the morning. The Breakfast Club.
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DJ Envy
Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlamagne the guy we are the Breakfast Club. We got a special guest in the building.
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Charlamagne Tha God
One of the best to ever do it.
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DJ Envy
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Thug Motivation. 101, ladies and gentlemen. Jeezy.
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Jeezy
What up, Doe? What up though? What's happening? Good morning. Good morning.
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DJ Envy
How you feeling, brother man?
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Jeezy
Great, baby. Better than most. You know what I mean? Great.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Okay.
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DJ Envy
I would say. I was talking to somebody yesterday. This is the other day, and he was like, yeah, I'm on my way to Jeezy House. I'm like, for what? He was like, I'm opening up for Jeezy. I said, what you mean open it up? There's like Jeezy dj as a hobby.
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Jeezy
Do it to have Fun.
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DJ Envy
I said, shut up. He was like, yes. You started DJing?
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Jeezy
Yeah, you know, I used to DJ back in the day when I was, you know, young in the hood, you know what I'm saying? I hustled up on the DJ set, and I was just going to the hood, just DJ on people's porches. That was kind of my thing. But that's how I got into music, you know what I'm saying? So for me, it's just like. It's like a pastime. But, you know, like the great Andre 3000 said, if you can't find the vibe, you gotta create it. So I just invite dope people over to my crib, you know what I'm saying? Curate it. You know, we might do some. Some red wine and Popeye's chicken I might throw on the set, and we just get it cracking.
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Unidentified Male Advertiser
That's what's up.
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Jeezy
That was like.
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DJ Envy
He was DJing for real.
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Charlamagne Tha God
That's interesting. So that's how you've been feeling? Like you haven't been finding a vibe lately? So you've been trying to create one?
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Jeezy
Well, you know, I like to travel a lot, you know what I'm saying? And I like to live. But also I like to turn people on to what I've learned when I've been around the world. So it's just like different types of music, different types of curation. So it's just dope to have people come up to your house that you trust and just vibe, you know, people get tired of going out. Cameras everywhere. You know, some very distinguished black people in Atlanta, and they like to really live. So I just, like, come over to my crib, man. We just hang out, you know what I'm saying? It's dope, though.
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Benzino
What type of vibes, though?
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DJ Envy
Is it like.
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Benzino
Is it all rap?
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Unidentified Female Advertiser
Is it.
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Jeezy
No, no, no, no.
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DJ Envy
That's what I thought I said.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Was he playing all his music?
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DJ Envy
They was like. No, they was like.
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Jeezy
He played everything. Yeah, house music, old school. Yeah, it's vibe, you know what I'm saying? Yeah, I got soul. I got a little soul, you know what I'm saying? I got a little something. You should come. Niggas have you tonight. All y' all invited, you know what I'm saying?
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Charlamagne Tha God
She gonna tell about everybody in the house. Whoever in the house, I tell you, I promise you, she gonna come to the radio and tell everybody.
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Jeezy
Listen.
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Charlamagne Tha God
20 year anniversary of one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time.
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Jeezy
Yes, yes, yes.
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Charlamagne Tha God
What does it feel like mentally to have to revisit that era, to be.
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Jeezy
Honest with you, it feels like that album was supposed to happen. And even 20 years later, just the obstacles that I had to go through to get this tour going and everything, it just feels like deja vu. But the consequences are not dire. They just real life things. And you got to show your adversity. And it feels like I was just talking to somebody about this the other day. It's just like, now Soul Survivor really resonates with me. It makes sense, you know what I'm saying? Because I'm a soul survivor and I'm listening to the words. I'm like, oh, this is me. This is who I am. You know, when I wrote it, it was a record. Now this is my life. And it's just like to be 20. Cause you gotta think like, you think about Pac and Big, you know, what would they have done? 20 years in the game, you know what I'm saying? You celebrating, all eyes on me, life after death, 20 years later, you know, I don't know. Pac might have been DJing his basement. I don't know what I'm saying. But I'm living life. And I'm going through, you know, one of those stages where, you know, you get to watch the game now. I watch the streets, you know what I'm saying? I'm in this world, but I'm not of it, you know what I'm saying? So I get to watch it, but at the same time, I already put my work in, so I get to sit back. But I'm dealing with real stuff now. Running companies and doing deals and empowering other people. So it's now I gotta really practice my skills of leadership. But with my catalog behind me. Cause I can stand on that because it's solid, you know what I'm saying? So I'm not, you know, I'm Frankie, Beverly and Mays out here. I could keep going if I wanted to, but I don't got to.
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DJ Envy
Do you have Survivor's remorse at all?
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Jeezy
Cause I used to.
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DJ Envy
You have so many people that you.
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Jeezy
Ran into and partners and people that you. Yeah, I used to. But everybody know me. They know I'm solid, you know what I'm saying? But at the same time, my life is about peace, joy, and freedom. And I ain't. I'm saying that to say a lot of people don't survive the war, baby. You know what I'm saying? It's like, I ain't got no reason to go back. Ain't nothing to prove, you know what I'M saying, I'm just trying to live my life, make sure my people straight, you know, put as many people as I can put on and keep, you know, just, you know, just inspiring and involving my culture. Which is why I'm even doing this symphony tour, which is crazy, because I think I'm the first one to ever take a symphony around the world, to do a tour, you know what I mean? To celebrate, you know, my first debut album, which is about three, four times platinum. I ain't checked last time, but, oh.
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Charlamagne Tha God
I can't wait to put on motivation one on one. Come on, now.
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Jeezy
And it's crazy because it's like, you know, the only time I remember putting on a suit is for a funeral or a wedding. It's a celebration. And it's not just about. It's not just about, you know, the music. It's about everybody who came along on this journey with me that'll celebrate. Think about where you was 20 years ago, you know what I'm saying? Where you were 20 years ago, and where y' all at now? This is a celebration of that, because that music reminds you of that time you was out there grinding. But look what you grinded, too. So this is a reason for everybody to put on a suit in a nice black dress and come out and celebrate. And I do want to say this. This is not. No, this is not the opera. You know what I'm saying? You're not gonna sit down and cross your legs. This is a party. You know what I'm saying? At the same time, shout out to Adam Blackstone. He helped me produce it. Dee Hodges, he wrote the music. He's actually conducting it. Those brothers are crazy. I brought DJ Drama with me, so, you know, it's a party. I got DJ Ace with me. It's a celebration.
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DJ Envy
When you were making this album 20 years ago, right, were you just making songs, or were you thinking the future? Were you thinking catalog? Cause you look at a lot of people in the industry, and their catalog is not strong. Right? Their first album, the catalog is not strong. They can't go on tour. Were you thinking about that when you were writing this first album? Or was it just. I'm just trying to get out the hood. I'm just.
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Jeezy
I was just trying to stay alive and free, and I just wanted to be heard. And the reason why that album is so solid is because I put everything in there. You know, I didn't have another shot. You know what I'm saying? It wasn't like no label was looking for Me, you know what I'm saying? I had spent all this money to build this buzz, and I had this one opportunity, and you gotta think, like, I lost my voice. I tore my vocal cords. You know, Bell's like, all these things happened at one time. And I'm just like. I was humbled. And the album got leaked four weeks before it came out. Think about that. I was up against all that, and I'm still like, praying, you know what I'm saying? And it happened. So when I look back 20 years ago, like, I didn't realize what I was doing, but I know to change the trajectory of my family and our generational wealth and get in my family in a better place, that this is all I had, you know what I'm saying? So I put everything in there. Trap or die in this. Yeah, everything. By the way, I probably, you know, was riding around, you know, still getting it during that time. Right.
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Charlamagne Tha God
That's interesting.
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Jeezy
The statue of limitations is up. So I want to put that out there.
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Charlamagne Tha God
You know, it's interesting what you said about the record Soul Survivor, because at that point in your life, you had survived to a certain extent, but you didn't. You didn't feel that way.
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Jeezy
No, I mean, you gotta think about it. I didn't really even start celebrating life until the recession. Wow. Yeah, I was out of it, bro. I was drinking, smoking, living. I' ma just holding on, you know what I'm saying? Cause I didn't know then I woke up one day, it's like, damn, I'm still free, you know.
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DJ Envy
So you do it at any moment, it could go down.
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Jeezy
Yeah. And ain't nothing like that. That's some type of stress you don't even want, you know what I'm saying? Because it's just. It's every day. It never stops. And you're always on edge. You living from, you know, you living from a survival mindset, you know what I'm saying? And, you know, when I woke up on that day, when I started to work on the recession, that's when I realized what abundance was, you know what I'm saying? I'm saying. Cause now I'm like, I'm a superstar, you know, I was telling the other day, man, I got in the gym, got myself together, my first show in Boston for the Recession tour. You know, I hit the stage and I'm telling the security guard, hey, yo, they throwing stuff at me. We gotta get out here and get down. He like, sir, no, they're panties. Oh, the sex symbol. Now, I like, this. You know what I'm saying?
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Charlamagne Tha God
So Crusty and Hall was in paintings that you didn't realize.
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Jeezy
Throwing hard objects, you know, bras and stuff. But I'm like, yo, this is different. Cause you gotta think, when I was doing shows, when Thug Motivation came out, all the gangsters was in the front. You know what I'm saying? All the hustlers. There wasn't no women. I didn't have any women fans, you know, shout out to the women fans out there. You know what I'm saying? Yeah, I didn't have that.
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Charlamagne Tha God
So when you put that record, the record with Trey Songz on the album, that was them trying to tell you, jeezy, you gotta make something for the lady.
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Jeezy
That was me trying to do a record with Dre.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Oh, okay. Okay.
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Jeezy
You know what I'm saying? Yeah. You ever hung out with Trigger Dre?
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Charlamagne Tha God
Yes.
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Jeezy
Yeah. He makes you wanna do records like that. I need that. I need that in my life. You know what I'm saying?
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Charlamagne Tha God
Emotionally. Do you ever get triggered when you on stage performing some of those records, though?
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Jeezy
Yeah. Yeah. I mean, especially, like, lately, because I'm so seasoned with it that, you know, everything is like a sermon to me. You know what I'm saying? I don't take this lightly. I'm in a space where I'm definitely. I'm blessed. And I'm grateful to still have people that understand what my mission is, because it's my purpose. It's who I am. A lot of people do this because it has money or some type of something behind it, but this is who I am every day. This is my life. Like, when I walk outta here and I go walk downstairs and I see somebody, they ain't talking about the song. They talking about me. Like, we. Like, I keep doing what you doing because we living through you. So for me, it's just like some of those songs, especially, like, 20 years later to see. Cause I'm gonna be honest, like, Soul Survivor hits so different. It hits so different, like. Cause back then, it was a great song. You know, shout out to Shakir Stewart, you know, rest in Peace. He made me put that on the album. You know what I'm saying? But my whole thing was like, I wanna go trap or die, you know? And imagine if I would've listened to that myself and stayed on that trajectory. And then where is that now? Because when I'm doing this soul surviving arenas, and I'm looking at these kids or I'm looking at these people, I'm like, I wonder, do they Realize, like, this is who I am, you know what I'm saying? And this is me living my dream, being on the stage, and I'm still getting standing ovations 20 years later, you know what I'm saying? So I don't know nobody else that can say that they're a sole survivor and mean it like that. So, yeah, that record means a lot to me. And even trap or die, you know what I'm saying? It's just like, that's real, you know what I'm saying?
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Charlamagne Tha God
But you're not sitting on the block with your thang cock no more.
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Jeezy
Nah, but we'll talk about that offline.
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DJ Envy
But I was gonna ask, does the street mentality actually leave? Right? So if you see. I mean, and you've been around Jay and you seen his evolution of being always looking over his shoulder to now when I see him walking in the building, it's like, free. I don't have to worry about that. Even when I see 50 more, he feels more free. Do you feel that way or do.
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Jeezy
You feel like I'm always.
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DJ Envy
Still got it.
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Jeezy
I mean, but I still got it because I'm not exempt. But I understand what it is. But, you know, I carry myself with a level of integrity, so it's just like, as long as I feel like it's mutual respect, I don't feel like the need to even have to watch the room. But I will tell you this. I've been on a journey for about, like, almost eight, nine years now, you know what I'm saying? But I could tell you at this point in my life, like, I'm really at peace. Like, I don't worry about the things that I can't control, and that is including people, you know what I'm saying? So for me, it's just like, I don't, you know, everybody know me. I float around my city or any city.
