The Recession

Rolling Stone: 3 stars out of 5 -- "Over a darker version of his usual strenuous, cinematic Dirty South production, Jeezy shows off his gruff, slo-mo flow..."

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CD Details

Released: August 25, 2008
Originally Released: 2008
Label: Def Jam

Entertainment Reviews:

Rolling Stone - p.71

3 stars out of 5 -- "Over a darker version of his usual strenuous, cinematic Dirty South production, Jeezy shows off his gruff, slo-mo flow..."
Billboard (p.41) - "Jeezy delivers some great turns of phrase on songs like 'Wordplay'..."
XXL (Magazine) (p.99) - "Jeezy again proves no one's realer when it comest to stacking undeniable deliveries over a hot beat..."

Tracks:

1.Recession, The (Intro)
2.Welcome Back
3.By the Way
4.Crazy World
5.What They Want
6.Amazin'
7.Hustlaz Ambition
8.Who Dat
9.Don't You Know
10.Circulate
11.Word Play
12.Vacation
13.Everything
14.Takin' It There
15.Don't Do It
16.Put On
17.Get Allot
18.My President

Product Description:

Personnel: Laura Edwards, Kanye West, Trina Broussard (vocals); Peter Drew, Lora Cain, Frank Charlton, Chris Davies (spoken vocals); Miykal Snoody (keyboards); Larry McRary (drums).

Audio Mixer: Leslie Brathwaite.

Recording information: Dirty South Studios, Atlanta, GA; SoundTrap Studios, Atlanta, GA; Tape Op, Sacramento, CA.

Creator: Ken Lewis .

Photographer: Jonathan Mannion.

On album number three, ATL icon Young Jeezy spreads his wings-- flirting with radio-friendly R&B-influenced tracks and soul-tinged nostalgia-- while maintaining the same intense feel with his trademark slow-rap delivery and crack-peddling subject matter. THE RECESSION largely relies on the same stable of producers who've been with Jeezy since LET'S GET IT-- Don Cannon, Midnight Black, Shawty Redd, Drumma Boy, and J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League. Thus the overall production sound is consistent with his first two solo albums--cinematic and brooding, built on seething synthesizers and frantic drum kits--while a handful of R&B hooks push THE RECESSION closer to commercial appeal. For the most part though, Jeezy keeps it gangsta as he reworks 2Pac's "Ambitions as a Ridah" on "Hustlaz Ambition," sneers at his enemies on "By the Way," and revisits his crackspot origins on "Crazy World." The biggest departure is undoubtedly the album's closer, "My President"--that sees Jeezy, alongside Nas, pondering the possibilities of a black president.