The Recession

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This article is about the album. For a general slowdown in economic activity, see Recession.
For other uses, see Recession (disambiguation).
The Recession
Studio album by Young Jeezy
Released September 2, 2008 (U.S.)
Recorded 2008
Genre Hip Hop, Southern Rap
Label Def Jam, Corporate Thugz Entertainment
Producer Drumma Boy, Midnight Black, DJ Pain 1, DJ Toomp, Don Cannon, FATBOI, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Shawty Redd, Street Market Muzic, Tha Bizness, The Inkredibles, Terry "T.A." Allen, Crown Kingz Productions, DJ Squeeky
Young Jeezy chronology
The Inspiration
(2006)		 The Recession
(2008)		 Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition
(2011)
Singles from The Recession
  1. "Put On"
    Released: June 3, 2008
  2. "Vacation"
    Released: August 12, 2008
  3. "Crazy World"
    Released: October 25, 2008
  4. "My President"
    Released: November 15, 2008
  5. "Who Dat"
    Released: January 6, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllHipHop 7.5/10[1]
Allmusic 3/5 stars[2]
Entertainment Weekly B+[3]
The Los Angeles Times 1.5/4 stars[4]
Pitchfork Media 6.5/10[5]
PopMatters 8/10[6]
Robert Christgau (2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention) [7]
RapReviews 8.5/10[8]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[9]
Tiny Mix Tapes 3/5 stars[10]
"My President"
Young Jeezy featuring Nas in a sample of "My President" from The Recession
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The Recession is the third studio album by American rapper Young Jeezy, released on September 2, 2008.[11]

Contents

[edit] Singles

The first official single, "Put On", The song produced by Drumma Boy, and features Kanye West using an Auto-Tune effect.[12] The second official single, "Vacation", which was released on August 12, 2008.[13]

[edit] Background and development

Production came from DJ Toomp, Shawty Redd, Don Cannon, and Drumma Boy.[14] On October 25, 2008, Young Jeezy released the third single, "Crazy World". It is said that Jeezy finished the recording on the "Crazy World" video on October 25, and was directed by Marc Klasfeld. Young Jeezy has also finished making the video "Who Dat", and was directed by Gabriel Hart, and was produced by Shawty Redd. Young Jeezy has stated on MTV News that he is planning on making a video for every track on the album. One of the biggest surprises on the album is the appearance of Nas, whom Jeezy had been briefly angry at in late 2006 due to Nas titling his album Hip-Hop Is Dead. On 106 & Park, Jeezy stated that the material on this album was like "Thug Motivation on steroids". Young Jeezy in a recent interview with XXL stated that his next album will feature Don Cannon produced tracks multiple times.[15]

[edit] Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart with 260,000 copies sold in its first week.[16] Since its release, The Recession has since been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[17]

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Producer(s) Length
1. "The Recession" (Intro) DJ Toomp 4:38
2. "Welcome Back"   DJ Squeeky 4:07
3. "By the Way"   Terry "T.A." Allen 4:00
4. "Crazy World"   Midnight Black 3:57
5. "What They Want"   Midnight Black 3:53
6. "Amazin'"   Drumma Boy 4:16
7. "Hustlaz Ambition"   Drumma Boy 3:40
8. "Who Dat"   Shawty Redd, D. Rich 3:49
9. "Don't You Know"   Midnight Black 4:58
10. "Circulate"   Don Cannon 3:16
11. "Word Play"   J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League 3:15
12. "Vacation"   The Inkredibles 3:47
13. "Everything" (featuring Anthony Hamilton & Lil Boosie) Street Market Music 4:41
14. "Takin' It There" (featuring Trey Songz) FATBOI 3:28
15. "Don't Do It"   DJ Pain 1 4:06
16. "Put On" (featuring Kanye West) Drumma Boy 5:21
17. "Get Allot"   Crown Kingz Productions (CKP) 4:29
18. "My President" (featuring Nas) Tha Bizness 5:30

[edit] Additional credits

# Title Notes
1 "The Recession" (Intro)

Songwriters: J. Jenkins, A. Davis
Sample: "Sir Lancelot and The Black Knight" by Rick Wakeman
2 "Welcome Back"

Songwriters: J. Jenkins, H. Ivy
3 "By the Way"

Songwriters: J. Jenkins, T. Allen
4 "Crazy World"

Songwriters: J. Jenkins, T. Sewell
5 "What They Want"

Songwriters: J. Jenkins, T. Sewell
6 "Amazin'"

Songwriters: J. Jenkins, C. Gholson
7 "Hustlaz Ambition"

Songwriters: J. Jenkins, C. Gholson, J. Frazier Jr.
8 "Who Dat"

