Terius Gray,better known by his stage name Juvenile,is an American rapper best known for his work with Birdman's Cash Money Records in the late 1990s and early 2000s,both solo and as a member of the label's then-flagship group,Hot Boys.
400 Degreez is the commercial debut and overall third studio album by American rapper Juvenile. The album was released on November 3,1998,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. The album received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 19,2000.
Cash Money Records is an American record label founded in 1991 by brothers Ronald "Slim" Williams and Bryan "Birdman" Williams. In its early years,the label signed and released albums for New Orleans-based musical acts Juvenile,B.G.,and Hot Boys. It became an imprint of Universal Records,a division of Universal Music Group in March 1998,and remained so during its following iterations as Universal Republic,Universal Motown and ultimately Republic Records.
Big Tymers was an American hip hop duo composed of Cash Money Records co-founder Baby and the label's lead producer Mannie Fresh,both of whom originate from New Orleans,Louisiana. Active from 1997 to 2005,and once more in 2018,it was spun off from the label's supergroup,Cash Money Millionaires.
The Hot Boys where an American hip hop group formed in New Orleans,Louisiana,in 1997. The group was made up of B.G.,Lil Wayne,Juvenile and Turk.
"Drop It Like It's Hot" is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg featuring fellow American musician Pharrell Williams. It was released on September 27,2004,as the lead single from Snoop Dogg's seventh studio album,R&G:The Masterpiece (2004). The song was produced by the Neptunes. It is regarded as an iconic song,with Snoop performing the chorus and the second and third verses while Pharrell performs the first verse.
"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" is a song by American rapper Dr. Dre,featuring fellow American rapper Snoop Dogg,on Dre's debut solo album,The Chronic (1992). As the album's first single it reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 20,1993,behind "Informer" by Snow,outperformed The Chronic's other singles,"Fuck wit Dre Day ",which peaked at number 8,and "Let Me Ride",which peaked at number 34. The single also reached number 1 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles &Tracks chart,and was a number 31 hit in the UK. Its music video was directed by Dr. Dre himself.
King,is the fourth studio album by American rapper T.I.,released on March 28,2006,through Grand Hustle Records and Atlantic Records. Recording sessions for the album took one and a half years to complete in late 2005 according to T.I. in an interview with MTV News. Production was handled by several high-profile record producers,including DJ Toomp,Just Blaze,Mannie Fresh,Swizz Beatz,Keith Mack,Travis Barker,The Neptunes,Kevin "Khao" Cates,Nick "Fury" Loftin,and Tony Galvin,among others. The album also serves as the soundtrack to T.I.’s feature film debut,ATL.
Let 'Em Burn is the third studio album by New Orleans rap group the Hot Boys,released March 25,2003,on Cash Money Records. The album was originally recorded from 1998 to 2000,but was not released until three years later due to Juvenile,B.G. and Turk leaving Cash Money Records. All the production on the album is done by former Cash Money Records producer Mannie Fresh. Let 'Em Burn debuted at #14 on the Billboard 200,selling 64,000 copies in its first week. Planning for the album dates back to 1999 as promotional advertising were shown in the booklet for Lil Wayne's Tha Block Is Hot.
"Who Can I Run To" is a song written by Charles B. Simmons,Frank Alstin Jr,and Richard Roebuck,first released by the Jones Girls in 1979. The song was the B-side to "You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else". After Xscape took the song to number 1 in 1995,Billboard named the song number 58 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.
The Greatest Hits is a Greatest hits album by rapper Juvenile. It was released on October 19,2004 through Cash Money Records.
"Ha" is a 1998 single by rapper Juvenile,from his third album 400 Degreez. It was produced by Mannie Fresh. This song,along with Juvenile's "Back That Azz Up" and B.G.'s "Bling Bling" was responsible for taking Cash Money Records from a small local label in New Orleans to the pop mainstream. The song is notable for its unique style of rapping,with every line except the chorus ending with "ha". The chorus to the song interpolates a line taken from the earlier Juvenile single "Solja Rags".
The following list is a discography of production by American hip hop record producer and recording artist Mannie Fresh. It includes a list of songs produced,co-produced and remixed by year,album,artist and title.
"Bling Bling" is the debut single by New Orleans rapper B.G.,released in 1999 from his fourth studio album Chopper City in the Ghetto. It features Hot Boys and Big Tymers. The song peaked at number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 and yielded B.G.'s furthest commercial success.
"Used 2" is a song by American rapper 2 Chainz from his second studio album B.O.A.T.S. II:Me Time (2013). Produced and co-written by Mannie Fresh,it was released as the second single from the album on September 18,2013.
"Tha Block Is Hot" is the debut studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne. Released on November 2,1999,it was brought to audiences by Universal Records and Bryan "Baby" Williams' Cash Money Records. The recording sessions took place at Cash Money Studios in Metairie,Louisiana,with the executive production from Bryan "Baby" Williams and Ronald "Slim" Williams. All tracks on the album were produced by Mannie Fresh himself. Interestingly,before its release,the album was initially intended to be titled "I Ride At Night."
"Hotline Bling" is a song recorded by Canadian rapper Drake,which serves as the lead single from his fourth studio album Views (2016). The song is credited as a bonus track on the album. It was made available for digital download on July 31,2015,through Cash Money,Young Money and Republic.
"Team" is a song recorded by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea. It was released on 18 March 2016. The single was serviced to US contemporary hit and rhythmic contemporary radio on 5 April 2016. Azalea wrote "Team" with Bebe Rexha,Lauren Christy,among other credited composers,including the main producers,a part of the D.R.U.G.S. collective:Marlon "Chordz" Barrow,Alexander "Nezzo" Palmer and Michael "Omega" Fonseca,with additional contributors Ryan Anthony Avilez,Louis Harden and Brandon "Stix" Salaam-Bailey. The song contains an interpolation from the 1999 composition "Back That Thang Up",written and performed by Juvenile,Lil Wayne and Mannie Fresh.
The Triggerman beat,also known as Triggaman,is a one-bar drum loop that originated from sampling "Drag Rap" by the Showboys and "Brown Beats" by Cameron Paul. The one-bar drum loop and bells was known to be used in bounce music,having been used in hundreds of records. The beat has been influential in recent hip hop music,including Juvenile's "Back That Thang Up",David Banner's "Like a Pimp",T.I. and Lil Wayne's "Ball",Drake's "Nice for What" and "In My Feelings",and also "Go Crazy" by Chris Brown and Young Thug.
"Gyalis" is a song by American singer Capella Grey. It was released on January 4,2021,through Capitol Records and Allepac the Family. Rappers Mannie Fresh,Lil Wayne and Juvenile are credited as co-writers of the song as it samples Juvenile's "Back That Azz Up". The song went viral on TikTok,and gained over 18.1 million streams on Spotify by September 2021,reaching number 10 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
