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Tha Block Is Hot (song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Tha Block Is Hot
| cover = tha-block-is-hot.jpg
| alt =
| type = Single
| artist = Lil Wayne featuring Juvenile and B.G.
| album = Tha Block Is Hot
| released =
| recorded = 1999
| studio = Cash Money Studios (Metairie, LA)
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 4:13
| label = Cash Money
| writer =
| producer =
| chronology = Lil Wayne
| prev_title = Bling Bling
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = Number One Stunna
| next_year = 2000
| misc =
}}
"'Tha Block Is Hot'" is a song by American recording artist Lil Wayne featuring fellow rappers B.G. and Juvenile. It was released on October 23, 1999 via Cash Money Records as the lead single from his debut solo studio album Tha Block Is Hot. 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.
In Dave Meyers-directed music video, Lil' Wayne is getting chased by cops and successfully evades them as well as a police helicopter.
Track listing
Personnel
*Dwayne Carter main artist, vocals
*Terius Gray featured artist, vocals
*Christopher Dorsey featured artist, vocals
*Byron Thomas engineering, mixing, producer
*James Cruz mastering
*Ronald "Slim" Williams executive producer
*Bryan Williams executive producer
*Dino Delvaille A&R
Charts
References
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