Songwriters: J. Jenkins, D. Rich, D. Stewart
9 "Don't You Know"

Songwriters: J. Jenkins, T. Sewell
10 "Circulate"

Songwriters: J. Jenkins, D. Cannon, D. Level, B. Paul
Samples: "Let the Dollar Circulate" by Billy Paul
11 "Word Play"

Songwriters: J. Jenkins, M. Cowart, K. Crowe, K. Davis, E. Ortiz, L. Perry
Samples: "Come on Down (Get Your Head Out of the Clouds)" by Greg Perry
12 "Vacation"

Songwriters: J. Jenkins, M. Carpenter, L. Elliot, J. Mollings, L. Mollings
13 "Everything" (featuring Anthony Hamilton & Lil Boosie)

Songwriters: J. Jenkins, W. Thomas, S. Gidewon, A. Hamilton, T. Hatch, M. Deglel
14 "Takin' It There" (featuring Trey Songz)

Songwriters: J. Jenkins, L. Douglas, T. Neverson
15 "Don't Do It"

Songwriters: J. Jenkins, P. Bayley, W. Hutch
Samples: "Overture of Foxy Brown" by Willie Hutch
16 "Put On" (featuring Kanye West)

Songwriters: J. Jenkins, C. Gholson, K. West
17 "Get Allot"

Songwriters: J. Jenkins, M. Davis, N. Solis, H. White
18 "My President" (featuring Nas)

Songwriters: J. Jenkins, J. Henderson, N. Jones, C. Whitacre

[edit] Music videos

  • "Put On" - July 21, 2008
  • "Vacation" - August 27, 2008
  • "Crazy World" - November 17, 2008
  • "Who Dat" - December 17, 2008
  • "My President" - January 16, 2009
  • "Welcome Back" - February 18, 2009
  • "Circulate" - February 26, 2009
  • "Don't Do It" - March 29, 2009
  • "Get Allot" - June 11, 2009[18] (Remix) (featuring Boo)[19]
  • "Don't Know You" - June 11, 2009

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 1
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums 1
Canadian Albums Chart 6

[edit] Production

[edit] References

  1. ^ AllHipHop review
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  4. ^ The Los Angeles Times review
  5. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  6. ^ PopMatters review
  7. ^ Robert Christgau review
  8. ^ RapReviews review
  9. ^ Rolling Stone review
  10. ^ Tiny Mix Tapes review
  11. ^ "The Recession". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001AGNRYY. Retrieved 2008-07-14. 
  12. ^ Breihan, Tom (May 20, 2008). "Kanye West: Going Nuts?". The Village Voice. http://blogs.villagevoice.com/statusainthood/archives/2008/05/kanye_west_goin.php. Retrieved 2008-06-17. 
  13. ^ "Young Jeezy Gearing Up for The Recession". June 25, 2008. http://www.theboombox.com/2008/06/25/young-jeezy-gearing-up-for-the-recession/. Retrieved 2008-07-16 
  14. ^ HHNLive.com - News - Young Jeezy To Release "The Recession" July 29
  15. ^ Young Jeezy 106 & Park Interview 07-21-08 Accessed August 2, 2008.[dead link]
  16. ^ Up for Discussion Jump to Forums. "Young Jeezy Nets Second Album Chart-Topper". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003848166#/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003848166. Retrieved 2011-02-26. 
  17. ^ "Gold & Platinum - February 25, 2011". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Retrieved 2011-02-26. 
  18. ^ "Young Jeezy shoots Next 2 videos". http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh44M5J9mz8Fw3Ng9e. Retrieved 2009-03-27. 
  19. ^ PICS: Young Jeezy’s “Get Allot (Remix)” + “Don’t You Know” Video Shoots. Nah Right. Accessed March 28, 2009.

[edit] External links

Preceded by
All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot		 U.S. Billboard 200 number-one album
September 20, 2008 - September 26, 2008		 Succeeded by
Death Magnetic by Metallica
Young Jeezy
Studio albums
Independent albums
Collaboration albums
Singles
"And Then What" · "Soul Survivor" · "Go Crazy" · "My Hood" · "I Luv It" · "Go Getta" · "Dreamin'" · "Put On" · "Vacation" · "Crazy World" · "My President" · "Who Dat" · "Lose My Mind" · "Ballin'" · "F.A.M.E." · "I Do"
Featured singles
"Icy" · "Get Throwed" · "Say I" · "Grew Up a Screw Up" · "Diamonds" · "5000 Ones" · "100 Million" · "Love in This Club" · "Louie" · "I'm So Paid" · "Never Ever" · "Amazing" · "Better Believe It" · "Fed Up" · "Hard" · "(Ha Ha) Slow Down"
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