500 Degreez [Clean] [Edited] by Lil Wayne

Producers include: Mannie Fresh, Jazzie Pha, Cash Money Millionaires, Big Tymers, Mack 10. Recorded at Sony Studios, New York, New York, Patchwerk Recording Studios, Atlanta, Georgia. Personnel: Lil' Wayne, Big Tymers, TQ, Baby, Petey Pablo, Blaque, Mannie Fresh, Tateeze, Cristale (rap vocals). Recorded at Patchwerk, Atlanta, Georgia and Sony Studios, New York, New York. Audio Mixer: Leslie Brathwaite. Recording information: Patchwerk Recording Studios, ATL; sony Studios, NY. Lil Wayne comes on as hard as can be on 500 DEGREEZ, throwing gangsta imagery around like Rip Taylor with a fresh supply of confetti. Still, no matter how strenuously he underscores his gangsta themes on such representative tracks as "Gangsta S***," "F*** You," and "Way of Life," his hard-hitting approach is offset by a subtle-yet-undeniable sense of humor. For one thing, there's Wayne's voice itself, which at its most vituperative has echoes of Eminem's Jerry Lewis-isms. Then there's the production, which is laced throughout with g...