Juvenile

The distinctively deep and animated rasp of Juvenile, suiting party anthems and philosophical tracks alike, is a key element of New Orleans hip-hop. After the rapper made himself known locally on bounce tracks in the early '90s, he went nationwide as part of Hot Boys and as a solo artist, scoring his first of four Top Ten solo albums with 400 Degreez (1998), a quadruple platinum smash fueled by "Ha" and the number 19 pop hit "Back That Azz Up." Consecutive gold and platinum LPs included Juve the Great (2003), led by the number one pop hit "Slow Motion," and the chart-topping R...