The toxic narrative that pitted rappers against one another by geography for so long had assuredly contributed to the tragic loss of two of the genre’s most beloved titans. in 19 inadvertently broadened the conversation beyond the east and west.
The respective murders of 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. Though absurd in Internet-age retrospect - which since revealed the full extent of what actually was happening in these vibrant yet overlooked scenes - the legitimacy of hip-hop cities below the Mason-Dixon line in particular was once in question, a product of media-supported fixation. Flare ups outside of Los Angeles and New York like the Miami bass boom that spawned 2 Live Crew or the Houston rap breakthrough of The Geto Boys weren’t granted the necessary oxygen to bring the heat of those cities into the national conversation. While today we celebrate its myriad forms everywhere from Atlanta to Seoul, for much of the time after its unruly birth in The Bronx this music seemed the sacred property of two very specific urban locales. Throughout its first two decades, people mistook hip-hop for a coastal phenomenon. 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 and the 1st time Cash Money collaborated with an East Coast rapper on a song.400 Degreez by Juvenile is the hip-hop Record Of The Month for Vinyl Me, Please. As a single, "Back That Azz Up" was released, credited, and charted as the more censored "Back That Thang Up". It also went to claim the #1 position on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart on the Billboard Year-End chart for 1999. The album peaked at #2 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums music chart and at #9 on the Billboard 200 music chart in 1999. "Back That Azz Up" peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart along with "Ha" which peaked at #68 on the hot 100 music chart. Two singles, "Ha" and "Back That Azz Up" became hip hop hits in the United States. The album was certified 4x Platinum by the RIAA, on December 19, 1999. It remains Juvenile's best-selling album of his solo career and currently the best-selling album ever released on Cash Money Records. The album was released on November 3, 1998, on Cash Money Records. “400 Degreez is the third studio album by American rapper Juvenile.
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