I felt it was necessary. I never ever paid attention to any election. Not really [into] politics or anything like that. It never benefited us. This time around, it's not a black-or-white thing — you got somebody in there for us that's well-spoken and gonna handle their business. I just wanted to do my part and let them know we need change, we need help, it's rough out there.
Young JeezyI represent the Democratic party... I've never been nor do I ever plan to be a John McCain supporter. I support Barack Obama.
Young JeezyMarried to the game. If we're dancing with the devil at least teach us how to dance when the son of making dollars.
Young JeezySometimes when people get success they forget about the people that pointed them there or championed them into this position. I pride myself on really understanding. I wouldn't even call it keeping it real. I just call it keeping it me. When they tell me, "You're doing what you're supposed to do," it makes me go ten times even harder, because I know that there are people on the sidelines and they're watching me. They're cheering for me. I want to be the best me I could possibly be when it comes to them.
Young JeezyAll my music is inspirational. You just gotta listen to the words and get what you can get out of it.
Young JeezyEvery time I'm out and somebody tells me they love what I do, that's what I do it for. That's like my vice. That's like my high. When people understand that this is who I really am, and to be appreciated for your craft .
Young JeezyThere were a lot of songs that I still wanted to put on the album but it worked out. I can only fit 18 [tracks] on the album, I would put 30 if I could.
Young JeezyI don't just do music for the clubs, I do music for the struggle. I do music for everyday niggas, the kids who ain't got no sense of direction. I'm trying to restore some of the morals back into the game, as far as the street.
Young JeezyHonestly, I'm on the road so much that I never really get a chance to go to baseball games.
Young JeezyWith rap, it's a funny thing. You can say things, and people can take 'em the way they wanna take 'em.
Young JeezyI guess now music is so saturated and so microwaved. It's, like, 15 minutes in the microwave and boom, you've got something. Nobody's putting passion or any thought behind it anymore.
Young JeezyMusic is how you feel. But if I can say one word, I'll say 'necessary.' I felt it was necessary.
Young JeezyI always try to go back and check my old stuff. It's like watching the tapes of the game. You want to go back and go as hard as before.
Young JeezyI ain't a rapper; I'm a motivational speaker. I don't do shows; I do seminars. I really talk to people.
Young JeezyAnybody that I ever dealt with knows that I'm a very focused individual, and when it comes to my work and what I do, you might have to play the back burner to that.
Young JeezyAnybody that's got a problem with me is probably envious or wants to be me, and that's how I've always looked at it.
Young JeezyThat's why I like to read a lot. That's why I try to keep up on current events, what's going on in the world with the elections and the politicians and business people, because I feel like it's my duty to spread that. I feel like it's my duty to speak on that even if I'm never asked, because I'm representing the people. I don't want to be in a position where I have no knowledge.
Young JeezySexy, no alcoholic, but she drink like a toilet. Told her do me a favor and put your mouth on this faucet.
Young JeezyMy music is more like ghetto gospel; there's a message in my words, so people listen. Sometimes you might here different things; it depends on how you feel. You might feel down, and I might be the cat in the same sentence saying, "You need to get up and do your thing." And then I could be the same cat, when you at the top of your game, telling you, "It feel good, don't it?" but with the same words.
Young JeezyTo be honest, I think about the clubs when I write. But I should probably start thinking about stadiums, because the songs sound even better there - and bigger.
Young JeezyI feel like I'm married to what I do, to the streets. And I feel like when the streets are mad, it's serious.
Young JeezyI never wanted to be a statistic. I never wanted to be that cat who tried and never made it.
Young JeezyI don't think nobody should compare me to anyone, 'cause, at the end of the day, you've got a 'Pac, you've got Snoop, you got Tip, you got Wayne - there's only one Jeezy, man. Ain't nobody walked in these shoes but me.
Young JeezyI don't really feel McCain. It ain't just because Barack is black; he can make change. Just like Bush equals recession, Barack equals progression.
Young JeezyI love the streets, and the streets love me back. And when things ain't going the way they should go, they let you know... and when they happy, you gotta keep 'em happy.
Young JeezyIt wasn't necessary to speak on the recession, you know what I mean, but I just though it made a lot of sense. I was like, "okay, cool," I'm going to go with this approach for the name of the album [ The Recession].
Young JeezyA lot of people question how talented I am. But I'm a real dude and I know real things and I've seen real people get their head blown off.
Young JeezyI think I got a lot of life skills; I got a lot of wisdom; I've seen a lot of bad things happen to a lot of good people.
Young JeezyI just think a hustler's ambition is that I never stop. I start off hustling and said I'll never stop hustling. An ambitious hustler is the one to hustle the hustlers. When I grew up, my heroes were hustlers. Now I'm their hero.
Young JeezyIf I'm gonna put a message out there, I want to make sure I stay consistent. I'm up on my game, because I said it. People take your words and they live by them.
Young JeezyI ain't never been the type of person out at the movies and holding hands and riding around listening to R. Kelly.
Young JeezyEveryday, all day I have to be productive. And when I ain't productive, I get concerned.
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