{{Short description|1998 studio album by Juvenile}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox album | name = 400 Degreez | type = studio | artist = Juvenile | cover = Juvenile400Degreez.jpg | alt = Juvenile stands in an ornate library, dropping money and jewelry into a bonfire. Models watch from the edges of the room. A closeup on Juvenile's face, staring expressionlessly at the viewer through sunglasses, is visible above the scene. | released = {{start date|1998|11|3}} | recorded = | venue = | studio = Cash Money Studios, Metairie, Louisiana, U.S. | genre = {{hlist|Southern hip-hop<ref name="ringer"/>|bounce|gangsta rap}} | length = 72:29 | label = {{flatlist| *Universal *Cash Money}} | producer = Mannie Fresh | prev_title = Solja Rags | prev_year = 1997 | next_title = Tha G-Code | next_year = 1999 | misc = {{Singles | name = 400 Degreez | type = studio | single3 = Follow Me Now | single3date = 1999 | single1 = Ha | single1date = October 17, 1998 | single2 = Back That Azz Up | single2date = June 11, 1999 }} }}
'''''400 Degreez''''' is the 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 was solely produced by Cash Money's in-house producer, Mannie Fresh.
''400 Degreez'' is a hip-hop album that also takes influence from the bounce music scene of New Orleans, the home city of both Juvenile and Cash Money. It discusses life in New Orleans' Magnolia Projects in both humorous and dark ways at different points. The album is well known for its successful singles, "Ha" and "Back That Azz Up", which peaked at numbers 68 and 19 respectively on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. ''400 Degreez'' itself was also a commercial success, peaking at number nine on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number two on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It additionally peaked atop the latter chart for its Year-End list of 1999 and won the ''Billboard'' Music Award for Top R&B Album the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/19991209_bmi_tops_the_charts_at_billboard_awards |title=BMI Tops the Charts at Billboard Awards |website=BMI |date=December 8, 1999 |access-date=February 27, 2026}}</ref>
The album received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 19, 2000,<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS/ |title=Gold & Platinum - June 06, 2010 |publisher=RIAA |date=June 6, 2010 |access-date=June 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629082431/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS/ |archive-date=June 29, 2012 }}</ref> and it has become Juvenile's best-selling solo album.<ref name="Deluxe">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fox8live.com/2024/03/27/juvenile-drops-new-400-degreez-music-video-celebrate-25th-anniversary/ |title=Juvenile drops new '400 Degreez' music video to celebrate 25th anniversary |first=Mykal |last=Vincent |website=Fox 8 Live |date=March 27, 2024 |access-date=February 27, 2026}}</ref> ''400 Degreez'' has also been acclaimed as a highly influential album upon Southern hip-hop, both for inspiring later Southern hip-hop artists and for introducing distinctively Southern styles to the hip-hop mainstream. It has been recognized among the best albums of its kind by outlets such as ''Pitchfork'', ''Rolling Stone'', ''Billboard'', ''Consequence'', and ''The Ringer''.
==Background and recording== Juvenile released ''Solja Rags'', his second overall album and first on Cash Money Records, in 1997.<ref name="Spera">{{Cite book|first=Keith |last=Spera |title=Groove Interrupted: Loss, Renewal, and the Music of New Orleans |publisher=St. Martin's Press |date=August 2, 2011 |pages=236–237 |isbn=9781429962070}}</ref> Based on the regional success of ''Solja Rags'', as well as of other Cash Money projects, the label attracted the attention of Universal Records. Universal subsequently signed a manufacturing and distribution deal with Cash Money, in which Cash Money retained full ownership of the rights to the music and received 85% of the royalties;<ref name="Revolt">{{Cite web|url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2018-11-03/97357/how-juveniles-400-degreez-launched-the-cash-money-empire |title=How Juvenile's '400 Degreez' launched the Cash Money empire |first=Rashad D. |last=Grove |website=Revolt.tv |date=November 3, 2018 |access-date=February 26, 2026}}</ref> according to author Keith Spera, "Universal would essentially be paid a commission to make, move and market Cash Money CDs."<ref name="Spera" /> ''400 Degreez'' was the first album that Cash Money Records released through this arrangement.<ref name="Revolt" />
