Customer Reviews

From Me to U [Vinyl]

5 star:		(38)
4 star:		(38)
3 star:		(13)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

Still a very good album by Juelz. Front of the album and near the end gets kinda weak and there are a few fillers but most of the samples are tight. I wish they would leave the "skits" out of here. I don't think anyone likes them. Neither "My Love" or "Let's Go" did much for me a second time.

1. The Champ is here - 6/10
2. One Day I Smile - 7/10
3. Okay, Okay - 8/10
4. Skit
5. Down - 9/10 - Touch of "My Love" in this one.
6. Monster Music - 10/10 Personal favorite although I wouldn't expect everyone to like it
7. Back Again - 7/10
8. My Problem - 8/10 Best lyrics on the album
9. How I feel - 8/10
10. Why - 10/10 Juelz's best performance besides "Who I Am"
11. Wherever I Go - 7/10
12. Skit
13. Santana's Town - 9/10 Getting alot of radio play
14. Skit
15. Squalie - 6/10
16. Rain Drops - 8/10 Tough song to rate. Lyrics are strong in beginning.
17. My Love - 7/10 Too much like the first one which was tight.
18. Let's Go - 6/10 Too much like the first one which wasn't that great.
19. Now What - 5/10
20. This is for My Homies - 8/10

Despite showing some potential, Juelz Santana fails to live up to the standard set by fellow Diplomat Cam'ron in his attempt as a solo artist. Although Juelz has some charisma and style, it's not nearly enough to carry his music. His flow is subpar (at times he just talks), and his lyrics range from juvenile to cliche to incoherent babbling at times, as if someone were recording his responses to an inkblock test. The production is outstanding at times, on tracks such as "Dipset." However, the production of Cam'ron, Jazze Pha, Heatmakerz usually doesn't compensate for Juelz's inconsistency. Juelz Santana should've waited longer before dropping his debut. He may develop into a capable solo artist in the next few years, but Santana isn't quite ready to take the stage alone. "From Me to U" has a few tight beats, but it's really not worth $14 dollars unless you have a bag of money to burn.

1.The Champ Is Here - 0/5
2.One Day I Smile - 5/5
3.Okay Okay - 2/5
4.Down (Skit) - n/a
5.Down - 5/5
6.Monster Music - 2/5
7.Back Again - 4/5
8.My Problem (Jealousy) - 4/5
9.How I Feel - 4/5
10.Why - 5/5
11.Wherever I Go - 4/5
12.Dipset (Santana's Town) (Skit) - n/a
13.Dipset (Santana's Town) - 5/5
14.Squalie (Skit) - n/a
15.Squalie - 3/5
16.Rain Drops - 5/5
17.My Love [Remix] - 4/5
18.Let's Go - 5/5
19.Now What - 0/5
20.This Is for My Homies - 5/5

Cam'Ron and the DipSet crew don't have the brightest lyrics. They typically tend to rhyme a word with itself, make bizarre analogies, and use similies to disgraceful measures; that is of course, if they rhyme at all. Juelz Santana however, seems to be slightly more lyrically sophisticated. While still basic, his rhymes consist more of actual rhyming and tell a story of progression. Most of these lyrics have a meaningful motive, although not always evident. In "One Day I Smile" Juelz speaks on the treacherous lifestyle of the projects, "follow me down this yellow brick road/ one-eight-seven, hello every ghetto zip code." Juelz also seems to be incredibly grateful throughout the record, which is refreshing, as is the simple style of few words, slow flow, in contrast to many rappers that try to fit in as much as possible, and the lyrics become overshadowed by beats.

The beats on From Me to U continue with the Diplomat style. Big bass, puch, thick samples, perfectly produced from the Heatmakerz. I can't get enough of these beats...they never get old...what can I say, I love them.

Every track on this album is good. Great beats, decent lyrics. Just make sure you can stand the style and ever-so-basic rhyming that is the Diplomats.

After listening (and keeping in heavy rotation) to the "Diplomatic Immunity" LP, I'm convinced that Cam'ron's Diplomats are the most slept-on crew in the game right now. Every member from Cam'ron to Juelz to Jim Jones spits fire, and they each bring something new and different to the game. With his debut LP, "From Me To U," Juelz Santana shines bright as you can feel the emotion he brings to every track (particularly on "Jealousy," as he talks about troubles he's had in his relationship with his girl, particularly abuse charges she's brought against him and tells her to keep the charges because of deep regrets he has over the incident). You can also sense his hunger on basically every track, as it seems as though he pours his soul into each song, not afraid to let the listener into his personal life, which is quite rare of most emcees in the game today. The production is right on point, as about 90 percent of which was done by the Heatmakers, the Diplomat's in-house production crew. Sped-up soul samples are present on a lot of the tracks, and the production (a majority of which is done by the Dip Set's in-house producers, the Heatmakers) complements Juelz's style quite well, making for an excellent CD. If you have any interest in the Diplomats or are in search of an LP that's a little more personal, do yourself a favor and go cop this LP today, you won't be disappointed.

