For all those who love rap music, I bring you an article on one of the popular rap artists, Young Jeezy. He is a popular face in the world of music in America with a net worth of $10 million. Young rose to fame in the millennium decade (2000).
At that time, he made a special mark of himself as the noted musician of the year. He is best known for his amazing style and vocal raspy style. Even though he got immense success, still, the American rapper never gave it much priority and concentrated more on his music career.
The main motive behind Young is to get fame in the streets and spread his message. If you seem to be a fan of this American rapper, then I am sure you will be inquisitive in knowing more about his life, career, earnings, and other aspects.
So let us get started with his early life.
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Personal Details
| Full Name: | Jay Wayne Jenkins |
| Stage Name: | Young Jeezy |
| Gender: | Male |
| Birthday: | 28th September 1977 |
| Place Of Origin: | Columbia, South Carolina, United States |
| Age: | 43 years old |
| Height: | 172.72 cm |
| Weight: | 75 kg |
| Nationality: | American |
| Sexual orientation: | Straight |
| Status: | Single |
| Spouse: | N/A |
| Profession: | American rapper and actor |
| Total Net Worth: | $20 million |
Early Life
Young Jeezy was born in 1977 on 27th September in America. At the time of his birth, his parents were not married and soon divorced. His childhood was spent with multiple members of the family. But for Young, it was not a pleasant experience.
Even though many members played vital roles in the upbringing of the Young, his mother had much impact on his grown-up stage. Still, that could not make Young struggling with poverty at a critical level which is hard to imagine for many.
At that time, there was a rising wave of hip-hop music. This we can say came as a positive aspect in Young Jeezy’s career path. It ignited the hidden spirit in him to come out from the miserable life of poverty. But at the same time, he also got inclined to crime.
Soon Young involved himself in a criminal gang indulging in doing black marketing of cellphones and unlawful drugs. Being too young to get a serious punishment, Young was instead sent to YCA after he was found carrying narcotics.
The boot camp came as a life-changing phase for Young Jeezy. He no longer was involved in the crime world and opted to become an entrepreneur.
Appearance
According to his date of birth, the age of Young Jeezy is forty-three years old. He stands tall at five feet eight inches, weighing seventy-five kg.
Personal Life
There is not much information available on Young Jeezy’s linkups with any other female celebrity or someone beyond his field. So let us move ahead with his music career.
Career
Young’s passion for music paved the way for the creation of his record company, which he named Corporate Thugz Entertainment. In short, it was called CTE World. Very soon the American rapper realized that running a record company including sitting behind for long hours doing paperwork takes much time.
Exploring his inbuilt talent for music, Young took the matter to himself. Before he was known by his popular name, Young Jeezy, his initial name was Lil J. He even released his debut album called Thuggin’ Under the Influence. It made a big impact with the participation of noted personalities.
After his first album became a hit, Young came up with his second venture Come Shop Wit Me. It included the tracks that were not released yet and some songs from his debut album. These albums were released independently from his own record company.
Lucky Break
When Young Jeezy started getting recognition with the music group, he joined Boyz n da Hood. With this decision, he could be represented by a record company during his initial days of musical success.
Then came a self-titled album in 2005. The group (Boyz n da Hood) became an ideal platform for aspiring music rap singer, Young Jeezy. Because through this, he could taste the upcoming success in his way as an individual artist.
It is often observed that there is one lucky phase in any celebrity that changes his life and makes him/her climb the ladder of success. And that lucky break happened with Young Jeezy when the vice president of Def Jam Records viewed his demo reel. He became convinced of the talent of the American rapper.
Successful Albums
Witnessing the rising success graph of Young, other record companies craved for him, but he chose to stick with Def Jam. His first studio album came in the top music ranking chart ranking at second position. Within the first week, around 172K copies of this album were sold.
Young’s other release in 2005 came up with an amalgamation of other talents including a noted American DJ and rapper. When he became successful as an independent rap singer, then he moved out from the music group, Boyz n da Hood.
In 2006, Jeezy came up with his second venture The Inspiration. It became a huge success by topping the American musical chart with 350K sales. This music album included noted artists and got platinum status. He came back with another album that featured well-known rap artist Kanye West.
This album got into the nomination list for the Grammy. In the later years, Young came with more amalgamations of talented artists and released singles which became a huge success. His one such single iconic track is Ballin that also featured a very popular artist in rap music, Lil Wayne. It topped the Billboard chart and did good sales.
Retirement
After making a huge mark in the music industry as an American rapper, Young Jeezy also came up with mixtapes and did a tour with noted artists. After releasing more albums, he announced his retirement from the business of music.
Net Worth of Young Jeezy
At present, $20 million is supposed to be the estimated net worth of American rapper Young Jeezy. He earned his fame and fortune with his success in the music world, touring, and sales of his albums.
