Juvenile
Juvenile may refer to:
*Juvenile status, or minor (law), prior to adulthood
*Juvenile (organism)
*Juvenile (rapper) (born 1975), American rapper
* ''Juvenile'' (2000 film), Japanese film
* ''Juvenile'' (2017 film)
*Juvenile (greyhounds), a greyho ...
, Wacko and Skip.
The group was formed by Juvenile after he left
Cash Money Records
Cash Money Records is an American record label founded in 1991 by brothers Ronald "Slim" Williams and Bryan "Birdman" Williams. Distributed by Republic, formerly known as Universal Republic, the label has been home to a roster of mostly hi ...
in 2002 and originally consisted of Juvenile, Wacko, Skip, Corey Cee,
Soulja Slim
James Adarryl Tapp Jr. (September 9, 1977 – November 26, 2003), better known by his stage name Soulja Slim, was an American rapper and songwriter. He is perhaps best known for featuring on the U.S. number one hit "Slow Motion".
Early life
Jam ...
and
Young Buck
David Darnell Brown (born March 15, 1981), best known by his stage name Young Buck, is an American rapper. He heads his own record label, Cashville, and was a member of the former hip hop group G-Unit.
Early life
Brown was born in Nashville, Te ...
. The group's first release was '' The Compilation'', which was released through
Orpheus Records
Orpheus Music is an independent record label that is part of Hush Management and is dedicated to R&B and jazz music, and home of recording artist Freddie Jackson. For years, it was distributed by EMI.
Roster
* Eric Gable
*Freddie Jackson
*Meli ...
on October 8, 2002. The album featured performances by Young Buck, Soulja Slim, Juvenile, Wacko, Skip and Corey Cee both as a group or by themselves. A second compilation entitled ''Street Stories'' was made in 2003. During the early stages of his career,
50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and businessman. Born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 2000, when he produced ...
worked with Young Buck, Skip, and Wacko on multiple songs for his mixtapes including
50 Cent Is the Future
''50 Cent Is the Future'' is the second mixtape by American rapper 50 Cent and first one by his rap group G-Unit. It was released on June 1, 2002 via Street Dance/Thurd World Muzic. The lone guest appearance is provided by UTP, which marks the fi ...
. Young Buck would subsequently leave UTP to join 50 Cent's
G-Unit
G-Unit (short for Guerilla Unit) was an American hip hop group formed by longtime friends and East Coast rappers 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, and Lloyd Banks. After amassing a string of self-released mixtapes in the early 2000s, the group released ...
. Soulja Slim was murdered November 26, 2003 and Corey Cee later left the group.
The group then signed a joint deal with
Rap-A-Lot
Rap-A-Lot is a hip hop record label co-founded by James Prince and Cliff Blodget in 1986. Smoke-a-Lot Records is a subsidiary.
Rap-A-Lot was first distributed by A&M Records with the release of Raheem's 1988 debut ''The Vigilante''. The label w ...
and
Asylum
Asylum may refer to:
Types of asylum
* Asylum (antiquity), places of refuge in ancient Greece and Rome
* Benevolent Asylum, a 19th-century Australian institution for housing the destitute
* Cities of Refuge, places of refuge in ancient Judea
* ...
in 2003 and began work on their debut album. UTP's debut LP, '' The Beginning of the End'' was released on May 18, 2004. The album spawned the hit single "
Nolia Clap
"Nolia Clap" is a song by American Southern hip hop trio UTP, released on August 31, 2004, through Rap-A-Lot 4 Life/UTP Records as a lead single from the group's debut studio album '' The Beginning of the End...''. It was written by Terius " Ju ...
", which peaked at 31 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was the group's only top 40 hit. The group followed the LP up with a seven-song EP also titled ''
Nolia Clap
"Nolia Clap" is a song by American Southern hip hop trio UTP, released on August 31, 2004, through Rap-A-Lot 4 Life/UTP Records as a lead single from the group's debut studio album '' The Beginning of the End...''. It was written by Terius " Ju ...
'' that was released later in the year and it peaked at 65 on the R&B chart. Both Wacko and Skip would appear on Juvenile's 2006 album, '' Reality Check''. Wacko and Skip returned as duo in 2007 without Juvenile and released UTP's second full-length LP ''
Back Like We Left Something
''Back Like We Left Something'' is the second full-length studio album by UTP. It is their fourth release overall including the 2002 compilation '' The Compilation'' and 2004 EP ''Nolia Clap'', released on July 24, 2007 through Rap-a-Lot Records.
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'' on July 24, 2007, and it peaked at 52 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart.