Jay Jenkins (born September 28, 1977 in Columbia South Carolina), better known by his stage name Young Jeezy is a rapper and actor signed to Def Jam Records in 2001, he released his solo debut album Thuggin 'Under the Influence under the name Lil J, which featured production from Lil Jon In 2004 he signed with Bad Boy Records and joined the group Boyz N Da Hood, whose self-titled album was released in June 2005 In 2005 he released his Major Label Debut "Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 and has since released 2006's The Inspiration: Thug Motivation 102 and the 2008 The Recession, he has plans to release Thug Motivation 103 in late 2009 and a collaboration album with Akon sometime in 2010
Fitting in with the Southern style so popular in thecurrent age Jeezy raps frequently about his experience in selling drugs on the streets of Atlanta, His album "Thug Motivation 101" has several songs whose choruses and lyrics reference open his criminal past as "Trap Star" "Trap or Die" and "Go Crazy"
The same album also contains a song dedicated to his former partner Mad Lou currently imprisoned
