Juve the Great

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{{Infobox album
| name = Juve the Great
| type = Studio
| artist = [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]]
| cover = Juve The Great.jpg{{!}}border
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2003|12|23}}
| recorded = 2002–2003
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|[[Gangsta rap]]|[[Southern hip hop]]}}
| length = 61:50
| label = {{hlist|[[Cash Money Records|Cash Money]]|[[UTP Records|UTP]]|[[Universal Music Group|Universal]]}}
| producer = {{hlist|[[Mannie Fresh]]|Ad Future|Griz|Slice T|[[Sha Money XL]]|KLC|Dani Kartel}}
| prev_title = [[Project English]]
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = [[The Greatest Hits (Juvenile album)|The Greatest Hits]]
| next_year = 2004
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Juve the Great
| type = studio
| single1 = [[In My Life (Juvenile song)|In My Life]]
| single1date = 2003
| single2 = Bounce Back
| single2date = November 20, 2003
| single3 = [[Slow Motion (Juvenile song)|Slow Motion]]
| single3date = March 1, 2004
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|author=Jason Birchmeier |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/juve-the-great-mw0000331332 |title=Juve the Great - Juvenile | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date=2003-12-23 |accessdate=2015-12-18}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[The Boston Globe]]''
|rev2score = (mixed)<ref>{{cite web|last=Capobianco |first=Ken |url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2004/01/09/juvenile_juve_the_great/?camp=pm |title=Juvenile: Juve the Great |publisher=Boston.com |date=2004-01-09 |accessdate=2015-12-18}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
|rev3score = C−<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,570466,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007070521/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,570466,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 7, 2008|title=Juve the Great Review|last=Weiner|first=Jonah|journal=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|issue=745|date=2004-01-09|page=81|accessdate=2013-08-27}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
|rev4score = (positive)<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/juvenile-juvechopped/ |title=Juvenile: Juve the Great: Screwed and Chopped |publisher=PopMatters |date= |accessdate=2015-12-18}}</ref>
|rev5 = ''RapReviews''
|rev5score = (8/10)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2003_12F_juvethegreat.html |title=Feature for December 23, 2003 - Juvenile's "Juve the Great" |publisher=Rapreviews.com |date=2003-12-23 |accessdate=2015-12-18}}</ref>
|rev6 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|author=Juvenile |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/juvenile/albums/album/125264/review/6067510/juve_the_great |title=Juvenile: Juve The Great : Music Reviews|work=Rolling Stone |date=2004-01-14 |accessdate=2015-12-18 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114194259/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/juvenile/albums/album/125264/review/6067510/juve_the_great |archivedate=2007-11-14 }}</ref>
|rev7 = ''[[USA Today]]''
|rev7score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2003-12-23-listen-up_x.htm |title=USATODAY.com - 'Carlyle' showcases show tunes; Harris chases blues to Mali |publisher=Usatoday30.usatoday.com |date=2003-12-22 |accessdate=2015-12-18}}</ref>
}}

'''''Juve the Great''''' is the sixth [[studio album]] by American rapper [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]]. The album was released on December 23, 2003, by [[Cash Money Records]], [[Universal Music Group]] and [[UTP Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Juve-Great-Juvenile/dp/B00012FXCW/ |title=Juve the Great: Juvenile: Music |date=2012-02-26 |accessdate=2012-02-26}}</ref> It was Juvenile's last album on the Cash Money label. The album was certified platinum July 20, 2004,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |title=Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - December 18, 2015 |publisher=RIAA |date= |accessdate=2015-12-18 |archive-date=2012-05-24 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120524143006/http://riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |url-status=dead }}</ref> becoming his third album to do so, after ''[[400 Degreez]]'' and ''[[Tha G-Code]]''.

''Juve the Great'' includes the hit single "[[Slow Motion (Juvenile song)|Slow Motion]]" featuring [[Soulja Slim]], who was shot dead almost a month before the album's release, which topped the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. It became the most successful single for both artists and made Soulja Slim one of the only artists to top the charts posthumously.

