Lights Out is American rapper Lil Wayne's sophomore studio album, released on December 19, 2000, by Cash Money and Universal Records. The album features guest appearances from Hot Boys and Big Tymers, with production handled entirely by Mannie Fresh. Lights Out peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 116,000 copies in its first week, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Singles
| Title | Released |
|---|---|
| "Get Off the Corner" | December 19, 2000 |
| "Everything" | March 13, 2001 |
| "Shine" | July 17, 2001 |
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| RapReviews | 6/10 |
| Rolling Stone |  |
| The A.V. Club | (positive) |
| USA Today | |
| Vibe | |
Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic remarked how Wayne "shows substantial growth" and added, "Wayne is out to prove himself as more than a teen phenomenon, showcasing a socially conscious side largely absent on his debut."[1] Anthony Decurtis from Rolling Stone wrote, "Mannie Fresh is at the board once again, and the beats here are staccato and jittery, suited to Wayne's precariously controlled persona." Decurtis added of the label's seemingly longevity in hip hop.[2]
RapReviews's Steve "Flash" Juon penned, "The whole problem here is that Wayne seems to be coasting – happy with the status he has right now [...] Wayne is a youngbuck, so here’s hoping that he will work on his writing and try to do something more compelling than just looking hard – and that he will work on that delivery too."[3] Vibe stated, "...Its N.W.A meets Mannie Fresh style wins, and Wayne emerges as the most active street hustler riding in the iced-out CMR machine..." The A.V. Club editor Nathan Rabin gave a generally favorable review, writing, "The album's subject matter—selling drugs, shagging groupies, killing substantial portions of the dirty South—is hardly novel, but Wayne imbues his work with a sense of boyish enthusiasm that keeps matters from getting too grim, in the process capturing the visceral immediacy of Cash Money's best work."[4]
Track listing
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro (Watch Them People)" | 0:34 |
| 2. | "Get Off the Corner" | 4:45 |
| 3. | "On the Grind" | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Hit U Up" (featuring Hot Boys) | 5:11 |
| 5. | "Everything" | 4:42 |
| 6. | "Fuck wit Me Now" | 3:49 |
| 7. | "Lil One" (featuring Birdman) | 3:12 |
| 8. | "Break Me Off" (featuring Big Tymers and Unplugged) | 4:25 |
| 9. | "Skit" | 0:42 |
| 10. | "Wish You Would" | 4:14 |
| 11. | "Grown Man" | 4:34 |
| 12. | "Shine" (featuring Hot Boys) | 5:04 |
| 13. | "Jump Jiggy" | 4:13 |
| 14. | "Realized" | 4:00 |
| 15. | "Tha Blues" | 4:34 |
| 16. | "Let's Go" (featuring Birdman) | 4:08 |
| 17. | "Biznite" | 4:23 |
| 18. | "Act a Ass" (featuring B.G.) | 4:44 |
| 19. | "Beef" | 4:24 |
| Total length: | 75:35 | |
Personnel
- Lil Wayne – lead artist, vocals
- Bryan "Birdman" Williams – executive producer, featured artist, vocals
- Big Tymers – featured artist, vocals
- Christopher "B.G." Dorsey – featured artist, vocals
- Hot Boys – featured artist, vocals
- James Cruz – masterer
- Mannie Fresh – featured artist, vocals, producer, engineer, mixer, keyboards
- Pen & Pixel – cover art
- Ray Seay – engineer, mixer
- Ronald "Slim" Williams – executive producer
- Rick "The Man" – bass
- Unplugged – featured artist, vocals
Charts
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Country | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
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References
- ↑ "Lights Out Review by Jason Birchmeier". AllMusic.
- ↑ Decurtis, Anthony (February 1, 2001). "Lights Out". Rolling Stone.
- ↑ Juon, Steve (January 6, 2001). "Lil Wayne :: Lights Out". RapReviews.
- ↑ Rabin, Nathan (December 5, 2000). "Lil' Wayne: Lights Out". The A.V. Club.
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