Jeezy
SpeakerOver the course of his
legendary career, Jay Jenkins aka “Jeezy” has three #1 Billboard albums, sold
more than five million albums worldwide and has had multiple chart-topping
hits. At the age of 24, he released an indie album called "Thuggin' Under
Influence" with Lil J as his moniker. The following years, he spawned more
mixtapes that impressively sold averagely around 100,000 copies within a year.
Soon his name traveled to P. Diddy's label, Bad Boy Records that signed him in
2004 as one part of rap group Boyz N Da Hood. With the boys, he released a
self-titled album in 2005 that peaked at #5 on Billboard Hot 200 chart. Despite
the success, he left the group and the label to go under Def Jam as a solo artist
where he released a debut solo RIAA platinum album, Let’s Get It: Thug
Motivation 101, which pioneered the trap music genre. Through the following
decade, he collected additional platinum and gold certifications, several
Grammy Award nominations, an unbroken streak of Top Ten albums, and nine Top
Ten singles as a featured and lead artist. Most recently, Jeezy released his
album Pressure to rave reviews, a sold out nationwide tour and his staggering
eighth album to debut in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart.
While
music is his talent, business is his passion. As an entrepreneur, new business
ventures for Jeezy include multiple real estate properties, Defiance Fuel
fitness water, a partnership with American Cut Steakhouse and his ongoing
partnership with global spirits brand Tequila Avion. In 2018, Jeezy entered
into an ongoing partnership with Figgers Wireless with the goal of
democratizing technology by bringing state of the art handheld devices to
market at affordable prices. Most recently, Jeezy announced that in February
2019 he will launch a full service sports management agency called Sports99.
Additionally, Jeezy launched his charity Street Dreamz Foundation over 10 years
ago to consistently be involved in improving the lives of those less fortunate
in his hometown of Atlanta. For his continuous community service efforts, he
has been awarded two Phoenix Awards from the city of Atlanta–the highest honor
an individual or group can receive from the Mayor of Atlanta.