“I’m Not Stupid, Jay-Z Already Had Verse,” Juelz Santana On The Making Of “Welcome To New York City”

[@romello4913]

I never get tired of these behind the scenes stories

[@aceloco817]

Know what I'm sayin?

[@MonteckaTalk]

Facts

[@33GLOCK]

​@@aceloco817nah

[@OPENLATE_REELS]

To be young like Juelz was and in a session like that you have to feel like your life is on the right tracks, can’t get more righter. Shit be movin so fast you forget to live in the moment, but at least the memories there.

[@400ERNESTO]

I love these interviews when the Artist describe how the picture was painted🖌️ makes you appreciate the song 🎶 more.💯💯

[@wisestayhumble718]

Those sessions are a lost art now.... In person, competition... Sharpening each other swords, feeding off realtime energy... This nigga blessed

[@cmoney4114]

Sharpening etc... No Diddy

[@motherofdragons33]

⏸️ no diddy

[@rdelacruz8949]

"Sharpening eachothers swords" LMAO...u outta line for real fam smh

[@sgtslaughter573]

That's why hip hop was so good it was a competition just like with NBA everybody friends now so they don't go as hard and most times when they record now they not even in studio together one person just send the vocals and beat and they never gotta be in same room to really connect that energy

[@kinnyjoans8493]

@@rdelacruz8949that’s called figure of speech you know like a phrase that’s been used over time. Y’all don’t realize yall make everything gay. Soon it’s going to be gay to simply complete a sentence at the rate yall going. Yall don’t fully understand the English language already now you make everything gay, listen if you aren’t gay then you shouldn’t have to say pause or no homo or whatever because you’re just talking

[@johnnybraxton5539]

I wish Juelz studio never got raided

[@bigbossmalik6692]

Mannnnn I hate that shit happen to em

[@Reppintimefitness]

Facts

[@9wardslugga]

Why he jus didn’t buy another 1

[@alwensday8120]

He never recovered

[@pedrogates3189]

@@9wardsluggait’s not that they seized all his music off because they kept his hard drives , sometimes when you plead guilty they don’t give you ya shit back

[@thegod625]

Juelz love Cam I can tell I respect it...

[@jermainewatsonsr314]

Thanks! I was a huge Dipset fan as a teen. I pray all of them brothers are well. Great interview.

[@JungleFromHempstead-qv7kz]

They prolly thought most of us “fans” ain’t have no idea ….but til this day I remeber Cam just signed to the ROC …Oh Boy was taking off …Cam was in 106 and Park …they call up Jay to join him …and instantly I saw the tension…wasn’t no hiding it …never forgot that …18months later it was over

[@jumahbrady670]

Facts 💯

[@SneakerBoxPaperENT]

Shout out dash and Hoffa …. Free says who? …. Hoffa the other CEOs

[@rareheirbyheirlum]

@@SneakerBoxPaperENTfacts, Killa was a real one lmao

[@tedgraham6548]

If you were around to read the source , you knew it.

[@Gator87]

They definitely should've done a video to that song it would've been crazy.

[@carlenalwaysseekingknowled9494]

"I Be The Man, That Write Checks With The Hand That Don't Write..." - Jay Z

[@HatersHaveOpinion1]

And steals all of Bigs Rhymes

[@almighty_rza8085]

@@HatersHaveOpinion1man stop hating😂

[@67nBrynhurstCuh]

​@@HatersHaveOpinion1Biggie only released 2 albums.... Jay at like 12 albums. Big didn't have enough material for Jay to steal n last. Idiotic comment tbh 😂

[@Ember_Janer]

@@67nBrynhurstCuhNah Jay “Say a Big verse I’m only bugging up my brother”. His entire career he quotes Big. I take Jay over Biggie all day but to say Big ain’t have enough material for Jay to barrow is just objectively false.

[@timbillions]

Hov doesn’t need to steal any of Big’s lines he does that to pay homage to Big

[@lawrencereid2767]

Jay murdered that shit

[@jonathanjrgensen8676]

Preach brother. That new york city song was TUFF' !!

