Back to the Crib
{{Infobox song
| name = Back to the Crib
| cover = BackToTheCribSingleCoverTCC.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Juelz Santana featuring Chris Brown
| album =
| released = December 14, 2009
| format =
| recorded = 2009
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 4:24
| label = Diplomat, Skull Gang, Def Jam
| writer = {{hlist|LaRon James|Ester Dean|Karl Smith|Jamal Jones}}
| producer = Polow da Don
| chronology = Juelz Santana
| prev_title = Mixin' Up the Medicine
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Home Run
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Chris Brown
| type = singles
| prev_title = Crawl
| prev_year = 2009
| title = Back to the Crib
| year = 2009
| next_title = Deuces
| next_year = 2010
}}
}}
"Back to the Crib" is a song by American rapper Juelz Santana, intended as the second single for his unreleased third album Born to Lose, Built to Win.Muhammad, Latifah (September 22, 2009) [http://www.theboombox.com/2009/09/22/chris-brown-juelz-santa-head-back-to-the-crib-in-new-single/ "Chris Brown, Juelz Santa Head 'Back to the Crib' in New Single"] The Boombox. It features American singer-songwriter Chris Brown, marking their second collaboration following the latter's debut single "Run It!" in 2005. The song was produced by Polow da Don.[http://www.hiphopgalaxy.com/Juelz-Santana-Back-To-The-Crib-Video-ft-Chris-Brown-hip-hop-10182.html "Juelz Santana - Back To The Crib Video ft. Chris Brown"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091216203139/http://www.hiphopgalaxy.com/Juelz-Santana-Back-To-The-Crib-Video-ft-Chris-Brown-hip-hop-10182.html |date=December 16, 2009}} Video removed by copyright holder.
Background
After Chris Brown's publicised abuse case with singer Rihanna, Def Jam president L.A. Reid wanted Trey Songz to perform the chorus instead of Brown; however, Juelz Santana stuck with keeping Brown's vocals for its final release.{{cite web |title=Chris Brown Was Almost Thrown Off 2009 Juelz Santana Track To Protect Rihanna |website=MTV |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1698460/juelz-santana-back-to-the-crib-chris-brown-rihanna.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121209033741/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1698460/juelz-santana-back-to-the-crib-chris-brown-rihanna.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 9, 2012 |access-date=July 8, 2013}}
Music video
The music video directed by Clifton Bell was released December 14, 2009. Trav, Red Cafe, Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks, DJ Envy, and Jim Jones appeared in the video. Popular models including his future wife Kimbella Vanderhee and Rosa Acosta also made appearances in the video.
Charts
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!scope="col"| Chart (2010) !scope="col"| Peak |
{{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|24|artist=Chris Brown|rowheader=true|access-date=December 14, 2023}} |
scope="row"| US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-03-27/r-b-hip-hop-songs?order=drop "Top Hip-Hop and R&B Songs & Singles Charts: Week of March 27, 2010"]. Billboard.com. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
| 60 |
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scope="row"| US Billboard Rap Songs[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=cam'ron|chart=all}} "Cam'ron Music News & Info"]. Billboard.com. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
| 23 |
References
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{{Juelz Santana}}
{{Chris Brown singles}}
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Category:Song recordings produced by Polow da Don
Category:Songs written by Ester Dean
Category:Songs written by Polow da Don
Category:Def Jam Recordings singles
Category:Songs written by Juelz Santana
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