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Title: Young Jeezy - The Recession
Released: September 02nd, 2008
Label: Def Jam

Given his self-professed business acumen — the former crack-game ladder-climber once called himself "Donald Trump in a white tee" — Young Jeezy must know not to mess with a successful formula. On his third album, the Atlanta rapper sticks to the talking points that took him platinum: Over a darker version of his usual strenuous, cinematic Dirty South production (courtesy of not a single famous beatmaker), Jeezy shows off his gruff, slo-mo flow while going on about the dope trade and his overarching realness. There's also a sprinkling of his laid-back charm, apparent on "Get Allot," where he jokes about succeeding as a dealer: "Just like Ziploc, I made a killing in plastic." And he throws in a handful of current-events-conscious cuts. On "My President," which features Nas, Jeezy dreams of a black commander in chief and invokes higher powers, presumably to help with America's dire economic situation: "I will e-mail Jesus and tell him to forward to Moses and cc Allah." But while the usual approach is still good for a certain seductive brawniness, there's not much here that Jeezy hasn't done before. If he doesn't push things forward a bit, his market position may slip.

Tracklisting:
01. The Recession (Intro)
02. Welcome Back
03. By the Way
04. Crazy World
05. What They Want
06. Amazin'
07. Hustlaz Ambition
08. Who Dat
09. 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