POWDER
BURNS
Angst-ridden
and magnetic,
YOUNG JEEZY
is rap’s most
cherished
survivor. But
BENJAMIN
MEADOWS-
INGRAM
wonders what
happens when
he breaks free
of the trap?

WHEN THE 2007 CADILLAC Escalade ESV Young
Jeezy’s team has rented for a September weekend
in New York pulls up at a curb, the first one out is
Full Coverage (F.C. for short), a hulking mass of a
bodyguard who looks like an African warrior if said
warrior had bulked up for the WWE and enlisted a
bespoke tailor. On this trip to N.Y.C., F.C.’s
wardrobe—French cuff white button-downs, slim-
fitting dark denim, and pointed black leather
shoes—has become the running joke. Every time
Jeezy’s squad bumps into another camp—every-
one from Paul Wall to T.I. to Nelly to Nas and Kelis
has descended upon midtown Manhattan to perform
at the Boost Mobile Rock Corps tour finale at
Radio City Music Hall—someone has some-
thing to say about F.C.’s getups. But just
’cause folks got jokes, don’t think for a

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