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Okay. I’m not a Young Jeezy fan. Actually I think he’s a rather mediocre rapper with an interesting voice and a hood shtick that is cliche and old. However, his “My President is Black” joint is my (and millions of other) new favorite joint. The song was already in heavy rotation on radio, in clubs and in cars, but now…well now it’s an anthem. If Jeezy wasn’t rich before he will be now and, as the song says, he didn’t write the song, whoever did will be sitting pretty as well.

Hell, I’m still in a bit of shock that my President is really Black.

Wow.

Who the hell knew.

I might (almost) believe anything is possible.

A little about Young Jeezy from Wikipedia:

Young Jeezy released his first independent album, Thuggin’ Under the Influence (T.U.I.), in 2001 under the name Lil J.^[8] It featured artists such as Kinky B, Fidank, and Lil Jon, who also produced some of the tracks. In 2003, Jeezy released (also independently) Come Shop Wit’ Me, a two CD set featuring completely new tracks along with some songs from T.U.I. Come Shop Wit’ Me sold 50,000 copies world wide.^[9] In 2004, he signed with Bad Boy Records and joined the Boyz n da Hood group. Boyz n da Hood’s self-titled album was released on June 21, 2005 and peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Young Jeezy also released a solo album around this time, which was his major label debut, with Def Jam Records. Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101 was released on July 26, 2005 and debuted at #2, selling 172,000 copies in its first week. Guest appearances include Young Buck, T.I., Trick Daddy, Akon, Mannie Fresh, Lil Scrappy, Bun B, Lloyd, Slick Pulla, & Lil Will.^[10] In interviews and on several records, Young Jeezy has affirmed his resistance to commercialism in his music.^[11] Maintaining his street credibility, according to Jeezy, is of the utmost concern to him as an artist.^[12] In 2005, Young Jeezy was featured in several popular hip hop songs including Gucci Mane’s “Icy”^[13] and Boyz n da Hood’s “Dem Niggaz”.

In 2006, he was featured in Christina Milian’s single “Say I”. Jeezy’s second major label album is The Inspiration, which features Project Pat, T.I., Keyshia Cole, Three 6 Mafia, R. Kelly, Bloodraw and Slick Pulla (the latter two of which are members of Jeezy’s rap group USDA). The album’s first single “I Luv It” has peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Jeezy’s second highest single to date. The second single is “Bury Me a G”. The 3rd single is the club banger “Go Getta” which features R. Kelly. Young Jeezy’s “I am the Street Dream” tour started in March 2007. He also appeared as himself in the hip-hop fighting themed game Def Jam: Icon that can be added to the player’s record label. Young Jeezy appeared on BET’s Access Granted for his song “Dreamin’ ” with Keyshia Cole on May 2, 2007. In 2007, Young Jeezy released Cold Summer, an album by rap group USDA which consists of Young Jeezy, Slick Pulla, and Blood Raw. Recently, he is featured on Usher’s song “Love In This Club“. He will also be featured in singer Ciara’s new album “Fantasy Ride“ due out in early 2009.

Milwaukee Brewers’ All-Star Ryan Braun has used as an at-bat song “Go Getta,” by Young Jeezy

So there you have it. And now My President is Black: