Name: The Recession [PA]
Brand: Def Jam (USA)
SKU: 521945
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The Recession [Parental Advisory]

Rating

Album: The Recession
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Recession (Intro) Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:38
2)	Welcome Back Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:07
3)	By The Way Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:00
4)	Crazy World Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:57
5)	What They Want Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:53
6)	Amazin' Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:16
7)	Hustlaz Ambition Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:40
8)	Who Dat Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:49
9)	Don't You Know Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:58
10)	Circulate Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:49
11)	Word Play Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:15
12)	Vacation Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:47
13)	Everything Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:41
14)	Takin' It There Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:28
15)	Don't Do It Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:06
16)	Put On Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	5:21
17)	Get Allot Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:29
18)	My President Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	5:30

Album: The Recession
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Recession (Intro) Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:38
2)	Welcome Back Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:07
3)	By The Way Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:00
4)	Crazy World Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:57
5)	What They Want Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:53
6)	Amazin' Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:16
7)	Hustlaz Ambition Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:40
8)	Who Dat Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:49
9)	Don't You Know Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:58
10)	Circulate Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:49
11)	Word Play Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:15
12)	Vacation Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:47
13)	Everything Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:41
14)	Takin' It There Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:28
15)	Don't Do It Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:06
16)	Put On Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	5:21
17)	Get Allot Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:29
18)	My President Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	5:30

Performer Notes

Personnel: Laura Edwards, Kanye West , Trina Broussard (vocals); Peter Drew, Lora Cain, Frank Charlton, Chris Davies (spoken vocals); Miykal Snoody (keyboards); Larry McRary (drums).
Audio Mixer: Leslie Brathwaite.
Recording information: Dirty South Studios, Atlanta, GA; SoundTrap Studios, Atlanta, GA; Tape Op, Sacramento, CA.
Creator: Ken Lewis .
Photographer: Jonathan Mannion.
On album number three, ATL icon Young Jeezy spreads his wings-- flirting with radio-friendly R&B-influenced tracks and soul-tinged nostalgia-- while maintaining the same intense feel with his trademark slow-rap delivery and crack-peddling subject matter. THE RECESSION largely relies on the same stable of producers who've been with Jeezy since LET'S GET IT-- Don Cannon, Midnight Black, Shawty Redd, Drumma Boy, and J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League. Thus the overall production sound is consistent with his first two solo albums--cinematic and brooding, built on seething synthesizers and frantic drum kits--while a handful of R&B hooks push THE RECESSION closer to commercial appeal. For the most part though, Jeezy keeps it gangsta as he reworks 2Pac's "Ambitions as a Ridah" on "Hustlaz Ambition," sneers at his enemies on "By the Way," and revisits his crackspot origins on "Crazy World." The biggest departure is undoubtedly the album's closer, "My President"--that sees Jeezy, alongside Nas, pondering the possibilities of a black president.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.71) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Over a darker version of his usual strenuous, cinematic Dirty South production, Jeezy shows off his gruff, slo-mo flow..."

Billboard (p.41) - "Jeezy delivers some great turns of phrase on songs like 'Wordplay'..."

XXL (Magazine) (p.99) - "Jeezy again proves no one's realer when it comest to stacking undeniable deliveries over a hot beat..."