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Notes on Young Jeezy

mreeves October 8, 2016 No Comments ATLDirty SouthDown in the TrapKings of the SouthThugginYoung Jeezy

Last July, Young Jeezy celebrated the 10th anniversary of his acclaimed debut, Thug Motivation 101: Let’s Get It. During a sold out concert in Atlanta,…

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Lil Wayne, ‘Tha Carter IV’

mreeves January 11, 2015 No Comments 2011Down in the TrapLil WayneMonsters of RapNew OrleansYoung Money

Lil Wayne could have made a much worse album than Tha Carter IV. Certainly, he seemed primed for a disaster. 2010’s widely derided Rebirth was…

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