Question 1

Does Jeezy write his own songs?

Accepted Answer

He is credited on 188 of the 233 tracks across his thirteen studio albums, and on every track of the eleven albums that publish writing credits at all. The 45 without his name belong to the two independent records from 2001 and 2003, where no source publishes writers.

Question 2

Who writes with Jeezy?

Accepted Answer

His producers. Dwayne Richardson, who produces as D. Rich, has eighteen writing credits, Shawty Redd fourteen, and Kevin Crowe and Erik Ortiz of J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League fourteen each.

Question 3

Who wrote "Soul Survivor"?

Accepted Answer

Jeezy with Akon, who sings the hook, and the producer Chris Ward. It reached number 4 on the Hot 100, his highest-charting single.

Question 4

How many albums has Jeezy released?

Accepted Answer

Thirteen studio albums, from Thuggin' Under the Influence in 2001 to I Might Forgive... But I Don't Forget in 2023. The Boyz n da Hood and U.S.D.A. group records and the mixtapes are counted separately.

Question 5

What is Jeezy's real name?

Accepted Answer

Jay Wayne Jenkins, born September 28, 1977 in Columbia, South Carolina. He recorded as Lil' J and then Young Jeezy before shortening it in 2010.

Question 6

Which Jeezy albums went to number one?

Accepted Answer

Three. Thug Motivation 102: The Inspiration in 2006, The Recession in 2008 and Trap or Die 3 in 2016 all reached number 1 on the Billboard 200.

Question 7

Has Jeezy won a Grammy?

Accepted Answer

No. "Put On" with Kanye West brought a Grammy nomination in 2009 and "I Do" another in 2012. He has won a BET Award for Viewer's Choice in 2010 and a BET Hip Hop Award for Best Hip-Hop Collaboration in 2008.

Question 8

Which Jeezy album sold the most?

Accepted Answer

Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101. As of October 2009, the album sold 1,933,000 copies in the US, and it was later certified double platinum.

Question 9

Why do two Jeezy albums have no writer credits?

Accepted Answer

Thuggin' Under the Influence and Come Shop wit Me were independent releases with no Wikipedia article. MusicBrainz carries the track list for the first and Discogs the track list and producers for the second, and neither publishes writers.

Question 10

Who produced I Might Forgive... But I Don't Forget?

Accepted Answer

J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League produced all 29 tracks with additional production from Tony Rey and Franklin Rodriguez. It is the most single-minded production credit of his career.