Even though other Dip-Set members can rap better then this guy, Juelz Santana is the most creative in the Dip-Set game. That's why they buy his mixtapes and blasts it. This nigga got it going on like me. And he's the Year of the Boar. You know what that means?! It means that he's very truthful when he's rapping, the way how he feels, that's his damn business. And it's Truth, nothing made up. And if was made up then he must be stomed! See, Juelz, he's trying to get his paper, but he dosen't have to break his back and then say; He's Rich, He's Rich. Hell no! He does the Juelz Santana album and Mixtapes and then he handles his business. Man, give this nigga some respect, and he'll try to treat you the way you want to be treated! Or else he'll bite back at ya. And he also said that he will not be used. I don't want to either, it's the way of the world and work you're way out of it as a Young Rapper and Me as a Brother In Jersey instead of York.


1. Champ Is Here (This song got me dancing, this is the song
right here)

2. One Day I Smile (Good Beat)

3. Okay Okay (Good Song To Remember)

4. Down (Skit) (Very Funny Skit)

5. Down (I love this Beat on This Album, Great Song To Remember)
(You stole this from Mary J Blige)

6. Monster Music (Get Styles To Rap on This)

7. Back Again (Good Beat)

8. My Problem (Jealousy) (Uh Uh!)

9. How I Feel (I LOVE THIS SONG)

10. Why (Great Beat and Sad Song)

11. Wherever I Go (With Jim Jones) (Nice Song)

12. Dipset (Santana's Town) (Skit) (This is Funny)

13. Dipset (Santana's Town) - Cam'ron (I'm tired of hearing this song)

14. Squalie (Skit) (What's wrong with the Characters on this Skit)

15. Squalie (With J.R. Writer) (OH MY GOD!, THIS IS MY FAVORITE SONG ON THIS ENTIRE ALBUM! THE BEAT AND J.R. WRITTERS VERSE) (You STOLE THE MELODY FROM JOE BUDDEN AND LIL MO!!)

16. Rain Drops (With Marvin Gayne)

17. My Love [Remix] (With Jimmy Jones)

18. Let's Go (With Cam'Ron)

19. Now What (With T.I.)

20. This Is for My Homies (With Jimmy Jones) (This is the song too)



LeRon James -- Born In February 18, 1983 -- in Harlem, NY


DIP-SET NIGGA! Tragedy Styles! Shoutouts to J.R. Writer! Jim Jones, Cam'Ron, Jah Jah! What yall know about this! Big Shoutouts to; Shist Bub (Emperor of Purper City), Un Kasa, Don Bishop Agallah

For his first album i wouldnt expect a masterpiece and this is good enough for my list. Dont really have much to say about it, its decent but "What the games been Missing" is gonna be crazy, Iknow This...

Even if you are a big dipset fan I would say your best bet is to cop this album used from here. Lately I've been feeling Santana so I had to cop this and got it pretty cheap. I think that if i copped this full price it may have been a bit of a letdown but Juelz still comes pretty nice on this album. If you are looking for the hard beats though I would say surf on over to Jimmy's "On My Way To Church". I was surprised to hear a lot of slower softer beats. So in the end Juelz brings his usual high tempo fire on some cruising beats and its all gravy. Highlights: Dipset (Santana's Town), Let's Go (killer use of Marvin Gaye sample), My Love (remix), Now What, and Wherever I Go.

I picked up this album when it first came out and im still listening to it. Juelz Santana along with the other Diplomat members are hot. Some people don't understand their style so they don't feel their music. You got to hand it to these guys, they are trend setters. From their clothes, to their beats, to lyrics. The best track on Julez Santana's album would be "One Day I Smile" "How I Feel" "Why" and last but not least the street banger "Santana Town". All though Julez and Cam'ron have the same rap style you can't hold it against him. Their both from Harlem. They are the only rappers from Harlem that are well known ever since Big L died. Trust me, you won't be let down. Don't jump the ban wagon and say thier wack unless you listen to them first.

Yo I like Juelz and the Dips. Diplomatic Immuntiy was a hot album, and if you liked that, you'll be diggin' this too. The production on this album is crazy which I've come to expect from the Dipset crew. Heatmakerz really blaze this album with their soulful, base dropping, sometimes choppy style. I really like those cats. Santanas flow takes some getting used to. Sometimes he just pulls words out of his ass to rhyme, and that isn't what makes a dope emcee. For the most part though, the way he flips words, and rocks to the beat will satisfy most. Overall this is a pretty good debut album from Juelz, and I can't wait for his next album. Peace