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Juvenile (born
Terius Gray on
March 25,
1975 in
New Orleans, Louisiana,
USA) is an
African American gangsta rapper. At the age of 19, he began recording in a distinctive
southern style with
Being Myself (
1994,
Warlock Records). The album's hit song "Bounce for the Juvenile" gave name to the southern sing-songy rap style known as "
bounce".
In
1997,
Solja Rags, Juvenile's debut with
Cash Money Records, was an underground hit. In
1999,
Solja Rags was re-released nationally to ride the wave of popularity Juvenile was enjoying with the release of
400 Degreez and its smash single, "
Back That Azz Up", which eventually became a pop crossover hit in early
2000. Warlock Records released a remixed version of
Being Myself at the same time. After the lackluster reception of
The G-Code and
Project English (
2001), which only contained the very minor hit "Mamma Got Ass", Juvenile left Cash Money Records, releasing
The Compilation in
2002 with his new crew and label
UTP Records (Uptown Project Records) crew which
Young Buck was signed to. Juvenile returned to Cash Money in
2003 to release
Juve the Great. His latest album is
Reality Check (
2006) released by UTP/Atlantic Records. He has released a total of nine albums.
In the summer of 2004, his
Juve The Great album spawned a massive hit called "
Slow Motion". The song topped Billboard's
Hot 100 chart on
August 7,
2004 knocking
Usher's "Confessions" (
Part II) out of number one after only two weeks. It was the first Hot 100 No. 1 for Juvenile and the late
Soulja Slim. The song managed to achieve this feat essentially on the strength of
urban radio airplay alone as it had not yet had massive
pop crossover success.
Following critical and commercial acclaim for "Juve The Great", Juvenile and his UTP crew went on to create the hit song "Nolia Clap" and Juvenile was able to use this as leverage in getting a new deal for himself and UTP at
Atlantic Records. Now off of Cash Money and taking on the role of both CEO and artist, Juve has released his much anticipated new album
Reality Check. The album features guest appearances by
Fat Joe,
Ludacris,
Mike Jones,
Paul Wall,
Brian McKnight,
Trey Songz,
Bun B,
8-Ball,
Skip and
Wacko with production by
Lil' Jon,
Scott Storch.
Mannie Fresh and
Cool & Dre, among others. Juvenile has also done a New York and New Orleans remix to his single "What's Happenin'". The New York remix features N.Y. rappers
Papoose and
Jae Millz and the New Orleans remix features N.O. rapper
B.G. and producer Mannie Fresh.
In
2005, Juvenile's
Slidell, Louisiana home was destroyed by
Hurricane Katrina. In the aftermath of the hurricane, he has been working with fellow New Orleans rapper
Master P and other
hip hop artists to raise funds and supplies for the victims of the hurricane. Juvenile is currently residing in
Atlanta,
Georgia along with other artists from the UTP record label.
Juvenile's album Reality Check debuted at #1 on the
Billboard 200 chart, selling 174,000 copies. It yields singles "Rodeo", "Get Ya Hustle On", "What's Happenin'", and "Way I Be Leanin'" featuring Mike Jones, Paul Wall, Skip, & Wacko. Juvenile, Wacko and Skip (UTP) just release a new track titled "Damn N---a Damn"
Juvenile has a wife (Sherdonna) and four children.
Discography
Albums
*1997:
Solja Rags *1998:
400 Degreez #9 US4x Platinum*1999:
Tha G-Code #10 USPlatinum*2001:
Project English #2 US Platinum*2003:
Juve the Great 3x Platinum*2006:
Reality Check #1 US
Gold*2007:
Gang Bang Coming soon*2007:
The New 400 Degreez Coming Soon
Singles
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
! width="28" rowspan="2"| Year
! width="343" rowspan="2"| Title
! colspan="2"| Chart Positions
! width="200" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! width="86"|
U.S. Hot 100
! width="86"| U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop
|-
| 1999
| "Back That Azz Up" (radio edit named "Back That Thang Up") (featuring Lil' Wayne and Mannie Fresh)
! #18
! #5
| 400 Degreez
|-
| 1999
| "HA"
! #68
! #16
| 400 Degreez
|-
| 1999
| "Follow Me Now"
! -
! #63
| 400 Degreez
|-
| 2000
| "U Understand"
! #83
! #27
| Tha G-Code
|-
| 2000
| "I Got That Fire" (featuring Mannie Fresh)
! -
! #62
| Tha G-Code
|-
| 2001
| "Set It Off"
! #65
! #19
| Project English
|-
| 2002
| "Momma Got Ass"
! #65
! #27
| Project English
|-
| 2004
| "Slow Motion" (featuring Soulja Slim)
! #1 (2 weeks)
! #2
| Juve the Great
|-
| 2004
| "Nolia Clap" (with Skip and Wacko)
! #31
! #9
| The Beginning of the End
|-
| 2004
| "In My Life" (featuring Mannie Fresh)
! #46
! #18
| Juve the Great
|-
| 2004
| "Bounce Back" (featuring Baby)
! -
! #85
| Juve the Great
|-
| 2006
| "Rodeo"
! #41
! #12
| Reality Check
|-
| 2006
| "What's Happenin"
! -
! #56
| Reality Check
|-
| 2006
| "Get Ya Hustle On"
! -
! #91
| Reality Check
|-
| 2006
| "Way I Be Leanin" (featuring Mike Jones, Paul Wall, Skip, and Wacko)
! -
! #75
| Reality Check
|-
|}
External links
*http://www.juvenilerealitycheck.com Official Site
*http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/juvenile/artist.jhtml MTV: Juvenile
*http://www.ohhla.com/YFA_juvenile.html Juvenile Lyrics
*http://www.atlanticrecords.com/juvenile Atlantic Records Website
*http://www.insidehoops.com/entertainment/juvenile-interview-062105.shtml InsideHoops.com Juvenile interview
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