The Recession

This article is about the album. For a general slowdown in economic activity, see Recession.
For other uses, see Recession (disambiguation).
The Recession
Studio album by Young Jeezy
Released September 2, 2008
Recorded 2007–08
Genre Hip hop
Length 60:15
Label Def Jam, CTE
Producer Drumma Boy, Midnight Black, 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, T.A., C.K.P. (Crown Kingz Productions), DJ Squeeky, D. Rich
Young Jeezy chronology
The Inspiration
(2006)		 The Recession
(2008)		 Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition
(2011)
Singles from The Recession
  1. "Put On"
    Released: June 3, 2008
  2. "Vacation"
    Released: August 12, 2008
  3. "Crazy World"
    Released: October 25, 2008
  4. "My President"
    Released: November 15, 2008
  5. "Who Dat"
    Released: January 6, 2009

The Recession is the fifth studio album by American rapper Young Jeezy. It was released on September 2, 2008, by Def Jam Recordings (marking it as his third release) and his record label Corporate Thugz Entertainment (CTE).[1]

The Recession was supported by five singles; "Put On" featuring Kanye West, "Vacation", "Crazy World", "My President" featuring Nas, and "Who Dat".

Singles

The album's lead single, "Put On" was released on June 3, 2008. The song features guest appearance from an American recording artist Kanye West, while it was produced by Drumma Boy.[2] The album's second single, "Vacation" was released on August 12, 2008. The song was produced by The Inkredibles.[3]

The album's third single, "Crazy World" was released on October 25, 2008. The song was produced by Midnight Black.[4] The album's fourth single, "My President" was released on November 15, 2008. The song features Nas, while it was produced by Tha Bizness.[5] The album's fifth and final single, "Who Dat" was released on January 6, 2009. The song was produced by Shawty Redd, along with the co-production by D. Rich.[6]

Commercial performance

In the United States, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 260,000 copies in its first week.[7] The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[8] In 2009, the album has sold 886,000 copies in the United States.[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(72/100)[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[12]
Los Angeles Times[13]
Pitchfork Media6.5/10[14]
PopMatters8/10[15]
Robert Christgau[16]
RapReviews8.5/10[17]
Rolling Stone[18]
Tiny Mix Tapes[19]
USA Today[20]

The album so far has a score of 72 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews".[10] The Phoenix gave it all four stars and said that "Elsewhere we get lots of the usual earthquake bass and keening synth arpeggios and staccato horns, and, of course, Jeezy’s hypnotically commanding flow, all of it amounting to one of the hardest mainstream rap albums in years."[21] The Guardian gave it four stars out of five and said that "The album touches upon economic issues without dwelling on them, and it captures the spirit of the times with an unerring precision."[22] Slant Magazine also gave it four stars out of five and said, "There's a unique pleasure in hearing a once one-dimensional rapper discover complexity, and for that Recession is nearly indispensable."[23] Billboard gave it a favorable review and stated, "Young Jeezy balances commercial/ pop aspirations with core hip-hop sounds on The Recession, getting a lift from DJ Toomp, Drumma Boy, Midnight Black and longtime collaborator Shawty Redd on this sonically enjoyable follow-up to 2006's 'The Inspiration'."[24] The Village Voice also gave it a favorable review and said that Jeezy's previous two albums "were well-crafted, uncompromising in their focus, and exceptionally entertaining. The Recession makes it three."[25]

AllHipHop gave it a score of seven-and-a-half stars out of ten and said, "Overcoming shaky moments in the album’s early half, Jeezy again sets himself apart from his Trap music peers. But this time he combines a serious social theme with his usual content to make that distinction. And while there’s no doubt that America is currently in an economic decline, in 2008 that same claim cannot be made about Young Jeezy."[26] The A.V. Club gave it a B and called it "silly, repetitive, and wildly unoriginal. Yet thanks to Jeezy's razor-blade rasp and goofy charisma, it's also strangely infectious."[27] Blender gave it three-and-a-half stars out of five and said that "If Recession-era Jeezy sounds a lot like boom-time Jeezy--describing coke cooking and the cars one gets in reward—that’s because he has always fancied himself an educator, a Learning Annex lecturer, an inspirational-desktop-calendar hustler."[10]

