Juve the Great | ||||
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Released | December 23, 2003 | |||
Recorded | 2002–2003 | |||
Genre | Gangsta rap, Southern hip hop | |||
Length | 61:50 | |||
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Juvenile chronology | ||||
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Singles from Juve the Great | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Boston Globe | (mixed) [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | C− [3] |
PopMatters | (positive) [4] |
RapReviews | (8/10) [5] |
Rolling Stone | [6] |
USA Today | [7] |
Juve the Great is the sixth studio album by American rapper Juvenile. The album was released on December 23, 2003, by Cash Money Records, Universal Music Group and UTP Records. [8] It was Juvenile's last album on the Cash Money label. The album was certified platinum July 20, 2004, [9] becoming his third album to do so, after 400 Degreez and Tha G-Code .
Juve the Great includes the hit single "Slow Motion" featuring Soulja Slim, who was shot dead almost a month before the album's release, which topped the Billboard Hot 100. It became the most successful single for both artists and made Soulja Slim one of the only artists to top the charts posthumously.
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [10]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" |
| AD Future | 1:21 |
2. | "In My Life" (featuring Mannie Fresh) |
| Mannie Fresh | 5:44 |
3. | "Enemy Turf" |
| Griz | 4:04 |
4. | "Outside (skit)" | 1:22 | ||
5. | "Bounce Back" (featuring Baby) |
| Mannie Fresh | 4:13 |
6. | "Down South Posted" (featuring Skip and Wacko) |
| Slice T | 4:35 |
7. | "It Ain't Mines" (featuring Kango Slim of Partners-N-Crime) |
| Mannie Fresh | 4:21 |
8. | "Numb Numb" |
| Griz | 5:06 |
9. | "Lil' Daddy" (featuring Baby) |
| Mannie Fresh | 4:10 |
10. | "Fuckin' with Me" (featuring Skip and Wacko) |
| Slice T | 4:00 |
11. | "Cock It" |
| Mannie Fresh | 3:52 |
12. | "Club (skit)" | 1:40 | ||
13. | "Juve the Great" |
| 3:28 | |
14. | "Head in Advance" |
| Slice T | 4:01 |
15. | "For Everybody" (featuring Skip and Wacko) |
| KLC | 4:38 |
16. | "At the Door (skit)" | 1:07 | ||
17. | "Slow Motion" (featuring Soulja Slim) |
| Dani Kartel | 4:08 |
Sample credits [10]
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [11] | 28 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [12] | 4 |
Chart (2004) | Position |
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US Billboard 200 [13] | 60 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [14] | 9 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [15] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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