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{{Infobox album

| Name = Tha Block Is Hot

| Typename = [[Album]]Tha Block Is Hot

| Artisttype = [[Lil Wayne]] = studio

| Coverartist = Thablockishot.jpg[[Lil Wayne]]

| cover = Thablockishot.jpg

| Released = [[November 2]], [[1999]]

| Recordedalt =

| Genre released = [[Gangsta{{start Rap]]date|1999|11|2}}

| recorded = <!-- Do not add unsourced content. -->

| Length = 70:29

| Labelvenue = [[Cash Money Records|Cash Money]]

| studio = [[Cash Money Records|Cash Money Studios]], [[Metairie, Louisiana]], U.S.

| Producer = [[Mannie Fresh]]

| Reviewsgenre = {{flatlist|

* [[Southern hip-hop]]

* [[All Music Guide]] {{rating-5|3.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:by8m968ohep2way link]

* [[Bounce music|bounce]]

| Last album =

* [[gangsta rap]]

| This album = ''Tha Block Is Hot'' <br>(1999)

| Next album = ''[[Lights Out (Lil Wayne album)|Lights Out]]'' <br>(2000)

}}

| length = 70:18

'''''Tha Block Is Hot''''' is the 1999 debut album released on [[Cash Money Records]] by the New Orleans rapper [[Lil Wayne]]. Last RIAA Certification Certified Double Platinum.

| label = {{flatlist|

* [[Universal Records (defunct record label)|Universal]]

* [[Cash Money Records|Cash Money]]

}}

| producer = [[Mannie Fresh]]

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = [[Lights Out (Lil Wayne album)|Lights Out]]

| next_year = 2000

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Tha Block Is Hot

| type = studio

| single1 = [[Tha Block Is Hot (song)|Tha Block Is Hot]]

| single1date = October 23, 1999

| single2 = Respect Us

| single2date = April 2, 2000

}}

}}

'''''Tha Block Is Hot''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by American rapper [[Lil Wayne]]. It was released on November 2, 1999, by [[Universal Records (defunct record label)|Universal Records]] and [[Birdman (rapper)|Bryan "Baby" Williams]]' [[Cash Money Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lilwaynehq.com/discography/albums/tha-block-is-hot/|title=Tha Block Is Hot|website=Lil Wayne HQ}}</ref> The recording sessions took place at [[Cash Money Records|Cash Money Studios]] in [[Metairie, Louisiana]], with the executive production from [[Birdman (rapper)|Bryan "Baby" Williams]] and [[Ronald "Slim" Williams]]. The album was produced by [[Mannie Fresh]]. It was intended to be titled ''I Ride at Night''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.angelfire.com/la/CMR/releases.html |title=Ca$h Money Releases |author=Soulja E |date=1998 |website=The Official Cash Money Records Page |publisher=[[Cash Money Records]] |access-date=2020-11-02 |quote=Albums coming soon on Ca$h Money ... Lil Wayne: I Ride at Night}}</ref>

==Critical reception==

Wayne did not use any vulgarities on this album except on the song "Fuck Tha World" (it has a [[Parental Advisory]] label because his collaborators, such as the [[Hot Boys]] and [[Big Tymers]], used several vulgarities.)

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]

|rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tha-block-is-hot-mw0000253565 |title=Tha Block Is Hot- Lil Wayne |last=Birchmeier |first=Jason |date=November 2, 1999 |website=AllMusic |access-date=4 September 2018}}</ref>

|rev3 = [[Robert Christgau]]

|rev3Score = {{rating-Christgau|hm2}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=lil+wayne|title=CG: Lil Wayne|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|website=RobertChristgau.com|access-date=August 27, 2013}}</ref>

|rev4 = ''[[Hartford Courant]]''

|rev4Score = (positive)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/1999/12/16/tha-block-is-hot-lil-wayne/|title=Tha Block Is Hot - Lil Wayne|last=Comer|first=Andrea|work=[[Hartford Courant]] |date=December 16, 1999 |access-date=August 27, 2013}}</ref>

|rev5 = ''[[The Harvard Crimson]]''

|rev5Score = C+<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1999/11/19/album-review-lil-wayne-pmusicpppplil-wayneppitha/|title=Album Review: Lil Wayne (''Tha Block Is Hot'')|last=Leonard|first=Franklin|work=[[The Harvard Crimson]] |date=November 19, 1999|access-date=August 27, 2013}}</ref>

|rev6 = ''RapReviews''

|rev6Score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_wayneblockishot.html|title=Lil Wayne :: Tha Block Is Hot :: Cash Money Records / Universal|last=Wallace|first=Emanuel|website=RapReviews|date=May 3, 2011|access-date=August 27, 2013}}</ref>

|rev7 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''

|rev7Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite book| last = Brackett | first = Nathan |author2=Christian Hoard | title = The Rolling Stone Album Guide | publisher = Simon and Schuster | year = 2004 | ___location = New York City, New York | page = [https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/394 394] | isbn = 0-7432-0169-8 | url = https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac| url-access = registration | quote = rolling stone juvenile album guide. }}</ref>

}}

The ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' wrote that "Wayne's appeal lies in his esoteric slang and squeaky-voiced phrasing."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Baker |first1=Soren |title=Recordings |work=Chicago Tribune |date=14 Nov 1999 |department=Arts & Entertainment |page=7}}</ref>

