The Recession

The Recession
Studio album by Young Jeezy
Released	September 2, 2008
Recorded	2008
Genre	Southern hip hop, Gangsta rap
Label	Def Jam, Corporate Thugz Entertainment
Producer	Drumma Boy, Midnight Black, Zaytoven, DJ Pain 1, DJ Toomp, Don Cannon, FATBOI, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Shawty Redd, Street Market Muzic, Tha Bizness, The Inkredibles, Terry "T.A." Allen, Crown Kingz Productions, DJ Squeeky
Professional reviews
	AllHipHop link; Allmusic link; Entertainment Weekly (B+) link; The Los Angeles Times link; Pitchfork Media link; PopMatters link; Robert Christgau link; Rolling Stone link; Tiny Mix Tapes link;
Young Jeezy chronology
Singles from The Recession
	"Put On"; Released: June 3, 2008; "Vacation"; Released: August 12, 2008; "Crazy World"; Released: October 25, 2008; "My President"; Released: November 15, 2008; "Who Dat"; Released: January 6, 2009;

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This article is about the hip hop album by Young Jeezy. For a general slowdown in economic activity, see Recession.

The Recession is the third major studio album by rapper Young Jeezy and his fifth overall, released on September 2, 2008.^[1]

[edit] History

The first single, "Put On", is produced by Drumma Boy and Kanye West, and features Kanye West using an Auto-Tune effect.^[2] The second single, "Vacation", was released on August 12, 2008 on his website www.USDA2DAY.com.^[3] Production came from DJ Toomp, Shawty Redd, Don Cannon, and Drumma Boy.^[4] The Recession was first leaked onto the internet on August 26, 2008, one week prior to its official release date. On October 25, 2008, Young Jeezy released a third single, "Crazy World". It is said that Jeezy finished the recording on the "Crazy World" video on October 25, and it was directed by Marc Klasfeld. Young Jeezy has also finished making the video "Who Dat" and was produced by Shawty Redd. Young Jeezy has stated on MTV News that he is planning on making a video for every track on the album. One of the biggest surprises on the album is the appearance of Nas, whom Jeezy had been briefly angry at in late 2006 due to Nas titling his album Hip-Hop Is Dead.

On 106 & Park, Jeezy stated that the material on this album was like "Thug Motivation on steroids. Young Jeezy in a recent interview with XXL stated that his next album will feature Don Cannon produced tracks multiple times ".^[5].

[edit] Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Recession (Intro)"	DJ Toomp	4:38
2.	"Welcome Back"	DJ Squeeky	4:07
3.	"By the Way"	Terry "T.A." Allen	4:00
4.	"Crazy World"	Midnight Black, Zaytoven	3:57
5.	"What They Want"	Midnight Black	3:53
6.	"Amazin'"	Drumma Boy	4:16
7.	"Hustlaz Ambition"	Drumma Boy	3:40
8.	"Who Dat"	Shawty Redd, D. Rich*	3:49
9.	"Don't You Know"	Midnight Black	4:58
10.	"Circulate"	Don Cannon	3:49
11.	"Word Play"	J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League	3:15
12.	"Vacation"	The Inkredibles	3:47
13.	"Everything" (Feat. Anthony Hamilton & Lil Boosie)	Street Market Music	4:41
14.	"Takin' It There" (Feat. Trey Songz)	FATBOI	3:28
15.	"Don't Do It"	DJ Pain 1	4:06
16.	"Put On" (Feat. Kanye West)	Drumma Boy, Big A	5:21
17.	"Get Allot"	Crown Kingz Productions (CKP)	4:29
18.	"My President" (Feat. Nas)	Tha Bizness	5:30

iTunes Bonus Tracks
#	Title	Producer(s)	Length
19.	"Put On (Remix)" (Feat. Jay-Z)	Drumma Boy	4:18
20.	"Done It"	J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League	4:04
21.	"Showtime"	Midnight Black	3:33

