''400 Degreez'' is the third

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by American rapper Juvenile. The album was released on November 3, 1998, on

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and

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. It remains Juvenile's best-selling album of his solo career. The album was certified 4× platinum by the

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on December 19, 2000. Two official singles, " Ha" and "

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" (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

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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

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chart for 1999. As a single, "

" was released, credited, and charted as the more censored "Back That Thang Up". The album also features a bonus

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of the single "Ha" with New York rapper

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, 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, ''

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'' ranked the album number 470 on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Track listing

*All songs are produced by

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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 *

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- Performer *

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- Performer *

- Producer, engineer, mixing * Turk - Performer * B.G. - Performer *

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- Cover art

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References

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