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It's entirely fitting, considering all the references to ejaculation, that Juelz Santana's solo debut full-length for Roc-a-Fella comes off as premature. Fresh off his filler-stuffed two-disc set with his Dipset (Diplomatic Immunity, released just a few months prior), Santana does deliver a small clutch of tracks that could've formed the basis for an outstanding LP. However, there's not enough strong material to make this 70-minute affair a significant one. This comes down to Santana's improving but underdevloped skills as a lyricist and productions that are almost equally inconsistent. "Okay Okay" and "Santana's Town" are two great instances where the eager MC's commanding delivery is enough to bolster the Heatmakerz' energizing production work. On both tracks, Santana amps up his conversational style (no doubt part of the effect Cam'ron's had on him) with fiery command; taut curlicues of swelling strings increase the suspense of "Okay Okay," while squealing symphonic samples push the MC into the red in "Santana's Town." Had this been a six- to eight-track EP, with the bum productions and innocuous rhymes lopped off, Santana's stock would've no doubt been raised. The promise he still holds is obvious, given the flashes of brilliance, so here's hoping the second album sees that through.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Jimmy Jones, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Laron James, ComposerLyricist - Seon Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Heatmakerz, Producer - Juelz Santana, MainArtist - Mike Peters, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Freekey Zeekey, FeaturedArtist - Greg Green, ComposerLyricist - Eric "IBO" Butler, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - J Dolla, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Jones, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Laron James, ComposerLyricist - Seon Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Heatmakerz, Producer - Juelz Santana, MainArtist - Mike Peters, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Young, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Green, ComposerLyricist - G. Harding, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Laron James, ComposerLyricist - Seon Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Bell, ComposerLyricist - Heatmakerz, Producer - Juelz Santana, MainArtist - WILLIAM HART, ComposerLyricist - Carl Young, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Green, ComposerLyricist - Eric "IBO" Butler, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Not Applicable, Composer - Juelz Santana, MainArtist - Freekey Zeekey, FeaturedArtist - Monique Garnett, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Laron James, ComposerLyricist - Seon Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Norman Whitfield, ComposerLyricist - Heatmakerz, Producer - Juelz Santana, MainArtist - Carl Young, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Green, ComposerLyricist - Eric "IBO" Butler, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Richard Steinman, ComposerLyricist - Laron James, ComposerLyricist - Seon Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Heatmakerz, Producer - Juelz Santana, MainArtist - Mike Peters, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Green, ComposerLyricist - Opera Steve, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Eric "IBO" Butler, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Laron James, ComposerLyricist - Seon Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Razah, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Heatmakerz, Producer - Juelz Santana, MainArtist - Mike Peters, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Harold Hudson, ComposerLyricist - Carl Young, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William King, ComposerLyricist - Greg Green, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Laron James, ComposerLyricist - Juelz Santana, MainArtist - Mike Peters, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - HAROLD PAYNE, ComposerLyricist - Henri Charlemagne, ComposerLyricist - Charlemagne, Producer - Carl Young, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Edgar Pease, ComposerLyricist - Michael Scarpiello, ComposerLyricist - Shane "Bermuda" Woodley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Jones, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Laron James, ComposerLyricist - Seon Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Heatmakerz, Producer - Juelz Santana, MainArtist - Henderson Thigpen, ComposerLyricist - James Banks, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Marion, ComposerLyricist - Greg Green, ComposerLyricist - Eric "IBO" Butler, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Usher Raymond, ComposerLyricist - Laron James, ComposerLyricist - Seon Thomas, ComposerLyricist - TERRY LEWIS, ComposerLyricist - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - Heatmakerz, Producer - Juelz Santana, MainArtist - Greg Green, ComposerLyricist - Eric "IBO" Butler, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Jones, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Laron James, ComposerLyricist - Razah, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Chad Hamilton, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Press, Producer, Co-Producer - Juelz Santana, MainArtist - Mike Peters, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Presson, ComposerLyricist - Eric "IBO" Butler, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Juelz Santana, MainArtist - Freekey Zeekey, FeaturedArtist - Monique Garnett, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cameron Giles, ComposerLyricist - Laron James, ComposerLyricist - Edward Hinson, ComposerLyricist - Carlisle Young, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Self, Producer - Cam'ron, FeaturedArtist - Juelz Santana, MainArtist - Mike Peters, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Juelz Santana, MainArtist - Mike Peters, FeaturedArtist - Freekey Zeekey, FeaturedArtist - Monique Garnett, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Laron James, ComposerLyricist - Seon Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Barry White, ComposerLyricist - Heatmakerz, Producer - R. Brito, ComposerLyricist - Juelz Santana, MainArtist - JR Writer, FeaturedArtist - Mike Peters, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Young, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Green, ComposerLyricist - Shane "Bermuda" Woodley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Laron James, ComposerLyricist - Keith Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Juelz Santana, MainArtist - Jesse Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Henri Charlemagne, ComposerLyricist - Charlemagne, Producer - Artese Williams, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric "IBO" Butler, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Jones, Recording Engineer, FeaturedArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Laron James, ComposerLyricist - Seon Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Carlisle Young, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Heatmakerz, Producer - Juelz Santana, MainArtist - Mike Peters, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Green, ComposerLyricist - J. Ingram, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Laron James, ComposerLyricist - Seon Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Marvin Gaye, ComposerLyricist - Heatmakerz, Producer - Cam'ron, FeaturedArtist - Juelz Santana, MainArtist - Edward Townsend, ComposerLyricist - Carl Young, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Green, ComposerLyricist - Eric "IBO" Butler, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Phalon Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Laron James, ComposerLyricist - Jazze Phá, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - T.I., FeaturedArtist - Juelz Santana, MainArtist - C Harris, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Jones, FeaturedArtist - Laron James, ComposerLyricist - Taura Stinson, ComposerLyricist - Seon Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Razah, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Heatmakerz, Producer - Juelz Santana, MainArtist - Milton Turner, ComposerLyricist - Greg Green, ComposerLyricist - Tracey Carter, ComposerLyricist - Eric "IBO" Butler, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
It's entirely fitting, considering all the references to ejaculation, that Juelz Santana's solo debut full-length for Roc-a-Fella comes off as premature. Fresh off his filler-stuffed two-disc set with his Dipset (Diplomatic Immunity, released just a few months prior), Santana does deliver a small clutch of tracks that could've formed the basis for an outstanding LP. However, there's not enough strong material to make this 70-minute affair a significant one. This comes down to Santana's improving but underdevloped skills as a lyricist and productions that are almost equally inconsistent. "Okay Okay" and "Santana's Town" are two great instances where the eager MC's commanding delivery is enough to bolster the Heatmakerz' energizing production work. On both tracks, Santana amps up his conversational style (no doubt part of the effect Cam'ron's had on him) with fiery command; taut curlicues of swelling strings increase the suspense of "Okay Okay," while squealing symphonic samples push the MC into the red in "Santana's Town." Had this been a six- to eight-track EP, with the bum productions and innocuous rhymes lopped off, Santana's stock would've no doubt been raised. The promise he still holds is obvious, given the flashes of brilliance, so here's hoping the second album sees that through.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:10:32
- Main artists: Juelz Santana
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Roc-A-Fella
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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