Santana began writing rhymes at the age of 12. He was originally signed to Priority Records as one half a duo called Draft Pick. The group had several shows around New York City while together, including Amateur Night at the Apollo Theatre, where they won two weeks in a row. Some time after this, he was introduced to Cam'ron through a cousin; in 1998, he became a member of the group, The Diplomats, whose members include Cam'ron, Jim Jones, 40 Cal, J.R Writer, Hell Rell, Jha Jha, S.A.S, and Freekey Zeekey. He is now signed as a solo artist to Dipset but unlike the rest of The Diplomats, who are signed to Koch Records, Santana is currently signed to Def Jam.
He was voted #2 in the VIBE Vixen top 50 sexiest rappers behind T.I. at #1.
His first album, From Me To You was released by Roc-A-Fella Records in 2003 featuring the singles "Dipset (Santana's Town)" and "Down". It was considered a commerical failure when compared to the sucess of Cam'ron's Come Home With Me and The Diplomats' Diplomatic Immunity.
In his latest work, his second album, What The Game's Been Missing!, features the singles "There It Go! (The Whistle Song)", and "Oh Yes" as he continues his unique flow. He was featured in Chris Brown's #1 hit "Run It!" and in the remix of Mariah Carey's # 1 single "Don't Forget About Us". Santana also had the summer hit "Mic Check" which also is on "What The Game's Been Missing!"
Juelz is best known for his ability to flow without any specific rhyme scheme.
Mic Check
Juelz Santana Lyrics
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Ways and shit and it's getting out of control now (out of control) Ima start tellin you niggas like I
Tell my bitches (listen) don't watch me watch T.V. this is Pay Per View nigga you gotta pay for
This.. (Santana)
[Verse 1]
Aye First let me take time to brush my shoulders off wait....I had to dust my shoulders off (thanks)
Ya been waiting been patient,been anxious,now I here for bring back me the greatness (yes) da rap
A weapon raps one big casino I'm plottin ocean eleven aye I might have sold the least but I still
Manage to most feared by most MCs (good) who dope as me who close to me for sure papi nobody yea that's
How's its supposed to be now listen you could either comprehend it or compliment it its all authentic
Yup but you better believe whenever I say no homo you could bet your balls I meant it.
[Hook]
Mic check 1,2,1,2 (1,2)
Mic check 1,2,1,2 (1,2)
Mic check 1,2 what is this Santana's back to bussiness lets go. Aye
Mic check 1,2,1,2 (Check)
Mic check 1,2,1,2 (Check)
Mic check 1,2 what is this Santana's back to bussiness lets go.
[Verse 2]
Bad news rap dudes I'm back fools get a throne up this is that jack move Achoo I just sneezed and the
Track moves god blessed me yes that's true so bright throw lights up for me,for life married the game
Throw rice up for me, (yes) so nice throw ice up for me 2 pieces for big and 1 piece for the keys I am
Back like cooked crack yup even my connect asked me how cooked that up, I told em a brick of
Me is equevelent to 50 keys broken down sold around we in the city streets (wow) if you catch me sexing
A chick its a bisexual chick or something foreign I'll never forget yes I'm the shit bet I'm the shit
How much lay it down whatever you bet I got it covered Aye.
[Hook]
[Verse 3]
Shit homie quick homie get a camera get a flip (yes) get a load of this homie the fifths on me say
Something the fifths off me aim ready to bust damn the fifths horny the albums done and between the
Albums coming its been a while but fuck it this time around I'm frontin I done styled the stunnin,I
Done wowed the public,I done payed my dues,did my hundred miles of runnin,now I'm back (AYE!) like raw
Cocaine put in da pot with water and soda then thrown on flames and look what came out was me yes
Crack in the flesh at its best so hot,won't stop,don't knock me,don't stop don't watch,don't copy,stones
Rock,froze blocks,so cocky,hoes watch,hoes jock,go papi aye
[Hook]
The opening lines of Juelz Santana's Mic Check are a warning to his fellow rappers to stop copycatting him. He observes how others are stealing his ways, and it's getting out of control. He asserts himself by saying that he will let them know (just as he does with his female companions) that this is Pay Per View, and that his greatness is not to be imitated without pay. In the first verse, Santana is full of swagger and confidence in his skills. He tells us that he is the rap Ali, dodging and weaving before hitting the opposition with the same jab three times. He claims that his raps are like a big casino, and he's ocean eleven, plotting his moves. Santana acknowledges that he may not have sold the most, but he is still the most feared by other MCs. He challenges his audience to either comprehend his greatness or compliment it and asserts that everything he says is authentic.
