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Tha Block Is Hot is the debut major label studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on November 2, 1999, by Universal Records and Baby's Cash Money Records.[8] Recording sessions took place from 1997 to 1999, with the executive production from Bryan "Baby" Williams and Ronald "Slim" Williams, all of these tracks were produced by Mannie Fresh himself. Prior to release, the album was known by the title I Ride At Night.[9]

Tha Block Is Hot
Studio album by
Lil Wayne
ReleasedNovember 2, 1999 (1999-11-02)
Recorded1997–99
StudioCash Money Studios
Genre
  • Southern Hip Hop
  • Bounce
  • Gangsta Rap
Length70:18
Label
  • Universal
  • Cash Money
ProducerMannie Fresh
Lil Wayne chronology
Tha Block Is Hot
(1999)		 Lights Out
(2000)
Singles from Tha Block Is Hot
  1. "Tha Block Is Hot"
    Released: October 23, 1999
  2. "Respect Us"
    Released: April 2, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune(positive)[2]
Hartford Courant(positive)[3]
The Harvard CrimsonC+[4]
RapReviews(7/10)[5]
Robert Christgau[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]

Commercial performance


Tha Block Is Hot debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 229,500 copies in its first week.[10][11] In its second week, the album dropped to number ten on the chart, selling an additional 117,000 copies.[12][13] On December 10, 1999, the album became certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million copies.[14] As of June 2012, the album has sold 1.4 million copies in the United States.[15]


Track listing


No.TitleFeatured artist(s)Length
1."Intro"Big Tymers1:47
2."Tha Block Is Hot"
4:12
3."Loud Pipes"
  • B.G.
  • Juvenile
  • Big Tymers
5:14
4."Watcha Wanna Do" 3:50
5."Kisha"Hot Boys4:17
6."High Beamin'"B.G.4:09
7."Lights Off" 4:07
8."Fuck tha World" 4:46
9."Remember Me"B.G.3:54
10."Respect Us"Juvenile5:01
11."Drop It Like It's Hot"
  • B.G.
  • Mannie Fresh
5:23
12."Young Playa"Big Tymers3:47
13."Enemy Turf"Juvenile4:19
14."Not Like Me"
  • B.G.
  • Big Tymers
  • Paparue
4:03
15."Come On"B.G.3:35
16."Up to Me"Turk4:31
17."You Want War"Turk3:25
Total length:70:18

Samples credits


Charts



Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[20] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. Birchmeier, Jason (November 2, 1999). "Tha Block Is Hot- Lil Wayne". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. Baker, Soren (November 14, 1999). "Lil Wayne Tha Block Is Hot (Cash Money/Universal)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  3. Comer, Andrea (December 16, 1999). "Tha Block Is Hot - Lil Wayne". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  4. Leonard, Franklin (November 19, 1999). "Album Review: Lil Wayne (Tha Block Is Hot)". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  5. Wallace, Emanuel (May 3, 2011). "Lil Wayne :: Tha Block Is Hot :: Cash Money Records / Universal". RapReviews. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  6. Christgau, Robert. "CG: Lil Wayne". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  7. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 394. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone juvenile album guide.
  8. "Tha Block Is Hot". Lil Wayne HQ.
  9. Soulja E (1998). "Ca$h Money Releases". The Official Cash Money Records Page. Cash Money Records. Retrieved 2020-11-02. Albums coming soon on Ca$h Money ... Lil Wayne: I Ride at Night
  10. C. VERNON COLEMAN II (May 2, 2020). "Drake Promises to Collab With Lil Wayne on New Music". Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  11. "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 20, 1999 – via Google Books.
  12. "BB200 - 1999-11-27". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  13. Chris Dart (May 13, 2013). "Lil Wayne Playing With Fire". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  14. "RIAA Certifications - Lil Wayne". Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  15. "Cash Money: The Billboard Cover Story". billboard.com.
  16. "Lil Wayne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  17. "Lil Wayne Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  18. "2006 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  19. "2000 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. December 30, 2000. p. YE-52. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  20. "American album certifications – Lil Wayne – The Block Is Hot". Recording Industry Association of America.

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Tha Block Is Hot — дебютный альбом американского рэпера Lil' Wayne. Выпущен на лейбле Cash Money Records 2 ноября 1999 года. Альбом полностью спродюсирован Mannie Fresh. На момент выхода альбома Лил Вейну было 17 лет.


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