By the time he was 22 in 2000 he had continued building his skillset as a rapper and appeared on Cam'ron's sophomore album S.D.E and later joined The Diplomats and simultaneously became a part of one of the most celebrated era's of hip hop. And from that iconic collective to come from Harlem is one of the game's most respected and stylish lyricists, Juelz Santana.īorn LaRon Louis James, Santana began rapping at the age of five and started a rap duo by the age of 12 called Draft Pick, which was signed to priority records. There's the very honorable Wu-Tang Clan, the original weed rappers of Cypress Hill, the Southern rap pioneers Of Outkast and of course, there is arguably the greatest rap act to come from New York, The Diplomats, also known as Dipset. There are several extremely famous rap collectives the industry and surrounding culture as a whole credit for making major advances in the art of hip hop and setting the standard for what a proper rap crew looks like. "Bout It Bout It.Check out the essential tracks playlist chronicling the career of Harlem Hall of Famer and Dipset legend Juelz Santana. "I'm Ready" (performed by Juelz Santana, Jim Jones and Cam'ron) "What's Really Good/Phone Skit #5" (performed by Cam'ron, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana and DMX) " DJ Enuff Freestyle" (performed by Cam'ron, Juelz Santana and Jim Jones) "Juelz Santana the Great/Phone Skit #4" (performed by Juelz Santana) "The First" (performed by Jim Jones, Cam'ron and Juelz Santana)
"Purple Haze/Phone Skit #3" (performed by Cam'ron) "I Love You/Phone Skit #2" (performed by Juelz Santana and Cam'ron) "My Love" (performed by Juelz Santana and Freeway) "I Really Mean It/Phone Skit #1" (performed by Cam'ron and Jim Jones) "Hell Rell Freestyle" (performed by Cam'ron, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana and Hell Rell) "Gangsta" (performed by Juelz Santana and Cam'ron)
"This Is What I Do" (performed by Cam'ron and Hell Rell) "Hell Rell (Interlude)" (performed by Freekey Zekey and Hell Rell) " Hey Ma (Remix)" (performed by Cam'ron, Juelz Santana and Toya) "Dipset Anthem" (performed by Juelz Santana and Cam'ron) "Beautiful Noise" (performed by Jim Jones and Cam'ron) "More Than Music" (performed by Juelz Santana) "Have You Seen Juelz Santana (Interlude)" (performed by Freekey Zekey and Shaniqua Williams) "Real Niggas" (performed by Cam'ron, Juelz Santana and Jim Jones) "Real Niggas (Interlude)" (performed by Freekey Zekey and Monique Chandler) "Ground Zero" (performed by Juelz Santana, Cam'ron, and Jim Jones) "Juelz Santana (Interlude)" (performed by Freekey Zekey and Jim Jones) "Un Casa" (performed by Cam'ron and Un Kasa) In 2012 Complex named the album one of the classic albums of the last decade. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA. The album debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200 selling 92,000 copies in its first week. In addition to Master P, the album features appearances from Monique Chandler, Shaniqua Williams, Toya, Freeway, DMX, and fellow Diplomat rapper Hell Rell, who was incarcerated at the time of the album's release. The album features the lead singles "Dipset Anthem", "I Really Mean It", "Ground Zero", and "Bout It Bout It.Part III" (featuring Master P). After the release of group leader Cam'ron's third album, Come Home With Me, the quartet teamed up to release their first collaborative effort. The Heatmakerz, Just Blaze, Kanye West, Hiroshima, Mafia Boy, DR Period, E-Bassĭiplomatic Immunity is the debut studio album by The Diplomats, released on March 25, 2003.