Shortly after establishing himself as a prominent member of the Hot Boys, Lil Wayne entered the solo realm with Tha Block Is Hot.
From beginning to end, the teen rapper gets plenty of assistance from his former group mates (Juvenile, B.G., and Turk), who back him on just over half of the album's 17 songs.
In addition, the Big Tymers (Brian "Baby" Williams and Mannie Fresh) make several appearances as well, and Fresh produces the entire album.
Considering all this, Tha Block Is Hot isn't much different from other late-'90s Cash Money releases like 400 Degreez, Chopper City in the Ghetto, and How You Luv That? Like those albums, Tha Block Is Hot is essentially a group effort despite Wayne's solo billing.
Even so, he still gets plenty of time to shine here, particularly on the fiery album-opening title track, which proved to be one of Cash Money's biggest hits to date.
The remainder of the album is as solid as late-'90s Cash Money albums get -- a few standouts here and there, mostly because of Fresh's beats, with lots of filler toward the latter half of the album.
Taken as a whole, Tha Block Is Hot surely has its moments, though Wayne still seems a little green here.
Thankfully, the Cash Money posse comes to his aid often, resulting in an excellent debut for the youngster, highlighted by the title track.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tha Block Is HotDwayne Carter | Lil Wayne | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | Watcha Wanna Do | Lil Wayne | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | Lights Off | Lil Wayne | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 4 | Fuck tha World | Lil Wayne | Play | 04:46 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 5 | Up to Me | Lil Wayne | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 6 | Intro (ft. Big Tymers) | Lil Wayne | Play | 01:47 | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| 7 | Loud Pipes (ft. Big Tymers, Juvenile, B.G.) | Lil Wayne | Play | 05:14 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 8 | Kisha (ft. The Hot Boys) | Lil Wayne | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 9 | High Beamin' (ft. B.G.) | Lil Wayne | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 10 | Remember Me (ft. B.G.) | Lil Wayne | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 11 | Respect Us (ft. Juvenile) | Lil Wayne | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 12 | Drop It Like It's Hot (ft. B.G., Mannie Fresh) | Lil Wayne | Play | 05:23 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 13 | Young Playa (ft. Big Tymers) | Lil Wayne | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 14 | Enemy Turf (ft. Juvenile) | Lil Wayne | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 15 | Not Like Me (ft. Big Tymers) | Lil Wayne | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 16 | Come On (ft. B.G.) | Lil Wayne | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 17 | You Want War (ft. Turk) | Lil Wayne | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 70 mins | 161 MB | |||||
| 70 mins | 478 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.G. | Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 2 | Big Tymers | Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 3 | Dwayne Carter | Composer |
| 4 | James Cruz | Mastering |
| 5 | Mannie Fresh | Engineer, Featured Artist, Keyboards, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 6 | T. Gray | Composer |
| 7 | The Hot Boys | Featured Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 8 | Juvenile | Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 9 | Lil Wayne | Primary Artist |
| 10 | Sugar Slim | Production Coordination |
| 11 | Turk | Featured Artist, Primary Artist |
| 12 | Bryan Williams | Executive Producer |
| 13 | Ronald Williams | Executive Producer |
| 14 | Young Turk | Guest Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |