400 Degreez

400 Degreez
Studio album by
Released November 3, 1998
Studio Cash Money Studios, Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.
Genre
Length 72:29
Label
Producer
Juvenile chronology
Solja Rags
(1997)
400 Degreez
(1998)
Tha G-Code
(1999)
Singles from 400 Degreez
  1. "Follow Me Now"
    Released: August 22, 1998
  2. "Ha"
    Released: October 17, 1998
  3. "Back That Thang Up"
    Released: June 11, 1999

400 Degreez is the third studio album by American rapper Juvenile. The album was released on November 3, 1998, on Universal Records and Bryan "Baby" Williams' Cash Money Records. It remains Juvenile's best-selling album of his solo career. The album was certified 4× platinum by the RIAA on December 19, 2000.

Two official singles, "Ha" and "Back That Azz Up" (the latter having been released commercially as "Back That Thang Up") peaked at numbers 68 and 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. The album peaked at number two on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums music chart and number nine on the Billboard 200 music chart in 1999. It also claimed the top position on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart on the Billboard Year-End chart for 1999. As a single, "Back That Azz Up" was released, credited, and charted as the more censored "Back That Thang Up". The album also features a bonus remix of the single "Ha" with New York rapper Jay-Z, the only guest appearance outside of the Cash Money roster and the first time Cash Money collaborated with an East Coast rapper on a song. As of 2013, 400 Degreez has sold well over 6 million copies worldwide. The album won R&B Album of the Year at the 1999 Billboard Music Awards. The explicit version of the album was not totally uncensored such as the line "do a (homicide) with me" on "Gone Ride with Me" and "put a (pistol) in his face" in "Welcome 2 tha Nolia".

In September 2020, Rolling Stone ranked the album number 470 on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau (choice cut)
Pitchfork 9.4/10
RapReviews 7/10
Rolling Stone

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Intro (Big Tymers)" (featuring Mannie Fresh) 2:12
2. "Ha" 4:52
3. "Gone Ride with Me" 4:23
4. "Flossin' Season" (featuring Big Tymers, B.G., and Lil Wayne) 4:33
5. "Ghetto Children" 4:05
6. "Follow Me Now" 3:55
7. "Cash Money Concert (skit)" 0:51
8. "Welcome 2 tha Nolia" (featuring Turk) 5:51
9. "U.P.T." (featuring Hot Boys and Baby) 4:17
10. "Run for It" (featuring Lil Wayne) 4:45
11. "Ha (Hot Boys Remix)" (featuring Hot Boys) 4:25
12. "Rich Niggaz" (featuring Lil Wayne, Mannie Fresh, Turk, and Papa Rue) 5:03
13. "Back That Azz Up" (featuring Mannie Fresh and Lil Wayne) 4:25
14. "Off Top" (featuring Big Tymers) 3:50
15. "After Cash Money Concert (skit)" 1:19
16. "400 Degreez" 4:15
17. "Juvenile on Fire" 4:57
18. "Ha (Remix)" (featuring Jay-Z) 4:25

Notes and sample credits

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

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) 4× Platinum 4,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also