Tha G-Code

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Tha G-Code
Tha G-Code (Juvenile) ablum coverart.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 14, 1999 (1999-12-14) [1]
Recorded1999
Genre
Length70:29
Label
Producer
Juvenile chronology
400 Degreez
(1998)
Tha G-Code
(1999)
Project English
(2001)
Singles from Tha G-Code
  1. "U Understand"
    Released: November 25, 1999
  2. "I Got That Fire"
    Released: January 29, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Chicago Tribune (mixed) [3]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [4]
NME 5/10 [5]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
RapReviews8.5/10 [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Source Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Village Voice Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [11]

Tha G-Code is the fourth studio album by American rapper Juvenile. The album was released December 14, 1999 [1] on Cash Money Records. [12] It features the hit singles "U Understand" and "I Got That Fire".

Contents

The album was not as successful as Juvenile's previous album, 400 Degreez , but it did reach number 10 on the US Billboard 200 with first week sales of over 290,000 copies and also topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart during the first week of 2000. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on January 24, 2000, for sales of one million copies.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Big Tymer (Intro)" (featuring Lovely, Atrice, and Big Tymers)2:14
2."U Understand"4:19
3."F*ck That N*gga" (featuring B.G.)4:36
4."A Million and One Things" (featuring Hot Boys)4:45
5."Take Them"4:37
6."G-Code" (featuring Lil Wayne)4:34
7."Something Got 2 Shake" (featuring Big Tymers)4:09
8."Da Magnolia" (featuring Mannie Fresh)4:40
9."Catch Your Cut" (featuring B.G.)3:42
10."Lil' Boyz" (featuring Lil Wayne and Big Tymers)4:12
11."Get It Right" (featuring Lil Wayne and B.G.)3:54
12."Never Had Sh*t" (featuring Baby, B.G., and Turk)4:13
13."I Got That Fire" (featuring Mannie Fresh)5:46
14."Tha Man" (featuring Turk)3:07
15."March N*gga Step"4:02
16."Guerrilla" (featuring B.G.)5:11

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [13] 10
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [14] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)Position
US Billboard 200 [15] 62
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [16] 14

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [17] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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