TM:103 Hustlerz Ambition

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TM:103 Hustlerz Ambition
File:Young Jeezy-TM103HA-Official Cover.jpg
Studio album by Young Jeezy
Released December 20, 2011 (2011-12-20)
Recorded November 2009–2011
Genre Hip hop
Length 61:47
Label
Producer
Young Jeezy chronology
The Recession
(2008)The Recession2008		 TM:103 Hustlerz Ambition
(2011)		 Seen It All: The Autobiography
(2014)Seen It All: The Autobiography2014
Singles from TM 103: Hustlerz Ambition
  1. "Lose My Mind"
    Released: March 30, 2010
  2. "Ballin'"
    Released: May 17, 2011
  3. "F.A.M.E."
    Released: October 11, 2011
  4. "I Do"
    Released: January 10, 2012[1]
  5. "Leave You Alone"
    Released: February 21, 2012[2]

TM:103 Hustlerz Ambition is the sixth studio album by American rapper Young Jeezy. It was released on December 20, 2011 through CTE World and Def Jam Recordings.

The album had been delayed for nearly two years, missing several purported release dates[3][4] which have all been denied by representatives from Def Jam Recordings.[3] The album marks the third and final album in his Thug Motivation series, along with Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 (2005), and The Inspiration (2006).

Background

After initially being announced in 2009, the album was delayed for nearly two years and missed several release dates attached to it, including June 2010,[4] August 2010,[4] December 2010,[4] and July 26, 2011—exactly six years to the release date of his debut studio album, Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101.[3] Def Jam Recordings representatives declared these rumors false, however, Young Jeezy announced through the social networking site Twitter that the album was definitely completed, although at the time a release date—genuine or not—was not attached to the album.[3] The date given was, in fact, the day after Young Jeezy was due to perform the whole of his aforementioned debut album at New York City's Highline Ballroom, on the sixth anniversary of the release of the album. During the show on July 25, 2011, he announced that TM 103 would be released on September 20, 2011.[5] However, Young Jeezy later revealed that the album's release date would be December 20, 2011.[6]

Guests

On November 7, 2011, Young Jeezy confirmed that Ne-Yo, Snoop Dogg, Plies, Eminem, Drake, Bun B, Jadakiss, Jill Scott, Fabolous, T.I., André 3000, Jay Z, 2 Chainz and Wiz Khalifa would be featured on the album. Eminem, Drake, Bun B, Plies and Wiz Khalifa do not appear on the final track listing, however a leftover featuring Eminem leaked called "Talk To Me"[7] and the original version of "I Do" was released as the remix and features Drake. Other guest features that are on the album include Lil Wayne, Trick Daddy, Freddie Gibbs, Mitchelle'l and Future.[8]

Singles

"Ballin'" featuring Lil Wayne was released as a promotional single in the US on May 17, 2011.[9] The song peaked at number fifty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100.[10] The music video for "Ballin'" was directed by Colin Tilley, and was released on July 9, 2011.[11] "Lose My Mind" featuring Plies was released as the first single on March 30, 2010.[12] The song has peaked at number thirty-five on the US Billboard Hot 100.[10][13][14] On April 25, 2010, the music video was released for "Lose My Mind" featuring Plies.[15] The song was nominated for Best Rap Performance By Duo or Group at the 53rd Grammy Awards.[16] In 2010, he released two promotional singles, "All White Everything" featuring Yo Gotti which was released on July 3, 2010, and "Jizzle" featuring Lil Jon which was released on August 3, 2010.[17][18] The songs peaked at number eighty-two, and number sixty-nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts respectively, however, neither of the songs appeared on the final track listing.[17][18] On April 2, 2010, the music video was released for "All White Everything" featuring Yo Gotti.[19]

"F.A.M.E." featuring T.I. was released as the lead single on October 11, 2011 and peaked at number sixty-seven on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart.[20] On November 15, 2011, the music video was released for "F.A.M.E." featuring T.I..[21] "I Do" which features André 3000 and Jay Z would be released as the third official single, it had peaked at number sixty one on the Billboard Hot 100 and number four on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs.[10] The final single was "Leave You Alone" featuring Ne-Yo and reached number fifty-one on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[10] On March 9, 2012, the music video was released for "Leave You Alone" featuring Ne-Yo.[22] On December 15, 2011, the music video was released for "Nothing".[23] On January 15, 2012, the music video was released for "Supafreak" featuring 2 Chainz.[24] On February 1, 2012, the music video was released for "OJ" featuring Jadakiss and Fabolous.[25] On May 15, 2012, the music video was released for "Way Too Gone" featuring Future.[26]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars[27]
The A.V. Club C[28]
Consequence of Sound D–[29]
Los Angeles Times 3/4 stars[30]
Pitchfork Media 6.7/10[31]
PopMatters 8/10 stars[32]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[33]
Slant Magazine 2.5/5 stars[34]
Spin 7/10[35]
USA Today 3/4 stars[36]

