Recorded 1998–1999 Tha Block Is Hot
(1999) Lights Out
(2000) Release date 2 November 1999 | Length 70:18 Artist Lil Wayne Label Cash Money Records | |
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Released November 2, 1999 (1999-11-02) Producer Mannie Fresh, "Bryan "Baby" Williams (Executive) , "Ronald "Slim" Williams" (Executive) , Genres Hip hop music, Gangsta rap, Southern hip hop, Bounce music Similar Lil Wayne albums, Southern hip hop albums | ||
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. Except the use of the word "fuck", the album is nearly free of explicit lyrics from Wayne himself, due to his mother's wishes. The most violent and sexual verses were done by Big Tymers and the other Hot Boys.
Contents
Drop it like it s hot
Commercial performance
The album sold 230,000 copies in it's 1st week in the United States of America, and debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 chart. In the 2nd week, it sold 120,000 copies in the United States of America. On December 10, 1999, It was certified Platinum by the RIAA.
Track listing
All songs are produced by Mannie Fresh
Samples credits
Songs
1IntroBig Tymers1:47
2Tha Block Is Hot4:14
3Loud PipesBG - Juvenile - Big Tymers5:14