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Thug Motivation - There's no denying Young Jeezy's talent for motivational speaking. Since hitting the scene in 2005, Jizzle has inspired us to grind hard with his gritty tales from the trap. Today is the rags-to-riches ATL rapper's 34th birthday, so we decided to look back at some of his most motivational lines. Ay!  Young Jeezy (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

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Song: "Thug Motivation 101" - "I used to hit the kitchen lights, cockroaches everywhere/hit the kitchen lights now, marble floors everywhere." (Photo: Chris McKay/Getty Images)

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Song: "Crazy World" - "Won't stop til my whole team in thug mansions/And I sell like Pac, that's a thug's passion." (Photo: Jeff Fusco/Getty Images)

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Song: "Let's Get It/Sky's The Limit" - "Look up in the sky and tell me what you see/The clouds naw n--- not me /I see opportunity I'm a opportunist/N---- you heard what I said I'm an opportunist." (Photo: Courtesy Island Def Jam)

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Song: "Let’s Get It/Sky's the Limit" - "The world is yours and everything in it, it’s out there get on your grind and get it” (Photo: Courtesy Island Def Jam)

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Song: "Hustlaz Ambition" - "I couldn't wait to see the day that I changed where my momma stay/Put the BS behind me, it's too much money in front of me." (Photo: Courtesy Island Def Jam)

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Song: "Let's get It/Sky's the Limit" - "Men do what they want, boys do what they can/And it aint no secret Im'a grown ass man" (Photo: Kristian Dowling/Getty Images)

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Song: "I'm Straight" - "F-- bein' broke, this a reality check/While you mad at ya girl, ya betta check reality/Gotta crawl 'fore you walk, you gotta think before you talk" (Photo: Courtesy Island Def Jam)

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Song: "Amazin" - "Victorious, yeah we warriors/We make history, strive for victory"  (Photo: Courtesy Island Def Jam)

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Song: "Who Dat" - "Got the weight of the world on my shoulders/And I swear it feels like 10,000 boulders/And it's so heavy, but I'm so ready"  (Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BET)

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Song: "Go Getta" - "We live life on the edge like there's no tomorrow (damn)/And grind hard like there's no today/And do the same shit like it's yesterday"  (Photo: Courtesy Island Def Jam)

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Song: "Thug Motivation 101" - "Baby need shoes, partner need bail money/Blood hound with the bread/I just smell money"   (Photo: Jeffrey Ufberg/Getty Images)

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Song: "Trap or Die" - "I want the whole pie like Dominoes, yes indeed/I'm tryna stack my bacon up, I need extra cheese" (Photo: Jeff Fusco/Getty Images)