Edited sentence: ", "Santana's Town", "Going Down", and "Rain Drops".Although this was a step in the right direction for his career, the CD only had mild success, mostly due to his heavy usage of sample driven production, still a new fad at this time in rap, and did not make a big impact in the music industry.However, real life members of one of New York's largest Blood sets, the Nine-Treys claim that along with Dipset members Hell Rell and Jim Jones, Santana was an active member in drug dealing for the Bloods, particularly cocaine, which the rapper has referenced to many times in his songs and interviews.However, there was still room for optimism as even the harshest critics acknowledged the eager MC's brilliance flashing throughout certain tracks and his commanding delivery.It is debated throughout the rap community whether or not this is true.Santana instantly won fame especially among the younger female audience who were won over by his enthusiasm and charismatic lyrical approach.Santana's appeal stretched to the male audience as he was  a young up and comer whose struggles and rise to fame rung true to the hearts of many a young aspiring rapper that they could do commercially acceptable music and still maintain street credibility.Santana, prior to releasing "From Me to U" had released a mixtape entitled Final Destination which gained more hype as it was his bid for street acceptance and it won through as his high, almost irrationally, energetic approach, gained him fans among rap's hardcore DJ elite in New York and around the country.The album went Gold despite not having a hugely successful single and it showed that while still raw Santana's lyrical prowess and the Def Jam hype machine behind him were not completely unfounded.The singles were "My Problem (Jealousy)", "Why.The singles were gigantic successes as both were Billboard top 10 hits.There are some who still debate his ties to said group since it was not until much later he claimed afilliation to the Bloods.These members also say that because of Santana's affinity and almost prodigious ability to sell cocaine,  that this helped his particular street set acquire firearms and money