In 1994, Jeezy spent nine months in YCA (Youth Challenge Academy), a boot camp in Fort Stewart, Georgia, for narcotics possession. He had lived in Macon, Georgia at an older age where he befriended many Crip gang members and even affiliated himself with the Crips and started his affiliation with Kinky B who helped his career along with many others. At a point in time he lived in Hawkinsville, Georgia at 600 N Lumpkin. In an interview with XXL magazine, he described his childhood as "empty". When he was a toddler, Jenkins relocated to Atlanta, Georgia where he lived with different family members, as a result of his parents separating.
Jay Wayne Jenkins was born on Septemin Columbia, South Carolina.
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Jeezy began his music career in 2001 as Lil J with the release of Thuggin' Under the Influence (T.U.I.). and Gucci Mane, for helping to pioneer and popularize trap music with a mainstream audience. Jeezy is credited, along with fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. Signed to Def Jam Recordings since 2004, his major label debut, Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101, was released the following year and debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, selling 172,000 copies in its first week and was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Jay Wayne Jenkins (born September 28, 1977), known by his stage name Jeezy (formerly Young Jeezy), is an American rapper, songwriter, and actor.