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Profile of Juelz Santana on Famous Like Me

 
Name: Juelz Santana  
   
Also Know As:
   
Date of Birth: 18th February 1983
   
Place of Birth: Harlem, New York, USA
   
Profession: Actor
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
 Juelz Santana

Juelz Santana (born LaRon Louis James on February 18, 1984) is an African-American and Honduran rapper from Harlem, who is best known for his "featured" status on Cam'ron's 2002 hits, "Oh Boy" and "Hey Ma". Juelz 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, Hell Rell, Jha-Jha, SAS, 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. He is notable for the unique ability to rap while refraining from rhyming. He is well known for the controversy over his words about the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks, "I worship the late prophet/The great Mohammed Omar Atta/For his courage behind the wheel of the plane/Reminds me of when I was dealing caine". (The August 2nd New York Post called the lyrics "detestable.") "I didn't say nothing bad about September 11th," says Juelz. "I just stated the fact of Atta's courage. A lot of people are not willing to do what he did, and that's the same way I feel about my Diplomat family. I'd do anything for them, and he did anything for what he believed in." Juelz proves that he does not condone what happened on 9/11 by his lyrics on Cam'ron's track "I Love You" on Diplomatic Immunity Disc Two (2003), where Santana raps: "I still smell the rotting people that lay/down in Ground Zero/forgotten, left there for days/probably left there to stay/left to decay/broken pieces of towers left as their graves/I pray: let them be saved."

Juelz's debut album, From Me To You, was released on August 19th, 2003, featuring the single "Santana's Town."

Juelz Santana is slated to release the album "What the Game's Been Missing", due in October 2005. Two singles have been released, "Mic Check" and "There It Go (The Whistle)".

Santana is not related to the famous Mexican rock and roll and jazz-rock guitarist Carlos Santana.

Singles

Year Title Chart Positions Album
US Hot 100 US R&B/Hip-Hop US Rap
2005 "There It Go! (The Whistle Song)" #55 #28 #16 What the Game's Been Missing

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