Other reviews are average, mixed or negative: Hartford Courant gave the album an average review and said it was "largely a faithful rehash of his first two platters, which transformed him from unrepentant hustler to unlikely inspirational figure."[28] Paste gave it a 5.8 out of ten and said that the singles "are exceptional, but the filler suffers from a detached and dispirited sound."[29] Prefix Magazine gave it a 4.5 out of ten and said of Jeezy, "Putting out an album called The Recession right now, and draping the American flag over your head on its cover, comes with expectations of politically conscious ruminations. Instead, we get more of the same."[30]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "The Recession (Intro)"  Jay Jenkins, Aldrin DavisDJ Toomp 4:38
2. "Welcome Back"  Jenkins, Hayward "DJ Squeeky" IvyDJ Squeeky 4:07
3. "By the Way"  Jenkins, Terry "T.A." AllenT.A. 4:00
4. "Crazy World"  Jenkins, Tracey SewellMidnight Black 3:57
5. "What They Want"  Jenkins, SewellMidnight Black 3:53
6. "Amazin'"  Jenkins, Christopher GholsonDrumma Boy 4:16
7. "Hustlaz Ambition"  Jenkins, GholsonDrumma Boy 3:40
8. "Who Dat"  Jenkins, Demetrius Stewart, Dwayne "D. Rich" RichardsonShawty Redd, D. Rich (co.) 3:49
9. "Don't You Know"  Jenkins, SewellMidnight Black 4:58
10. "Circulate"  Jenkins, Donald "Cannon" ClarkDon Cannon 3:16
11. "Word Play"  Jenkins, Erik Ortiz, Kenny Bartolomei, Kevin CroweJ.U.S.T.I.C.E. League 3:15
12. "Vacation"  Jenkins, Leigh Elliott, Maurice CarpenterThe Inkredibles 3:47
13. "Everything" (featuring Anthony Hamilton & Lil Boosie)Jenkins, David Thomas, Metkel Deglel, Anthony Hamilton, Torrence HatchStreet Market Music 4:41
14. "Takin' It There" (featuring Trey Songz)Jenkins, LaDamon Douglas, Tremaine NeversonFatboi 3:28
15. "Don't Do It"  Jenkins, Pacal BayleyDJ Pain 1 4:06
16. "Put On" (featuring Kanye West)Jenkins, Gholson, Kanye WestDrumma Boy 5:21
17. "Get Allot"  Jenkins, Howard White, Mike Davis, Nico SolisC.K.P. (Crown Kingz Productions) 4:29
18. "My President" (featuring Nas)Jenkins, Chris Whitacre, Justin Henderson, Nasir JonesTha Bizness 5:30

Chart positions

Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[31] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[32] 1
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[33] 6

References

  1. ↑ "The Recession". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  2. ↑ Breihan, Tom (May 20, 2008). "Kanye West: Going Nuts?". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
  3. ↑ "Young Jeezy Gearing Up for The Recession". June 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
  4. ↑ "Young Jeezy - Crazy World". HipHopDX. 2008-08-05. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  5. ↑ "Young Jeezy - My President ft. Nas". YouTube. 2009-06-16. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  6. ↑ "Young Jeezy - Who Dat ft. Shawty Redd". YouTube. 2009-06-16. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  7. ↑ "Young Jeezy Nets Second Album Chart-Topper". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  8. ↑ "Gold & Platinum - February 25, 2011". RIAA. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  9. ↑ Navjosh (2009-10-18). "XXL Scans: Def Jam’s Entire Discography & Record Sales". HipHop-N-More. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  10. 1 2 3 "Critic Reviews for The Recession". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  11. ↑ David Jeffries (2008-07-29). "The Recession - Young Jeezy | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  12. ↑ Vozick, Simon (2008-09-16). "The Recession". EW.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  13. ↑ "They're hangin' tough - latimes". Articles.latimes.com. 2013-07-07. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  14. ↑ "Jeezy: The Recession". Pitchfork. 2008-09-03. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  15. ↑  . "Young Jeezy: The Recession". PopMatters. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  16. ↑ "CG: young jeezy". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  17. ↑ "Feature for September 2, 2008 - Young Jeezy's "The Recession"". Rapreviews.com. 2008-09-02. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  18. ↑ Name: (2008-09-04). "The Recession : Young Jeezy : Review : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  19. ↑ "Young Jeezy - The Recession". Tiny Mix Tapes. 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  20. ↑ "Usatoday.Com". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. 2008-09-01. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  21. ↑ SAM UBL (2008-09-10). "Young Jeezy | The Recession - CD Reviews". Thephoenix.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  22. ↑ Alex Macpherson. "Young Jeezy, The Recession | Global". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  23. ↑ "Young Jeezy The Recession | Album Review". Slant Magazine. 2008-09-02. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  24. ↑ "The Recession". Billboard. 2008-09-01. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  25. ↑ Detrick, Ben (2008-09-10). "Young Jeezy Tackles Our Wintry Economic Climate". Village Voice. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  26. ↑ AbduSalaam, Ismael (2008-09-03). "Young Jeezy: The Recession (Album Review)". AllHipHop. Archived from the original on 2008-09-04. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  27. ↑ Rabin, Nathan. "The Recession · Young Jeezy · Music Review Young Jeezy: The Recession". Avclub.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  28. ↑ "New On Disc - tribunedigital-thecourant". Articles.courant.com. 2008-09-02. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  29. ↑ "Young Jeezy: The Recession :: Music :: Reviews :: Paste". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  30. ↑ Dan Nishimoto. "Album Review: Young Jeezy - The Recession | Prefix". Prefixmag.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  31. ↑ "Young Jeezy – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Young Jeezy. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  32. ↑ "Young Jeezy – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Young Jeezy. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  33. ↑ "Young Jeezy – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Young Jeezy. Retrieved October 23, 2014.

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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
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