Juvenile has described the recording process of ''400 Degreez'' as "like{{nbsp}}... a job", explaining that all of Cash Money's artists would go to the studio daily and record music for whichever artist's album was scheduled next.<ref name="Noisey">{{Cite web|url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/nnzagz/juvenile-young-juve-interview-2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724083815/https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/nnzagz/juvenile-young-juve-interview-2016 |title=We Interviewed Juvenile, Then We Interviewed His Son, Who Is Also a Rapper |first=Drew |last=Millard |website=Noisey |date=August 15, 2016 |archive-date=July 24, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Mannie Fresh, the album's sole producer, recounts that the songs would originate with their lyrics and that he would subsequently compose beats that would match their rhythm; he also notes that, because of this recording structure, many of the songs on ''400 Degreez'' include verses with irregular durations.<ref name="MannieComplex">{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/insanul-ahmed/mannie-fresh-interview-the-making-of-cash-money |title=Mannie Fresh Tells All: The Stories Behind His Biggest Hits |first=Insanul |last=Ahmed |website=Complex |date=September 19, 2014 |access-date=February 27, 2026}}</ref> In contrast to other Cash Money rappers, Juvenile wrote his own hooks on ''400 Degreez''.<ref name="pitchforkrv" />
A deluxe version of ''400 Degreez'' was released on March 29, 2024, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the album. It adds two bonus tracks, "Party" and "We Be Blowing Money".<ref name="Deluxe" />
==Content== Juvenile's primary topic on ''400 Degreez'' is life in New Orleans, a subject that he approaches from both lighthearted and serious angles at different points on the album. The tonal blend has led the album to be described as balancing "humor and street smarts",<ref name="Spera" /> as being "as fun as it is bleak",<ref name="PF-best" /> and as having an overarching "swaggering but paranoid" mood.<ref name="pitchforkrv">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/juvenile-400-degreez/ |title=Juvenile: 400 Degreez |website=Pitchfork |date=July 15, 2018 |access-date=February 26, 2026 |last=Thompson |first=Paul A. }}</ref> Rashad D. Grove of ''Revolt.tv'' portrays the majority of the album as "full of gritty, grim street tales about murder, hustling, paranoia, [and] loyalty", but also acknowledges that Juvenile "finds a way to enjoy the fruits of his labor" on some tracks.<ref name="Revolt" /> MtumeS of ''RapReviews'' appraises the album's principal subjects as "wine, women, [and] weapons", and opines that its goal is to be pure entertainment rather than "trying to stimulate, provoke, or educate".<ref name="RR" /> ''Pitchfork''{{'s}} Paul A. Thompson argues for the more lighthearted elements of ''400 Degreez'' as being most central to the album's sound: he argues that "Juve's songwriting is, at its resting state, playful, buoyant, full of asides and knowing advice", and that it shifts into darker moods for only "brief spurts".<ref name="pitchforkrv" />
Juvenile's performance attracted attention not just for its content but its delivery, which has been described as "comfortably bridg[ing] the gap between Mannie's bounce beats and more straightforward rap styles".<ref name="UDM">{{Cite web|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/juvenile-400-degreez-feature/ |title='400 Degreez': Juvenile's Southern Hip-Hop Classic |first=Will |last=Schube |website=UDiscoverMusic |date=November 3, 2025 |access-date=February 26, 2026}}</ref> He has been described as deploying "melodic lyrics" and a "signature sing-songy flow" on the album,<ref name="Revolt" /> and as having an "elastic" voice.<ref name="Crack" /> Juvenile was also identified as making heavy use of New Orleans' accent and local slang. Critic Kelefa Sanneh commented that Juvenile "didn't seem particularly worried about making himself understood" and prioritized showing off local styles rather than pursuing wider appeal.<ref name="Sanneh">{{Cite book|first=Kelefa |last=Sanneh |author-link=Kelefa Sanneh |title=Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres |publisher=Penguin Publishing Group |date=October 4, 2022 |pages=340–341 |isbn=9780525559610}}</ref> Similarly, MtumeS of ''RapReviews'' characterized him as speaking in a "lazy-tongued drawl" and using vocabulary with "no written equivalent or precise meaning".<ref name="RR" />
