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Tha Block Is Hot (song)

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"Tha Block Is Hot"
Single by Lil Wayne featuring Juvenile and B.G.
from the album Tha Block Is Hot
ReleasedOctober 23, 1999 (1999-10-23)
Recorded1999
StudioCash Money Studios (Metairie, LA)
GenreSouthern hip hop
Length4:13
LabelCash Money
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lil Wayne singles chronology
"Bling Bling"
(1999) 		"Tha Block Is Hot"
(1999) 		"Number One Stunna"
(2000)
Juvenile singles chronology
"Follow Me Now"
(1999) 		"Tha Block Is Hot"
(1999) 		"U Understand"
(1999)
Music video
"Tha Block Is Hot" on YouTube

"Tha Block Is Hot" is the debut single by American rapper Lil Wayne, and features fellow American rappers B.G. and Juvenile. It was released on October 23, 1999 via Cash Money Records as the lead single from the former's debut solo studio album of the same name (1999). Recording sessions took place at Cash Money Studios in Metairie, Louisiana. Production was handled by Mannie Fresh with executive producers Ronald "Slim" Williams and Birdman.

The song peaked at number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100, at number 24 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and at number 27 on the Hot Rap Songs. It was named the 50th greatest hip hop song of all time by VH1 in 2008.[1]

In the Dave Meyers-directed music video, Lil' Wayne is getting chased by cops and successfully evades them as well as a police helicopter.

Track listing

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12″ single
No.TitleLength
1."Tha Block Is Hot" (Dirty)4:13
2."Tha Block Is Hot" (Radio)4:13
3."Tha Block Is Hot" (Instrumental)4:13
4."Tha Block Is Hot" (Squeaky Clean Radio)4:13

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1999–2000) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 72
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] 24
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[4] 27

References

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  1. ^ Singh, Amrit (September 29, 2008). "VH1's 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs". Stereogum. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "Lil Wayne Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "Lil Wayne Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "Lil Wayne Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
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