[@alh2jr]

Murdered it so bad Juelz said Jay already had the verse

[@delanoblanco2248]

Boring song especially jayz verse

[@MichaelMorales-ll3hv]

​@@delanoblanco2248u smoking dicc casual

[@lawrencereid2767]

@@delanoblanco2248 ...........lol try again

[@bighomiehydro1422]

Juelz Sanatana is a pure lyricist. Grew up on his music. 🇿🇦

[@COSMICHRISTUNIVERSITY]

Its Cool Seeing Juelz Telling The Story And Having a "Flashback" in real Time

[@darryldennis3487]

As someone who used to rap, you’re coming up with bars and lines in your head all day everyday… it’s not unfathomable to come up with a verse in 15-20 mins or even drop something off the dome… if that’s what you do as your literal occupation, it’s not that hard to let it fly when you hear a beat that you feelin

[@andyward8430]

Yeah it’s funny when you rap or write all the time you end up coming up with bars every time you hear an interesting word or concept. I haven’t written a real verse in close to ten years but still come up with slick little rhymes about nonsense all the time. It even bleeds into how your form sentences, it’s like your conversations start to have matching syllable counts and such.

[@mehasselty2704]

spitting some idears and laying down a real verse are 2 difrent things to rhyme 3 dope verses and a chorus top of the dome 3 minutes long perfect canot be done you have to sit down 4 that sh.t Jayz whised😂

[@Elsoltero_Feliz]

As a person that raps not as a person who makes dope songs in 5 minutes. You can rap BS all day in yo head it's dope 😂😂😂😂🤦‍♂️

[@GreenNotes007]

Jay went crazy on that verse easy

[@UniversalTwin]

Killa killed it…my opinion who got more one liners that’s how I judge

[@malikdageek1501]

😂😂both of them killed it but Jay bar ✍🏿 writing checks with the hand that doesn't write was Krazy 🔥🔥

[@40III]

All time classic record. It’s too bad we couldn’t get a Music Video for that. It deserved visuals for sure.

[@WaynePryce]

Juelz was their Golden Goose frfr

[@albertadolph7552]

Jimmy was their downfall

[@Brotha00]

They had their moment. They went hard. Time moved on.

[@WaynePryce]

@albertadolph7552 fatcs...He's awful

[@quentinjones8004]

I love Juelz Mannnnnn he had so much potential. He need to drop a project produced by the heatmakerz like Jim jones did with capo🔥

[@23MUCKE]

That was one of the most competitive records in Hip-Hop between two artist

[@CABCOMEDYTV]

Finally someone said it ..all these rappers that rap good and act like they came off the top them bars be pre written .. and the head nodding like they writing to the beat at that moment it’s just for theatrical effect .. thanks juelz for making that known because I’ve bin said it for years and no one believe me rip biggie but he did the same thing to don’t let them fool yall

[@cane2486]

Jigga& Frank white my favorite rappers ever 🐐🐐🔥

[@EaseVision]

And that made the best hook on the joint.

[@KD_SWAGGER]

Welcome To New York City will always be a timeless track I feel.

[@mr.j410]

I use to go to the studio with my sbit memorized. I never thought of it as doing it off the top😂

[@thechampbeyon]

Glad u gave Cam his credit

[@foranyandevery7656]

Juelz ‘Another Opportunity Squandered’ Santana

[@eobardjohn]

😬😬😬😬😬😬😞😞😞😞

[@cipriandobrea7369]

We all know you've never squandered a million dollar opportunity. Because you've never had one.

[@foranyandevery7656]

@@cipriandobrea7369 Opportunity is invaluable, dummy. 😂 Reading comprehension is fundamental.

[@foranyandevery7656]

@@cipriandobrea7369 Opportunities are valuable beyond estimation. Why would anyone assign a price to it? SMH.

[@crayprism1926]

Welcome to NY city is a classic track I remember it being on Def Jam fight for NY

[@bl2528]

Welcome to NYC was definitely a sparring session. Cam even switched up his cadence in his last verse to match Jay’s last bars on the previous verse.

