Juvenile

Solo Artist

Photo: Mikelj at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Active 1991-present
Origin New Orleans, Louisiana
Albums 12
Tracks 184
Most frequent collaborator Mannie Fresh · 78 tracks
Genres Southern Hip HopGangsta RapBounce
Collaborator
42%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 78 of 184 tracks

Does Juvenile write his own songs?

On the albums where anyone is credited, yes. He is on 77 of the 84 tracks that carry a writing credit, and the seven he is not on are intros and skits. Seven of his twelve albums publish no writing credit for anybody, so nothing can be said about those 100 tracks either way.

By the Numbers

12
Studio Albums
184
Tracks Credited
42%
Self-Written
35
Years Active
165
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 78 / 184 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 184 tracks: how many Juvenile wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Juvenile has a writing credit42%
4%
38%
58%
Sole author8tracks4%
Co-written70tracks38%
Outside writers106tracks58%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Juvenile's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 184 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)42%
Composer (music)42%
Producer2%
Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Juvenile's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 42%
0%
0%
89%
0%
0%
100%
95%
100%
100%
0%
0%
0%
1995Being Myself
1997Solja Rags
1998400 Degreez
1999Tha G-Code
2001Project English
2003Juve the Great
2006Reality Check
2009Cocky & Confident
2010Beast Mode
2012Rejuvenation
2014The Fundamentals
2026Boiling Point
Early · 89% written
Mid · 98% written
Late · 100% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

89%
1990s
Being Myself, Solja Rags +2 more
98%
2000s
Project English, Juve the Great +2 more
100%
2010s
Beast Mode, Rejuvenation +1 more
0%
2020s
Boiling Point

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Juvenile sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Juvenile
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

Aaliyah0%
Xscape17%
LeAnn Rimes41%
TLC59%
Mary J. Blige70%
Natalie Imbruglia78%
Warren G86%
42%Juvenile
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

Back That Azz Up
400 Degreez
Written by Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, Terius Gray, Byron Thomas
Co-wrote
Ha
400 Degreez
Written by Juvenile, Terius Gray
Wrote it
Slow Motion
Juve the Great
Written by Juvenile, Soulja Slim, Daniel Castillo, Terius Gray, James Tapp
Co-wrote
In My Life
Juve the Great
Written by Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, Terius Gray, Byron Thomas
Co-wrote
Rodeo
Reality Check
Written by Juvenile, A. Lyons, M. Valenzano, R. Kelly, Terius Gray
Co-wrote

Discography 12 albums

The discography also lists collaborative albums with the Hot Boys, the Cash Money Millionaires, JT the Bigga Figga and UTP. Those are credited to other acts and sit outside this one.

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Photo of JuvenileJuvenile184 tracks
Photo of Mannie Fresh78Mannie Fresh, 78 tracks B33Birdman, 33 tracks R"30Ronald "Slim" Williams, 30 tracks EP14Executive producer, 14 tracks Photo of Lil Wayne12Lil Wayne, 12 tracks Photo of B.G.11B.G., 11 tracks BT11Byron Thomas, 11 tracks S11Sinista, 11 tracks S9Skip, 9 tracks P9Partners-N-Crime, 9 tracks S9S-8ighty, 9 tracks BT8Big Tymers, 8 tracks T7Turk, 7 tracks TF7T. Freeman, 7 tracks CS7Charles Smith, 7 tracks DW7Dave Welcome, 7 tracks WW7Walter Williams, 7 tracks ST6Slice T, 6 tracks W6Wacko, 6 tracks HB5Hot Boys, 5 tracks G5Griz, 5 tracks B4Baby, 4 tracks SM4Sha Money XL, 4 tracks K4KLC, 4 tracks DK4Dani Kartel, 4 tracks NS4Na'im Shakir, 4 tracks N4Niyo, 4 tracks KS4Kango Slim, 4 tracks B3Bulletproof, 3 tracks DC3Dwayne Carter, 3 tracks on Lil Wayne's page AF3Ad Future, 3 tracks SA3Sheldon Arrington, 3 tracks CN3Clifford Nicholas, 3 tracks DG3Damon Grison, 3 tracks CN3C. Nicholas, 3 tracks LE3Leroy Edwards, 3 tracks P3Precise, 3 tracks M3Mouse, 3 tracks MM3Mike Maven, 3 tracks TV2Tab Virgil, 2 tracks DE2Derek Edwards, 2 tracks SD2Stormy Dai, 2 tracks SS2S. Storch, 2 tracks DG2D. Grison, 2 tracks SS2Scott Storch, 2 tracks on The Roots's page AL2A. Lyons, 2 tracks MV2M. Valenzano, 2 tracks C&2Cool & Dre, 2 tracks PS2P. Smith, 2 tracks MJ2M. Jones, 2 tracks C2Cape, 2 tracks JA2Jeremy Allen, 2 tracks JT2Jacob Tupolo, 2 tracks R2Rawsmoov, 2 tracks DJ2Desmone Jerome, 2 tracks Y2Youngin', 2 tracks QC2Q Corvette, 2 tracks CS2C. Smith, 2 tracks SD2Stevie Drumma, 2 tracks S2S-80, 2 tracks ZW1Ziggly Wiggly, 1 track BM1Big Moe, 1 track MS1Magnolia Shorty, 1 track TP1Tito Puente, 1 track PR1Papa Reu, 1 track RN1Reuben Nero, 1 track J1Jay-Z, 1 track L1Lovely, 1 track A1Atrice, 1 track T1TQ, 1 track AB1Adam Brumfield, 1 track AF1AD Future, 1 track LB1Larry Blackmon, 1 track RS1Rashad Smith, 1 track MC1Michael Clervoix, 1 track BJ1Black Jeruz, 1 track CL1Craig Lawson, 1 track SS1Soulja Slim, 1 track DC1Daniel Castillo, 1 track JT1James Tapp, 1 track DR1D. Robertson, 1 track DX1Donald XL Robertson, 1 track RK1R. Kelly, 1 track DM1D. Miller, 1 track 8&18Ball & MJG, 1 track JH1J. Hunter, 1 track PS1P. Slayton, 1 track TM1T. Mosely, 1 track SC1S. Carter, 1 track P1Perion, 1 track MJ1Mike Jones, 1 track PW1Paul Wall, 1 track NP1N. Perez, 1 track TN1T. Neverson, 1 track MC1M. Caren, 1 track HP1Happy Perez, 1 track TS1Trey Songz, 1 track PJ1P. James, 1 track RE1Redd Eyezz, 1 track BB1Bun B, 1 track CL1C. Love, 1 track LJ1L. Jefferson, 1 track JP1J. Phillips, 1 track LJ1Lil Jon, 1 track BT1B. Thomas, 1 track BM1B. McKnight, 1 track BM1Brian McKnight, 1 track JC1J. Cartagena, 1 track CB1C. Bridges, 1 track MD1M. Dean, 1 track MD1Mike Dean, 1 track L1Ludacris, 1 track FJ1Fat Joe, 1 track WP1Willie Poole, 1 track GC1Get Cool, 1 track QJ1Q. Jordan, 1 track D1Dorrough, 1 track DD1Dorwin Dorrough, 1 track SL1Shawty Lo, 1 track TP1T. Patterson, 1 track TM1T Money, 1 track WO1WD O'Connor, 1 track RJ1Ronald Jones, 1 track JD1Jay da Menace, 1 track MP1Michael Patterson, 1 track QS1Quinten Spears, 1 track DB1Dominic Brazile, 1 track RL1Rico Love, 1 track RB1Richard Butler, 1 track TT1Tic Toc, 1 track LD1LaDamon Douglas, 1 track T1T-Pain, 1 track F1FATBOI, 1 track BV1Bobby V, 1 track LB1Louis Bell, 1 track PP1Pleasure P, 1 track MC1Marcus Cooper, 1 track LB1Lu Balz, 1 track MC1Mike Caputo, 1 track PG1Per Gessle, 1 track MP1Mats Persson, 1 track PH1Per Håkan Gessle, 1 track DG1Demetrius Gray, 1 track VS1Verse Simmonds, 1 track JJ1Juvy Jr., 1 track TF1Terrence Freeman, 1 track TR1Tylan Rogers, 1 track S1Streets, 1 track RR1Rick Ross, 1 track DB1Drumma Boy, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. Showing the 150 most frequent of 162. B Birdman · R" Ronald "Slim" Williams · EP Executive producer

