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Aug 2023
1h 26m

Jeezy: Escaping the Streets, Building a ...

Lewis Howes
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With more than a dozen RIAA gold, platinum, and multi-platinum hits to his credit, JEEZY, the Atlanta pioneer of hip-hop’s dominant trap genre, has amassed over 6.5 billion catalog streams, and over 960 million YouTube channel views. 2020 marked the 15th anniversary of Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101, his seminal RIAA platinum Def Jam label debut LP. It entered the Rap and R&B charts at #1 (#2 on the pop side), and immortalized trap music with the double-platinum #1 hit “Soul Survivor” featuring Akon.

In this episode you will learn,

  • Overcoming self-doubt and finding one's unique voice as an aspiring artist.
  • Maintaining courage to share unique ideas despite the fear of judgment and criticism.
  • Drawing parallels between creative expression in art and innovation in business.
  • Embracing failure as a natural part of the creative process and learning from it.
  • The power of collaboration with other artists in pushing creative boundaries.

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