Under his own label, he released his first independent album, Thuggin’ Under the Influence (T.U.I.) in the summer of 2001. With that, he began recording various mix tapes. While his original intention was to work behind the scenes as a producer, Jeezy soon felt the need to enter the community himself as a positive voice within the black, hip-hop community. Drawn to hip hop music as an adolescent, he eventually entered the music business in 1998, after establishing Corporate Thugz Entertainment with his close friend, Demetrius Ellerbee. Hailing from Atlanta, American rapper Young Jeezy first broke into the music scene in 2001 with his independent album, Thuggin’ Under the Influence (T.U.I.). Although life dealt him a less-than-ideal hand, him and his family having spent many years in poverty in a rough part of town, Jeezy had always been determined to make something big of himself.
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