When Jeezy first came out I could not stand him. I like old school (L.O.N.S., EMPD, PE) but I love fresh production. To me the this era's MCs are dead, recycled and washed up, but the production in this era is extremely good (some people have trouble analyzing both separately). For example, I love The Runners and their new sound . My love and appreciation for production has lead me to Jeezy.

My favorite hip hop magazine is "Scratch" which is hip hop for a producer perspective (it got discontinued in Oct of 06; very disappointed ), interviewed Jeezy specifically about this album and he said the following:

"You know how Jeru the Damaja's first album sounds like Brooklyn? How 8ball & MJG sound like Memphis?"

Well Jeezy has a distinct unique sound for ATL (I love 8ball & MJG and have the same respect for them as I am finding with Jeezy). That is what I like about this album, Jeezy is different; I don't love his message or care for the same topics but when he raps, he does it in his unique way which I gotta respect.

So I was kinda impressed because my standards were low. The good parts are that the production is kicking and Jeezy has a distinct sound. The lows are that he is very one dimensional.

Young Jeezy even proclaims not to be a rapper; yet, he is a motivational speaker. So, in this case, he is trying to speak to the youth of hip-hop culture that selling drugs and carrying guns is the cool thing to do. He should just consider himself a rapper; that way, when he's using grade-school rhyme patterns to get his message across, we can just call him a bad rapper instead of a bad role model.

Anyways, with that diatribe aside, this album is nothing new from Jeezy. We all saw it coming. He picks out some great beats, but cannot provide the great lyrics to go along with them. Therefore, an uneven album ensues. "I Luv It" was the first single and is a prime example. If this beat might have reached someone such as T.I. or maybe even a group like Clipse, this would've been a great song. However, it's Jeezy, so it's gonna be a letdown.

That's pretty much what this album is; a letdown. After guest spots on "Grew Up a Screw Up" with Ludacris and the posse cut remix "Top Back" with T.I. & B.G., i was expecting alot from Jeezy this time around. However, all i got were two tracks ("Go Getta" with R. Kelly & "3 A.M." with Timbaland) that are recommendable. The rest of the album is plagued with horrible lyrics over average-to-above average production. If you're looking for "inspiration," look away from this "trap-star."

Lost the original and had to get another! My collection is almost complete! This CD is a rider...never do I press skip track!

No one has to make room for this artist; he is `bogarting' his way to the lime light. People who say he's overrated most likely either can't relate to or don't understand his music. He proves that with this album. If you liked Thug Motivation, you'll love The Inspiration.

Why 4 instead of 5? The topics that are mentioned in this album aren't very broad, which might be somewhat of a turn-off to certain people. He does have different types of tracks, this album is very similar to Thug Motivation except for different production and different lyrics. As far as I'm concerned, he's killing the rap scene whether you like it or not. The Billboard Charts don't lie. Motivation, Inspiration... what's next?

---Pryncez

The Beats are tight , though Young Jeezy never switches the flow or changes the "yeaaahhhh" at the beginning of every SINGLE SONG (which could really get on your nerves eventually). Best song on The Inspiration was single "I Luv It", and "Dreamin' (feat. Keyshia Cole) was tight because it was a little different and actually had a point to. My opinion, 2 hot songs outta 16.