“TM 103” remains true to Jeezy’s brand while flashing signs of artistic and personal growth. I don’t have to stand directly on the block anymore to know what’s going on, because I’ve been there.” You can be Michael Jordan and sit on the sideline and still know the game and know how the game is supposed to be played. It’s 20-something years of going through the struggle, so I understand it, and I’m a firm believer that the game doesn’t change, only the players do. “I’ve been out here pretty much all my life, so it’s just embedded in me. “I think cats change and get Hollywood because they don’t know what to do anymore,” said the gravelly voiced Atlanta rapper, who performs at House of Blues tomorrow. Since its December release, “Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition” - Jeezy’s fourth solo album and the final installment in the “Thug Motivation” trilogy - has gone gold. Hip-hop fans who prefer gritty over candy-coated continue to respond. The rapper born Jay Wayne Jenkins has been accused of delivering empty tales of cocaine slinging and inner-city strife, but he’s stayed consistent and catered to urban listeners, not phony label execs. Young Jeezy won’t be straying from his street-oriented style anytime soon.
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