The production of ''400 Degreez'' was handled fully by Mannie Fresh and features heavy influence from New Orleans' local bounce music scene. Dean Van Nguyen of ''Crack'' describes "tightly packed soundscapes" of "bounce orchestration" throughout the project.<ref name="Crack" /> The album makes particularly extensive use of keyboards, with MtumeS describing the instrument as "punctuat[ing] every song";<ref name="RR" /> Sanneh highlighted this focus on keyboards as a trait that was particularly indebted to bounce.<ref name="Sanneh" /> Critics also noted that Mannie abstained from using samples in an era when they were widespread in hip-hop.<ref name="pitchforkrv" /><ref name="RR" /> Instead, the album's beats incorporated a number of live instruments. In addition to the keyboards, the usage of bass was highlighted often; individual critics have also identified guitars, horn sections, Hammond organ, and drum machines as contributors to the album's sound.<ref name="Revolt" /><ref name="RS" /> Other figures involved in ''400 Degreez'' include the Hot Boys—Juvenile, Lil Wayne, B.G., and Turk—whose numerous guest appearances were remarked upon by several critics.<ref name="pitchforkrv" /><ref name="RR" />
The "gloriously brash and tasteless" cover art for ''400 Degreez'' was designed by Houston firm Pen & Pixel.<ref name="Crack" /> Thompson describes it as portraying Juvenile "propped up among the flames like Frankenstein's monster", surrounded by "models pacing through a library".<ref name="pitchforkrv" /> In an interview with ''Noisey'', Juvenile explained that he wanted the cover to be crowded with disparate elements in order to reflect the breadth of topics that he discussed on the album.<ref name="Noisey" />
===Songs=== The tracks from ''400 Degreez'' that attracted the greatest critical attention were its first two singles, "Ha" and "Back That Azz Up". The two songs have been described collectively as "anthemic" and "earthshaking".<ref name="AM" /><ref name="RS-best" /> Although "Ha" was the album's lead single, Mannie Fresh recalled in 2014 that it was the last song to be written for it.<ref name="MannieComplex" /> Its lyrics describe "the highs and lows of hustling" with a series of anecdotes that are by turns "funny", "cruel", and "criminal".<ref name="Revolt" /><ref name="RR" /> Juvenile's delivery on "Ha" has been characterized as a "syrupy, sing-songy rhyme scheme",<ref name="PF-best" /> but also as closer to talking than rapping.<ref name="ringer" /><ref name="Sanneh" /> ''400 Degreez'' also includes a remix to "Ha" that features Jay-Z, a collaboration that has been described as "a key inflection point in the relationship between Southern and East Coast rap".<ref name="BB" /> Since New York rappers had previously paid little attention to Southern hip-hop, Mannie Fresh recalls that learning that Jay-Z was interested in appearing on "Ha" was when he "knew [he'd] arrived".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/magazine/key-tracks-mannie-fresh-on-juvenile-ha |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101142658/http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/magazine/key-tracks-mannie-fresh-on-juvenile-ha |title=Key Tracks: Mannie Fresh on Juvenile's "Ha" |author=Mannie Fresh|website=Red Bull Music Academy |date=October 24, 2013 |archive-date=November 1, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
"Back That Azz Up"—also known by the censored title "Back That Thang Up"—originated as a song that Juvenile would perform live over the beat to Eric B. & Rakim's "Paid in Full".<ref name="pitchforkrv" /><ref name="MannieComplex" /> The final beat for "Back That Azz Up" has been described as a "bounce-rooted contemporary Negro spiritual" whose primary sonic elements are "string stabs and swells and clean bass hits".<ref name="BB" /><ref name="UDM" /> Mannie Fresh has stated that, by incorporating both 808 drums and classical-inspired strings into the beat, he sought to make the song appeal to a wide range of demographics.<ref name="MannieComplex" /> By contrast, Juvenile recalls that he had been skeptical of the beat when he first heard it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/juvenile-war-mannie-fresh-making-back-that-azz-up/ |title=Juvenile Recalls 'War' Breaking Out With Mannie Fresh While Making 'Back That Azz Up' |first=Marisa |last=Mendez |website=HipHopDX |date=November 22, 2024 |access-date=February 27, 2026}}</ref> After its release, "Back That Azz Up" proved wildly successful and has come to be regarded as Juvenile's "defining hit".<ref name="Sanneh" /> The song has also been praised as "the maximalist endpoint of [the] bounce–rap fusion" and as "one of the most iconic" dirty rap songs.<ref name="Consequence" />
