400 Degreez is the third studio album

Studio album

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 by New Orleans-based rapper Juvenile

Juvenile (rapper)

Terius Gray, better known by his stage name Juvenile, is an American rapper, He is also a former member of hip-hop group the Hot Boys . At the age of 19, he began recording raps, releasing his debut album Being Myself in 1995...

, released June 2, 1998, on Cash Money Records

Cash Money Records

Cash Money Records is a record label founded by brothers Bryan "Birdman" Williams and Ronald "Slim" Williams. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, and is distributed by Universal Republic Records as of 2011...

. The album received rave reviews and introduced Juvenile to mainstream hip hop listeners, selling over four million copies in the United States

United States

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. It remains Juvenile's best-selling album of his solo career and the best-selling album ever released on Cash Money Records. The album was certified 4x Platinum

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 by the RIAA

Recording Industry Association of America

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, on December 19, 2000.

Two singles

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, "Ha

Ha (song)

"Ha" is a 1998 single by rapper Juvenile, from his third album 400 Degreez. It was produced by Mannie Fresh. The song is notable for the unique rapping in it, Juvenile ends all of his lines with "Ha". The chorus to the song is a line taken from the earlier Juvenile single "Solja Rags".The song...

" and "Back That Azz Up

Back That Azz Up

"Back That Thang Up" is a 1999 hit single by Juvenile for Cash Money Records, the second single from his 1998 album 400 Degreez...

" became hip hop

Hip hop music

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 hits in the United States

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. "Back That Azz Up" peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100

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 and "Ha" peaked at #68. "Follow Me Now" was also a single, but did not catch on as the other two did. The album hit #2 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums and also at #9 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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. It also went to claim the number-one position on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart on the Billboard Year-End

Billboard Year-End

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 chart for 1999. As a single, "Back That Azz Up" was released, credited, and charted as the more censored "Back That Thang Up". Also the album features a bonus remix of the single "Ha" with New York rapper Jay-Z, the only guest appearance outside of Cash Money.

Track listing

Personnel

• Ronald Williams - Executive producer
• Bryan Williams - Executive producer
• Juvenile - Performer
• Big Tymers - Performer
• Sugar Slim - Production coordination
• Lil' Wayne - Performer
• Mannie Fresh - Producer, engineer, mixing
• Turk - Performer
• B.G. - Performer