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DJ Envy
What got you there, though? Cause it took you a long time to get there. What got you there?
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Jeezy
Work, therapy. Therapy, work journaling, meditating, all that, you know what I'm saying? Like, I'm not even gonna hold you. Like, it's real. And when you wake up and you start to realize, like, okay, and you can emotionally regulate, and you. And you know who you are, you have nothing to prove. There's no better feeling, you know what I'm saying? Because I don't gotta prove anything. And by the way, you can see, you can tell because people are attracted to that, because they can tell that that's how you feel. Peace attracts Peace. Chaos attracts chaos. Ain't no way around that, you know what I'm saying? If you got nervous energy, you gonna attract nervous people. I ain't inviting no nervous people to my house. Watch me dj. Know that.
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Charlamagne Tha God
I wanna go back. He mentioned Jay Z. Do you remember the moment when Jay Z told you that album was a classic? I remember reading that. And maybe double XL or something.
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Jeezy
He said to me, he said to me, you got a brand. He texted me. He was like, you got a brand. And I didn't know what that meant at first, but, you know, 20 years later, I can see that what he meant. Like, you actually stand for something and people understand what that is, right? So it's almost like your brand could be anything. But My brand has always been motivation, you know what I'm saying? But if you coming out with your first album, it's hard to tell people. You're motivating people. But 20 years later, that's what it is. I'm still doing what I know how to do best. And that's what he was trying to get me to see. Like, stay there. You know what I'm saying? Because, you know, music was changing. You know, we all want to be hot, but it's like when you. When you. When you on fire in the inside, you don't need to be on fire outside. You know what I'm saying? I ain't got to chase nothing. But then I would have, you know what I'm saying? You know, like, you know, snap music, it was crunk music. I had to figure it out. You know, I'm rapping and I'm making songs that are the tempo or, you know, 72. You know, you think about knuck if you buck, you know, that was up there. So I'm in the club competing with that, thinking, man, maybe I should, you know. But he was more saying, like, stay there. You good?
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Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, but didn't he tell you that that album was a classic?
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Unidentified Female Advertiser
Yeah.
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Jeezy
Yeah, he did. Yeah, he did. Yeah, he did. He hit me up. He was just like, yo, I think when he heard it for the first time. Cause I played it for him, you know what I'm saying? And, yeah, he definitely told me. He was like, yo, this one here gonna live with you. And you know me, I was already on to the next one. I was like, well, what I'm gonna do for the next album? Cause you know how it is. You living from. You know, you living from that place of survival. You like, man, if this work, I gotta be ready again. Cause that's a lot of pressure, you know what I'm saying? I don't know if that helped me when he told me it was a classic, because, you know, back then, you know, I was a little wild. So that got to, you know, that definitely made my head a little bigger. So that definitely, you know, like, got to my ego.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Did you ask him to get on Dope Boys Go Crazy?
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Jeezy
Yes, absolutely. I remember playing it. So, first of all, that record was a record that I heard when I was over somebody else's trap house, and they was playing this Tip mixtape. I think it was down with the King.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah.
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Jeezy
And I was just over there, and I was kicking it, and they was playing it. They asked me, did I hear it? And I heard him rapping over the Go Crazy beat. And I'm like, damn. I said, who made the beat? It was like, don Cannon. So I left, and I called Don Cannon. I was like, yo, I need a beat like that. And then he said, why not use that beat? And I said, okay. What you mean? And he said, Tip didn't buy the beat. He just rapped over it. I was like, bet, where you at? I'm gonna pull up on you now. You know what I'm saying? Right now. I got the record. I had a meeting in Def Jam, so I flew in. Me and Coach K flew into New York that morning. He picked me up from the studio, we flew in, we flew back that same night. On the way back, I wrote Go Crazy on the Plane. You know what I'm saying? Flying back to Atlanta, recorded it that night. I had three verses. Def Jam came about two weeks later and was all in Pat's works. And I played the whole album. And when I got to that song, they was all clapping when it was done. And I was like, yo, by the way, I'm putting Jay Z on this song. I said, y' all need to work that out. I told LA Reid that I'm putting.
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DJ Envy
Jay Z on it.
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Jeezy
But you ain't speak to Hov yet, right? No, you gotta speak it in existence, all right? And one day for the BET Awards, I was out in la, and Hov called me to his hotel. He's like, yo, come by the hotel. So we sitting upstairs in his suite, outside on the patio, smoking cigars, just talking. Cause we never talked about music. We always talk about life. And then he was like, what verse you gonna take off? And I was like, what do you mean? And then he was talking about Go Crazy. I had three verses. And then he said, I'm doing it. By the way. And I was like, you can take them all off me if that's what you wanna do. I stay on the hook. And I remember. I never forget it. We was at K Day in New York. I mean, I'm sorry. In la. And Coach K walk in, like we do in an interview like this. Coach K walk in. He was like, I got it. And I'm like, what? He's like, I got the Jay Z verse. Mid interview. I told the guy, I think it's Julio Sub. I said, julio, you got. We stopped the interview. I was like, you gotta hold up. And I go outside, and I told him to come in the hallway and coach play. And I heard that verse.
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Charlamagne Tha God
More than a hustler, I'm the definition of it. Loaded the kitchen cupboard.
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Jeezy
I was happy at first, but then I started thinking, damn.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, he bodied you on. It's okay. He bodied you on that record, but it's okay. That's one of Jay Z's best verses ever.
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Jeezy
Yeah, I was. I was. I was like, damn. Okay, how did this work?
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Unidentified Male Advertiser
You know, I.
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Jeezy
This work now. I think I got him back on scene at all, though. I think so.
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DJ Envy
Yeah.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Oh, yeah.
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Jeezy
Yeah. Okay, cool.
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Charlamagne Tha God
So we good now.
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DJ Envy
Thug motivation 101. Is there a record that didn't make the album because of clearance or for whatever reason that you said, damn, I wish that one made that album?