Other tracks from ''400 Degreez'' include "Flossin' Season", a posse cut built on a bossa nova–inspired beat.<ref name="Crack" /> Thompson describes it as "the best group song" on the album, characterizing it as "anxious, defiant, [and] unbelievably goofy",<ref name="pitchforkrv" /> and other critics have described the lyrics of "Flossin' Season" as including "incredibly brash boasts" as well as "charm and bravado".<ref name="AM" /><ref name="Revolt" /> The song "Ghetto Children" features "cautionary tales" told in a "young-but-old growl",<ref name="Revolt" /><ref name="RS-best" /> over a beat characterized by slap bass and guitar elements.<ref name="Crack" /> In "Run for It", featured rapper Lil Wayne portrays himself as eager to fight his rivals, whereas Juvenile remarks that "he'd rather see the violence on TV" than be personally involved.<ref name="pitchforkrv" /> The album's title track employs a beat that has been compared to James Bond music, over which Juvenile "ponder[s] the importance of reputation".<ref name="Crack" />
==Music videos== The singles "Ha" and "Back That Azz Up" both received music videos. The "Ha" video was directed by Marc Klasfeld and has been described as capturing "the raw simplicity and the unapologetic honesty of street life in New Orleans";<ref name="Revolt" /> it intersperses footage of Juvenile performing with a number of vignettes of everyday life in the Magnolia Projects.<ref name="pitchforkrv" /> The music video was shot over the course of three days. Juvenile recounts that the area's drug dealers paused their activities for the duration of the shoot in order to avoid interfering with it.<ref name="Noisey" />
The "Back That Azz Up" video has become renowned for its introduction, which first depicts two violin-playing men in a foggy scene, and then cuts to Juvenile, who declares that "Cash Money Records [is] taking over for the nine-nine and the two-thousand".<ref name="pitchforkrv" /> Rashad D. Grove of ''Revolt.tv'' recalls that the statement seemed at the time to be fueled by "blind ambition and artistic naiveté", but argues that Juvenile's prediction was ultimately vindicated by the song's success;<ref name="Revolt" /> retrospective reviews have noted that the "Back That Azz Up" video quickly became a staple on MTV and BET.<ref name="pitchforkrv" /><ref name="Revolt" />
On March 26, 2024, Juvenile and Mannie Fresh released a music video for the title track, "400 Degreez", to commemorate the album's 25th anniversary the preceding year. The video was directed by Diesel Filmz and juxtaposes "throwback footage" against "contemporary scenes of Juvenile and Mannie Fresh performing together as southern hip-hop moguls".<ref name="Deluxe" />
==Reception and legacy== {{Music ratings |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|author=Jason Birchmeier |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/400-degreez-mw0000242048 |title=400 Degreez - Juvenile | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 18, 2015}}</ref> |rev2 = ''Pitchfork'' |rev2Score = 9.4/10<ref name="pitchforkrv" /> |rev3 = ''RapReviews'' |rev3score = 7/10<ref name="RR">{{cite web|author=MtumeS|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/1998_11_400degreez.html |title=Juvenile :: 400 Degreez :: Cash Money |publisher=RapReviews |access-date=December 18, 2015}}</ref> |rev4 = ''Rolling Stone'' |rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine|last=Wilson|first=Elliott|author-link=Elliott Wilson (journalist)|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/juvenile/albums/album/187395/review/6068012/400_degreez |title=Recordings: Juvenile – 400 Degreez|magazine=Rolling Stone |date=December 10, 1998 |issue=801 |page=128 |access-date=December 18, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091120070449/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/juvenile/albums/album/187395/review/6068012/400_degreez |archive-date=November 20, 2009 }}</ref> |rev5 = ''The Source'' |rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Braxton|first=Charlie R.|date=December 1998|issue=111|title=Record Report: Juvenile – 400 Degreez|magazine=The Source|page=212|location=New York}}</ref> |rev6 = ''The Village Voice'' |rev6score = {{Rating-Christgau|cut}}<ref name="Christgau">{{cite magazine|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv300-00.php |title=Consumer Guide|magazine=The Village Voice|date=March 28, 2000|page=110|access-date=December 18, 2015}}</ref> | noprose = yes }} Upon its initial release, ''400 Degreez'' attained a modestly positive reception. Journalist and author Keith Spera recalled in 2011 that the album "earned praise from not only the rap press, but mainstream rock publications".<ref name="Spera" /> Elliott Wilson of ''Rolling Stone'' praised the album's "roaming bass lines, catchy keyboard riffs and rattling drum-machine kicks"; he identified the rags-to-riches storytelling on songs such as "Gone Ride With Me" and "Ghetto Children" as highlights, but also found there to be "lackluster moments" elsewhere in the tracklist.<ref name="RS" /> MtumeS of ''RapReviews'' was critical of the simplicity of Juvenile's rhyme schemes and subject matter, but nevertheless regarded ''400 Degreez'' as stylish enough to remain interesting.<ref name="RR" /> Robert Christgau awarded the album a "Choice Cut" rating, indicating that he liked certain songs on it (particularly "Ha") but was overall unimpressed.<ref name="Christgau" />
