Jeezy: The Snowman admits to leaving some people in the past, reveals if he wants more kids and more

If there’s one thing you can count on from the Snowman, it’s the fact Jeezy always has some things to talk about. From embracing his family goals to putting his pen game toward book-writing over delivering more albums right now - it’s all must-hear moments from his conversation with Audacy V-103 sit-down with the legendary ‘Big Tigger Morning Show.’

The Snowman a.k.a. Jeezy talks family, book and everything in-between with Audacy V-103

Getting everything from why he really dropped ‘Young’ off his rap alias to having a dad in the Marines, Jeezy doesn’t leave much - if anything - out from this conversation. Peep some interview highlights and keep scrolling for the full-fledged conversation.

Why some people from his past aren’t in his life now [03:25]: “Life started lifing. You know, you start paying for lawyers and lawsuits and, you know, it just, life started lifing. And, you know, like anything else the layers peel off. You know what I'm saying? And it's like, you don't want it to be that way, but that's the way life happens. Because life telling you, ‘If you don't start peeling off some of these layers, you won't survive.’ And you know how they tell you on the plane, you know, ‘If the plane going down, you gotta put your face mask on first.’ The plane was going down, you feel me? So I had to put my face mask on…”

The hardest thing for him to leave behind [05:10]: “My identity. You know, I was good in the street… I had all the respect I needed. So for me to try to enter the music, I almost was taking a risk because last thing you wanna do is be a street guy that's a whack rapper… “

If he wants more children [12:15]: “Uh, I’m focusing on the book right now.”

What’s the hardest part of being Jeezy, writing the book was therapeutic [14:10]:  “My first, you know, three albums and two mix tapes, I was probably the most depressed I ever been in my life. And I didn't even know what depression was. You know what I'm saying? Anxiety, all these things, I didn't have the words for that. As I started to learn and peel back the layers, I'm like, ‘Oh, this is what's going on.’“

More from the interview:
[01:15] – Why he dropped the “Young”
[01:45] – New memoir Adverity for Sale: "The reason why I called it Adversity For Sale is because when people see you and see the finish product, not the Young Jeezy but the Jeezy, they feel like its just two steps and a hop and they can get there, and it's just like I lost way more times than I ever won…"
[06:55] – His father was a Marine, moved around a lot: “...but the reality of it was when I got back to the 'hood when my parents divorced, I knew there was beaches. I knew there was palm trees. So I'm trying to explain that to people in the hood. And they're like, ‘Man, what are you talking about? Ain't never left the block.’”
[08:25] – Four things to be successful, why he wrote the book now
[10:15] – Atlanta’s place in the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop, Andre 3000’s “the south got somethin' to say” statement at the 1995 Source Awards
[11:10] – “Tupac was like my therapist.”
[12:50] – His relationship with his sister
[17:20] – How he manages anxiety
[18:15] – If he’s working on new music

Latto reveals her '22 goals list, the glow up from dropping 'Big Energy' and Cardi B inspiration

Atlanta rapper Latto is glowing up and not looking back. With anthems like ‘Big Energy’ buzzing across the globe, the hip-hop star takes some time to chop it up with the Audacy Check In’s Julia to dish on everything from working with the iconic Mariah Carey and getting inspiration from Cardi B to how she manages the pressures of succeeding in a competitive market.

To make life a little easier, check out the time stamps below and kick back for nearly 20 minutes of audio gems courtesy of Big Latto.

[01:15] – 2022 Goals List, vision board; Parents supporting her music
[02:35] – Rapping at 8-years-old, started out with loving poetry in school; Looks up to Nicki Minaj for her word play
[03:50] – Advice for women wanting to come up: Have tunnel vision, don’t let social media and the comments distract you
[04:45] – Difference between the grind of putting out mixtapes vs. coming up via social media
[05:45] – 777: Emotional project so relief it’s finally out, was adamant about it being versatile; Pressure from success of “Big Energy”, changed some songs for the album because of it
[08:10] – Album features, artist-to-artist respect; Stunned got both Childish Gambino and Mariah Carey; Having to keep the Mariah collaboration a secret
[10:15] – Managing the pressure of success: Finding thin line of where it’s still fun, can be biggest hater sometimes but have to step back and appreciate how far you’ve come; Her parents’ grind, gets her work ethic from them
[12:00] – Lil Nas X DM’d her (“so geeked about that”), being embraced by the industry
[13:35] – Favorite part of creating album: Towards the end, seeing it come together, titles and track list; Why named it 777, felt like she was hitting the jackpot in real life
[15:05] – Touring, climate changes, time changes; Trying not to think of it as work; 30ish songs on setlist; Inspired by Cardi B’s performance at Rolling Loud Miami