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Lights Out (2000)
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Lights Out debuted at number 24 on the Billboard 200 and rose to its peak of number 16 a week later.
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Overview
- Lights Out: second studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne
- Released December 19, 2000 by Cash Money Records and Universal Records
- Peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard 200
- Certified gold by the RIAA
- All songs produced by Mannie Fresh
- Sold approximately one million copies in the United States as of May 2013
Background
- Follows Wayne's solo debut Tha Block Is Hot, released 2 November 1999 when he was 17
- Released about thirteen months after the debut
- Did not reach the level of success of the debut
Cover
- Cover art credited to Pen & Pixel
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
| 1 | Intro (Watch Them People) | 0:34 |
| 2 | Get Off the Corner | 4:46 |
| 3 | On the Grind | 3:52 |
| 4 | Hit U Up | 5:11 |
| 5 | Everything | 4:43 |
| 6 | F**k Wit Me Now | 4:34 |
| 7 | Lil One | 3:12 |
| 8 | Break Me Off | 4:25 |
| 9 | Skit | 0:42 |
| 10 | Wish You Would | 4:14 |
| 11 | Grown Man | 4:34 |
| 12 | Shine | 5:04 |
| 13 | Jump Jiggy | 4:13 |
| 14 | Realized | 4:00 |
| 15 | Tha Blues | 3:50 |
| 16 | Let’s Go | 4:23 |
| 17 | Biznite | 4:44 |
| 18 | Act a A** | 4:08 |
| 19 | Beef | 4:25 |
Sources: musicbrainz.org
Artist
Career
- Born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. on September 27, 1982, in New Orleans; signed to Cash Money Records at age 11 after being discovered by Birdman in 1993.
- Early career as B.G.'z and then Hot Boys (formed 1997) with Juvenile, B.G. and Turk; the group reached mainstream success with Guerrilla Warfare (1999).
- Solo breakthrough with Tha Block Is Hot (1999), certified platinum within a month of release.
- Tha Carter III (2008) sold over 1 million copies in its first week and won the Grammy for Best Rap Album; its single "Lollipop" topped the Billboard Hot 100.
- Founded Young Money Entertainment in 2005; the label signed Drake, Tyga and Nicki Minaj.
- Has sold over 120 million records worldwide and won five Grammy Awards.
- Released Tha Carter VI in 2025 and was named the first male artist to surpass Elvis Presley in Hot 100 entries.
Legacy
- Often described as one of the most influential artists of the 21st century.
- His style and use of Auto-Tune influenced modern hip-hop, especially the development of trap.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Reception
At release
- Debuted at number 24 on the US Billboard 200 during the week of January 6, 2001
- Debuted at number two on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, Wayne's second top-ten album on that chart
- Moved 205,000 units in its debut week
- Reached its peak of number 16 in its second week, on the chart dated January 13, 2001
Reappraisal
- Portuguese Wikipedia: the album did not reach the level of success of Wayne's debut
- Its commercial standing stayed below the debut album's sales and chart results
Records
- US Billboard 200 peak: number 16
- RIAA gold certification as of June 21, 2001, for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States
- Approximately one million copies sold in the United States as of May 2013
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- Debuted at number 24 and rose to number 16 the following week, its peak on the Billboard 200
- Sold 205,000 units in its debut week
- Debuted at number two on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart
- All songs produced by Mannie Fresh
- Released about thirteen months after the debut album Tha Block Is Hot
Sources: en.wikipedia.org