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Jeezy
Yeah, it was a bunch of, like, mixtape stuff that didn't make it. And the thing about it is, the album really got pressured out, you know what I'm saying? Because one of the interns who was up there who was trying to get his beats on the album will get a beat on the album. I never did anything on his records, and I left my drives at Patchworks. So I guess he got mad and leaked the album four weeks before it came out. So now Bell's palsy, my vocal cords, all these things happening at once, and now the album's leaked. So now I'm sitting there and I'm like, what am I gonna do? Because now I gotta think of the next plan. So I can't go back to the streets, you know what I'm saying? Cause now I'm like, damn. Like, this is it. And I'll never forget I went to Pat's works, you know, I caught a lawsuit. I'll say that. You know what I'm saying? Cause I had to read the book, right?
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Charlamagne Tha God
Adversity for sales.
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Jeezy
Read the book, right? And, you know, actually it helped me, you know what I'm saying? So you Know what they say, no weapon formed against me shall prosper. It helped me cause it went to all the bootlegs and it spread it everywhere. And the thing that I had the most anxiety about out of everything, was I had to pick a single, right? And on mixtapes, Trapper Daddy pick it for you. So by the time he leaked it and it was already going, I didn't know what I was going with. I was still pushing Trap or Die, the song. And the label called me and Shakir called me. He's like, yo. He's like, yeah, you can shoot trap or die. That's what you want to do. We're shooting Soul Survivor. How do you want to shoot the video? Came to Brooklyn, shot the video, everybody showed up. Hov, Jim Jones, Cam', Ron, you name it. It was crazy. It was festive. And the video we did, it paid in full. It was crazy. It was probably one of the most memorable moments of my career, you know what I'm saying? Because, you know, you always heard stories about Brooklyn. Like, ain't nobody come to Brooklyn. They like, jesus, we love you. Like, I'm. I'm out in Brooklyn shooting a video and everybody from the blocks coming out and the whole label was there, a lot of guys from Atlanta came in. Like, it was. It was. It was. It. And when the video came out, it was gone. And I didn't real. And I told. I was telling somebody that I knew Akon from being around the way, because it was like him and Boo, I couldn't tell him apart, right? You know what I'm saying? So I didn't realize he was that big overseas, and I didn't. And this was the first collaboration that I've ever done. So I didn't realize doing a record with somebody that you can actually tap into their fan base too, on a national level or a global level, right? And I ain't know that. So it went from me being able to walk through the airport, you know what I'm saying? 7:00am to catch my flight, to like, now I'm walking through the airport, everybody. Hey, Connie, Young G. And I'm like, where you from, brother? Africa, man. We love you. I'm like, oh, man. You know what I'm saying? So it was love. And it was just like one thing I say about the boy, Khan, he different, you know what I'm saying? Cause he's over there, you know, and they love him. You know, I did shows with him in Africa, and I'm like, okay. Like, what is going on? Nobody knows who I Am. But they know who you are. And he was like, you gotta be over here a little bit more. And I love that. You know what I'm saying? And we. Over the years, he hit me up, you know, over the years, we always stayed locked in. He hit me up the other day was like, yo, we number one on TikTok. I don't even know what that mean, but I'm like, yeah, that's it. Soul survival. Soul survival.
- [24:58]
Charlamagne Tha God
Oh. Oh, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow. Did Mailman really flip birds at the judge?
- [25:03]
Jeezy
Yeah, he did.
- [25:04]
Charlamagne Tha God
He did.
- [25:05]
Jeezy
Yeah. That's probably why he got them 10. I was trying to get him off of about four and a half, but.
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Unidentified Male Advertiser
Yeah.
- [25:11]
Jeezy
Yeah. Damn. Shout out to Mel, Man, I'm shocked that you didn't know that you were.
- [25:15]
DJ Envy
Such a sex symbol.
- [25:16]
Benzino
I'm really sitting here, like, how did you not.
- [25:18]
Jeezy
I mean, you know, like, in the. You know, like. I didn't know that then. You know what I'm saying? Cause you got to think, like, back then, what I was doing, you know, I was. I'm five eight. I was 260, skin bad. I wasn't drinking water. My diet was Waffle House and Cristal. You know what I'm saying? I'm partying all day. Cause I didn't know if I was gonna be home.
- [25:38]
Charlamagne Tha God
You snowman, for real?
- [25:39]
Jeezy
Yeah, I was here. Big snow. What? You know now. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Now I get it now. I mean, even on the intellectual level, like, I know that I can sit down and spar with the best of them. I mean, I know that for a fact.
- [25:50]
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, we saw you with Nia Long.
- [25:51]
Jeezy
Yeah. Shout out to Nia. Shout out to Nia.
- [25:54]
Benzino
And then I was even saying a lot of women in the comments saying.
- [25:57]
Jeezy
Oh, after the divorce, man, he looked.
- [25:59]
DJ Envy
Even better after that.
- [26:01]
Jeezy
I received that.
- [26:03]
DJ Envy
I was saying that.
- [26:04]
Benzino
But I know that that was, like, an intense time, you know, last year.
- [26:08]
DJ Envy
You going through all of that, even with the custody battle that you did win and everything. Where are things with you and your ex now?
- [26:14]
Jeezy
Peace. That's good. Yeah. Peace, man. I just. I'm all about understanding. I'm all about what's best for everybody.
- [26:21]
DJ Envy
Yeah.
- [26:21]
Jeezy
The greater, you know, the greater good. And it just, like, I'm just telling you, like, my life, I tell myself this every day. Like, man, this is amazing. I don't got no enemies. I ain't got no issues. I don't want no enemies. I don't want no issues. I just want peace. I just want joy. And I Just want freedom. I love my freedom.
- [26:39]
DJ Envy
Yeah.
- [26:40]
Jeezy
You know what I'm saying? Like, I love it. Like, you just talk about, I came up here independently. I just called like, I'm coming to the Breakfast Club, you know what I'm saying? Like, I ain't. I ain't got to check in. I ain't gotta. You know, I ain't gotta talk to no label. I ain't gotta do nothing. Shout out to Def Jam. Love y'. All. But it's just like, freedom and ownership is everything, you know what I'm saying? Especially when you talking art, you talking culture, you talking your mind, you know what I'm saying? I've worked hard my whole life. This is the season of me, you know what I'm saying? I'm putting myself first at all costs, you know what I'm saying? And just, like, my piece is everything. Everybody that know me know that. You know what I'm saying? They call me and be like, yeah, bro, like, I love you, but don't call me with nothing crazy, you know what I'm saying?
