Young Jeezy
Young Jeezy
Person

Young Jeezy

Actor 1976-10-12 Hawkinsville, Georgia, USA

Jay Wayne Jenkins (born September 28, 1977), known by his stage name Jeezy (or Young Jeezy), is an American rapper. He is credited, alongside fellow Georgia-based rappers T.I. and Gucci Mane, with pioneering the hip hop subgenre trap music for mainstream audiences. He began his career in 2001, releasing two independent albums until signing with Def Jam Recordings to release his major label debut, Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 (2005). The album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200, sold 172,000 copies in it...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self - Musical Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 · Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · Self

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

2005 · TV

Dateline

Dateline

1992 · Self

Janky Promoters

Janky Promoters

2009 · Young Jeezy

BET Awards

BET Awards

2001 · Self - Performer

I Got the Hook Up 2

I Got the Hook Up 2

2019 · Big Mo

NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

2008 · Self

American Gangster: Trap Queens

American Gangster: Trap Queens

2019 · Narrator

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

2023 · Self

Hip-Hop and the White House

Hip-Hop and the White House

2024 · Movie

Young Jeezy: A Hustlerz Ambition

Young Jeezy: A Hustlerz Ambition

2011 · Self

VERZUZ

VERZUZ

2020 · Self

The Re-Up

The Re-Up

2012 · Self

Mixtape

Mixtape

2022 · Self (as Jeezy)

Trap City

Trap City

2024 · Reverend Lylee

Money, Power, Respect: Hip Hop Billion Dollar Industry

Money, Power, Respect: Hip Hop Billion Dollar Industry

2012 · Self

Death Before Dishonor

Death Before Dishonor

2006 · Himself