Young Jeezy Covers Complex Magazine

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With his fourth studio album Thug Motivation 103 on the way, Jay Jenkins aka Young Jeezy hooked up with Complex magazine for one of their 3 October issue covers.

The other two covers feature a Clipse x KAWS collaboration cover and an Eliza Dushku cover. Young Jeezy’s cover featurs illustration by Philly graf kingpin ESPO. As Complex puts it, “both artists are known for flipping American capitalism on it’s head, so the partnership was a natural fit.”

In his interview at the plush London Hotel in Manhattan, Jeezy discusss his creative process, his love life and ghostwriting for Kanye West.

ComplexEveryone seems to downplay your creative process as a songwriter. So walk us through developing a song.
Young Jeezy: I don’t go in the studio like, “I’ma make a smash today”—that ain’t my whole method. My music is feeling. If I just left the club or somethin’, I’ll probably go and cut a club record. If I’m going through something, then instead of it being bright in the studio, it might be a little dark, a little mellow in there, and it might be a feeling song.

ComplexYou just said: “I’m not an in-love- ass nigga.” What do you mean by that statement?
Young Jeezy: I ain’t never been—I’ve been a hustler my whole life, so I was pretty much infatuated with money and success and just staying focused and down, so I ain’t never been the type of nigga that just admires my girlfriend.

ComplexBut you got romance in your life.
Young Jeezy: Yeah, but they ask me what my love life is like, I tell them simple: I love life. [Laughs.] You know what I’m saying? That’s it. I’ma do me, but I ain’t never been the type of person out at the movies and holding hands and riding around listening to R. Kelly, you know what I’m saying?

Complex What’s it like writing for Kanye?
Young Jeezy: First of all, Kanye fucking flew in the ’copter to Hawaii, so I was all on it anyway. When I got there, I saw dolphins in the swimming pool, so I’m like, “What the fuck.” He would play songs and be like, “So what you think?” And I’d be like, “Well, shit, you might wanna change this,” because I’m looking at it from a street nigga’s perspective, you know what I’m saying? I kinda just came in and gave my input and made sure all the dots connected. You gotta go in with the mindset that you know who you’re dealing with or who you’re writing for. ’Cause I done gave niggas some jewels and niggas like, “Yo, this shit is crazy.”

The issue hits stands on October 6, but you can check out the full interview and a behind the scenes video now.