- [27:19]
DJ Envy
I wanted to ask, how was that? Because you're very private, very private person. But that was so public.
- [27:24]
Jeezy
Did that irk you at all?
- [27:25]
DJ Envy
Like, everybody in your business talking about you?
- [27:29]
Jeezy
Well, I had to come to the realization that I know who I am and that nobody else can't tell me different. So as long as I stayed on the path of integrity and staying true to myself, it wasn't nothing really to worry about. Because anybody that know me, like, I mean, I even heard y' all was up here, like, nah, I know. Jeezy, you know that. But that's. That's because my reputation exceeds me. I'm like, I ain't on. I ain't on nothing, you know what I'm saying? Unless I need to be, you know what I'm saying? And I'm not. So it's just like, it comes with the territory, you know what I'm saying? He who wears the crown. It just like people talked about Jesus, you know what I'm saying? They gonna talk about everybody. Everybody's not gonna like you. Now, if I'm a good person to you and you don't like me, then there's a problem. But if you don't like me because of what you heard or what you think, then I ain't none of my spiritual business. I can't do nothing about that, you know what I'm saying? I can't even convince you. Cause your mind is made up. However, if you know me and we had some type of interaction. I haven't done anything wrong to you.
- [28:28]
Benzino
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- [29:56]
DJ Envy
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- [30:52]
Benzino
Connecting changes everything.
- [30:54]
Jeezy
@&T whoo.
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Unidentified Female Advertiser
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Jeezy
All.
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Unidentified Female Advertiser
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- [33:49]
Jeezy
Then that says more about you than me because now you judge and now you judge me. There's no judgment here because I'm not perfect by far. But if I haven't done anything to you, then you can't take that position because the people around me got real love for me and my friends and my circle. Like, I never felt any type of just. But the people who wasn't for me, of course. And that did me a solid. Now I ain't gotta even worry about cutting you off.
- [34:16]
DJ Envy
Cut yourself off.
- [34:17]
Jeezy
Right? You know what I'm saying?
- [34:18]
DJ Envy
Would you ever get married again?
- [34:19]
Jeezy
Woo. Hit me up. I'm gonna be all the way honest. I love my freedom, and it has nothing to do and it has nothing to do with anything in the past. I just love my freedom. I got you. You know what I'm saying? Like, I love it. You know, I think life partners are amazing, you know, I would think so.
- [34:39]
Charlamagne Tha God
How did you feel when the Internet said you. You was trying to holl at Neil Long by any means necessary.
- [34:42]
Jeezy
They weren't lying. They was not lying. Right?
- [34:47]
Charlamagne Tha God
You said real niggas don't cheat. No, they don't.
- [34:51]
Jeezy
Hold on, hold on.
- [34:51]
DJ Envy
You said really?
- [34:53]
Jeezy
But what I went was real men. I never cheated. Not like that. No, I don't cheat.
- [34:58]
Charlamagne Tha God
What do you mean, not like that?
- [34:59]
Jeezy
I'm saying, like, that's low hanging fruit. If I'm locked in, I'm locked in. We ain't got to be married. Like, I'm just not a cheater. That's like, I'm not gonna cheat my friends. You know what I'm saying? I'm not. I'm not. That ain't in my blood.
- [35:08]
Charlamagne Tha God
That's real.
- [35:09]
Jeezy
But. But you say I was trying to holler. Yeah, I was, you know, but I had to be respectful because I was still, you know, idolizing, you know what I'm saying? So it was hard. It was tough staying focused.
- [35:23]
DJ Envy
They're gonna link you with everybody now, right? They're gonna link you with everybody. Cynthia Bailey, the other day when you did that.
- [35:29]
Jeezy
No, they wouldn't do that. They wouldn't do that. They sure did. We love Cynthia, man. Shout out to Cynthia. That's her homegirl, you know what I'm saying? Nah, nah, nah, nah. Now the other one.
- [35:37]
Unidentified Female Advertiser
Yeah.
- [35:40]
Jeezy
I just said the other one.
- [35:46]
Benzino
Real quick.
- [35:46]
Jeezy
Oh, who? I mean on the other one. Oh, absolutely. Yeah. Everything is finalized. I'mma hit the park button, you know what I'm saying? I'm not going to play about that.
- [35:56]
Charlamagne Tha God
So you said we might see her at some of these shows.
- [35:58]
Jeezy
I mean, listen, she's invited. I know she has a beautiful black dress. She's definitely invited.
- [36:04]
Unidentified Male Advertiser
There you go.
- [36:06]
Charlamagne Tha God
I do want to know what, what inspired you to reimagine the album in this way, though. Because I'm sitting there, I'm like, yo, symphony orchestra, black tie, right? Twist your fingers up.
