The music video for this song is graphic and tells a visual story and illustrates what Jeezy and Akon are trying to tell us, if you weren’t running the block, then the block was running you. As the producer of this track, Akon’s ability to articulate his voice based on each word he says is extraordinary. Akon and Young Jeezy Tryin' to take it easy Only way to go And so (Let's get it) If you lookin' for me I'll be on the block With my thang cocked possibly sittin' on a drop now Cause I'm a rider (yeah) I'm just a soul survivor (yeah) Cause everybody know the game don't stop Tryin' to make it to the top for your ass get popped now If you a rider. He opens the song slowly with an intro followed by the hook. There was no better person out there to take this chorus than he, who can make you freeze up and listen when you hear the sound of his voice. With that being said, this song's success has a lot to do with Akon. A standout verse in this song portrays this exactly: “This ain’t a rap song, this is my life, if the hood was a battlefield then I’d earn stripes.” Filling time and space with his famous ad libs, Young Jeezy owns this song start to finish. Im a Soul Survivor Ask about em in the street, the boy Jeezy a rida (Jeezy. He not only provided a truthful, in-depth look at inner-city life, he did it artistically with passion and descriptive accuracy, putting songs together that painted a picture for listeners. Convict Akon and Young Jeezy Tryin to take it easy Only way to go And so. He was often juggled between other family members as well. His mother took him to her home in Georgia, where she raised him with the help of her mother. Soon after his birth, his parents, who were not married, separated.
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Young Jeezy was extremely influential because of this. Young Jeezy was born as Jay Wayne Jenkins on September 28, 1977, in Columbia, South Carolina. Rapping about what it was like trying to live off of the streets, buying and selling and ripping people off just to make more money than the day before to stay alive. Dropping back in 2005, “Soul Survivor” still remains extremely lyrically accurate to this day. This hit featuring Akon is easily one of the most recognizable anthems that Young Jeezy has ever released. Atlanta native Young Jeezy was one of the first artists in rap to help establish the “trap” genre, which has paved the way for hundreds of artists that followed in similar footsteps.