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

Seven of his twelve albums carry no published writing credit for anyone, so the catalogue count understates him badly. On the five albums where credits exist he is on 77 of 84 tracks, and the seven he is not on are intros and skits. Mannie Fresh, who produced most of the Cash Money years, is the other name on 11 of them.

Quick Facts

  • Self-writtenCredited on 77 of the 84 tracks that carry any writing credit
  • UndocumentedSeven of the twelve albums publish no writing credit for anyone
  • Written aloneSeven tracks, all of them on 400 Degreez
  • Biggest song"Slow Motion" with Soulja Slim topped the Billboard Hot 100
  • Biggest album400 Degreez is certified 4x platinum
  • Other workMember of the Hot Boys with Lil Wayne, B.G. and Turk

Creative Fingerprint

On every song where anyone was credited at all, and absent from more than half the catalogue only because nobody wrote the credits down.

The Story

Terius Gray started making bounce records in New Orleans as a teenager and signed to Cash Money after Being Myself came out in 1995. 400 Degreez went four times platinum in 1998 and made him the label's biggest solo act. Twelve studio albums followed over thirty years, along with the Hot Boys, and "Slow Motion" gave him a number one single in 2004.

Frequently Asked Questions Juvenile

Does Juvenile write his own songs?
On the albums where anyone is credited, yes. He is on 77 of the 84 tracks that carry a writing credit, and the seven he is not on are intros and skits. Seven of his twelve albums publish no writing credit for anybody, so nothing can be said about those 100 tracks either way.
Why are so many albums missing credits?
The Cash Money releases from the 1990s and the later UTP records list producers and leave the writer column empty, and the Discogs releases do not fill it in. It affects Being Myself, Solja Rags, Tha G-Code, Project English, Rejuvenation, The Fundamentals and Boiling Point.
Who wrote "Slow Motion"?
Juvenile with Soulja Slim, who sings on it and was killed before it came out. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2004, the only chart topper of his career.
How many albums has he released?
Twelve studio albums: Being Myself (1995), Solja Rags (1997), 400 Degreez (1998), Tha G-Code (1999), Project English (2001), Juve the Great (2003), Reality Check (2006), Cocky & Confident (2009), Beast Mode (2010), Rejuvenation (2012), The Fundamentals (2014) and Boiling Point (2026).
Which album sold the most?
400 Degreez, certified 4x platinum by the RIAA. Tha G-Code and Juve the Great are platinum, Project English and Reality Check gold.
Who is Mannie Fresh?
The Cash Money house producer, who made most of the beats on the 1998 to 2003 albums. He is credited as a writer on 11 Juvenile tracks and engineered 400 Degreez.
Was he in the Hot Boys?
Yes, with Lil Wayne, B.G. and Turk. The Hot Boys albums are credited to the group and sit outside this catalogue.
Which album does he write most of himself?
400 Degreez, where seven of the 18 tracks carry only his name. No other album has one.
Did Reality Check chart well?
It went to number one on the Billboard 200 in 2006, his highest charting album, and is certified gold.
Is he still recording?
Boiling Point came out in March 2026, twelve years after the album before it. No Wikipedia article covers it, so its track list here comes from MusicBrainz.

Sources

Wikipedia: Juvenile Wikipedia: Juvenile discography