Tha G-Code

This article is about an album by rap artist Juvenile. For the machine tool programming language, see G-code.

Tha G-Code
Studio album by Juvenile
Released	December 14, 1999 (1999-12-14) [1]
Recorded	1999
Genre	Gangsta rap Southern hip hop
Length	70:29
Label	Cash Money Universal
Producer	Mannie Fresh Bryan "Baby Birdman" Williams (exec.) Ronald "Slim" Williams (exec.)
Juvenile chronology
400 Degreez (1998) Tha G-Code (1999) Project English (2001)
Singles from Tha G-Code
"U Understand" Released: November 25, 1999 "I Got That Fire" Released: January 29, 2000

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Chicago Tribune	(mixed) [3]
Entertainment Weekly	B+ [4]
NME	5/10 [5]
Q	[6]
RapReviews	8.5/10 [7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
The Source	[9]
USA Today	[10]
The Village Voice	[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".

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

• All songs produced by Mannie Fresh.

No.	Title	Length
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

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [17]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Tha G-Code". Amazon. 1999.
2. Birchmeier, Jason (December 7, 1999). "Tha G-Code - Juvenile | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
3. Baker, Soren (February 6, 2000). "Recordings: Juvenile – Tha G-Code". Chicago Tribune . section 7, p. 7. Retrieved May 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. Diehl, Matt (January 7, 2000). "Tha G Code". Entertainment Weekly . No. 520. pp. 68–69. Archived from the original on April 1, 2007. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
5. "Album Reviews: Juvenile – Tha G-Code". NME . London: IPC Media . Retrieved May 29, 2024.
6. "Juvenile – Tha G-Code". Q . May 2000. p. 112.
7. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (January 2000). "Juvenile :: Tha G-Code :: Cash Money Records". RapReviews. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
8. Sheffield, Rob (January 20, 2000). "Tha G-Code : Juvenile : Review". Rolling Stone. No. 832. pp. 55, 59. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
9. Williams, Frank (March 2000). "Record Report: Juvenile – Tha G-Code". The Source . No. 126. New York. p. 256.
10. Jones, Steve (December 14, 1999). "Juvenile lives by 'Tha G-Code' 'Fantasia 2000' abridges excellence". USA Today . p. 04.D. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
11. Christgau, Robert (March 28, 2000). "Consumer Guide: Strong Start". The Village Voice . Vol. 45, no. 12. p. 110. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
12. Juvenile (1999). "Juvenile - Tha G-Code - Amazon.com Music". Amazon. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
13. "Juvenile Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
14. "Juvenile Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
15. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
16. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
17. "American album certifications – Juvenile – Tha G Code". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved July 10, 2022.