Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllHipHop	[2]
Allmusic	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	(Favorable)[4]
Pitchfork Media	(7.7/10)[5]
Plugged In	(average)[6]
Prefix Magazine	(5/10)[7]
RapReviews	(6.5/10)[8]
Robert Christgau	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
The Situation	[11]

In 2015, hip hop writer Brooklyn Russell declared the album "trap rap's apotheosis" while observing its impact: "Working with only a handful of Shawty Redd beats and his naturally raspy voice, Atlanta native Young Jeezy would lay down the blueprint for an entire region of rappers—virtually knocking big players like Lil Jon out of commission."[12]

In 2012, Complex called the album one of the classic albums of the last decade.[13]

Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, selling 172,000 copies in the first week.[14] This became Jeezy's first US top-ten debut.[14] In its second week, the album dropped to number four on the chart, selling an additional 85,000 copies.[15] In its third week, the album dropped to number six on the chart, selling 71,000 more copies.[16] In its fourth week, the album dropped to number ten on the chart, selling 61,000 copies.[17] As of October 2009, the album sold 1,933,000 copies in the US.[18] On July 2, 2020, the album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over two million units in the United States.[1]

Sample credits

• "Go Crazy" contains a sample of "(Man, Oh Man) I Want to Go Back" performed by Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions.
• "My Hood" contains an interpolation of "Rubberband Man" performed by T.I.
• "Talk to 'Em" contains a sample of "I Need You" performed by Frankie Beverly & Maze.