The Inspiration

For other uses, see Inspiration (disambiguation).

The Inspiration
Studio album by Young Jeezy
Released	December 12, 2006
Recorded	2005 - 2006
Genre	Hip hop, Southern hip hop
Label	Def Jam, CTE
Producer	Young Jeezy (exec.), Demetrius "Kinky B" Ellerbee (exec.), Antonio "L.A." Reid (exec.), Kevin "Coach K" Lee (co-exec.), Shakir Stewart (co-exec.), J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, DJ Toomp, Cool & Dre, Timbaland, Don Cannon, The Runners, DJ Smurf, Shawty Redd, Anthony "Dent", Drumma Boy, Midnight Black, Key Pushas
Young Jeezy chronology
Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 (2005) The Inspiration (2006) The Recession (2008)

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Pitchfork Media	(8.1/10)
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The Inspiration (also known as The Inspiration: Thug Motivation 102) is the second studio album by American rapper Young Jeezy. It was released on December 12, 2006 through Def Jam Recordings and Corporate Thugz Entertainment.

Background

Following mainstream circulation of its first official single "I Luv It". Young Jeezy leaked the songs "J.E.E.Z.Y.", and the second official single "Bury Me a G" through the mixtape I Am the Street Dream! where "Bury Me a G", was entitled Child of God. Young Jeezy recorded 120 songs for the album, and chose what he believed were the best 16.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one at the US Billboard 200 chart, with 352,000 copies sold in its first week, making it Young Jeezy's first number-one album on the chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hypnotize" (Intro)	Shawty Redd	3:41
2.	"Still on It"	Midnight Black, DJ Nasty & LVM	3:46
3.	"U Know What It Is"	Shawty Redd	3:44
4.	"J.E.E.Z.Y."	Shawty Redd	3:49
5.	"I Luv It"	DJ Toomp	4:00
6.	"Go Getta" (featuring R. Kelly)	The Runners	3:49
7.	"3 A.M." (featuring Timbaland)	Timbaland	3:56
8.	"The Realest"	Drumma Boy	4:09
9.	"Streets on Lock"	Cool & Dre	3:34
10.	"Bury Me a G"	J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League	4:43
11.	"Dreamin'" (featuring Keyshia Cole)	The Runners	4:49
12.	"What You Talkin' Bout"	Mr. Collipark	3:48
13.	"Keep It Gangsta" (featuring Slick Pulla & Blood Raw)	Key Pusherz	4:36
14.	"Mr. 17.5"	Don Cannon	3:30
15.	"I Got Money" (featuring T.I.)	DJ Toomp	3:59
16.	"The Inspiration (Follow Me)"	Anthony Dent	4:25

Bonus disc tracks
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"I Do This"	DJ Speedy	4:13
18.	"Hood Rat" (featuring Three 6 Mafia & Project Pat)	DJ Paul & Juicy J	4:27

iTunes Store bonus track
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
19.	"National Anthem"	CHOPS	4:04

Sample credits

• "I Luv It" contains a samples of "I Believe to My Soul", as performed by Donny Hathaway
• "Go Getta" contains a samples of "Born on Halloween", as performed by Blue Magic, and "Gone Away", as performed by Roberta Flack
• "Streets on Lock" contains a interpolation of "Out of Touch", as performed by Hall & Oates
• "Bury Me a G" contains a samples of "Child of God", as performed by Millie Jackson
• "Dreamin'" contains a samples of "Dreaming", as performed by Bill Summers
• "What You Talkin' Bout" contains a samples of "Close the Door"
• "Mr. 17.5" contains a samples of "Give Me Just Another Day", as performed by The Miracles
• "I Got Money" contains a samples of "Phantom of the Opera", as performed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
• "The Inspiration (Follow Me)" contains a samples of "Muscles", as performed by Diana Ross

Chart positions

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	1
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	1
US Billboard Top Rap Albums	1

External links

• Young Jeezy official website at defjam.com

Preceded by Ciara: The Evolution by Ciara

Billboard 200 number-one album December 24, 2006 - December 30, 2006

Succeeded by Hip Hop Is Dead by Nas