[@Aaronchaz]

Agree they definitely are undeniable legends

[@figo007tv]

Welcome to New York is an anthem!!!!!!!! 👍🏾👍🏾

[@jeffreywilliams9220]

Dam we need another album

[@shatiketv]

#Gr8 interview .. keep doing ur Thang #ART.. #Salute n #Respect

[@CoolTy23]

I’m glad Juelz finally said it! People always try to make it seem Jay just comes in the booth & lays his verses in 5 minutes, NO! he already had that verse written in his head

[@ArtisanWindchimes]

Cam said Jay just went in there… who do you believe? I guess Juelz because you biased against Jay.

[@SanzStLouis]

He does, so many people have said it. Even the greats! Y’all creating new narratives. I’m not a fan of the guy as a person but his talent is one of a kind and it’s obvious REAL MCs look up to him and it’s not for his money lol

[@delonjames7849]

Ppl find any way to discredit jay

[@Gr8Stowe]

Cam said it himself Jay made that verse that day because he put his name in it lol but honestly it's easy to slide another word or two in a verse already written beside the fact it was a dope record

[@timbillions]

He had a verse written already with Cam name in it? Lol

[@youngceo620]

Ion remember his voice being this high

[@CEDWA39]

If Juvi just released that 400 Degreez video a few days ago…I want a Welcome to New York City video.

[@Stamps504]

Jay wont do it

[@Marc-b6f]

"Cam jay im here this is the moment "❤️

[@bluntafterblunt1295]

“Rucker game attender with the Bent parked On the sidewalk with the temp plates on the fender I ain't hard to find, you catch me front and center At the Knick game, big chain in all my splendor”🔥🔥🔥 Hov killed that track

[@flick2flick]

Ngl Jayz verse was fuego!!

[@SoCoSinsimilla85]

next to spike if you pan left to right i own madison square catch me at the fight

[@olliwest7341]

​@@SoCoSinsimilla85.... That write checks with the hand that don't write... 🔥

[@LovelyZombie-os2hm]

Killa had the best verse

[@flick2flick]

@@LovelyZombie-os2hm lmao

[@lerenzoroberts3663]

Juelz couldn't have said it better 🎤

[@BIG-7777]

I’ve never believed these dudes just walk in and start spitting bars off the rip,they always writing and remembering ish,.

[@MrB831]

Facts. Biggie the same he has never recorded with anyone in the studio. when he recorded with lox, bone thugs, and etc he went home to record ... but RA the rugged man said he saw Biggie use a pen and pad. Dudes need to stop that bullsh1t.

[@BIG-7777]

@@MrB831 facts as intricate as Biggie rhymes were he’d to write ish down,you just ain’t spitting them type bars off the rip, that ish takes time to think and process that out,(niggaz bleed for example),.

[@MrB831]

@@BIG-7777Yes Sir! Add to the fact all Biggies collaborations he always went home then came back to record his verses never ever spitting while with another artist even the 'Brooklyns Finest collabo' Big went home after Jay laid his verses. Jay can memorize writtens and get goofy producers like Just Blaze and Timbo to believe he wrote that in his head on the spot lol.

[@IAMJUDAH144]

Hov "I aint HARD to find you catch me front and center at a knick game big chain and all splender"

[@FrankAmil]

When he said that .. yea that was it lol

[@IAMJUDAH144]

@@FrankAmilDamn right!

[@FrankAmil]

@@IAMJUDAH144 that one line right there ... I was like yea cam not competing on hov level just yet lol .. then he said write checks with the hand that don't write lol

[@IAMJUDAH144]

@@FrankAmil That’s it, that’s what I thought. I knew Hov was the king of that record cam can’t compete.

[@ede.5487]

They went back and forth on the third verse ain’t no way that verse was already written.