- [36:15]
Jeezy
Bang, bang. Yeah, but when we did it with the. We did it in Atlanta was the first one. It was no feeling like that because there was a lot of people that I saw. And by the way, I've been trying to do this for at least five years, but it was like so many people that I saw in the crowd that I knew personally that I was just proud of where they was at. Cause they're successful, they're this and that. But they don't want to come to a show where they feel, I want to bring my woman out. That's right. I want to get drunk. I want to go to dinner before and hit a spot after. This is a celebration. This isn't a show or a concert. This is a one night, you know, one man, one mic thing. And it's just like, why not celebrate the evolution of it? And also, I would like to add that I feel like it's my moral obligation because I was the one that told these kids to trap or die. I feel like it's my moral obligation to show them evolution in this and that you don't have to change to evolve. You know what I'm saying? It's like, if you make art, it should grow with you, right? You shouldn't have to be a different person. Because I think that's what they run into. The roadblocks. It's just like, I gotta be thugged forever. You know what I'm saying? And that's. If that's how you feel, that's how you feel. But I'm. I don't. I'm. I ain't gonna gotta be on the block with my. You know what I'm saying? Like Now I'm in the boardrooms, right? And that's okay. And my thing is my. Is my mind. Because I know I'm a lot smarter than us. And I don't been through enough to know that if the press is on, I'm not worried about losing my job. They may be I'm gonna make sound decisions because I've been through it before. So that's my gift. But for the culture. It hurts me to know these young men and to see them in these situations. I care, bro. Like, I don't care what nobody said. These are my little brothers, and I know I can't change them, right? So I can't judge them. The only thing I could do was what I saw, like, hold them. Do for me. Just lead by example, you know what I mean? Just do your thing and just leave the door open or the back door at least, because it's not easy, like, to even get to this point and all the turmoil and the doors that got closed on me just to even do this project, you know what I'm saying? I had to really realize, like, okay, you still you. So you gotta really, you know, do this the right way and it's on your own. But you gotta realize they ain't gonna just let you in this door like that. But so I gotta make sure I leave the door open for the kids that's coming up or the generation behind them. Because if you really look at it, when Trap or Die dropped, thug motivation, all this. If you seen the influx of street cats that got into music because they was like, man, I saw Jeezy on that's Real. Sure. Yeah. I know people that he actually was affiliated with, got down with whatever cities he'd been to, whatever. So I know if he can do it, I can do it. The only problem is the rules are different because ain't nobody, ain't no big homies. So it's like the wild, wild west, you know what I'm saying? It's probably why I'm listening to house music these days, you know what I'm saying? Because I love the music, but it's a different vibration. So I don't need that all day. I can listen to it in the gym, right? But I'm not gonna listen to it when I get up in the morning to go do what I gotta do, because I want to keep a. You know. But at the same time, I feel like it's my moral obligation, like, in my heart, you know what I'm saying? Like, that's my purpose to Inspire and to. To help culture evolve. Like, that's. That's my purpose.
- [39:31]
DJ Envy
Do you have those conversations with the younger artists, though? And the reason I ask is. Yeah, it's like you said, you know, we talk about it all the time, right? We did a lot of super stuff back then, but there was none of this.
- [39:40]
Unidentified Male Advertiser
Right?
- [39:41]
DJ Envy
There was no Internet.
- [39:41]
Jeezy
Right.
- [39:42]
DJ Envy
They weren't telling on themselves. But now it just seems like it's the cool thing to tell everybody what you did, whether it's illegal or not.
- [39:47]
Jeezy
Which is the wildest crazy, because there's no integrity and there's nobody to follow. Which is why I don't do a lot of interviews, you know what I'm saying? I come talk to y', all, we gonna kick it. But I don't got nothing to say to somebody who. Who's looking for ignorance for me. You know what I'm saying? I'm not. I'm still operating by the code, you know what I'm saying? These people are moving the goal post. I don't like that. I don't want playing that game, you know what I'm saying? Every time it's something different. Why is it something different for them and not me? You know what I'm saying? Or us? So for me, I feel for them because they don't got nobody to follow, you know what I'm saying? And there's nothing like giving somebody this. Because you got to think about it. Like, Jordan got the type of money he got, but he ain't get LeBron money for playing. So they're giving them a different type of money, and they're using the money. They still got trauma. They still got things going on that's so important to them that they feel like they got to deal with. But now you're giving the money to Feud of War.
- [40:36]
Charlamagne Tha God
Man, I seen this kid on Tick Tock a couple weeks ago. Remember I was showing you that video? The dude was literally in his room crying to his girlfriend because his ops had came up on some money. And the way. And he was serious, he was like, man, he was like, man, they gonna have all type of choppers and switches. He said, that shit ain't fair. I'm like, first of all, why you recording this? Number one?
- [40:55]
Jeezy
He's probably trying to get a safe haven. Something happened to me. You know who it is. I don't respect it. You know, I said I wasn't gonna talk about it when I came up here. Cause I feel like it ain't none of my spiritual business. But as somebody who's been in the game, a part of the game and in this world and not of it. I just wanna respect it. Ain't no integrity. Like everybody getting up here, they talking too much, they saying too many things. And if they that's okay, then the next generation gonna do the same thing. And even worse, it. Even worse. And I'm only concerned about the culture because at some point, when nobody respects it no more, they're not going to respect the art form. It don't even matter what you say. It'll be like we'll be obsolete, you know what I'm saying? Because ain't nothing, ain't no. There ain't no integrity behind what we're doing or saying because we're doing anything. And it looks like we're doing anything for money.
- [41:39]
DJ Envy
Right?
- [41:39]
Jeezy
Right. And I don't like that because I'm not doing anything, anything for money, you know what I'm saying? I probably turn down more than I accept because it got to be in line with my purpose. And that's just me. I'm not asking nobody else to be that way. But when you speak of the culture, you can see why people kind of stay away from it. Because they're kind of like, I don't know if I want to be affiliated with that, you know what I'm saying? Because I don't. I don't. I don't. You know? And if all my kids are going to think is that, you know, that I was a artist and that's it. I'm a father first, I'm a man first, you know what I'm saying? I'm a CEO first, you know what I'm saying? I'm a big brother first, you know what I'm saying? I'm all the things, I'm a son. So we can't just get categorized and boxed into what we are as far as culture and go live that out. Because then if something happened to you, your kids are the ones that suffer. Ain't nothing like having a daddy that was rich and now we ain't got nothing. Because he made a decision for what he thought was right. That had nothing to do with anybody. And you asked me earlier, and I ain't calling no names. Cause I ain't trying to call nobody out. Cause I love them, bro. I don't want to sat on these cats beds in their house, in their room, like, hey, man, we gotta talk, bro. Like, I don't call like, hey, man, what you got going, bro? Like, come pull up on me, let's talk about this. And I done did it so many times. And I think that the disconnect is when these labels are giving these kids these type of money. Money equals respect to them. That's real. So it's like, I'm not listening to you. Cause you ain't doing nothing for me. And I got this, which is fine. Now sustaining it is a whole different conversation. But even keeping you. Because now you got the chance to change generational wealth, you know what I'm saying? Or either put your kids in the. It's a difference between your kids going to public school and private school, or having those type of friends when they grow up, because that's what it's about. Like their relationships and. And who they're gonna meet and grow up with and go to college with and all that. Because it ain't about you. It's about your kids, right? But just imagine that everything's going great, everybody's loving this new life we got. And then you just make a decision that's purely based on emotions and ego. And I tell everybody, man, a bad day for the ego is a great day for the soul, you know what I'm saying? Because I've had to make so many unpopular decisions, but it all worked out for me because I'm in peace. And. And I ain't gotta play, you know what I'm saying? It's like, I don't gotta play the game. Cause if you come over here, you know what I'm saying? We're gonna be in the right. It's not even. It ain't even about being gangster. It's about being a man. It's just like, I don't want to be nowhere around there.
