Trap Or Die 3

After experimenting with sound and storytelling on recent albums, Jeezy makes a grand return to the hustlers’ anthems that made him famous. Rising out of a tsunami-sized beat from longtime producer Shawty Redd, “G-Wagon” is an all-encompassing fight song for everyone committed to survival and prosperity in the face of stacked odds. Between slabs of roiling ATL trap sits the Lil Wayne collaboration “Bout That,” a stealthy attack from two originators with nothing left to fear.

On Trap or Die 3, Jeezy stops pretending to give a damn what listeners under 25 might be into, offering a back-to-basics statement despite never straying that far from the basics to begin with.

Jeezy's approach on his seventh Def Jam album is signaled clearly by its cover and title.