What year did cash money take over?

[amara]

I keep hearing the phrase “Cash Money took over” in hip-hop culture. Was there a specific year when Cash Money Records became big or reached peak popularity? Was it the late ’90s or early 2000s with artists like Juvenile, Lil Wayne, and Hot Boys?

 

[riya]

Between 1998 and 1999, Cash Money Records "took over," signing a significant distribution agreement with Universal Records and starting to release successful albums like 400 Degreez (1998) as well as ventures by the Hot Boys and Lil Wayne (1999). Cash Money went from local buzz to mainstream hip-hop dominance thanks to those releases.

 

[Daxton]

Cash Money Records “took over” in 1999, a phrase made famous by Juvenile and the Hot Boys in the song Back That Azz Up. The line “Cash Money Records taking over for the ’99 and the 2000” became a cultural landmark.

 

[Lucas]

Cash Money Records famously said they would “take over” in 1999, announced in the song “Bling Bling” and reinforced by Juvenile’s hit “Back That Azz Up” and the quote in Big Tymers – “Get Your Roll On.”

 

[Sophie]

In 19992000, Cash Money Records became famous with its major ascent after Juvenile proclaimed in his hit song, Back That Azz Up, that it replaced the 99 and the 2000.

 

[Lucos]

Cash Money Records "took over" in 1998, when they gained major mainstream success with artists like Juvenile, B.G., and Lil Wayne through the Hot Boys and the Big Tymers.