Recently, Jeezy has become involved in a beef with his former BMF affiliate Bleu Da Vinci after Bleu dissed him on the song, 'Star in The Hood'. Jeezy also addresses Mane in the same mixtape, in the track "Break It Down", featuring Cmillz. In a recent Cutmaster C mixtape, The Hood News : Jay-Z Boycotts Cristal, Mane disses Jeezy along with Jay Z in his track, "745".
Young Jeezy put out a track called "Stay Strapped" dissing Gucci Mane to the beat of T.I.'s song "A.S.A.P." Young Jeezy took a shot at Mane on the track, rapping "even his own momma know, Radric Davis a bitch". Those in Gucci Mane's camp have suggested that gang members from the Mechanisville area attacked Gucci Mane to defend Young Jeezy's honor. Supposedly, Jeezy was never paid properly for his services. Young Jeezy partially wrote and performed on Gucci Mane's hit single, "Icy". Young Jeezy appeared on BET's Access Granted for his song "Dreamin" with Keyshia Cole on at 7:30PM He also appeared as himself in the hip-hop fighting themed game Def Jam: Icon that can be added to the player's record label. Young Jeezy "I am the Street Dream" tour started in March of 2007. It has already peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks, #11 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Tracks and #18 on the Billboard Hot 100. The 3rd single is the club banger "Go Getta" which features R. The album's first single "I Luv It" has peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Jeezy's second highest single to date. Jeezy's second major label album is The Inspiration, which features Project Pat, T.I., Keyshia Cole, Three 6 Mafia, R. In 2006, he was featured in Christina Milian's single "Say I". In 2005, Young Jeezy was featured in several popular hip-hop songs including Gucci Mane's "Icy" and Boyz N Da Hood's "Dem Niggaz". In interviews and on several records, Young Jeezy has affirmed his resistance to commercialism in his music.Maintaining his street credibility, according to Jeezy, is of the utmost concern to him as an artist. Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 was released on Jand debuted at #2, selling 172,000 copies in its first week. Young Jeezy also released a solo album around this time, which was his major label debut, with Def Jam Records. Boyz N Da Hood's self-titled album was released on Jand peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. In 2004, he signed with Bad Boy Records and joined the Boyz N Da Hood group. Come Shop Wit' Me sold 50000 copies world wide. In 2003, Jeezy released (also independently) Come Shop Wit' Me, a two CD set featuring completely new tracks along with some songs from T.U.I.
It featured artists such as Kinky B, Fidank, and Lil Jon, who also produced some of the tracks. Young Jeezy released his first independent album, Thuggin' Under the Influence (T.U.I.), in 2001 under the name Lil J. However, there is no doubt that Young Jeezy was involved at least to some degree in the illegal cocaine trade, and he is affiliated somehow with the slightly defunct Black Mafia Family. This portion of his life, as is often the case with rappers, remains highly veiled and subject to much exaggeration in order to increase his street reputation. Also, according to his lyrics, which may or may not be factual, he has or had an uncle named Grady. He has made innumerable references in his music to his previous occupation as a cocaine dealer, although he rarely provides details of his childhood in interviews.
Jeezy has described his childhood as "empty". He eventually moved to West Atlanta's 4th Ward between late 1999 and early 2000. As an infant Jenkins and his family relocated to Duncan Block, a neighborhood in Macon, Georgia (75 miles south of Atlanta). Jay Jenkins was born in Columbia, South Carolina.
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