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]
XXL	M (2/5)^[9]

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.

Commercial performance

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500 Degreez debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 141,000 copies in the first week.^[10] This became Wayne's second US top-ten debut.^[11] 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.^[12] In its second week, the album dropped to number ten on the chart.^[13] 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.^[14]

Track listing

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All songs produced by Mannie Fresh, except three of which were produced by Jazze Pha.^[15]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fly Talkin'" (featuring Big Tymers)	1:36
2.	"Look at Me" (featuring Mannie Fresh)	4:56
3.	"Way of Life" (featuring Baby and TQ)	4:01
4.	"Big Tigger Live on the Radio"	1:31
5.	"Gangsta and Pimps" (featuring Big Tymers and Jazze Pha)	4:41
6.	"Lovely" (featuring Blaque)	4:02
7.	"Gangsta Shit" (featuring Petey Pablo)	3:40
8.	"Big Tigger Live on the Radio"	1:02
9.	"Bloodline"	4:21
10.	"Where You At"	3:50
11.	"Worry Me"	4:06
12.	"500 Degreez" (featuring Gillie Da Kid)	3:45
13.	"Go Hard" (featuring Jazze Pha)	3:30
14.	"Young'n Blues"	4:32
15.	"Believe That" (featuring The D Boys and Mannie Fresh)	4:12
16.	"Rob Nice Live on the Radio"	1:14
17.	"Fuck You" (featuring Big Tymers)	4:20
18.	"What Does Life Mean to Me" (featuring TQ and Big Tymers)	1:25
19.	"Get that Dough" (featuring Baby, Tateeze, and Cristale)	3:38
20.	"Fo Sheezy"	3:44
21.	"Fly Talkin' Go Home" (featuring Big Tymers)	3:20
Total length:		70:21

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2002)	Peak position
USBillboard 200^[16]	6
USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[17]	1

Year-end charts

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Chart (2002)	Position
USBillboard 200^[18]	198
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[19]	63

Certifications

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[14]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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^ Bush, John (July 5, 2002). "500 Degreez - Lil Wayne | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 7, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2015.

^ Williams, DeMarco (August 9, 2002). "Lil' Wayne - 500 Degreez". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2011.

^ Steve "Flash" Juon (July 23, 2002). "Feature for July 23, 2002 - Lil Wayne's "500 Degreez"". RapReviews.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.

^ Chennault, Sam. "500 Degreez : Lil Wayne". Rhapsody. Archived from the original on March 31, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013.

^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 394. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone juvenile album guide.

^ Berliner, Brett (November 18, 2002). "October 2002 Hip Hop Round-Up - Pop Playground". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2011.

^ Jones, Steve (July 30, 2002). "Lil Wayne, 500 Degrees". USA Today. p. D10. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2013.

^ Harris, Keith (October 9, 2002). "Licensed to Lil". The Village Voice. Vol. 47, no. 41. p. 62. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2011.

^ Coolidge, Ian (September 2002). "Critical Breakdown: Lil' Wayne – 500 Degreez". XXL. No. 40. New York: Harris Publications. p. 196.

^ "New Keith Album 'Unleashed' At No. 1". Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.

^ Georgette Pierre (August 8, 2014). "Drake Vs. Lil Wayne: Comparing Their Careers At Age 27". VH1. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

^ "TRBHH - 2002-08-10". Archived from the original on 2020-11-20. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

^ "BB200 - 2002-08-17". Archived from the original on 2019-04-23. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

^ ^a ^b "American album certifications – Lil Wayne – 500 Degreez". Recording Industry Association of America.

^ Lil Wayne (2002). 500 Degreez (liner notes). Cash Money Records/Universal Records. 440 060 058-2.

^ "Lil Wayne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2020.

^ "Lil Wayne Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2020.

^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2020.

^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2020.

External links

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500 DegreezatDiscogs (list of releases)

v t e Lil Wayne
Albums discography Singles discography Awards and nominations Videography
Studio albums	Tha Block Is Hot (1999) Lights Out (2000) 500 Degreez (2002) Tha Carter (2004) Tha Carter II (2005) Tha Carter III (2008) Rebirth (2010) I Am Not a Human Being (2010) Tha Carter IV (2011) I Am Not a Human Being II (2013) Free Weezy Album (2015) Tha Carter V (2018) Funeral (2020)
Collaborative albums	Like Father, Like Son (with Birdman) (2006) Welcome 2 Collegrove (with 2 Chainz) (2023)
Compilations	We Are Young Money (2009) Rich Gang (2013) Young Money: Rise of an Empire (2014) I Am Music (2023)
EPs	The Leak (2007) In Tune We Trust (2017)
Mixtapes	The Dedication (2004) Dedication 2 (2006) Da Drought 3 (2007) Dedication 3 (2008) No Ceilings (2009) Sorry 4 the Wait (2011) Dedication 4 (2012) Dedication 5 (2013) Sorry 4 the Wait 2 (2015) No Ceilings 2 (2015) T-Wayne (2017) Dedication 6 (2017) No Ceilings 3 (2020) Trust Fund Babies (2021) Tha Fix Before Tha VI (2023)
Concert tours	I Am Music Tour I Am Music II Tour Drake vs. Lil Wayne Blink-182 and Lil Wayne Tour
Bibliography	Gone Til' November: A Journal of Rikers Island (2016)
Documentaries	The Carter (2009)
Related articles	Hot Boys Sqad Up Cash Money Millionaires Cash Money Records Young Money Entertainment Birdman ColleGrove

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