[@theoldbk5419]

It wasn’t, Cam even said so himself on another vid. He said the same exact thing, Jay came in heard the track for the first time and laid his verse in 5 min, Cam said no way he had it written already because he was mentioning things without even knowing what the record was about

[@mikey122587]

Lol damn

[@broadwaybiz211]

​@@theoldbk5419that's not as difficult as u think u can pull from other verses

[@broadwaybiz211]

​@@theoldbk5419if u from ny trustme u have ny references in plenty of ur verses used or unused

[@TheRealAnteUp081]

@@broadwaybiz211 ✔️

[@IAMDJKOOLROD1200]

Jay 💨 Cam on that joint

[@demouptown4957]

It was good but Cam’s verse was less bragging and more about actual nyc news headlines

[@kevinjohnson3066]

Hov is an all-time Great, just listen to people talk, that man is always the measuring stick

[@Destroyer-Grizzly-BIH]

You’re supposed to hate on Jay like everybody else.

[@BIG-7777]

NAS way better,jay talk that same coke ish everytime.

[@eib3137]

​@@BIG-7777Never fails always a Nas groupie and beef eater in attendance

[@BrodieLTW]

@@BIG-7777you obviously don’t listen to Jay

[@kevinjohnson3066]

Nas is an all time great but hardly ever used as the measuring stick,neither is 50, or eminem

[@dimensionaluniverse5215]

One thing I can tell about Cam is that he always try to make sure his crew get money

[@whatwhat9004]

“Pure coke coppa, get ya order up. I bring ‘em to Baltimore in the Ford Explorer, but it’s gonna cost you more if I gotta get’em to Florida”. Jay-Z snapped on that song

[@johnnybraxton5539]

Juelz really loves cam and Jim

[@DaFactsNoNonsense1713]

no he doesn't

[@oouuyeah7075]

🤣🤣

[@TheRealest127]

@@DaFactsNoNonsense1713why wouldn’t he? Cam gave him a life changing opportunity when he didn’t have to and Jim is still by Juelz side riding wit him no matter what his current situation his.

[@DaFactsNoNonsense1713]

@@TheRealest127 because he's a "dope-fiend" = they have "0" loyalty to anyone but themselves, that's why Juelz is where he is now

[@ricardotolbert1797]

@@DaFactsNoNonsense1713they went to high school too… they got a deep bond yu can tell.

[@MrEd4win]

Cam literally said Jay came up to him and said hey, we cool ain’t no tension and then Cam said if it ain’t no tension jump on this song and they went straight into the studio where blaze is playing that beat…. 5mins later “Next to Spike if you pan left to right I own Madison Square, catch me at the fight with Cam Once again if you pan left of his ice It be the man that write checks with the hand that don't write I go off the head when I'm rambling on the mic And I throw off the feds when I'm scrambling at night And it was often said I brought hammers to the fight But we from New York City, right Cam? “ you can listen to the flow and even in the lyrics there’s no way he had that written before

[@freddycalipari4242]

Its not hard to change or include names. Those are lines he had in his head

[@VinceBond-ky2zt]

@@freddycalipari4242sorry bro only Jayz has that type of talent and thats why he made billions of dollars

[@macmizzle9106]

Well duh Jay told you on blueprint 1 he gotta million verses remembered in his head

[@sirpablo9081]

Santana sounds like mos deaf from 16 blocks😂

[@spikestampede146]

No Limit, Cash Money, Roc-a-Fella, Shady/Aftermath/G-Unit. Rap aint what it used to be!!! The glory days behind us...

[@jayloso89]

Legendary

[@11Rayycash01]

Cam already told this story 😒 stop hatin on the 🐐 HOV!

[@andrewkyriacou1922]

I dont know Juelz, so i could never judge. But to be that young and hold your own with heavyweights (No Homo) in the rap game, and surpass them on certain tracks, nothing but respect to THIS MAN.

[@eib3137]

A real man shouldn't have to say no Homo

[@gerritttaylor7013]

Who did he surpass in any track?

[@coastinda762]

That's why he got the hook... I'd believe Cam before i believe him

[@marlonfowler]

Why does Juelz sound SO different than years ago? Maybe when he raps he might sound closer to what I remember, but I haven’t heard him in a while other than just talk.

[@OldHeadTV1]

man if they could have just did a video that record would have been as big as wempire state of mind

[@talesfromtheknicks7811]

That’s good storytelling. Sparring reference was ill

[@mindbully]

More proof that Hov is different. 5mins. A couple of head nods and throw him in the booth. Special.

