The Artist Formerly Known As “Young” has returned. Despite claiming the forgettable TM104: The Legend of the Snowman would be his last album, Jeezy dropped a surprise project on us amidst this pandemic. However, rather than inspiring us through tough times, Twenty/20 Pyrex Vision finds The Snowman zonked out on autopilot for seven comatose tracks.
“No need for bringin’ up that old shit, look, I’m past that,” Jeezy raps on “First Mind.” Jay Jenkins has money on his mind like Puffy in, well, any era. While his focus is admirable, his on-the-mic hustle is lacking the hunger that once motivated rappers and trappers alike. The same song features Jeezy repeating “Where the cash at?” over and over to mind-numbing effect. Whereas mid-2000s Jeezy would have been able to turn simple repetition into a catchy refrain, here, the 42-year-old just sounds tired. Jeezy has had aspirations of being like JAY-Z since he teamed up with him on “Go Crazy (Remix),” and includes Mr. Carter on his laundry list of filthy rich celebrities on “Billions.” One could never realistically expect a 4:44 of the south from Jeezy, but it’s disappointing that his hopes to emulate Jigga don’t translate to more mature, enriched lyricism.
It’s also hard to believe Shawty Redd produced this EP in its entirety. The nasty bite that imbued songs like “Trap or Die” and “Gangsta Music” with a sense of intrigue is nowhere to be found. In its place are mid-tempo beats with lackluster drums that sound like they could have been pulled off of SoundCloud. The only musical highlight is “Buy a Bank,” which hearkens back to the excitement of Jeezy’s Recession-era bombast. And yet, Young’s Benadryl flow stunts the track, and rhymes like “911 faster than a cheetah, nigga (Woo)/Brand new Hanes wife-beater, nigga (Damn)” render the track a frustrating waste of potential.
“Let me take it to the flow that made me muthafuckin’ famous/Back when me and Shawty Redd was in the basement makin’ bangers,” Jeezy raps on the closing “Poppin’.” He proceeds to do the opposite, as he matches Redd’s unimpressive minimalism with another half-hearted delivery. When he questions, “How you poppin’?” on the hook, it’s almost as though he can barely muster the energy to get the words out of his mouth.
Jeezy is a smart businessman and turned what could have been 15 minutes of fame into an illustrious career with creative concepts and an outstanding mic presence. Yet, on Twenty/20 Pyrex Vision, he sounds the most uninspired he has his entire career.
Unless he brings the real back, it’s time for him to turn his full attention to the boardroom.
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Y’all bugging, this album is super fire! Shawty red and Jeezy went back to the thug motivation and trap or die days. I love this project
Nice something to listen to. He just having fun with it.
It was kinda exciting the 1st listen thru but on playback yea it could’ve been better. Hard to argue with the review but it wasn’t all bad
Whoever wrote this bullshit needs to have several seats….The album is fire asf….The streets got the Jeezy we needed…#SNOWMAN
On me fuck is these lame niggaz talm bout
The yayo talk is getting real old. Anything new to say??? Pass…..
Smh…if you tired stop listening..we feed off it we need it
This deserves a better review than what the review gave. Maybe not Jeezy’s best work but Jeezy on a Shawty Redd beat is always fire in my opinion.
This the
Y’all trippin, this album is dope as hell.
I think the review was too generous to give him such a good rating. its bullshit album from bullshit rapper.
Eat a dick
Thanks jeezy? streets hot over this!
Since he ain’t rapping like everybody else it’s garbage? This shit hard
The beats are really nice on this. Even if Jeezy was a little more laid back lyrically, it’s still better than 90% of the garbage out now.
How old are the people rating this?
Never believe a rapper when they say “this will be my final album”. They are all liars, chasing attention. We know for a fact The Game will drop multiple albums still, and just not call them albums lol.
I feel that it was Jeezy’s return to his original form, but probably I welcomed because it didn’t feel authentic. But it was actually better than the last 3 or 4 albums he’s brought out IMO
I’d like to give it 3.5 but I’ll give it 4 I guess.
Jeezy is as Jeezy does
Whoever wrote this article,is a fuckn disgrace! That’s the problem, we will always have, hating on each other, but hiding behind internet! Y would u say the man wanna b like Jay Z! Instead of saying The first Jeezy! The man 42, and basically gave a free album as a gift,to ppl n a time like this,dealing with this virus! U the real dick eater! Lol! That’s Beyoncé husband, find ur own meat to ride!
One the best albums i heard theses last months.
Maybe the best in a year
I am so sick of reading articles like this on here. This was a good piece of work from him.
Totally agree
after hearing his dad was in the military and Jeezy lived in Japan for a while in his teens, I’m starting to question his lyrics. HMMMM.
Pyrex vision is a good song.. the whole album is pretty decent…it’s better than 95 percent of what’s being put on now…shit we fucks with the ☃️…… ?? ?
Agreed…these are not real Jeezy fans being negative
Wrong. I love The Recession. This is boring.
This is the worst thing he has done.
My man stay making classics????
Trash
I actually like the album. It’s all opinion based. All what you like.
No bueno , like it came up short , lost 16 ounces and you cant wrap it back up or get your funds back.
Being listening to jeezy before day one….he never disappoints me…..haters jus mad he still has that flow ….woah….keep going jeezy and fuck the haters….I wish it had 10 songs but.. A…still a solid body of work 5 stars in my book…keep going ☃️☃️☃️☃️☃️⛄⛄⛄
Jesus ain’t leav’n the game till its time forit. $treet gossip like they never imagined on the rail.
this shit hard af yall trippin
Terrible
I didn’t get addicted but it’s better than the last album he dropped. The energy here is really hungry & the production is signature. Yall ain’t have to call my manz zonked out.