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400 Degreez


FieldValue
name400 Degreez
typestudio
artistJuvenile
coverJuvenile400Degreez.jpg
released{{start date1998
studioCash Money Studios, Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.
genre
length72:29
label{{flatlist
producerManny Fresh
prev_titleSolja Rags
prev_year1997
next_titleTha G-Code
next_year1999
misc{{Singles
name400 Degreez
typestudio
single1Ha
single1dateOctober 27, 1998
single2Follow Me Now
single2date1999
single3Back That Azz Up
single3dateJuly 11, 1999

|11|3}}

  • Universal
  • Cash Money}}

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.

Its two preceding singles, "Ha" and "Back That Azz Up" (censored as "Back That Thang Up") peaked at numbers 68 and 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. The album peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200 and number two on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums; it peaked atop the latter chart for its Year-End list of 1999. The album also features the remix of the single "Ha" with New York rapper Jay-Z, its only guest appearance from outside the Cash Money roster and the first time a rapper from the label worked with an East Coast rapper on a song. The album won the Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Album in 1999. The explicit version of the album was not totally uncensored; lines such as "do a (homicide) with me" on "Gone Ride with Me" and "put a (pistol) in his face" can be heard in "Welcome 2 tha Nolia".

In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked the album number 470 on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Consequence in 2023 and Billboard in 2024 ranked 400 Degreez 38 and 44 in their respective all-time best hip hop album lists. In 2017, The Ringer ranked it as the third-best Southern hip hop album of all time. HipHopDX named it among 18 of the best hip hop and R&B albums of 1998. In 2025, Pitchfork ranked it as the third best rap album of all time.

Track listing

  • All songs produced by Mannie Fresh

Notes and sample credits

  • "Ha" contains a sample of "Solja Rag" from Juvenile's previous album.

Personnel

  • Ronald Williams - Executive producer
  • Bryan Williams - Executive producer
  • Juvenile - Performer
  • Big Tymers - Performer
  • Lil Wayne - Performer
  • Mannie Fresh - Producer, engineer, mixing
  • Turk - Performer
  • B.G. - Performer
  • Paparue - Performer
  • Pen & Pixel - Cover art

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998–1999)Peak
position

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)Position
US Billboard 20018
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)1
Chart (2000)Position
US Billboard 20050
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)39

Certifications

References

References

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  6. (2024-07-01). "The 100 Greatest Rap Albums of All Time (100-26): Staff List".
  7. (2017-08-21). "The 20 Best Southern Rap Albums Ever".
  8. McKrell, Aaron. (2018-01-06). "The China Anniversary: 18 Great Hip Hop & R&B Albums That Turn 20 In 2018".
  9. https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-rap-albums-all-time/
  10. Jason Birchmeier. (June 9, 1998). "400 Degreez - Juvenile | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  11. MtumeS. "Juvenile :: 400 Degreez :: Cash Money". RapReviews.
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