Tha Block Is Hot
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Tha Block Is Hot
Tha Block Is Hot is the debut major label studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on November 2, 1999, by Ca$h Money and Universal. Recording sessions took place from 1998 to 1999, with the executive production from Baby and Slim, 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 were done by Big Tymers, and the other members of the Hot Boys, including rappers Juvenile, B.G. and Turk -Wikipedia
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Genius
It’s an above average debut album, a lot of features on it however. There’s some great highs on the album but overall it’s very inconsistent and that can effect the enjoyability of it.
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Sputnik
A subpar, but interesting look at the start of the career of one of the most popular rappers of the 2000s.
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Lil Wayne HQ
Nothing spectacular, mainly due to being a debut. Not too many tracks are memorable and some tracks or boring and repetitive.
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All Music
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.
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Rap Reviews
"The Block Is Hot" is a decent debut, especially for someone so young. I think at times the overabundance of guest appearances worked well to compliment what Wayne was bringing to the table at the time.
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Billboard
Lil Wayne made the world know he could stand alone as a solo artist with his album, "Tha Block Is Hot."
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The Harvard Crimson
Of the album's 17 tracks, 12 feature pairings with the rest of the Hot Boyz--Juvenile, B.G. and Turk. The four should have just gotten together for another group project; their stuff (or at least Lil Wayne's) just isn't that good alone.
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Define A Revolution
Tha Block Is Hot was a pretty good album, and another in the string of Cash Money classics
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The Coli
I don't know why people forget about Wayne's career pre-The Carter series, but I think some good material is being overlooked, particularly his first album.
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