[@TheBulletzgottishow20]

Cam and Jay beef been going since 98 they did we ride on kellz album and this was the second song cam caught Jay

[@juanitacolon2450]

Dope song!!!!!!

[@at3852]

Shoutout to Julez on the Proof Check

[@DonaldSturgeAnthonyMcKenzieII]

Beautiful

[@Livefromthewhytehouse]

I feel bad for Juelz, between Cam n Wayne; he was never the same!

[@meladgoat]

ayo. pause

[@DaughterOfTheKing_]

Jay Z was really sneaky! Everybody ain't lying on him when they say he was hating on their artists with def jam like DMX, LL Cool J and Camron. Jay Z was even making deals behind Dame dash back and talking about him to Steve Stoute 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@Prince_550]

😂😂😂

[@AYE_Yo_CLE216]

Whoa 😮

[@luckylefty914]

All facts

[@chasenickles260]

Aint nobody was listening to dmx or LL when jayz was running def jam..... even jayz own artist bleek, tearria marie, foxy brown , young gunz, floppped.......... around that time the south was running things, jayz was right to get behind rhianna, ross, jeezy , neyo and etc

[@Big-tj4cr]

Don’t confuse competition with hating don’t confuse wanting to be the best with hating Anything allegedly he has done has been done to him or he read the room and understood it’s about to happen to him but I’m a get you before you get me You can’t say hip hop is apart of street culture and then when ppl do street ish say they hating Ppl have to programmed to contradict themselves just like your favorite rapper… Who cares who blocked who, who took what song who hopped on the beat before who Everyone is doing it to everyone Doesn’t make it right but don’t go at the person that had the most success and got the most money, it’s too easy to throw stones at the most successful cause you know they too above you to even respond and if they do then you benefit… These dudes still talking jay z till this day and never does jay z mention them smh

[@ObiKwabKenobi]

Say USED to write and remember, before eventually writing in his head to then writing on the spot. It's documented.

[@Mulugheta88]

I agree with the other vid you posted Juelz supposed to be WAY bigger

[@IAMJUDAH144]

Jay CAUGHT the most WRECK ON THAT RECORD, It was one sided, JAY made that SONG HIS OWN.

[@paulgeorge9614]

I don’t agree I think both cam and jay did great on that song and with Jules on the hook it was a perfect match

[@RichesOvaBxtches]

AGREED THEY DEFINITELY SPARRED BACK N FORTH ,JAY TALKED DAT TALK BUT CAM HELD IT DOWN DIPLOMATICALLY!!!

[@LovelyZombie-os2hm]

Negative

[@marcusmurray188]

Juelz was gifted lazy person Man. My favorite dipset member but damn man

[@mytimemanagement2796]

Cam the best just not promoted right. He know the life. Drink smoke roll some dice

[@mikeslime4933]

Juelz seems like he just noticed this interview was going to be about Jay and Cam

[@icedso913]

Jay absolutely murdered that track. “Marcy projects hallway loiterer”

[@THEBIGFISHNEMO]

Great point of view.

[@NhcMob06511]

Nhc Mob got that wave ya heard me listen if not today tomorrow to Nhc Mob

[@brooklynboogie1405]

“Know what I’m saying??” 🤨🤨

[@ChocolateDon929]

Come home with me Cam best lp ✅🏆🏆🏆

[@kavienjay8]

I mean Cam would love to discredit Jay, but he’s already confirmed Jay laid it in 6 minutes & 1 take. How would he know the theme & direction of the record , including Cam & other shit that you couldn’t have prepared prior to the session. Sure Jigga probably had a template rhyme in his head & improvised on the spot as well

[@Travelbum3000]

Fr! this story has been told 100,000 times. It’s time to get some new content.

[@blackjesus6433]

Aye! 🙏🏾

[@STYLOW]

👑D.O.P.E👑

[@fr1zl]

He looks like he still using. I hope he gets clean, Mayne.