==Track listing==
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.<ref name="liner notes">{{cite AV media notes|title= Juve the Great |year= 2003 |type= booklet |publisher= [[Cash Money Records|Cash Money]], [[Universal Music Group|Universal]], [[UTP Records|UTP]]}}</ref>
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length =

| title1 = Intro
| note1 =
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Juvenile (rapper)|Terius Gray]]|Adam Brumfield}}
| extra1 = AD Future
| length1 = 1:21

| title2 = [[In My Life (Juvenile song)|In My Life]]
| note2 = featuring [[Mannie Fresh]]
| writer2 = {{hlist|Gray|[[Mannie Fresh|Byron Thomas]]}}
| extra2 = [[Mannie Fresh]]
| length2 = 5:44

| title3 = Enemy Turf
| note3 =
| writer3 = {{hlist|Gray|Derek Edwards}}
| extra3 = Griz
| length3 = 4:04

| title4 = Outside (skit)
| note4 =
| writer4 =
| extra4 =
| length4 = 1:22

| title5 = Bounce Back
| note5 = featuring [[Birdman (rapper)|Baby]]
| writer5 = {{hlist|Gray|Thomas|[[Larry Blackmon]]}}
| extra5 = Mannie Fresh
| length5 = 4:13

| title6 = Down South Posted
| note6 = featuring Skip and Wacko
| writer6 = {{hlist|Gray|Sheldon Arrington|Clifford Nicholas|Damon Grison}}
| extra6 = Slice T
| length6 = 4:35

| title7 = It Ain't Mines
| note7 = featuring [[Partners-N-Crime|Kango Slim of Partners-N-Crime]]
| writer7 = {{hlist|Gray|Thomas}}
| extra7 = Mannie Fresh
| length7 = 4:21

| title8 = Numb Numb
| note8 =
| writer8 = {{hlist|Gray|Edwards}}
| extra8 = Griz
| length8 = 5:06

| title9 = Lil' Daddy
| note9 = featuring Baby
| writer9 = {{hlist|Gray|Thomas}}
| extra9 = Mannie Fresh
| length9 = 4:10

| title10 = Fuckin' with Me
| note10 = featuring Skip and Wacko
| writer10 = {{hlist|Gray|Arrington|Nicholas|Grison}}
| extra10 = Slice T
| length10 = 4:00

| title11 = Cock It
| note11 =
| writer11 = {{hlist|Gray|Thomas}}
| extra11 = Mannie Fresh
| length11 = 3:52

| title12 = Club (skit)
| note12 =
| writer12 =
| extra12 =
| length12 = 1:40

| title13 = Juve the Great
| note13 =
| writer13 = {{hlist|Gray|[[Sha Money XL|Michael Clervoix]]|[[Rashad Smith (producer)|Rashad Smith]]}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|[[Sha Money XL]]|Black Jeruz}}
| length13 = 3:28

| title14 = Head in Advance
| note14 =
| writer14 = {{hlist|Gray|Arrington}}
| extra14 = Slice T
| length14 = 4:01

| title15 = For Everybody
| note15 = featuring Skip and Wacko
| writer15 = {{hlist|Gray|[[KLC|Craig Lawson]]|Nicholas|Grison}}
| extra15 = [[KLC]]
| length15 = 4:38

| title16 = At the Door (skit)
| note16 =
| writer16 =
| extra16 =
| length16 = 1:07

| title17 = [[Slow Motion (Juvenile song)|Slow Motion]]
| note17 = featuring [[Soulja Slim]]
| writer17 = {{hlist|Gray|[[Soulja Slim|James Tapp]]|Daniel Castillo}}
| extra17 = Dani Kartel
| length17 = 4:08
}}

'''Sample credits'''<ref name="liner notes"/>
* "Bounce Back" contains elements of "Why Have I Lost You", written by [[Larry Blackmon]], as performed by [[Cameo (band)|Cameo]].

==Charts==

===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Chart (2004)
! Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|28|artist=Juvenile|accessdate=2014-10-23}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|4|artist=Juvenile|accessdate=2014-10-23}}
|}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Chart (2004)
! Position
|-
| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004|work=Billboard|accessdate=2020-09-17}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center"|60
|-
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2004|work=Billboard|accessdate=2020-09-17}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center"|9
|}

==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Juvenile|title=Juve the Great|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2003|certyear=2004|access-date=July 10, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Juvenile}}

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[[Category:2003 albums]]
[[Category:Juvenile (rapper) albums]]
[[Category:Cash Money Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Mannie Fresh]]

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