Tha Block Is Hot

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Tha Block Is Hot
File:Thablockishot.jpg
Studio album by Lil Wayne
Released November 2, 1999
Recorded 1998–1999
Genre
Length 70:18
Label Cash Money, Universal
Producer Mannie Fresh
Lil Wayne chronology
Tha Block Is Hot
(1999)		 Lights Out
(2000)Lights Out2000
Singles from Tha Block Is Hot
  1. "Tha Block Is Hot"
    Released: October 23, 1999
  2. "Respect Us"
    Released: December 7, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Chicago Tribune (positive)[2]
Hartford Courant (positive)[3]
The Harvard Crimson C+[4]
RapReviews (7/10)[5]
Robert Christgau (2-star Honorable Mention)[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 4/5 stars[7]

Tha Block Is Hot is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Lil Wayne; it was released on November 2, 1999, by Cash Money Records.[8] The album is nearly free of explicit lyrics from Wayne himself, due to his mother's wishes, except the use of the word "fuck", & with the most violent & sexual verses done by Big Tymers and the other Hot Boys. [9]

The album debuted at number 3 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 229,500 copies in its first week, and selling 117,000 copies in its second week.[10][11] On December 10, 1999, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over one million copies in the United States. By 2012 it had sold over 1.4 million copies.[12]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Intro" (featuring Big Tymers) 1:47
2. "Tha Block Is Hot"   4:12
3. "Loud Pipes" (featuring Big Tymers, Juvenile and B.G.) 5:14
4. "Watcha Wanna Do"   3:50
5. "Kisha" (performed by Hot Boys) 4:17
6. "High Beamin'" (featuring B.G.) 4:09
7. "Lights Off"   4:07
8. "Fuck tha World"   4:46
9. "Remember Me" (featuring B.G.) 3:54
10. "Respect Us" (featuring Juvenile) 5:01
11. "Drop It Like It's Hot" (featuring B.G. and Mannie Fresh) 5:23
12. "Young Playa" (featuring Big Tymers) 3:47
13. "Enemy Turf" (featuring Juvenile) 4:19
14. "Not Like Me" (featuring Big Tymers) 4:03
15. "Come On" (featuring B.G.) 3:35
16. "Up to Me" (featuring Turk) 4:31
17. "You Want War" (featuring Turk) 3:25
Total length:
 70:18
Samples credits
  • "Loud Pipes" — Contains samples of "Rich Niggaz" performed by Juvenile

Charts and certifications

References

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  1. ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. Tha Block Is Hot at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
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  8. ↑ Tha Block Is Hot album
  9. ↑ http://www.complex.com/music/2013/01/40-things-you-didnt-know-about-lil-wayne/curse-free
  10. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=fwgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29&dq=lil+wayne+tha+block+is+hot+1.3+million+billboard&source=bl&ots=4-WewzaKlA&sig=-KpES6kS6h_0wUgDGE1tPBSK84k&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5lqSVdHkBpW0yASBlKf4Cw&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=lil%20wayne%20tha%20block%20is%20hot%201.3%20million%20billboard&f=false
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "G-Unit Rapper Banks No. 1 Solo Debut". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  12. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/482379/cash-money-the-billboard-cover-story.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Tha Block Is Hot - Lil Wayne".Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
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