In the second verse, Santana makes it clear that he is behind the Jack Move, and he's back, bringing the bad news for other rappers. He announces that he is the equivalent of cooked crack, with every brick he sells being equal to 50 keys. Santana paints a picture of himself as a player in the city streets, having sex with bisexual chicks and never forgetting his roots. He's cocky, and he's sure enough to lay down whatever anyone bets against him.
In the final verse, Santana flexes some more, saying that he's back like raw cocaine thrown on flames, and what came out was him, crack in the flesh. He claims that he's so hot that he won't stop, and he's not to be knocked, copied, watched, or copied. Santana is the stones rocked that froze blocks. He continues to be confident and impressive, always watching as the hoes jock him.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been paying attention to what's going on out there man
I have been observing the current trends in the music industry
I've been watching you n***** stealing my Ways and shit
I have noticed other artists copying my style
Ima start tellin you n***** like I Tell my bitches (listen)
I will inform other artists not to copy my style
dont watch me watch T.V. this is Pay Per View nigga you gotta pay for This..
You must pay for my unique style like you would for a Pay-Per-View TV show
First let me take time to brush my shoulders off wait....I had to dust my shoulders off (thanks)
I have overcome obstacles and am now prepared for success
Ya been waiting been patient,been anxious,now I here for bring back me the greatness
Fans have been eagerly waiting for me to return to greatness
da rap Ali,jab I weave then come back with da same jab times three
I am a skilled rapper who can mix up my style and keep it fresh
I blow smoke to the heaven I'm so dope its a weapon
My talent is so great it is like a weapon
raps one big casino I'm plottin ocean eleven
The rap industry is like a casino, and I am like the characters in Ocean's Eleven, plotting my next move
aye I might have sold the least but I still Manage to most feared by most MCs
Even though I may not have sold the most records, other rappers still fear me
who dope as me who close to me for sure papi nobody
No one is as talented as me in the industry
you could either comprehend it or compliment it its all authentic Yup
My talent is genuine and can be appreciated or simply understood
but you better believe whenever I say no homo you could bet your balls I meant it.
I am serious about not wanting to be misunderstood as homosexual
Mic check 1,2,1,2 (1,2)
Testing, testing...
