After releasing his Seen It All album on Tuesday (September 2), Jeezy took to Twitter to answer fan’s questions about the project and his career via the Billboard Twitter profile. Fans used the hash-tag #AskJeezy and the rapper fielded questions about his drug-dealing past, Barack Obama, his favorite Tupac album, and more.
Early on in the Twitter-based Q&A, Jeezy shot down the possibility of working in reality television, saying, “my private life is all I have.”
.@TowerDome @YoungJeezy absolutely not. my private life is all i have. plus my shit is too real #AskJeezy #SeenItAll
— billboard (@billboard) September 5, 2014
Referencing his 2008 single “My President,” Jeezy told a fan that Barack Obama “still has a lot of work to do.”
.@ApexDujeous @BarackObama still has a lot of work to do #AskJeezy #SeenItAll
— billboard (@billboard) September 5, 2014
Answering a question about the album, Jeezy also Tweeted about the inpsiration behind Seen It All.
.@Doums_N10 the streets and the people in the struggle inspired me. wanted to touch on that as much as possible #SEENITALL #AskJeezy
— billboard (@billboard) September 5, 2014
.@DC4o1 who the realest.. me @Official_Boosie pac and @50cent #AskJeezy #SeenItAll
— billboard (@billboard) September 5, 2014
Reiterating his preference for Tupac’s Makaveli album, Jeezy told a fan that the rapper’s The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory is his favorite project from the West Coast legend.
.@601Twan my fav pac album would be Makaveli #AskJeezy #SeenItAll
— billboard (@billboard) September 5, 2014
Elsewhere in the Q&A Jeezy spoke about Kendrick Lamar’s recent “Holy Ghost” remix verse, his favorite movies, lessons learned throughout his career, and more.
.@lukejamesbgn loved @kendricklamar verse on HOLY GHOST he went in #AskJeezy #SeenItAll
— billboard (@billboard) September 5, 2014
.@mynymal Blow is one of my fav movies. Scarface is another favorite. I watched Breaking Bad a few times #AskJeezy #SeenItAll
— billboard (@billboard) September 5, 2014
.@chantelchann what was the best advice ever given to you in your career?- staying yourself and stay true #AskJeezy #SeenItAll
— billboard (@billboard) September 5, 2014
.@Yusie__ Will justice be given to Michael Brown in your opinion? – that will always be the goal #AskJeezy #SeenItAll
— billboard (@billboard) September 5, 2014
.@_SethMade How do u feel about your chances on winning Best Rap Album @ the Grammys – I do it for the people not the award shows #AskJeezy
— billboard (@billboard) September 5, 2014
@BAROLINEEE @YoungJeezy dopemans #AskJeezy pic.twitter.com/GAfF8Zrvrg
— billboard (@billboard) September 5, 2014
.@matt_yoderAA how hard was it to seperate from your past life once you made it rapping? – still a work in progress #AskJeezy #SeenItAll
— billboard (@billboard) September 5, 2014
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