Over time, as the album's influence has become more visible, it has achieved a greater level of critical acclaim. Paul A. Thompson, reviewing ''400 Degreez'' for ''Pitchfork'' in 2018, described the album as a "masterpiece" that was "one of the most consequential rap records of its era and the next".<ref name="pitchforkrv" /> Jason Birchmeier of ''AllMusic'' named ''400 Degreez'' as "the album that forced everyone to suddenly take [Cash Money] very seriously", and—while he regarded the project as containing some filler—he nevertheless found that "Juvenile's structured rhyming" and "Mannie Fresh's seemingly bottomless well of hot beats" made even the perceived filler deserving of attention.<ref name="AM" /> ''Revolt.tv''{{'s}} Rashad D. Grove shared Birchmeier's opinion about the presence of filler, but also agreed that the "larger-than-life personalities" of the performers prevented it from becoming wearisome; Grove additionally praised ''400 Degreez'' for the "uniqueness and{{nbsp}}... authenticity" of Juvenile's delivery, as well as for the distinctive combination of influences in the instrumentation, which he described as "genius".<ref name="Revolt" /> Dean Van Nguyen of ''Crack'' was another critic to have lauded the album, praising Juvenile as "an impossibly fantastic rapper" whose rhymes could "be dense and complex [or] forceful with finesse".<ref name="Crack">{{Cite web|url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/long-reads/juveniles-400-degreez-encapsulated-cash-moneys-first-wave-of-inventiveness/ |title=Juvenile's ''400 Degreez'' encapsulated Cash Money's first wave of inventiveness |first=Dean |last=Van Nguyen |website=Crack |date=November 23, 2018 |access-date=February 26, 2026}}</ref>
Critics have also credited the success of ''400 Degreez'' with driving the growth of both Cash Money and of the wider genre of Southern hip-hop. Kairi Coe of ''XXL'' dubbed it "one of the main projects responsible for boosting the Cash Money label to superstardom and bringing women to the dance floor for nearly two decades".<ref name="XXL">{{Cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/today-in-hip-hop-juvenile-400-degreez-album/ |title=Juvenile Drops '400 Degreez' Album: Today in Hip-Hop |first=Kairi |last=Coe |website=XXL |date=November 3, 2017 |access-date=February 26, 2026}}</ref> Grove argued that the album served as "evidence of the growing influence of Southern rap music" and established New Orleans' particular regional sound as "the newest expression of hip-hop".<ref name="Revolt" /> Thompson credited ''400 Degreez'' with "help[ing] Southern rap pierce the mainstream", and argued that it forms "part of the DNA for much of modern hip-hop".<ref name="pitchforkrv" /> The impact of ''400 Degreez'' has also been regarded as having paved the way for future Cash Money and Young Money stars such as Drake and Nicki Minaj,<ref name="Revolt" /> as well as for Southern rappers such as T.I. and Young Jeezy.<ref name="Crack" />
===Accolades=== ''400 Degreez'' has appeared on several lists of the best hip-hop and rap albums. ''Pitchfork''{{'s}} 2025 list of the 100 Best Rap Albums of All Time ranked it in third place, describing the project as "a watershed moment for Southern rap music" on which Juvenile was "an unrelenting powerhouse".<ref name="PF-best">{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-rap-albums-all-time/ |title=The 100 Best Rap Albums of All Time |website=Pitchfork |date=September 30, 2025 |access-date=February 26, 2026}}</ref> Meanwhile, ''Billboard''{{'s}} list of the 100 Greatest Rap Albums of All Time was released in 2024 and ranked ''400 Degreez'' in 44th place, regarding it as "an undeniable classic" that showcased "the best of what can happen when a regional sound hits the national stage".<ref name="BB">{{Cite web|title=The 100 Greatest Rap Albums of All Time: Staff List |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-rap-albums-all-time/juvenile-400-degreez/ |date=July 11, 2024 |access-date=February 26, 2026 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Consequence'' ranked the album as the 38th-best hip-hop album of all time in 2023,<ref name="Consequence">{{Cite web |date=2023-08-01 |title=50 Best Hip-Hop Albums of All Time |url=https://consequence.net/2023/08/best-hip-hop-albums-of-all-time/ |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=Consequence |language=en-US}}</ref> while ''Rolling Stone Australia'' ranked it 68th on a similar list in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-200-greatest-hip-hop-albums-of-all-time-40803/juvenile-400-degreez-1998-40937/ |title=The 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time |website=Rolling Stone Australia |date=June 8, 2022 |access-date=February 26, 2026}}</ref>