Bad news rap dudes I'm back fools get a throne up
Warning to all rappers, I am back on top
so bright throw lights up for me,for life married the game Throw rice up for me
Celebratory references to successfully dominating the rap game
2 pieces for big and 1 piece for the keys I am Back like cooked crack yup
Lyric about making a successful drug deal and comparing it to his return to the music industry
even my connect asked me how cooked that up, I told em a brick of Me is equevelent to 50 keys
Reference to selling drugs and comparing it to his success in the music industry
if you catch me sexing A chick its a bisexual chick or something foreign
He will only have sexual relations with women who are either foreign or bisexual
I'm the shit bet I'm the shit How much lay it down whatever you bet I got it covered
Confident statement about his talents and ability to back up any bets made against him
the albums done and between the Albums coming its been a while but fuck it
Commenting on the time it took to release an album, but he doesn't care
I done styled the stunnin,I Done wowed the public,I done payed my dues,did my hundred miles of runnin
He has worked hard and paid his dues to earn the admiration he receives
now I'm back (AYE!) like raw Cocaine put in da pot with water and soda then thrown on flames and look what came out was me yes Crack in the flesh at its best
Metaphor for his return to the music industry as a product of his hard work and dedication
so hot,won't stop,don't knock me,don't stop don't watch,don't copy,stones Rock,froze blocks,so cocky,hoes watch,hoes jock,go papi aye
He is unstoppable and confident, and he attracts women with his fame and success
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: QAADIR ATKINSON, JAMES CLEVELAND, QUINCY JONES, JUELZ SANTANA
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@tommyjonas1777
I been payin' attention to what's going on out there man
I been watching you stealing my ways (uh-huh)
And it's getting out of control now (out of control)
I'ma telling you dudes just like I tell my woman (listen)
Don't watch me, watch TV
This is pay-per-view you gotta pay for this, ay
First, let me take time to brush my shoulders off
Wait, I had to dust my shoulders off
Thanks, y'all been waiting, been patient, been anxious
Now I herefore bring back me, your greatness (yes)
The rap Ali, jab, I weave
Then come back with the same jab times three
I blow smoke to the heaven, I'm so close to perfection
Rap's one big casino, I'm plotting Ocean Eleven (ay)
I might have sold the least
But I still manage to be most feared by most MCs (good)
Who holding me, who close to me
For sho' Papi, nobody yeah, that's how it's supposed to be
Now listen, you can either comprehend it or compliment it
It's all authentic (yep)
But you better believe whatever I say
Guess what, you can bet it all, I meant it (ay)
Mic check one-two, one-two (one-two)
Mic check one-two, one-two (one-two)
Mic check one-two, what is this?
Santana's back to business, let's go (ay)
Mic check one-two, one-two (check)
Mic check one-two, one-two (check)
Mic check one-two, what is this?
Santana's back to business, let's go
Bad news, rap dudes, I'm back fools
Give the thrown up, this is that jack move (jack move)
Ha-choo, I just sneezed and the track moved (ha-choo)
God bless me, yes that's true
So bright, throw lights up for me
For life married the game, throw rice up for me (yes)
So nice, throw ice up for me (yes)
Two pieces for B.I.G. and one piece for the kid (yes)
I am back yup, put a stack up
Let it down, set it down, now I'm 'bout to act up
For you to get rid of me, you'll need about 50 G's
In army fatigues ready to bleed, please believe (wow)
If you catch me pushing a whip
It's a new coupe wit' a lip or something foreign I'll never forget
Yes, I'm the man, bet I'm the man
Am I here to save the day? Oh yes, I definitely am
Mic check one-two, one-two (one-two)
Mic check one-two, one-two (one-two)
Mic check one-two, what is this?
Santana's back to business, let's go (ay)
Mic check one-two, one-two (check)
Mic check one-two, one-two (check)
Mic check one-two, what is this?
Santana's back to business, let's go
Look homie, quick homie (quick)
Get a camera, get a flick (yes)
Get a load of this, homie
I spit homie, the flow so sick homie
Once again I'm back, this is it homie
The album's done, which mean the album's coming
Spent a while but this time around I'm fronting
I done styled and stunted, I done wild in public
I done paid my dues
Did my hundred miles and running, now I'm back (ay)
@deezydeezy547
if you got Rakim sitting besides when you're spitting, that means bars legit....
@staynez
I don't remember seeing Rakim , but it's been years since I've seen this video
@dkim9022
@@staynezword this is my first time noticing rakim in this video
@ojshrimpson9911
this is maybe the first version on youtube that has enough pixels to recognize him.
@dkim9022
Watching this video in 2024 pisses me off lol smh he has rakim in the video and fumbled smh
@Roselani311
It's 2024 and still playing this 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@jebarlee8920
Who Still Listening In 2024?🖐🏽
@bruceleroy2335
🙋🏾♂️
@seyepapemagor7179
Aight
@bigmaxcc
Back when rap was good 👌😎