== Commercial performance ==

==Track listing==

"Tha Block Is Hot" debuted at number three on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, selling 229,500 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://y105music.com/drake-promises-lil-wayne-collab/|title=Drake Promises to Collab With Lil Wayne on New Music|author=C. VERNON COLEMAN II|date=May 2, 2020|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref><ref name="BB200">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fwgEAAAAMBAJ&q=tha+block+is+hot+229%2C500&pg=PA29|title=Billboard|date=November 20, 1999|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|via=Google Books}}</ref> However, in its second week, the album dropped to number ten on the chart, with an additional 117,000 copies sold.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1999-11-27|title=BB200 - 1999-11-27|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/lil_wayne-playing_with_fire|title=Lil Wayne Playing With Fire|author=Chris Dart|work=[[Exclaim!]]|date=May 13, 2013|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref> On December 10, 1999, the album earned [[RIAA Certification|Platinum]] certification from the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) for exceeding a million copies in sales.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=lil+wayne&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|title=RIAA Certifications - Lil Wayne|access-date=September 29, 2020}}</ref> As of June 2012, "Tha Block Is Hot" has sold 1.4 million copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/482379/cash-money-the-billboard-cover-story|title=Cash Money: The Billboard Cover Story|website=billboard.com}}</ref>

# "Intro" <small>''' (featuring [[Big Tymers]]) - (1:47)

# "Tha Block Is Hot" - (4:22)

== Track listing ==

# "Loud Pipes" <small>''' (featuring [[Big Tymers]], [[Juvenile]] and [[B.G.]]) - (5:17)

* All songs produced by [[Mannie Fresh]]

# "Watcha Wanna Do" - (3:50)

{{Track listing

# "Kisha" <small>''' (featuring [[Hot Boyz]]) - (4:17)

| extra_column = Featured artist(s)

# "High Beamin'" <small>''' (featuring [[B.G.]]) - (4:10)

| total_length = 70:18

# "Lights Off" - (4:06)

# "Fuck Tha World" <small>'''(4:46)

| title_width = 50%

# "Remember Me" <small>''' (featuring [[B.G.]]) - (3:52)

| extra_width = 50%

# "Respect Us" <small>''' (featuring [[Juvenile]] - (5:01)

# "Drop It Like Its Hot" <small>''' (featuring [[B.G.]] and [[Mannie Fresh]]) - (5:23)

| title1 = Intro

# "Young Playa" <small>''' (featuring [[Big Tymers]]) - (4:27)

| extra1 = [[Big Tymers]]

# "Enemy Turf" <small>''' (featuring [[Juvenile]] - (4:19)

| length1 = 1:47

# "Not Like Me" <small>''' (featuring [[Big Tymers]] - (4:03)

# "Come On" - (4:35)

| title2 = [[Tha Block Is Hot (song)|Tha Block Is Hot]]

# "Up To Me" - (4:33)

#| "Youextra2 Want War" - (Featuring= {{hlist|[[TurkB.G. (rapper)|TurkB.G.]]|[[Juvenile (3:25rapper)|Juvenile]]}}

| length2 = 4:12

| title3 = Loud Pipes

| extra3 = {{hlist|B.G.|Juvenile|Big Tymers}}

| length3 = 5:14

| title4 = Watcha Wanna Do

| length4 = 3:50

| title5 = Kisha

| extra5 = [[Hot Boys]]

| length5 = 4:17

| title6 = High Beamin'

| extra6 = B.G.

| length6 = 4:09

| title7 = Lights Off

| length7 = 4:07

| title8 = Fuck tha World

| length8 = 4:46

| title9 = Remember Me

| extra9 = B.G.

| length9 = 3:54

| title10 = Respect Us

| extra10 = Juvenile

| length10 = 5:01

| title11 = Drop It Like It's Hot

| extra11 = {{hlist|B.G.|[[Mannie Fresh]]}}

| length11 = 5:23

| title12 = Young Playa

| extra12 = Big Tymers

| length12 = 3:47

| title13 = Enemy Turf

| extra13 = Juvenile

| length13 = 4:19

| title14 = Not Like Me

| extra14 = {{hlist|B.G.|Big Tymers|[[Papa Reu|Paparue]]}}

| length14 = 4:03

| title15 = Come On

| extra15 = B.G.

| length15 = 3:35

| title16 = Up to Me

| extra16 =

| length16 = 4:31

| title17 = You Want War

| extra17 = [[Turk (rapper)|Turk]]

| length17 = 3:25

}}

'''Samples credits'''

* "Loud Pipes" contains a sample of "Rich Niggaz" performed by [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]].

== Charts ==

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=== Weekly charts ===

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|-

! scope="col"| Chart (1999)

! scope="col"| Peak<br />position

|-

{{album chart|Billboard200|3|artist=Lil Wayne|rowheader=true|access-date=May 1, 2021}}

|-

{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Lil Wayne|rowheader=true|access-date=May 1, 2021}}

|}

{{col-2}}

=== Year-end charts ===

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|-

! scope="col"| Chart (2000)

! scope="col"| Position

|-

! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2000/top-billboard-200-albums|title=2006 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums |work=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |access-date=February 28, 2015}}</ref>

| 112

|-

! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ehEEAAAAMBAJ|title=2000 The Year in Music|magazine=Billboard|volume=112|issue=53|page=YE-52|date=December 30, 2000|access-date=May 1, 2021}}</ref>

| 36

|}

{{col-end}}

==Certifications==

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Lil Wayne|title=The Block Is Hot|award=Platinum|relyear=1999|certyear=1999}}

{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}

==References==

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