Jeezy is a high calibre rapper, some mans in this thread are asking why, i'll tell you what makes him a great rapper, look at his atributes.
1. What he brings with each release and each song is a strong identifiable presence and character, he is instantly recognisable, from 100 rappers flowin on the same beat from the first word or ad lib you know its jeezy next - that takes talent to craft and design.
2. His ability to pick music to suit his style is second to none, dont tell me this aint a talent, too many good rappers cant pick hot beats to save they careers.
3. His understated slow flow is so simple and so easily understood its almost genius, it makes all his lyrics, nearly every line is something catchy and repeatable - that again takes talent to design
4. I was listening to inspiration today before i saw this thread and Jeezy does tight fuckin hooks.
5. He has some slick funny ass punchlines, as razor sharp as any Big L line, just more subtle ("fresh paper like the first day of school" lol)
6. He is a rapper with an incredible mass appeal with both mainstream kids and real hustlers, he doesnt make commercial music to get sales - that kind of appeal is a rare commodity in a rapper
7. The Inspiration is his fourth album (not his second) if you include his first one as Lil J, and as an artist he is developing and improving, some artists drop one or two cds and fall off, Jeezy has consistancy and durability
^^ that just some reasons why in my opinion Jeezy is a great rapper, so he doesnt have multi-syllable rhyme patterns and complex metaphor, but he doesnt need those things, in fact if he used those styles he wouldnt be half as tight as is he is. People got to re-assess what they think it means to be a tight rapper in 2006/7
1. What he brings with each release and each song is a strong identifiable presence and character, he is instantly recognisable, from 100 rappers flowin on the same beat from the first word or ad lib you know its jeezy next - that takes talent to craft and design.
2. His ability to pick music to suit his style is second to none, dont tell me this aint a talent, too many good rappers cant pick hot beats to save they careers.
3. His understated slow flow is so simple and so easily understood its almost genius, it makes all his lyrics, nearly every line is something catchy and repeatable - that again takes talent to design
4. I was listening to inspiration today before i saw this thread and Jeezy does tight fuckin hooks.
5. He has some slick funny ass punchlines, as razor sharp as any Big L line, just more subtle ("fresh paper like the first day of school" lol)
6. He is a rapper with an incredible mass appeal with both mainstream kids and real hustlers, he doesnt make commercial music to get sales - that kind of appeal is a rare commodity in a rapper
7. The Inspiration is his fourth album (not his second) if you include his first one as Lil J, and as an artist he is developing and improving, some artists drop one or two cds and fall off, Jeezy has consistancy and durability
^^ that just some reasons why in my opinion Jeezy is a great rapper, so he doesnt have multi-syllable rhyme patterns and complex metaphor, but he doesnt need those things, in fact if he used those styles he wouldnt be half as tight as is he is. People got to re-assess what they think it means to be a tight rapper in 2006/7