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| Studio album by Lil Wayne | ||||
| Released | November 2, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998–99 | |||
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| Length | 70:18 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Chicago Tribune | (positive) |
| Hartford Courant | (positive) |
| The Harvard Crimson | C+ |
| RapReviews | (7/10) |
| Robert Christgau |  |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Tha Block Is Hot is the debut studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on November 2, 1999, by Cash Money Records and Universal Music Group. Recording sessions took place from 1998 to 1999, with the executive production from Baby and Ronald "Slim" Williams, all of these tracks production that were provided by Mannie Fresh himself. Apart from 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 that was done by Big Tymers, and the other members of the Hot Boys, including rappers Juvenile, B.G. and Turk.
In the United States, the album sold 230,000 copies in its first week, entering at number three on the Billboard 200. In the second week, the album sold 120,000 copies in the United States. On December 10, 1999, the album became certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
All songs are produced by Mannie Fresh.
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