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500 Degreez | 
| Artist: Lil Wayne
Label: Cash Money
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Rating:  65 reviews
Sales Rank: 20204
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 060058
UPC: 044006005829
EAN: 0044006005829
ASIN: B00006AFK6
Release Date: July 23, 2002
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| Tracks:
| • | Fly Talkin' | | • | Look At Me | | • | Way Of Life | | • | Big Tigger Live On The Radio | | • | Gangsta And Pimps | | • | Lovely | | • | Gangsta S*** | | • | Big Tigger Live On The Radio | | • | Bloodline | | • | Where You At | | • | Worry Me | | • | 500 Degreez | | • | Go Hard | | • | Young'n Blues | | • | Believe That | | • | Rob Nice Live On The Radio | | • | F*** You | | • | What Does Life Mean To Me | | • | Get That Dough | | • | Fo Sheezy | | • | Fly Talkin' Go Home |
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Amazon.com
While the Cash Money Records label continues to suffer through the free-agent exodus of its hottest emcee, Juvenile, Lil Wayne has been slotted in as the crew's go-to griot. However, on 500 Degreez Wayne's inability to rap about subjects other than Bentleys, babes, blunts, and booze severely limits his career possibilities. On the profanity-laced "F*** You" and "Gangsta S***," his mediocre and indistinct rhymes and flows are barely saved by Mannie Fresh's electro-funk beat schemes. That's not to say that Fresh isn't coasting either, performing his normal interpolation-heavy productions (e.g., "Way of Life" is a spin-off on Junior Mafia's "Get Money"). Why Lil Weezy would spend three-quarters of his studio time boasting about how much moola he makes ("Get That Dough") and how great he thinks he is ("Look at Me") is anybody's guess. The one time Weezy does go introspective on "Young'n Blues" it's already too late, because he's already branded himself a hip-hop jester. --Dalton Higgins
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| Customer Reviews: Read 60 more reviews...
 The climax of his abilities... December 1, 2004
D. Guenther (St. Pete Beach, FL USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you read the review above, by the old-white-guy (I'm a young-white-guy) comissionned by Amazon.com, you will read a very negative portrayal, and for good reason: this album has to "click". I bought this album, and listened to it in my car, straight through, two times. I felt it was no where as impressive as Lights Out or Tha Block Is Hot. Two days later, I caught myself singing the second verse of "Where You At", and later, the chorus to "Bloodline". So I went back and listened to certain tracks again. Some did not catch my attention, but the vast majority, I suddenly realized, were some of the most ingenious pieces ever written. Specifically, the run-through of tracks 7-12 are flawless. Others scattered around, such as "Way of Life" obviously, and "Youngin' Blues", are equally strong.
Let me make a bold statement, with some brief background info about me firstly: I am an audio-engineer, and make most of my living writing and recording music. My favorite genres are industrial, goth-rock, salsa, and Schubert's-early-compositions. I don't care for rap by any means, with the exception of Lil Wayne (and Cee-Lo, Profit, Turk, and a few others). I look at rap as a poor repitition of mediocre music, whilst someone who never finished high school talks over the top of it.
BUT, I will make this statement, nonetheless: The verses written and performed by Lil Wayne from the song "Where You At" (specifically the second and MOSTLY the third), are probably the most lyrically flawless pieces of verbal art ever written, in the history of man. This I swear on my soul. How he was able to write this is beyond incredible.
So even though it will take a while for it to "click", don't listen to the old-white-guy, and buy this album, to truely hear the best of Lil Wayne.
 100 Degreez July 25, 2002
DManRiChea (Indianapolis, Indiana United States)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
With the departure of its other star artists, like Juvenile, the Cash Money clique is hanging its hat on Big Tymers and Lil Wayne. Too bad for them. If "500 Degreez" is any indication of the future, Cash Money better plan for some dark days ahead. Lil Wayne's latest CD is pure recycled garbage with brash and boastful lyrics from a would be superstar who is ready to wear the mantle, but who isn't yet capable of delivering the lyrics he believes he's capable of. In short, the spirit is willing, but the mouth just can't deliver the goods. Manny Fresh gives Wayne the beats to work with--not Manny's best, but good. However, you can't enjoy the beats for the below-average raps. Sorry Wayne, you're not hotter than Juvy. Better luck on your next CD which I'm sure you'll title, "The W Code".
 Blllllllllllllllah September 7, 2002
Red-Bone 2k2
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This cd was no that good. I didn't care for it Its only about 4-5 good songs and they aren't that good. I really gettired of Cash Money using the same lyrics and now Mannie Fresh beats are getting old. They are turning me off of that Cash Money style
Wheezy baby squad up fo sho July 27, 2002
RReal (Detroit MI)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
What up ladies and gents this album is well worth your money. Let me compare juv's 400 degrees to wheezy's 500 degrees, you can't because juv album is a classic, but it came out 4 years ago that's where a comparison of the two is hard because wayne has the updated lyrics and beats. I wouldn't even get this album off the likes of audiogalaxy because it's just to sweet. My new anthem is number 17 on 500 degrees f**k you it's like still fly but it has one of those hotboy type beats and it will bang like hell in your car. People you have to go support lil wayne and his new group squad up because if you haven't heard j gutta, p-nut and wheezy baby have the skills and hopefully the rest of the cashmoney click isn't going nowhere for a long time... B.G and Turk will be miss and I hope ya'll go over to juv's new label and make it happen...because I be real with you I thought cash-money was going down the drain... but with this album they surely is on they way back to the top. Rreal just being real holla at your boy
 Hot but not Hot Enough September 22, 2005
Yo Daddy
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Somebody misread da temperature. This was by no means hotter than 400 degreez, PERIOD. Juvy brought his own style to da table wit some of Fresh's hardest beats. Wayne stole somebody style(Yall remember when he did'nt sound like this) and rapped on da most commercial Fresh beats to date. The Carter should have been 500 Degreez or better yet 350. YEAHHHHHHH
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