J. Stalin, real name Jovan Smith, is a rap musician from the Cypress Villag… Read Full Bio ↴J. Stalin, real name Jovan Smith, is a rap musician from the Cypress Village housing projects in West Oakland. In 2007, he signed to Zoo Entertainment Production Company run by artist Mekanix, who described his style as a variant of Hyphy known as "Go". He is also the Owner of Livewire Records, President of Town Thizzness ENT, which is a sub-division of the late Mac Dre's Thizz ENT.

J. Stalin claims in an interview that he was born into poverty and earned money as a child by selling candy bars on the BART trains. Around age 13, he began recording and selling rap music. A member of Oakland's hyphy culture, he is described by a local magazine as a "rapper and sideshow participant".

Although young and boyish-looking, J. Stalin adopted a tough rapper persona. He references Joseph Stalin in his stage name because they shared the same initials, and "he was short like me, but he was always smashin' on everybody." In a recent interview he remarked about his home and lifestyle, "This is West Oakland, man. This is the bottoms right here." He went on to say that the crime rate in his neighborhood was so high, the city had remodeled the housing units in his housing project to remove the back doors so that criminals could not escape from home raids by the police.

J. Stalin's first widely released performances arose when a DJ Daryl, a local recording studio owner, placed him on a track he was recording. A colleague of Daryl's, Richie Rich, was impressed enough to put J. Stalin on three tracks in his 2002 album Nixon Pryor Roundtree album and two more as a member of Rich's group, the Replacement Killers. He later recorded and performed with artists such as G-Stack, Beeda Weeda of the Hieroglyphics collective, Keak Da Sneak and San Quinn, E-40, The Luniz, The Team, The Frontline, Mob Figaz, Yukmouth, Numskull, Shock G, and others. As of 2006 he had released roughly 7 mixtapes and had four releases scheduled for 2007.[1] Mekanix and Zoo Entertainment released "On Behalf of the Streets" in early May 2007. J. Stalin is the President of Town Thizzness, and the owner of Livewire Records. He is also the front man in his group, Livewire Da Gang. The Livewire Gang consists of many artists from various neighborhoods in North, East, and West Oakland. Some of these artists include, Shady Nate, Jay Jonah, Philthy Rich, Stevie Joe, Lil Rue, Lil Blood, Ruben Stunner, R.O.B., Ronald Mack, Kiwi, HD, Major D, and Mayback.

Back In Time
J. Stalin Lyrics

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(Back in your heart, back in your heart)
(Back in your heart, back in your heart)
(Back in your heart, back in your heart)
(And it's on)

Someone picked you from the bunch
One glance was all it took
Now it's much too late for me to take a second look

Oh baby give me one more chance
Won't you please let me (back in your heart)
Oh darlin' I was blind to let you go
But now since I see you in his arms

Oh baby give me one more chance
Won't you please let me (back in your heart)
Back in your heart, back in your heart
Back in your heart, back in your heart
Back in your heart, back in your heart
And it's on

Oh baby give me one more chance

Tryin' to live without your love
Just one long sleepless night
Let me show you girl
That I know wrong from right
Every street you walk on
I leave tearstains on the ground
Following the girl
I didn't even want around

Oh baby all I need is one more chance
Won't you please let me (back in your heart)
Back in your heart, back in your heart
Back in your heart, back in your heart
Back in your heart, back in your heart
And it's on

Oh baby give me one more chance

When I had you to myself
I didn't want you around
Those pretty faces always made you stand out in a crowd
But someone picked you from the bunch
One glance was all it took
Now it's much too late for me to take a second look

Oh baby all I need is one more chance
Won't you please let me (back in your heart)
Back in your heart, back in your heart
Back in your heart, back in your heart
Back in your heart, back in your heart
And it's on

(Back in your heart, back in your heart)
(Back in your heart, back in your heart)
(Back in your heart, back in your heart)
(Back in your heart)

Oh baby all I need is one more chance
Won't you please let me (back in your heart)

Overall Meaning

The song "Back In Time" by J. Stalin is a love song about a guy who regrets letting his girl go and wants another chance to be with her. He reflects on how someone else stole his girl away just by a single glance, and now he is trying to live without her love. The lyrics display his heartache and the pain he's been carrying ever since he lost her. He asks for one more opportunity to prove himself and show her that he knows right from wrong. The chorus repeats the phrase "back in your heart" several times, emphasizing how much he wants to be with her again.

The song also touches upon jealousy, as the guy admits that he didn't want his girl around other pretty faces, but now he realizes how foolish he was. He leaves tear stains on the ground as he follows her, even though he didn't want her before. The repetition of the phrase "back in your heart" suggests that the guy thinks everything will go back to how it used to be if he could only have one more chance.

Overall, the song portrays how important it is to hold onto love and not take it for granted. It's about learning from our mistakes and taking the necessary steps to make amends and win back someone's heart.

Line by Line Meaning

(Back in your heart, back in your heart)
Repeated plea to be taken back into her heart

Someone picked you from the bunch
Another man won your attention

One glance was all it took
He was quick to win you

Now it's much too late for me to take a second look
He regrets not paying enough attention to you when he had the chance

Oh baby give me one more chance
He's desperate to get another chance with you

Won't you please let me (back in your heart)
Repeated plea to be taken back into her heart

Oh darlin' I was blind to let you go
He realizes his mistake in letting you go

But now since I see you in his arms
He's jealous of the new man in your life

Tryin' to live without your love
He's struggling to get over you

Just one long sleepless night
He can't sleep without you

Let me show you girl
He wants to prove he's changed

That I know wrong from right
He's learned from his mistakes

Every street you walk on
He's constantly thinking of you

I leave tearstains on the ground
He cries when he thinks of you

Following the girl
He's still pursuing you

I didn't even want around
He didn't appreciate you before

When I had you to myself
He took you for granted

Those pretty faces always made you stand out in a crowd
He was intimidated by your beauty

Oh baby all I need is one more chance
He's desperate to get another chance with you

And it's on
He's ready to make his move

(Back in your heart, back in your heart)
Repeated plea to be taken back into her heart

Back in your heart
Desire to be loved by her again

Oh baby give me one more chance
He's desperate to get another chance with you

Won't you please let me (back in your heart)
Repeated plea to be taken back into her heart

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Freddie Perren, Alphonso Mizell, Deke Richards, Berry Gordy Jr

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