Jeezy Finally Squashes Feud With Coach K

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Jeezy Presents TM101: 10 Year Anniversary Concert
ATLANTA, GA - JULY 25: Young Jeezy performs at Jeezy Presents TM101: 10 year anniversay concert at The Fox Theatre on July 25, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage)
Coach K and Jeezy are back on good terms.

Jeezy and Coach K finally put their differences aside during the Thug Motivation concert in Atlanta on Friday night.

Though Jeezy and Coach K emerged alongside each other, their relationship quickly spoiled during his ascent to stardom. However, the two finally buried the hatchet. Coach K emerged on stage on Friday night to introduce Jeezy to the stage.

ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 04: (EDITOR NOTE: Image was created using a filter lens.) Kevin " Coach K" Lee attends "Only Built for Infinity Links" Album Listening Party on October 4, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.(Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage)

“They say for your blessings to really start, you have to have a clean slate. Tonight, two Black men settle their differences,” he said. “So here I am on this stage tonight to give you the story about how we got here.”

Afterward, he delved into their backstory, from giving each other their respective nicknames to imagining their success together.

“I named Young Jeezy and he named me Coach K. We was inseparable,” Coach K explained. Then, he detailed a night at 112 where he witnessed Jeezy's crew buy out all of the bottles in the club.

“But leaving that club that night, I told Jeezy, ‘Man, you gotta start talking about this shit that you doing in your music.’ He looked at me and said, ‘Man, you crazy. If I talk about this shit, I’m going to jail!’ I said, ‘Nah, but if you rap it in third person, they gon’ feel it — and you ain’t gonna incriminate yourself.’ After that conversation, the magic began.”

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - NOVEMBER 16: Rapper Jeezy attends the game between the Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena on November 16, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

Jeezy previously addressed their issues during an appearance on Drink Champs. The Trap Or Die rapper explained that the 2007 fallout was a result of poor communication.

“Don’t get me wrong, he’s great at what he does, but there were a lot of conversations that didn’t happen before the fame and the money came, and the understanding,” he said. “I just didn’t trust a lot of things…I’m just understanding what I’m assuming. So if you’re not communicating with somebody and it’s not going how you want it to go, of course you’re gonna be like, ‘Yo, I’m not rocking like that.’ Then he probably thought it ain’t going how he want it to go.”

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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.
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