- hip hop
- 76 min
- 18 tracks
- Def Jam Recordings
The Recession is the fifth studio album by American rapper Young Jeezy. It was released on September 2, 2008, by Corporate Thugz Entertainment (CTE) and Def Jam Recordings. The album was supported by five singles: "Put On" featuring Kanye West, "Vacation", "Crazy World", "My President" featuring Nas, and "Who Dat". The Recession 2, the album's sequel was released in 2020.
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Classical in form, contemporary, grave and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
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- AllMusic3/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- Los Angeles Times1.5/4 ★
- Pitchfork Media6.5/10
- PopMatters8/10
- RapReviews8.5/10
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- Tiny Mix Tapes2/5 ★
- USA Today3/4 ★
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Tracks
- 1The Recession (intro)4:38
- 2Welcome Back4:07
- 3By the Way4:00
- 4Crazy World3:57
- 5What They Want3:53
- 6Amazin’4:16
- 7Hustlaz Ambition3:40
- 8Who Dat3:49
- 9Don’t You Know4:58
- 10Circulate3:49
- 11Word Play3:15
- 12Vacation3:47
- 13Everything4:41
- 14Takin’ It There3:28
- 15Don’t Do It4:06
- 16Put On5:21
- 17Get Allot4:29
- 18My President5:30
18 tracks, 76 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Young Jeezy
- Label
- Def Jam Recordings
- Released
- 2008
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
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