

That’s what I was thinking about when I was going out: This could be the night so fuck it, let’s just go. At that point in time I was like, ‘These ni–as are either gonna kill me or I’m going to kill them.’ That’s how I was living cause I would go places like, if you listen to those lyrics I’m talking about me being out in a club and me running into somebody who maybe it might not go right and them shooting me in my white tee. It’s crazy you said that because if you listen to “Bury Me A G” that’s those nightmares I was having. That sounds like some of the things you talked about on “Bury Me A G,” which is my favorite Jeezy record by the way. I didn’t get a chance to live the superstar part of it because I was in so deep. I think I’m going to be here.’ I felt like if it ain’t happen yet, it ain’t gonna happen. I think it was right around The Recession when I was like, ‘You know what? I think I’m going to be alright. I really went through a lot because I really wanted to do this and I felt like all this was going to be taken from me because of all the bad stuff that I had done before I got here. Was it more difficult than you thought?Ībsolutely, I couldn’t even explain to you what my nights were like.

When you entered the rap industry, you were also really getting out of something else. Jeezy shared gems that unfortunately didn’t make it into our interview in this week’s issue of Billboard - such good gems that we couldn’t help but share them below. During our near 90-minute conversation, Jeezy opened up on a range of issues, from his new album and decade in the music business to his relationship with Def Jam Recordings.