- [44:08]
Unidentified Male Advertiser
I love y'.
- [44:09]
Jeezy
All. You can come one on, you know, one on one. But don't bring all your partners. I don't want to be bothered, you know what I'm saying? But I feel for them. Because, you know, it's a lot of wet pillows in that penitentiary, man. You know what I'm saying? There's a lot of wet pillows.
- [44:23]
Charlamagne Tha God
I do want to say, in regards to the music you used to make 20 years ago, you can't beat yourself up about that because you was doing the best you could with the information you had at the time. And when I listen to thug motivation 101, that don't. Just a hustle is a hustle, Right? Don't mean that leading me to a struggle.
- [44:39]
Jeezy
No, no, no. And I don't want you to think that I'm tripping. I'M saying, because I always knew as a position of leadership, I always understood that. Now when I was going through, when I was going through, I just wised up over time and started listening to the people who was really trying to help me, right? Cause they really were. And they were people that I wouldn't expect, you know what I'm saying? They were people that was reaching out, having these conversations. But I took heed and I was just like, okay, tell me about that. And you gotta stay curious, you know, you gotta ask the questions. And then when you start seeing what's happening around you, it goes back to the streets. Like, I knew what not to do based off of how I saw these people getting in this trouble. So I'm like, I don't want to do that. I ain't the jail type. I'm going to tell you right now, I can't see sitting nowhere and not being productive. So I don't want to even put myself in a position like that without me having to. You know what I'm saying? But I don't regret anything. I don't regret my hard times, I don't regret my lows, I don't regret my highs. I don't regret my run ins. I don't regret anything because it all taught me a lesson, you know what I'm saying? And I understand that now and I can say that wholeheartedly. So when somebody comes to talk to me, I can say, bro, look, I can't tell you what to do, but I'm gonna go and tell you, like, I don't know how that's gonna work out, because this is what happened over here. This is what I've seen happen with this person. Now, you can take that data and that information, you can do whatever you want with it, but I can assure you that if you do that, there's gonna be some type of consequence for sure.
- [45:59]
Charlamagne Tha God
When you, when you go on a journey like this, you know, for your, your 20 years of thug motivation 101, does it make you, like. Does it make you reach out to, like, older people you came up with, like, have you spoken to Big Meech?
- [46:10]
Jeezy
Yes. Solid. Solid. Okay. Yeah, everybody's solid, bro. I'm his peace, man. Welcome home. It's love, baby. You know what I'm saying? For me, it's, you know, I'm, I'm. Like I said, man, it's all good with me, bro. You know what I'm saying? All good.
- [46:22]
Charlamagne Tha God
What's the Deep album cut that you really Enjoy performing off? Doug Motivation 101, man.
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Jeezy
I mean, listen, bro, I can't get past intro, you know what I'm saying?
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Charlamagne Tha God
Hit the kitchen lights, cockroaches.
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Jeezy
And you gotta, you gotta wait till you hear this. With the, with the symphony, you know what I'm saying? With the symphony. And I need everybody to know I'm coming through your city, I'm coming through your town. It's going to be amazing. One night only. And you got to pull up. And going back to your other question about me reaching back out, I think it's more important for me to reach forward. So shout out to Lisk, who I just partnered with for my non profit space. And shout out to the Urban League of Atlanta, who I reached out with for my Young CEO program. Because it's like, what is Lisk?
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Charlamagne Tha God
I know you do that with the Street Dreams Foundation.
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Jeezy
Yeah, Lisk is. So we got two things going right now. We definitely got the prostate cancer campaign going on. Cause I had a couple of friends that go through that. So we locked in there. But it's definitely for entrepreneurs, young entrepreneurs, tech spaces. Just you have it. We showing them how to set up their lives so that they can win. And same thing with the Urban League of, of of Atlanta. Same thing. We got the young CEO program. You can go on my Instagram, check it out. You know anybody from the age of. What's it, what's the age? 17 to 24. 17 to 24. And we send it up. We putting them with mentors, all that. And, and by the way, like, this is who I am. Like, I love this. And somebody asked me the day, how do you do both? They all the same, you know what I'm saying? We still motivated. It's all the same to me. You know, we get to jump on the stage, but then we get to go help some people with prostate cancer. We get to jump on the stage and we get to go help mentor some kids. You know, I love it.
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Charlamagne Tha God
And you're saving people. You know what I mean? People can live a much longer life if they just go.
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Jeezy
And I know I said this last time, but I gotta say it again. Cause you saved me, brother. Shout out to Charlamagne for my New York Times bestselling book, Adversity for Sale. Because I ran into a situation where I had a issue with the publishing company and I called Charlamagne's, like, who published your book? And he put me with somebody and we went on to sell a New York Times bestseller.
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DJ Envy
Congratulations.
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Jeezy
Yeah, so thank you. Congratulations.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Thank you for all the years of motivation with the music man.
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Unidentified Male Advertiser
That's right.
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Charlamagne Tha God
My last question. If you could go back and tell 2005 jeezy one thing before TM101 dropped, what would it be?
