★★★★★
I'm going to go out on a limb and say this: YMCMB and anyone that currently reaps the benefit of their success owes a debt of gratitude to Juvenile. I'm not just saying that because Drake had the gall to put his own twist on Juve's "Back That Azz Up" on his own "Practice," but the sheer fact that Juvenile was the star that put Cash Money on the nationwide map. The Big Tymers, B.G. and even U.N.L.V...
- rapreviews.com
2012-07-05
★★★★★
There's an air of desperation to Juvenile's Rejuvenation, which is being branded as a resurrection. His last two efforts were critically panned and generally ignored, with the rhythms of Southern hip-hop ceding to a baroque operatic style that doesn't leave much room for his laconic drawl. These factors mean that Rejuvenation finds Juvenile playing catch-up, experimenting with a variety of styles and approaches, hoping to find something that clicks...
- www.slantmagazine.com
2012-07-02
★★★★★
When Reality Check dropped in 2006, Juvenile had been exiled from Cash Money Records and many assumed Juve would have a point to prove. Instead, he went the strip club route with a large collection of generic bangers. Tellingly, it didn't result in any huge singles outside of his region. As Juvenile unleashes his latest on the public, my main worry after seeing the album art was whether Juvenile was going to attempt to grow as an artist or if his budget would even allow him to...
- www.popmatters.com
2011-01-20
★★★★★
After gaining national stardom, with his 1999 smash hit 'Ha,' Terius "Juvenile" Gray went on to carry Cash Money Records on his back, (before his departure and Lil Wayne's world dominance). These days, the UTP Records President is still representing for Louisiana, and this time it's with his ninth studio album, Cocky & Confident...
- www.streetlogik.com
2010-12-14
★★★★★
Only the really committed hip-hop heads know Juvenile, save maybe the folks who've gotten their swerve on to Slow Motion on a drunken dance floor somewhere. He's New Orleans born and raised, and is credited with being the father of the southern "bounce" movement that preceded the current obsession with crunk. He enlists production help from Manny Fresh, Scott Storch and Cool & Dre to update his sound, and it works, like on current single Rodeo and The Way I Be Leanin'...
- www.hour.ca
2010-11-02
★★★★★
Juvenile's Beast Mode sounds like the name of a summer blockbuster. And like an action-packed mega-hit movie, the album is heavy on big explosions and light on substance. The explosions come in the form of trunk-rattling bass and highpowered synths. Juvenile, who carved his name in hip-hop lore with a gritty debut album that put Cash Money Records on the map, is also famous in mainstream pop circles for the timeless party-anthem "Back That Ass Up...
- www.offbeat.com
2010-11-02
★★★★★
Has Juvenile ever not sounded cocky and confident? If the title of his new album tells us anything, it's that he's in his comfort zone as a high roller from the Magnolia Projects. He pursues the usual obsessions—particularly getting paid—and his musical world remains the same—the hood. What the album shows is how reliable his musical sense is...
- www.offbeat.com
2010-11-02
★★★★★
Juvenile, one of the biggest names on the New Orleans' hip-hop scene, returns to the iced-out folds of Cash Money Records after a brief but testy split with the label in 2001, bringing with him some jiggy gumbo to warm this frigid winter weather. Mannie Fresh handles most of the production, cooking up a rich, mature base of crunk for the rhythmically versatile rapper to lace up with catchy rhymes about respect and living the good life...
- www.hour.ca
2010-11-02
★★★★★
Celebrating an old pop reliable--new money ("A Million and One Things," "U Understand").
- www.robertchristgau.com
2010-06-11
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