‘Teeth Ain’t Adding Up’: Juelz Santana’s New Smile, Lisp Lead Social Media to Bust His Chops

Rapper Juelz Santana‘s teeth became the topic of conversation yesterday on social media after the season 9 premiere episode of “Love and Hip Hop” on Monday night.

Earlier this month, Santana’s smile was a trending topic after rapper 50 cent posted a petty picture of the “Dipset” rapper missing a few teeth. 50 wrote on Instagram, “Damn it Mmaaannn just say no to drugs. This is going to far now, no teeth Jesus Christ Positive vibes.”

During the latest episode of “LHH,” Santana admitted that his drug addiction corroded his teeth but never confessed to having dentures. However, folks noticed that he unexpectedly developed a new lisp and wondered why he was talking oddly.

“What’s wrong with Juelz mouth. Why he talking like that?” one fan asked.

People instantly began clowning Santana’s new “grill” all over social media.

“I’m not dealing with Juelz trying to get use to these new TEEF  😩 #LHHNY.”

“I watched L&HHNY clips yesterday… what is up with Juelz teeth?”

“Juelz teeth look too goddamn big for his mouth😂 . Someone gotta file Juelz’s teeth down man.”

“Juelz’s new teeth got him sounding like TI. Tell me I’m not alone. I can’t unhear.”

“I believe all of my entertainment this season is going to come from Juelz and these teeth 😂.”

“I know niggaz hooked on Perks n Lean and ain’t none of them niggaz teeth rotted out. Juelz was smoking meth or some shit.”

“He don’t even talk the same his mouth is definitely stiff asf 😂.”

Santana recently proposed to his longtime girlfriend Kimbella Vanderhee on Friday, Nov. 23, at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. The star got down on one knee and asked for her hand in marriage during his performance with rap group The Diplomats. The couple have been together for nine years and share two children together.

Santana shared a photo of his fiancée on Instagram and wrote, “The Hate Always Been Real But The LOVE Always Been Realer…. She Said YES 😘❤️💍🙏.”

Democracy needs journalism it can trust.

This election season, the stakes are higher than usual — and so is the pressure on newsrooms to soften their coverage, stay quiet, or just disappear. Independent reporting, the kind that answers to readers instead of advertisers or political pressure, matters more in a moment like this, not less.

For over 14 years, Atlanta Black Star has stayed independent and reader-funded. We have no corporate owner and no shareholders telling us what to cover or how to cover it. That independence is also our biggest vulnerability: nothing protects it except readers choosing to fund it directly.

Newspaper ad revenue has fallen more than 80% since 2005, and local newsrooms are closing at a rate of roughly two a week nationwide. When outlets go under in a moment like this, it's rarely the independent, reader-funded ones that get to stick around.

We know a request for support isn't why you came here. But without readers choosing to fund this work directly, the depth of reporting we can do at home and abroad shrinks along with everyone else's. If you're not in a position to give, that doesn't change how much we value you as a reader.

If you are able to, a recurring contribution does more for us than a single one-time gift, because it lets us plan the next investigation instead of just the next invoice. It takes about 30 seconds, no long form, no account. Thank you for continuing to support independent journalism and freedom of the press.

Back to top