500 Degreez

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500 Degreez

500 Degreez is a 2002 album of American, Grammy-nominated rapper Lil Wayne. The album was Lil Wayne's first and only gold album to date.

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About

500 Degreez was released on July 5, 2002 by Cash Money Records. The gangsta rap album was named after Juvenile's "400 Degreez" album which Lil Wayne had later stated that hew was going to do better than him.

The album was spearheaded by its hit single "Way of Life" featuring Big Tymers and TQ that top the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 71, the Billboard Hot R&B chart at number 68, and the Billboard Hot Rap at number 16.

The album went on to sale 501,000 copies in the U.S. and 900,000 copies worldwide. Not even half of Juvenile's 400 Degreez LP and also Lil Wayne first and only certified gold album to date.

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Tracks

Track	Title	Duration
1	Fly Talkin'	1:35
2	Look at Me	4:00
3	Way of Life	3:59
4	Big Tigger Live on the Radio	1:31
5	Gangsta and Pimps	4:41
6	Lovely	4:02
7	Gangsta S***	3:40
8	Big Tigger Live on the Radio	0:58
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	4:12
16	Rob Nice Live on the Radio	1:13
17	F*** You	4:20
18	What Does Life Mean to Me	1:25
19	Get That Dough	3:38
20	Fo Sheezy	3:44
21	Fly Talkin' Go Home	3:20

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Album Certifications

Year	Album	Certification	Country
2002	500 Degreez	Certified Gold	United States - RIAA

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Chart Toppers

Year	Title	Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop
2002	Way Of Life	71	23

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Credits

Performance Credits

Lil Wayne Primary Artist, Primary Artist

Big Tymers Track Performer

Petey Pablo Track Performer

Cristaleros Del Sur Track Performer

Technical Credits

Mannie Fresh Producer

Mike "Hitman" Wilson Engineer

Jazze Pha Producer

Ronald Williams Executive Producer

Bryan Williams Executive Producer

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Trivia

The album gets its name from the "400 Degreez" album of Juvenile, who had left Cash Money earlier, and Wayne stated he was going to do better than Juvenile.