''God Will'n'' is the seventh

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by American rapper Juelz Santana, released on January 14, 2013. It is Santana's first solo project since 2005. The mixtape features guest appearances from Jadakiss,

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, Meek Mill, Fabolous, Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Lloyd Banks,

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, Jeremih, Jim Jones,

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and Bounce. With production coming from

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and Jahlil Beats, among others.

Background

On November 10, 2012, Juelz Santana announced he would be changing the title of his mixtape from ''The Reagan Era'' to ''God Will'n''. On December 7, 2012, he revealed during an interview with

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that he changed the title to ''God Will'n'', because he felt ''The Reagan Era'' was dated especially after Kendrick Lamar used a similar title for a song. On December 21, 2012, he released the cover and announced after numerous delays that the mixtape would be released on January 14, 2013. On January 7, 2013, during an interview with '' The Village Voice'', Juelz Santana said that he had already finished another mixtape to be released following ''God Will'n'' that sees him rapping over other artists' beats, saying:

"I'm gonna treat the situations like I'm a new artist. I'm just hungry again, ''God Will'n'' is just gonna be the start of a new chapter. I got a new label situation called Anything's Possible. But it's still Dipset, Skull Gang. I'm still on
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. I already got the second mixtape done after ''God Will'n'' where I'll be rapping over other people's beats but we're just going to talk about ''God Will'n'' for now. I'm just happy to be back in business. I want to enjoy working and go hard and be where I need to be. Right where some of these niggas ain't supposed to be. I'm still lookin better than a lot of niggas who just dropped albums though. They looking lost out here. It's time to follow the leader again."

Singles

On January 18, 2010, the first song was released in promotion of the mixtape titled "Home Run" featuring Lil Wayne. The music video for "Home Run" featuring Lil Wayne was released on February 4, 2011. On November 27, 2012, the second song was released in promotion of the mixtape titled "Bodies" featuring Lil Reese. The music video for "Bodies" was released on January 14, 2013. On January 8, 2013, the third song was released in promotion of the mixtape titled "Soft" featuring

, Meek Mill and Fabolous. On January 9, 2013, the fourth song was released in promotion of the mixtape titled "Sho Nuff". On January 28, 2013, the music video for "Nobody Knows" featuring

was released. On February 13, 2013, the music video for "Awesome" featuring

was released. On February 18, 2013, the music video was released for "Everything Is Good" featuring Wiz Khalifa and Bucksy Luciano.

Critical response

''God Will'n'' was met with generally mixed reviews from music critics. Dan Reagans of '' BET'' gave the mixtape three out of five stars, saying "Ultimately it will be up to fans to determine if ''God Will'n'' is enough of a peace offering to make up for the frustrating inconsistency they've been through with the Harlem MC. No matter how one might be leaning at the moment this project does have enough solid moments to make it a worthy appetizer for his oft delayed LP". Ralph Bristout of '' XXL'' gave the mixtape an L, saying "All in all, ''God Will'n'' exhibits everything that a Dipset diehard expects from the Uptown rhymester, but that can also be bittersweet. Although it's clear that he hasn't lost a step, Juelz doesn't offer anything new or refreshing to the table." Edwin Ortiz of HipHopDX gave the mixtape a positive review, saying "The best way to describe Juelz Santana on ''God Will'n'' is that he exerts less energy and still scores the same favorable results throughout the mixtape. It's tough to gauge if he has grown wiser or it's just his frame of mind at the moment, but regardless, Juelz succeeds with his latest project". On December 24, 2013, ''XXL'' named it the ninth best mixtape of the year, saying "Santana pulls no punches, gives no fucks, cares not at all about his standing in the rap game compared to a decade ago. ..It was an addictive project, and one that didn't get old fast."

Track listing

References

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