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Jeezy
Go order. Because I was a little reluctant. Cause, you know, I was scared of failure, you know what I mean? Cause I had so much on the line. So it was like real pressure, you know, it ain't nothing like everybody looking at you like a way out. You know what I'm saying? That pressure's on your shoulder, but then you also looking at yourself like. Cause it's different if a record label is inquiring you and you hot in the streets and on your. Like, they're pushing this issue like, this is your money, this is your time, this is your energy. So if it doesn't work, you know, nine times out of 10, you don't spend all. You don't spend all your bread, and now you gotta figure something else out. And you don't turn your back on everything you knew as far as, like, the streets to take this chance. So I always said, go harder. Because there was a lot of times where I was like, I was sitting back not being the star that I could have been because I was having. What do they call, the imposter syndrome, you know, Because I was in these rooms with these guys that was really writing and really, like, this is what they've been doing their whole life. And I kind of just stumbled into this. And it wasn't until I just realized it, like, but you. But you real, though. You are who you say you are. And you don't have to be as witty. You can be realer. And that was my thing. So when I was saying, if it's taking too long to lock up, I was talking to the people who knew what I was talking about. So everybody wasn't going to get there. And that's the thing. That's what I had over everybody else. I knew how to talk to the people that mattered to me. And it wasn't until I really figured that out is when I was like, okay, I can live in it. Like I said, I was three albums in before I woke up. And I was just like. I took that book bag with all those. Not bricks. I meant, like, weights in it because it was heavy. And I just took it off and threw it. And I was like, I'm going to be a star. I'm going to be a star, man. You know? So thug motivation to me was a blur because it was like, it could have happened. It might have not happened. But everything I went through, I'm grateful for, even right now, to this day, because there's nothing that I go up against that I don't go. What would I done in 2005, you know what I'm saying? How would I have worked around this? And I love it because when people put me in a, you know, like if I get in situations with business and then I call back and I call my team the next day and be like, yo, we gonna do this. They be like, oh, man, I knew it. We got em. You know what I'm saying? Cause they tried to box me in. I figured it out. So yeah, damn.
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Charlamagne Tha God
So in a lot of ways, this tour is like you being able to relive that time, but actually enjoy the moment.
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Jeezy
Enjoy the moment, man. And I want people to enjoy it with me. And I'm gonna say this like, this is for us, you know, put your black suit on. If you don't got a bow tie, put your black dress on. Let's have a good time. Let's celebrate. Like, let's celebrate, you know, evolution. Let's celebrate life. Let's celebrate our wins, our losses and everything. Like, let's have a good time. Because I don't want to keep coming and we doing like, you know, you can do a show, but I want an experience, you know what I'm saying? I want you to see what I'm trying to say. And again, this is a party. This is not, you know, you just come and sitting down, you know, this is not the opera. Shout out to the opera. But it's not the opera. Gotcha. Right?
- [51:55]
DJ Envy
We appreciate you for joining us.
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Jeezy
I appreciate you guys and where they.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Go to get tickets.
- [51:59]
Jeezy
Oh, you go to Jeezy. It's TM101Live. TM101Live.com.
- [52:05]
DJ Envy
Yes, sir. We appreciate you for joining us.
- [52:07]
Jeezy
Let us know because we. We definitely pulling up. Oh, yeah. And I want to say this before I leave. New York is going to be lit because I'm actually officially closing down the Apollo. I'm doing the last show there until they do the renovation. So they're going to sit down for the rest of the year. So I will be having official last show at the Apollo. It's going to be crazy. Look on the website to find out when I'm coming through your city. Shout out to the Breakfast Club. Shout out to you all. Yeah.
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DJ Envy
Well, there you have it.
- [52:30]
Jeezy
Yes, sir.
- [52:31]
DJ Envy
It's Jeezy. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.
- [52:33]
Jeezy
Wake that ass up early in the Morning. The Breakfast Club.
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Unidentified Male Advertiser
Woo.
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Unidentified Female Advertiser
What a vibe we've got, y'.
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Benzino
All.
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Unidentified Female Advertiser
As always, it's classic HBCU energy. Nonstop action, the band is rocking and the crowd lit. Chants echoing, drums beating, everybody showing that school pride. Moments like this, yeah, they call for an ice cold Coca Cola. Crisp and refreshing. That's a game changer right there.
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Unidentified Male Advertiser
Mmm.
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Unidentified Female Advertiser
Yeah, that taste always hit the right note. Just like the band at halftime. Passionate fans, school colors everywhere and an ice cold Coca Cola. That's a winning combo. No matter the place, no matter the moment, Everybody knows fan work is thirsty work. So grab a Coca Cola and keep that HBCU pride going.
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Unidentified Male Advertiser
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DJ Envy
We all take good care of the things that matter. Our homes, our pets, our cars.
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Benzino
Are you doing the same for your brain?
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Jeezy
Acting early to protect brain health may.
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DJ Envy
Help reduce the risk of dementia from.
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Benzino
Conditions like Alzheimer's disease.
- [54:06]
DJ Envy
Studies have found that up to 45%.
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Jeezy
Of dementia cases may be prevented or delayed. By managing risk factors, you can change make brain health a priority.
- [54:16]
DJ Envy
Ask your doctor about your risk factors.
- [54:18]
Jeezy
And for a cognitive assessment, learn more@brainhealthmatters.com.
- [54:23]
DJ Envy
Hey, what up, y'?
- [54:24]
Benzino
All?
- [54:24]
DJ Envy
It's DJ Envy and the holidays are here. The time of year that's all about connecting with loved ones in person or over the phone. In fact, hearing someone's voice can evoke a similar emotional response as a hug. And while most of us can hop on a video chat to really bring that connection to life, using tech isn't easy for everyone, especially some of the older folk in our lives. AT&T has been doing something special here to help. They offer digital literacy workshops that help older adults learn how to use technology to do things most of us take for granted, like video conferencing and sharing photos. Take Nancy Shand. She joined one of AT&T's workshops to learn how to video chat for the first time this holiday season, Nancy won't just be hearing about family gatherings. She'll be a part of them, sharing stories, opening presents, and making memories all through a screen. Nobody should have to go through the holiday season alone, so be sure to connect and stay connected to your loved ones this holiday season.
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Benzino
Connecting changes everything. AT&T10 athletes will face the toughest job.
- [55:26]
DJ Envy
Interview in fitness that will push past.
- [55:28]
Jeezy
Physical and mental breaking points.
- [55:34]
DJ Envy
You are the fittest of the fit.
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Jeezy
Only one of you will leave here with an IFIT contract worth $250,000.
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Benzino
This is where mindset comes in.
- [55:44]
Jeezy
Someone will be eliminated.
- [55:46]
Benzino
Pressure is coming down.
- [55:49]
DJ Envy
Trainer Games on Prime Video January 8th.
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Benzino
Watch the trailer on trainergames.com this is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed human.