Rapper Young Jeezy inspires Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps in historic wins.(ENTERTAINMENT)(Brief article)

Jet | September 8, 2008| | Copyright

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In Michael Phelps' historic quest for eight gold medals in a single Olympics, the U.S. swimmer said his favorite song before races was Young Jeezy's Go Getta. "He said it motivated him," said Jeezy. "I wanted to motivate someone at some point. Look what happened."

Phelps and teammate Ryan Lochte, who also won a gold medal and is a Jeezy fan, often greeted each other by saying "Juh," the rapper's signature phrase.

"That's one of my famous ad libs right there," laughs Jeezy, who appeared on Usher's Love in This Club. "It's ...

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