[@willgee7777]

He does know how to monetize his experience, it’s priceless or should be to those who care

[@WakeAndBakeWithUncleRay]

Pulling Up 🚗🚗🚗🚗

[@tonyjulian1289]

You know what I’m saying

[@Detroitsteetpromos]

I can attest to this I have rhymes memorized

[@KDeShawn]

Cam said himself he invited Jay to do the song. So why would he have a verse pre prepared for that day (with his name incorporated) when that wasn’t initially on his agenda.

[@bjglobe2712]

Cam already spoke on this lol it’s true dawg the verse was out of thin air

[@CellTheRxpy]

So if he had the verse already how he know what the song was about? How his verses match up with Cam on the back and forth in the second verse?! That syrup got Juelz gone 😂

[@selfmade8884]

Facts. Can’t trust this dude memory. He can barely remember his own story.

[@JaysonJigaa]

​@@selfmade8884😂

[@prosperityproductions1787]

Yeah, you got to get Cam'ron up there, let him tell it..

[@yogi2983]

you can tell Juelz is a Jay stan lol

[@frankcarter7795]

@yogi2983, how can you tell that?

[@MauricioSandoval-xc9ih]

Reasonable doubt was too good 🤣

[@kenjistanback9261]

He recognize Greatness ✊🏾

[@whatwhat9004]

He already said in one of the previous interview clips that he’s always been a fan of Jay-Z. What you mad he’s not sweating Tupac’s balls like so many other people on this channel do?

[@ricardotolbert1797]

@@whatwhat9004right lol 😂😂

[@809Mornelle]

This is cool and all for the older generation but I want to hear more questions about how did lil Wayne start fucking with dipset in the first place . Once he started messing with them his style( clothes and rapping) changed and he just blew up.

[@JaysonJigaa]

He swagger jack really just jumped on the band wagon I remember them times

[@ShopRichSpirits]

Needed that NY cosign to be respected up north one of biggest business moves that helped Wayne. Remember birdman didn't allow niggas to listen to other styles of rap outside new Orleans

[@freddycalipari4242]

Wayne style changed when gillie was around cash money

[@809Mornelle]

@@freddycalipari4242 he definitely wasn’t dressing like gillie ….

[@freddycalipari4242]

@@809Mornelle thats true but his sound changed from southern to east coast.

[@DukeDeNiroDollas]

1:28 Cam not coming on here pause. 😂😂😂

[@El_Kyro_Loco]

That hat stupid 🔥🔥🔥

How the hell jay had the verse before when his verse is about the record lmao and he saying cam name in the verses

[@SnapIsFarOut]

Edit the bar,, add Cam before recording

[@meladgoat]

word bro. ppl are still dumb enough to think jay is walking about with random verses hoping cam asks him to do a song.

[@Reggi_Sample]

Jay had 100 verses like that about that content especially at that time when Jay started doing mixtapes. There was a very similar beat Just made for Jay on one of those tapes I forget the name. Edit: Early This Morning

@@meladgoat exactly lmfao shit is silly

[@VinceBond-ky2zt]

@@Reggi_Samplei know Jayz talent is unbelievable. We gotta come up with wild scenerios to make it make sense

[@sisterfactsnotfiction6433]

This my mf dude

[@ObiKwabKenobi]

Three words: FADE TO BLACK...

[@DeathsInverse]

Why does he sound so different

[@26Cortez]

Once i heard this guy i knew from jump he was more lyrical than the top 2

[@TK-ui1vz]

Damn every time these interviews with the “rekad”

[@koba9457]

Cam said it was no way Jay had that verse written already

[@ObiKwabKenobi]

Gotta cap on LaRon 🚨 Cam said he scrapped what he had planned and wrote a verse 10 mins after Jay. He also said HE ambushed Jay to see how nice he really was; he names Cam twice and leads into the hook. Obviously, he's a great artist so believe what you want. Watch Fade to Black... 99 Problems, Dirk off Your Shoulder, etc. Watch The Throne Documentary shows the same thing.

[@perspectiveoutlook1540]

Jay keeps verses ready, but a lot of heads swear he's writing in his head on the spot, no ,he's testing if what he has fit the beat. I used to hang around sean, he' use to trip out to Trenton pushing work.