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.
FInd Your Unique Voice & Unleash Your Creativity w/ Jeezy EP 1480
“The new rich is, peace. You can put somebody in a Rolls Royce and they’ll still have the same problems.” @jeezy
And now let’s jump into episode 1480 of The School of Greatness!
Some Questions I Ask:
- Aspiring artists often struggle with self-doubt and finding their unique voice. How did you overcome any creative insecurities early in your career, and what advice would you give to others facing similar challenges?
- Fear of judgment can sometimes hinder creative expression. How do you maintain the courage to share your unique ideas and perspectives with the world, regardless of potential criticism?
- As someone with experience in both music and entrepreneurship, how do you find parallels between creative expression in art and innovation in business?
- Failure is often part of the creative process. What lessons have you learned from your failures? Do you embrace failure?
- Collaboration and inspiration from other artists can be a powerful catalyst for creativity. Who have you collaborated with that inspired you to step beyond what you thought you were capable of?
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.
- Plus much more…
Show Notes:
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