Claim: Lil Wayne has released music.

500 Degreez is the third studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne . It was released on July 23 , 2002 , by Cash Money Records . The album 's title was inspired by the album 400 Degreez -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , by a fellow rapper Juvenile -LRB- who was his label mate -RRB- .