400 Degreez

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400 Degreez
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Studio album by
Juvenile
ReleasedNovember 3, 1998 (1998 -11-03)
Studio Cash Money Studios, Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.
Genre
Length72:29
Label
Producer
Juvenile chronology
Solja Rags
(1997)		400 Degreez
(1998)		 Tha G-Code
(1999)
Singles from 400 Degreez
  1. "Ha"
    Released: October 17, 1998
  2. "Back That Thang Up"
    Released: June 11, 1999
  3. "Follow Me Now"
    Released: 1999

400 Degreez is the commercial debut and overall third studio album by American rapper Juvenile. The album was released on November 3, 1998, [1] by Universal Records and Bryan "Baby" Williams' Cash Money Records. It remains Juvenile's best-selling album of his solo career, with six million copies sold as of 2021. [2] The album received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 19, 2000. [3]

Contents

Its two preceding singles, "Ha" and "Back That Azz Up" (censored as "Back That Thang Up") peaked at numbers 68 and 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. The album peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200 and number two on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums; it peaked atop the latter chart for its Year-End list of 1999. The album also features the remix of the single "Ha" with New York rapper Jay-Z, its only guest appearance from outside the Cash Money roster and the first time a rapper from the label worked with an East Coast rapper on a song. The album won the Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Album in 1999. The explicit version of the album was not totally uncensored; lines such as "do a (homicide) with me" on "Gone Ride with Me" and "put a (pistol) in his face" can be heard in "Welcome 2 tha Nolia". [4]

In September 2020, Rolling Stone ranked the album number 470 on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. [5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Robert Christgau Scissors icon black.svg [7]
Pitchfork 9.4/10 [4]
RapReviews7/10 [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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., and 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." (featuring Hot Boys and 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, and Papa Rue)5:03
13."Back That Azz Up" (featuring Mannie Fresh and 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

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [17] 4× Platinum4,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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