In its 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked ''400 Degreez'' at 470th place, arguing that the album "reorientated hip-hop toward a new Southern sound" and "added new sonic textures that pop music is still mining".<ref name="RS-best">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/juvenile-400-degreez-1062763/|title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=September 22, 2020|access-date=October 9, 2020}}</ref> Other best-of lists to have highlighted ''400 Degreez'' include ''The Ringer''{{'s}} 2017 list of the best Southern hip-hop albums of all time, on which it placed third,<ref name="ringer">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-08-21 |title=The 20 Best Southern Rap Albums Ever |url=https://www.theringer.com/2017/8/21/16170892/southern-rap-album-ranking-south-week |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=The Ringer |language=en}}</ref> as well as ''HipHopDX''{{'s}} unranked list of the best hip-hop and R&B albums of 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McKrell |first=Aaron |date=2018-01-06 |title=The China Anniversary: 18 Great Hip Hop & R&B Albums That Turn 20 In 2018 |url=https://hiphopdx.com/editorials/id.3979/title.the-china-anniversary-18-great-hip-hop-rb-albums-that-turn-20-in-2018 |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=HipHopDX |language=en}}</ref>
==Track listing== All songs produced by Mannie Fresh. {{track listing | extra_column = | title1 = Intro (Big Tymers) | note1 = featuring Mannie Fresh | length1 = 2:12 | title2 = Ha | length2 = 4:52 | title3 = Gone Ride with Me | length3 = 4:23 | title4 = Flossin' Season | note4 = featuring Big Tymers, B.G., and Lil Wayne | length4 = 4:33 | title5 = Ghetto Children | length5 = 4:05 | title6 = Follow Me Now | length6 = 3:55 | title7 = Cash Money Concert (skit) | length7 = 0:51 | title8 = Welcome 2 tha Nolia | note8 = featuring Turk | length8 = 5:51 | title9 = U.P.T. | note9 = featuring Hot Boys and Baby | length9 = 4:17 | title10 = Run for It | note10 = featuring Lil Wayne | length10 = 4:45 | title11 = Ha (Hot Boys Remix) | note11 = featuring Hot Boys | length11 = 4:25 | title12 = Rich Niggaz | note12 = featuring Lil Wayne, Mannie Fresh, Turk, and Papa Reu | length12 = 5:03 | title13 = Back That Azz Up | note13 = featuring Mannie Fresh and Lil Wayne | length13 = 4:25 | title14 = Off Top | note14 = featuring Big Tymers | length14 = 3:50 | title15 = After Cash Money Concert (skit) | length15 = 1:19 | title16 = 400 Degreez | length16 = 4:15 | title17 = Juvenile on Fire | length17 = 4:57 | title18 = Ha (Remix) | note18 = featuring Jay-Z | length18 = 4:25 |all_writing=|title19=|length19=|title20=|length20=|total_length=}}
'''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 * Papa Reu – Performer * Pen & Pixel – Cover art<ref name="Red Bull Music Academy Daily 2019">{{cite web | title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily | website=Red Bull Music Academy Daily | date=August 13, 2019 | url=https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2019/08/pen-and-pixel-feature | access-date=November 2, 2022}}</ref>
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! Chart (1998–1999) ! Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Billboard200|9|artist=Juvenile|access-date=October 23, 2014}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|2|artist=Juvenile|access-date=October 23, 2014}} |- |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! Chart (1999) ! Position |- | US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 18, 2020}}</ref> | style="text-align:center"|18 |- | US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 18, 2020}}</ref> | style="text-align:center"|1 |}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! Chart (2000) ! Position |- | US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2000/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 18, 2020}}</ref> | style="text-align:center"|50 |- | US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2000/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 18, 2020}}</ref> | style="text-align:center"|39 |} {{col-end}}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Juvenile|title=400 Degreez|award=Platinum|number=4|type=album|relyear=1998|certyear=2000|access-date=July 10, 2022}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
==See also== *''Billboard'' Year-End
==References== {{reflist}}
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Category:1998 albums Category:Juvenile (rapper) albums Category:Cash Money Records albums Category:Albums produced by Mannie Fresh Category:Gangsta rap albums by American artists