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Released | November 3, 1998 | |||
Recorded | January—May 1998 | |||
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Length | 72:29 | |||
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Juvenile - 400 Degreez (1998). Big Tymers) 2. Gone Ride With Me 4. Flossin Season (Feat. Big Tymers & B.Gay) 5. Ghetto Children.
400 Degreez is the third studio album by AmericanrapperJuvenile. The album was released on November 3, 1998,[1] on Cash Money Records. It remains Juvenile's best-selling album of his solo career and currently the best-selling album ever released on Cash Money Records. The album was certified 4x Platinum by the RIAA, on December 19, 1999.[2]
Two official singles, “Ha” and 'Back That Azz Up' (the latter having been released commercially as “Back That Thang Up”) peaked at #68 and #19 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. The album peaked at #2 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums music chart and at #9 on the Billboard 200 music chart in 1999. It also went to claim the #1 position on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart on the Billboard Year-End chart for 1999. As a single, 'Back That Azz Up' was released, credited, and charted as the more censored 'Back That Thang Up'. Also the album features a bonus remix of the single 'Ha' with New York rapper Jay-Z, the only guest appearance outside of Cash Money and the 1st time Cash Money collaborated with an East Coast rapper on a song. As of 2013, 400 Degreez has sold well over 6 million copies worldwide.[citation needed] The album won R&B Album of the Year at the 1999 Billboard Music Awards. The explicit version of the album was not totally uncensored such as the line 'do a (homicide) with me' on 'Gone Ride With Me' and 'put a (pistol) in his face' in 'Welcome 2 Tha Nolia'.[3]
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
RapReviews | (7/10)[5] |
Robert Christgau | [6] |
Rolling Stone | [7] |
Pitchfork | 9.4/10[3] |
Track listing[edit]
- All songs are produced by Mannie Fresh
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | 'Intro (Big Tymers)' (featuring Mannie Fresh) | 2:12 |
2. | 'Ha' | 4:52 |
3. | 'Gone Ride With Me' | 4:23 |
4. | 'Flossin' Season' (featuring Big Tymers, B.G. & Lil Wayne) | 4:33 |
5. | 'Ghetto Children' | 4:05 |
6. | 'Follow Me Now' | 3:55 |
7. | 'Cash Money Concert (Skit)' | 0:51 |
8. | 'Welcome 2 Tha Nolia' (featuring Turk) | 5:51 |
9. | 'U.P.T. (C-Murder Diss)' (featuring Hot Boys & Baby) | 4:17 |
10. | 'Run For It' (featuring Lil Wayne) | 4:45 |
11. | 'Ha (Hot Boys Remix)' (featuring Hot Boys) | 4:25 |
12. | 'Rich Niggaz' (featuring Lil Wayne, Mannie Fresh, Turk & Paparue) | 5:03 |
13. | 'Back That Azz Up' (featuring Mannie Fresh & Lil Wayne) | 4:25 |
14. | 'Off Top' (featuring Big Tymers) | 3:50 |
15. | 'After Cash Money Concert (Skit)' | 1:19 |
16. | '400 Degreez' | 4:15 |
17. | 'Juvenile On Fire' | 4:57 |
18. | 'Ha (Remix)' (featuring Jay-Z) | 4:25 |
Notes and sample credits
- 'Ha' contains a sample of 'Solja Rag', a song recorded one year prior to the release of 400 Degreez.
Personnel[edit]
- Ronald Williams - Executive producer
- Bryan Williams - Executive producer
- Juvenile - Performer
- Big Tymers - Performer
- Lil Wayne - Performer
- Mannie Fresh - Producer, engineer, mixing
- Turk - Performer
- B.G. - Performer
Charts[edit]
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[9] | 9 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] | 2 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'400 Degreez: Juvenile: Music'. Amazon.com. 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
- ^'Gold & Platinum - June 06, 2010'. RIAA. 2010-06-06. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
- ^ abThompson, Paul (July 15, 2018). 'Juvenile: 400 Degreez'. Pitchfork. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^Jason Birchmeier (1998-06-09). '400 Degreez - Juvenile | Songs, Reviews, Credits'. AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
- ^'Juvenile :: 400 Degreez :: Cash Money'. Rapreviews.com. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
- ^'CG: juvenile'. Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
- ^(Posted: Nov 17, 1998) (1998-11-17). 'Juvenile: 400 Degreez : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone'. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 20, 2009. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
- ^'Juvenile - 400 Degreez CD Album'. Cduniverse.com. 1998-11-03. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
- ^'Juvenile Chart History (Billboard 200)'. Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^'Juvenile Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)'. Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
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