10th Grade Olivertwisted feels no shame for buying this album. It hasn’t aged well, but damn if it still doesn’t earn an occasional spin.
Yoooooooooooooooooooooooou crazy. “It hasn’t aged well.” You could say that about many of the early Cash Money releases, but there’s a reason this album stayed near the top of the album charts and went 4x platinum. This album signaled a serious shift in hip-hop’s sound, showcased the creative genius of Mannie Fresh, and proved that Master P wasn’t the only Southern player in the game.
And everything from “Rich Niggaz” to “Juvenile on Fire” is flawless. Ya heard me? FLAWLESS. The sequencing on this album is amazing. 400 Degreez is one of those albums, my man … shit’s incredible.
One of my all-time favorites, although I’m even more nostalgic about “Souljah Rag”, the Juvenile album before this one, when Cash Money was still an independent label.