500 Degreez is the third studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by American rapper Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne

Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...

, released July 23, 2002 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...

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The title of the album is a nod to fellow 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...

's album from four years earlier, 400 Degreez

400 Degreez

400 Degreez is the third studio album by New Orleans-based rapper Juvenile, released June 2, 1998, on Cash Money Records. The album received rave reviews and introduced Juvenile to mainstream hip hop listeners, selling over four million copies in the United States...

. The album peaked at number six on the U.S. Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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 chart and peaked at number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. But the album was certified gold

RIAA certification

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 by the RIAA

Recording Industry Association of America

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 next to his recent second album Lights Out

Lights Out (Lil Wayne album)

Lights Out is the second studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne, released December 19, 2000 on Cash Money Records.- Track listing :* All tracks produced by Mannie Fresh#"Watch Them People" - 0:34#"Get Off the Corner" - 4:45...

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Track listing

• All tracks produced by Mannie Fresh
  Mannie Fresh
  Byron O. Thomas, better known by his stage name Mannie Fresh, is currently an artist and hip-hop producer who records for Def Jam South and his own division Chubby Boy Records...
  
  

1. "Fly Talkin'" - 1:36
2. "Look at Me" - 4:00
3. "Way of Life
   Way of Life (Lil Wayne song)
   "Way of Life" is a song by rapper Lil Wayne from his album 500 Degreez. It features Big Tymers and TQ.The song samples "Don't Look Any Further" by Dennis Edwards featuring Siedah Garrett. The same song was sampled in Eric B...
   
   " (featuring Big Tymers
   Big Tymers
   The Big Tymers were an American rap duo active from 1997 to 2005 from New Orleans, Louisiana. The Big Tymers consisted of Cash Money Records co-founder, Baby and former Cash Money in-house producer, Mannie Fresh. Baby later changed his stage name to Birdman after the group was dissolved...
   
    & TQ) - 4:01
4. "Big Tigger Live on the Radio" 1:31
5. "Gangsta and Pimps" (featuring Birdman) - 4:41
6. "Lovely" - 4:02
7. "Gangsta Shit" (featuring Petey Pablo
   Petey Pablo
   Moses Mortimer Barrett III , known by the stage name Petey Pablo, is an American rapper from Greenville, North Carolina.-Biography:...
   
   ) - 3:40
8. "Big Tigger Live on the Radio" - 1:02
9. "Bloodline" - 4:21
10. "Where You At" - 3:50
11. "Worry Me" - 4:06
12. "500 Degreez" - 3:45
13. "Go Hard" - 3:30
14. "Young'n Blues" - 4:32
15. "Believe That" (featuring Mannie Fresh & Blaque) - 4:12
16. "Rob Nice Live on the Radio" - 1:14
17. "Fuck You" (featuring Big Tymers) - 4:20
18. "What Does Life Mean to Me" (featuring TQ & Big Tymers) - 1:25
19. "Get that Dough" (featuring Birdman, Cristale & Tateeze) - 3:38
20. "Fo Sheezy" - 3:44
21. "Fly Talkin' Go Home" - 3:20

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	6
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...	1