[edit] Additional credits

#	Title	Notes
1	"The Recession (Intro)"	Songwriters: J. Jenkins, A. Davis Sample: "Sir Lancelot and The Black Knight" by Rick Wakeman
2	"Welcome Back"	Songwriters: J. Jenkins, H. Ivy
3	"By the Way"	Songwriters: J. Jenkins, T. Allen
4	"Crazy World"	Songwriters: J. Jenkins, T. Sewell
5	"What They Want"	Songwriters: J. Jenkins, T. Sewell
6	"Amazin'"	Songwriters: J. Jenkins, C. Gholson
7	"Hustlaz Ambition"	Songwriters: J. Jenkins, C. Gholson, J. Frazier Jr.
8	"Who Dat"	Songwriters: J. Jenkins, D. Rich, D. Stewart
9	"Don't You Know"	Songwriters: J. Jenkins, T. Sewell
10	"Circulate"	Songwriters: J. Jenkins, D. Cannon, D. Level, B. Paul ^{Samples: "Let the Dollar Circulate" by Billy Paul}
11	"Word Play"	Songwriters: J. Jenkins, M. Cowart, K. Crowe, K. Davis, E. Ortiz, L. Perry ^{Samples: "Come on Down (Get Your Head Out of the Clouds)" by Greg Perry}
12	"Vacation"	Songwriters: J. Jenkins, M. Carpenter, L. Elliot, J. Mollings, L. Mollings
13	"Everything"	Songwriters: J. Jenkins, W. Thomas, S. Gidewon, A. Hamilton, T. Hatch, M. Deglel
14	"Takin' It There"	Songwriters: J. Jenkins, L. Douglas, T. Neverson
15	"Don't Do It"	Songwriters: J. Jenkins, P. Bayley, W. Hutch ^{Samples: "Overture of Foxy Brown" by Willie Hutch}
16	"Put On"	Songwriters: J. Jenkins, C. Gholson, K. West
17	"Get Allot"	Songwriters: J. Jenkins, M. Davis, N. Solis, H. White
18	"My President"	Songwriters: J. Jenkins, J. Henderson, N. Jones, C. Whitacre

[edit] Music videos

Put On - July 21, 2008
Vacation - August 27, 2008
Crazy World - November 17, 2008
Who Dat - December 17, 2008
My President - January 16, 2009
Welcome Back - February 18, 2009
Circulate - February 26, 2009
Don't Do It - March 29, 2009
Get Allot - June 11, 2009^[6] (Remix featuring Boo)^[7]
Don't Know You - TBA^[6]^[7]

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	1
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	1
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums	1
Canadian Albums Chart	6

[edit] Production

Executive Producers: Young Jeezy, Antonio Reid,
Co-Executive Producers: Shakir Stewart,
A&R for Island Def Jam: Shakir Stewart
Photography: jonathan mannion
Production Coordination for Don Cannon,DJ Toomp, D. Rich and Shawty Redd: Keke and Amy

[edit] References

^ "The Recession". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001AGNRYY. Retrieved on 2008-07-14.
^ Breihan, Tom (May 20, 2008). "Kanye West: Going Nuts?". The Village Voice. http://blogs.villagevoice.com/statusainthood/archives/2008/05/kanye_west_goin.php. Retrieved on 2008-06-17.
^ {{cite The third single is "Crazy Worl". web|url=http://www.theboombox.com/2008/06/25/young-jeezy-gearing-up-for-the-recession/|title=Young Jeezy Gearing Up for The Recession|date=June 25, 2008|accessdate=2008-07-16}}
^ HHNLive.com - News - Young Jeezy To Release "The Recession" July 29
^ Young Jeezy 106 & Park Interview 07-21-08 Accessed August 2, 2008
^ ^a ^b "Young Jeezy shoots Next 2 videos". http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh44M5J9mz8Fw3Ng9e. Retrieved on 2009-03-27.
^ ^a ^b PICS: Young Jeezy’s “Get Allot (Remix)” + “Don’t You Know” Video Shoots. Nah Right. Accessed March 28, 2009.

[edit] External links

Preceded by All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot	*U.S. Billboard* 200 number-one album** September 20, 2008 - September 26, 2008	Succeeded by Death Magnetic by Metallica

[0] "The Recession". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001AGNRYY. Retrieved on 2008-07-14.

[1] Breihan, Tom (May 20, 2008). "Kanye West: Going Nuts?". The Village Voice. http://blogs.villagevoice.com/statusainthood/archives/2008/05/kanye_west_goin.php. Retrieved on 2008-06-17.

[crazyjeezy-2] {{cite The third single is "Crazy Worl". web|url=http://www.theboombox.com/2008/06/25/young-jeezy-gearing-up-for-the-recession/|title=Young Jeezy Gearing Up for The Recession|date=June 25, 2008|accessdate=2008-07-16}}

[3] HHNLive.com - News - Young Jeezy To Release "The Recession" July 29

[4] Young Jeezy 106 & Park Interview 07-21-08 Accessed August 2, 2008

[allotdontyouknow-5] "Young Jeezy shoots Next 2 videos". http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh44M5J9mz8Fw3Ng9e. Retrieved on 2009-03-27.

[nahright-6] PICS: Young Jeezy’s “Get Allot (Remix)” + “Don’t You Know” Video Shoots. Nah Right. Accessed March 28, 2009.

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[edit] Chart positions

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