▁distribution ▁deal ▁with ▁a ▁$ 3 ▁million ▁advance ▁contract ▁with ▁Universal , ▁ent it ling ▁the ▁label ▁to ▁ 8 5 % ▁of ▁its ▁roy alt ies , ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁its ▁publishing ▁reven ues ▁and ▁ownership ▁of ▁all ▁master s . ▁D ino ▁Del v aille , ▁who ▁orch estr ated ▁the ▁deal , ▁later ▁told ▁Hit Qu arters : ▁" I ▁made ▁certain ▁they ▁retained ▁( the ▁rights ) ▁of ▁their ▁work . ▁They ▁des erve ▁it ." ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁deal ▁C ash ▁M oney ▁records ▁achieved ▁a ▁new ▁level ▁of ▁success . ▁The ▁release ▁of ▁Ju ven ile ' s ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁album ▁ 4 0 0 ▁D eg ree z , ▁which ▁was ▁cert ified ▁ 4 X ▁Pl atin um ▁by ▁the ▁R I AA , ▁solid ified ▁C ash ▁M oney ▁as ▁a ▁powerful ▁label ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁hip - h op ▁scene . ▁Later ▁albums ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Hot ▁Boys ' ▁Gu err illa ▁War fare , ▁B . G .' z ▁Cho pper ▁City ▁in ▁the ▁Gh etto , ▁and ▁Lil ▁Wayne ' s ▁Th a ▁Block ▁Is ▁Hot ▁also ▁saw ▁great ▁chart ▁success ▁and ▁further ed ▁the ▁label ' s ▁reputation . ▁These ▁albums ▁contained ▁major ▁Billboard ▁hits ▁such ▁as ▁Ju ven ile ' s ▁" Back ▁That ▁Az z ▁Up " ▁( # 1 9 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ), ▁B . G .' s ▁" B