Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101

Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101
Studio album by Young Jeezy
Released	July 26, 2005
Recorded	2004–05
Genre	Hip hop southern hip hop gangsta rap
Length	77:41
Label	CTE Def Jam
Producer	Shawty Redd J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League Midnight Black Lil' C Jazze Pha Nitti Mr. Collipark Don Cannon Mannie Fresh Drumma Boy Khao Sanchez Holmes
Young Jeezy chronology
Come Shop wit Me (2003) Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 (2005) The Inspiration (2006)

Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 is the third studio album by American rapper Young Jeezy. It was released on July 26, 2005, by Def Jam, distributed by his record label Corporate Thugz Entertainment (CTE). The album marks as his first major-label debut release with Def Jam.

Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 was supported by four singles; "And Then What" featuring Mannie Fresh, "Soul Survivor" featuring Akon, "Go Crazy" and "My Hood". The song "Go Crazy", also has the remixed version, which features guest vocals from a fellow rapper Jay-Z.

Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200, selling 172,000 copies in the first week. On September 29, 2005, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Commercial performance

Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200, selling 172,000 copies in the first week. On September 29, 2005, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2009, the album has sold 1,933,000 copies in the United States.^[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllHipHop	[2]
Allmusic	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	(Favorable) [4]
Pitchfork Media	(7.7/10) [5]
Plugged In	(average) [6]
Prefix Magazine	(5/10) [7]
RapReviews	(8/10) [8]
Robert Christgau	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
The Situation	[11]
Spin	B [12]
Stylus Magazine	B [13]
ThaCorner	(7.75/10) [14]
USA Today	[15]

Critical Reception And Accolades

In 2012, Complex called the album one of the classic albums of the last decade.^[16] In 2015, hip hop writer Brooklyn Russell declared the album "trap rap's apotheosis" while observing its impact: "Working with only a handful of Shawty Redd beats and his naturally raspy voice, Atlanta native Young Jeezy would lay down the blueprint for an entire region of rappers—virtually knocking big players like Lil Jon out of commission."^[17]

Track listing

Notes

• On the UK release for the album, it features the remix to "Go Crazy", which features a guest vocals from a fellow rapper Jay-Z.

Sample credits

• "Go Crazy" contains a sample of "(Man, Oh Man) I Want to Go Back" performed by Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions.
• "My Hood" contains an interpolation of "Rubberband Man" performed by T.I.
• "Talk to 'Em" contains samples from "I Need You" performed by Frankie Beverly & Maze.

Chart positions

References