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Onstage, there was a collegial atmosphere, with one of the 18 bystanders on stage handing Jeezy a drink in the middle of a song, another handing him a smoke and yet another patting his back. And when he said, "I can do this all night," the crowd went wild. You almost forget how many hits Jeezy is responsible for ("Trap Star," "I Luv It"), and that he has a signature flow (yes, I've been to Spondivit's). If there's any way that any rapper can go about his craft quietly, Jeezy is the one. Even his explanation for why he raps about drugs, cars, etc., is quiet and to the point. "I stress what I know," he explains. "I don't know nothin' about building houses ... or fixing cars." It was like a mixtape -- live -- with mostly snippets of songs. The crowd didn't complain, standing for most of the show and rapping along, most with eyes closed and hands raised. Oh, and he repped for Barack Obama, by which time there were 32 people on the stage. And rappers always wear their hearts on their sleeves: Young Jeezy's belongs to Tupac, as he paid homage to the dead rapper. He also sent shoutouts to Biggie, Pimp C, DJ Screw "and some locked-up folks, too." The ladies got "Soul Survivor," his hit with Akon amid some "real talk" about his upcoming album, The Recession (out Sept. 2). ("When gas is higher than [drugs]...") After some more of the Young Jeezy mix-tape, the rapper disappeared into the crowd before taking the stage again. He had just vanished as he appeared, leaving hits in his wake. |
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