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500 Degreez is the third studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on July 23, 2002, by Cash Money Records and Universal Records. The album's title was inspired by the album 400 Degreez (1998), by fellow rapper and label-mate Juvenile.

500 Degreez
Studio album by Lil Wayne
Released	July 23, 2002
Recorded	2001–02
Genre	Hip hop
Length	70:21
Label	Cash Money Universal
Producer	Mannie Fresh
Lil Wayne chronology
Lights Out (2000) 500 Degreez (2002) Tha Carter (2004)
Singles from 500 Degreez
"Way of Life" Released: May 3, 2002 "Where You At" Released: August 15, 2002

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
HipHopDX	[2]
RapReviews	(6/10)[3]
Rhapsody	favorable[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]
Stylus	favorable[6]
USA Today	[7]
Village Voice	mixed[8]

Commercial performance

500 Degreez debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 141,000 copies in the first week.[9] This became Wayne's second US top-ten debut.[10] The album also debuted at number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming Wayne's second number-one album on that chart.[11] In its second week, the album dropped to number ten on the chart.[12] As of September 3, 2002, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States.[13]

Track listing

All songs produced by Mannie Fresh.

Charts

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

На других языках

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500 Degreez — третий альбом нью-орлеанского рэпера Lil' Wayne, выпущен на лейбле Cash Money Records 23 июля 2002 года. Название пародирует альбом «400 Degreez» рэпера Juvenile, покинувшего Cash Money Records.

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