Young Jeezy is on his way to becoming the most important MC in the game. He’s been fine-tuning his wordplay (as heard on his recent mixtape The Prime Minister), while still keeping his voice on pop radio with verses on records by Usher, The-Dream and Mariah Carey. But for Jay Jenkins, it's always been more than music.
His third Def Jam release, The Recession, is a state of the union addressed to the people. We’ve all been rocking to “Put On,” but this week, he opened our ears to the rest of his socio-economic message with a special listening session. Check out our track-by-track review of the new songs to get a sense of what is shaping up to be another classic from the Snowman…
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With consecutive smashes like “Bring ‘Em Out,” “What You Know,” and “Big Things Poppin’” under his belt, the summer of ‘08 just wouldn’t feel right without T.I.’s annual stamp on the season. After his new album Paper Trail’s first two singles (the Danja-produced “No Matter What” and Swizz Beatz-produced “Swing Ya Rag”) failed to take off, he’s hoping that the third time will be the charm with his new one “Whatever You Like.”
The single was produced by Jim Jonsin, who’s on a bit of a roll right now after banging out Lil Wayne’s “Lollipop.” And although Jonsin has produced everything from teeny pop (Pretty Ricky’s “Grind With Me”) to heavy metal rap (Trick Daddy’s “Let’s Go”) in the past, his collaboration with Tip has the same airy synths and sing-along verses as Weezy’s recent hit. Listen to “Whatever You Like” below.
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