TM 103: Hustlerz Ambition received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 70, based on 16 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[37] David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album three and a half stars out of five, saying "Here he's driven by the hunger to put things back where they were and live up to TM:103's official subtitle, Hustlerz Ambition, along with its unofficial one, Trap or Die Tryin'.[27] Chris Coplan of Consequence of Sound gave the album a D–, saying "Despite its success, this album gives us some idea as to why Jeezy has caught on and also why he isn’t any bigger than he is now. Maybe he’ll finally learn his lesson in TM: 104?"[29] King Eljay of AllHipHop gave the album a seven out of ten, saying "It’s painful to say, but this is nothing more than a good album. Unfortunately for most Jeezy fans, we needed a great one, and this isn’t it. Don’t get it twisted; this is still a solid album, but it falters to reach the standards he set for himself out of the gate." [38] William E. Ketchum III of HipHopDX gave the album a score of four stars out of five and said that Jeezy "gives a worthy addition to the series and continues his reign as one of rap's best."[39] Nathan S. of DJBooth also gave it four spins out of five and said that "despite the delays and false starts and question marks, ultimately Young Jeezy has continued an impressively consistent run of quality albums."[40]

Jayson Greene of Pitchfork Media gave the album a 6.7 out of 10, saying "Thug Motivation somehow feels both airless and over-inflated, the sound of an artist trying to revisit something gone."[31] Jonah Weiner of Rolling Stone gave the album three and a half stars out of five, saying "Jeezy stays stubbornly true to form on TM:103, rapping with minimal embellishment about getting rich (and high), treating beautiful cars poorly and beautiful women worse."[33] Steve "Flash" Juon of RapReviews.com gave it a score of seven out of ten and said, "Thanks in large part to the beats and the guest appearances, and in small part to Jeezy's frank delivery and raspy voice, it leans more toward the former [enjoyable] than the latter [obnoxious], leading me to give this album a cautious thumbs up."[41]

Jon Caramanica of The New York Times gave it an average review and called it "a step forward for Young Jeezy, even if everyone around him is walking much faster."[42] Wilson McBee of Prefix Magazine gave it a score of seven out of ten and said it "certainly has its moments, but on the whole it's bogged down by too much middling material."[43] Ralph Bristout of XXL gave the album an XL (the equivalent of four stars out of five), saying "Despite the abundance of features (twelve), Snow’s fourth studio album is indeed a win. It’s not glutted with a blizzard of coke boasts like his previous projects in the TM series, and offers a little more variety than just street cuts. But rest assured, the album is filled with anthems that’ll have you riding around your hood all day with your gun shit."[44]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 3 on the US Billboard 200, selling 233,000 copies in the first-week.[45][46] On January 31, 2012, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping over 500,000 copies in the United States.[47] As of March 7, 2013 the album has sold 636,000 copies in the United States.[48]

Track listing

No. Title Producer(s)[49] Length
1. "Waiting"   Lil' Lody 3:29
2. "What I Do (Just Like That)"   Drumma Boy 4:17
3. "OJ" (featuring Fabolous & Jadakiss) Lil' Lody 4:04
4. "Nothing"   Lil' Lody 4:03
5. "Way Too Gone" (featuring Future)
4:48
6. "SupaFreak" (featuring 2 Chainz) D. Rich 4:26
7. "All We Do"   Midnight Black 5:04
8. "Leave You Alone" (featuring Ne-Yo) Warren G 5:29
9. "Everythang"   Lil' Lody 3:38
10. "Trapped" (featuring Jill Scott) J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League 3:58
11. "F.A.M.E." (featuring T.I.) J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League 4:08
12. "I Do" (featuring Jay Z & André 3000) M16 5:12
13. "Higher Learning" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Devin the Dude & Mitchelle'l)
3:44
14. "This One's for You" (featuring Trick Daddy) Lil' Lody 5:26
Notes

(co.) denotes co-producer.

  • On the edited album version of "Way Too Gone", Future's verse was unknowingly omitted.
Sample credits

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Edition(s)
United States December 20, 2011
Def Jam Recordings
  • Standard
  • deluxe

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