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=== Commercial performance === === Commercial performance ===
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== Track listing == == Track listing ==

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Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition is the fourth studio album by American rapper Young Jeezy. It was released on December 20, 2011 through Corporate Thugz Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings.

The album had been delayed for nearly two years, missing several purported release dates which have all been denied by representatives from Def Jam Records. The album marks the third, and final album in his Thug Motivation series, along with Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 (2005), and The Inspiration (2006).

Background

After initially being announced in 2009, the album has been delayed for nearly two years and missed several release dates attached to it, including June 2010, August 2010, December 2010, and July 26, 2011—exactly six years to the release date of his debut studio album, Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101. Def Jam Records representatives have since declared these rumours false, however, Young Jeezy announced through the social networking site Twitter that the album was definitely completed, although at the time a release date—genuine or not—was not attached to the album. The date given was, in fact, the day after Young Jeezy was due to perform the whole of his aforementioned debut album at New York City's Highline Ballroom, on the sixth anniversary of the release of the album. During the show on July 25, 2011, he announced that Thug Motivation 103 would be released on September 20, 2011. However, Young Jeezy has since revealed that the album's release date is December 20, 2011.

Guests

On November 7, 2011, Young Jeezy confirmed that Ne-Yo, Snoop Dogg, Plies, Eminem, Drake, Bun B, Jadakiss, Jill Scott, Fabolous, T.I., Andre 3000, Jay-Z, 2 Chainz and Wiz Khalifa are going to be featured on the album. However, Eminem, Drake, Bun B and Wiz Khalifa do not appear on the final tracklisting. Other guest features that are on the album include Lil Wayne, Trick Daddy, Freddie Gibbs, Mitchelle'l and Future. The album, in its entirety, leaked online, six days before its official release date of December 20, 2011.

Singles

"Lose My Mind" was released as the lead single on March 30, 2010. The song has peaked at number thirty-five on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song was nominated for Best Rap Performance By Duo or Group at the 53rd Grammy Awards. In 2010, he has released his two promotional singles, "All White Everything" featuring Yo Gotti which was released on July 3, 2010, and "Jizzle" featuring Lil Jon which was released on August 3, 2010. The songs peaked at number eighty-two, and number sixty-nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts respectively, however, neither songs have appear on the final tracklisting.

"Ballin'" was released as the third promotional single in the US on May 17, 2011. The song peaked at number fifty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100. The music video was directed by Colin Tilley, was officially released on July 9, 2011. However, in the aforementioned Hot 97 interview, Young Jeezy revealed that the song was not a single from the album, although the song is still set to be included on the album. In the same interview, Young Jeezy revealed the second single, titled "Shake Life", the song was later premiered during the show. It was released to the internet on July 22, 2011, and was later released to iTunes as a digital download on August 2, 2011. The song features a sample by the Toto's song "Georgy Porgy". The song debuted at number seventy-six on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart in the US for the week ending August 6, 2011, and has peaked at number forty-six on the charts. "F.A.M.E." featuring T.I. was released as the second single on October 11, 2011.

Videos

Music videos were released for a few of the album's songs such as "Lose My Mind", "Ballin'", "F.A.M.E.", and "Nothing". Music videos were shot for the songs "Supafreak" featuring 2 Chainz, and "OJ" featuring Fabolous and Jadakiss. "Supafreak" premiered as the Jam of the Week on MTV Jams on Sunday January 15, 2012. The video for "OJ" was released on February 1, 2012. The music video to "Leave You Alone" featuring Ne-Yo was released on March 9, 2012. The music video to "Way Too Gone" featuring Future was released in May 13, 2012.

Reception

Critical response

Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition received mixed to generally positive reviews from music critics. At metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 15 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, with 233,000 copies in its first-week of sales. As of January 31, 2012, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping over 500,000 copies in the US. As of Aug. 2012, the album has sold 625,361 copies in the US.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Waiting"Lil' Lody3:30
2."What I Do (Just Like That)"Drumma Boy4:17
3."OJ" (featuring Fabolous & Jadakiss)Lil' Lody4:04
4."Nothing"Lil' Lody4:03
5."Way Too Gone" (featuring Future)Mike Will, Marz (EarDrummers) (co.)4:48
6."Supa Freak" (featuring 2 Chainz)D. Rich4:26
7."All We Do"Midnight Black5:04
8."Leave You Alone" (featuring Ne-Yo)Warren G5:29
9."Everythang"Lil' Lody3:38
10."Trapped" (featuring Jill Scott)J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League3:58
11."F.A.M.E." (featuring T.I.)J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League4:08
12."I Do" (featuring Jay-Z & André 3000)M165:12
13."Higher Learning" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Devin the Dude & Mitchelle'l)Mike "Emaydee" Dupree, Lil' C (co.)3:44
14."This One's for You" (featuring Trick Daddy)Lil' Lody5:26
Deluxe edition
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
15.".38" (featuring Freddie Gibbs)Lil' Lody5:05
16."Ballin'" (featuring Lil Wayne)Lil' Lody4:44
17."Lose My Mind" (featuring Plies)Drumma Boy4:02
18."Never Be the Same"Lil' Lody4:01
Notes

(co.) denotes co-producer.

  • On the edited album version of "Way Too Gone", Future's verse was unknowingly omitted.
Sample credits

"OJ"

  • "Banka" by Meiko Kaji from Golden Star Twin Deluxe (1974).

"Supafreak"

"Leave You Alone"

"F.A.M.E."

"I Do"

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Edition(s)
United States December 20, 2011 CD, digital download Def Jam Recordings Standard, deluxe

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  10. USA Today Review
  11. XXL Review
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