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\n\tBeneath the hum of fluorescent lights, Juvenile<\/a> pauses mid-negotiation, flips his camera, and offers a grin that feels equal parts fatherly pride and rap-legend cool. The 50-year-old is in Louisiana, finalizing the purchase of a vehicle for one of his children.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cLet me show you where I\u2019m at. I\u2019m at the car dealership buying your nephew a fucking car,\u201d he tells Mannie Fresh<\/a>, eliciting a bellow of laughter from the esteemed beatsmith. <\/p>\n \n\tA product of New Orleans<\/a>\u2019 notorious Magnolia Projects, Juvie shrugs off the gesture as a reality of fatherhood.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s his world,\u201d the veteran hitmaker says of his son, rapper Young Juve. \u201cI made him give his car to his little brother. I ain\u2019t want his little brother with no brand-new car. I\u2019m scared. I\u2019m like \u2018Bro, you\u2019ve got to start off with that and then you move up.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tHundreds of miles away in <\/strong>Houston, Mannie has logged in from the comfort of his home studio \u2014 the same creative sanctuary that now doubles as the de facto headquarters for Still 400 \u2014 The Mannie & Juvie Show<\/em>. The podcast<\/a>\u2019s title nods to Juvenile\u2019s 1998 opus, 400 Degreez<\/em>, produced entirely by Mannie and widely regarded as the catalyst that propelled Cash Money Records onto the national stage.<\/p>\n \n\tWhile reunion chatter surrounding former Hot Boys members and label leadership has often been overshadowed by tension, Juvie and Mannie have largely avoided the fray, choosing instead to build something new.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWe don\u2019t have a network yet,\u201d Juvie says, expressing their plans to grow their platform organically. We\u2019ll get there.\u201d Mannie echoes his partner\u2019s sentiment: \u201cWe started the way we always started.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tStill 400<\/em> is by no means an indicator that Juvenile and Mannie Fresh are putting music on the back burner, as the pair both have multiple projects and placements dropping in 2026. Juvenile is currently gearing up for his highly anticipated album, Boiling Point<\/em>, which is slated to drop in March on his 51st birthday.<\/p>\n \n\tMannie, on the other hand, is focused on a slew of collaborative efforts, from credits on Boiling Point<\/em> to a series of album releases with Southern rap royalty. \u201cThe usual suspects,\u201d Mannie Fresh says when asked of the collaborations we can expect to hear from him in 2026.<\/p>\n