Juve the Great

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Juve the Great
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 23, 2003 (2003-12-23)
Recorded2002–2003
Genre Gangsta rap, Southern hip hop
Length61:50
Label
Producer
Juvenile chronology
Project English
(2001)
Juve the Great
(2003)
The Greatest Hits
(2004)
Singles from Juve the Great
  1. "In My Life"
    Released: 2003
  2. "Bounce Back"
    Released: November 20, 2003
  3. "Slow Motion"
    Released: March 1, 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Boston Globe (mixed) [2]
Entertainment Weekly C− [3]
PopMatters (positive) [4]
RapReviews(8/10) [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [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 .

Contents

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.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [10]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
AD Future1:21
2."In My Life" (featuring Mannie Fresh) Mannie Fresh 5:44
3."Enemy Turf"
  • Gray
  • Derek Edwards
Griz4:04
4."Outside (skit)"  1:22
5."Bounce Back" (featuring Baby)
Mannie Fresh4:13
6."Down South Posted" (featuring Skip and Wacko)
  • Gray
  • Sheldon Arrington
  • Clifford Nicholas
  • Damon Grison
Slice T4:35
7."It Ain't Mines" (featuring Kango Slim of Partners-N-Crime)
  • Gray
  • Thomas
Mannie Fresh4:21
8."Numb Numb"
  • Gray
  • Edwards
Griz5:06
9."Lil' Daddy" (featuring Baby)
  • Gray
  • Thomas
Mannie Fresh4:10
10."Fuckin' with Me" (featuring Skip and Wacko)
  • Gray
  • Arrington
  • Nicholas
  • Grison
Slice T4:00
11."Cock It"
  • Gray
  • Thomas
Mannie Fresh3:52
12."Club (skit)"  1:40
13."Juve the Great"
3:28
14."Head in Advance"
  • Gray
  • Arrington
Slice T4:01
15."For Everybody" (featuring Skip and Wacko)
KLC 4:38
16."At the Door (skit)"  1:07
17."Slow Motion" (featuring Soulja Slim)
Dani Kartel4:08

Sample credits [10]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [11] 28
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [12] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)Position
US Billboard 200 [13] 60
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [14] 9

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [15] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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