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| Single by Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes | ||||
| from the album Supernova | ||||
| Released | July 8, 2001 | |||
| Format | CD single (worldwide) DVD single (U.S.) 7" single (UK) |
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| Recorded | 2000—2001 Sony Music Studios (New York City, New York) |
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| Genre | Hip hop, Groove, Hip hop soul | |||
| Length | 4:32 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Writer(s) | Salaam Remi, Lisa Lopes, M. White, Tracey Horton | |||
| Producer | Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Antonio "LA" Reid, & Mark Pitts | |||
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"The Block Party" is the first solo single by rapper, singer, and songwriter, Lisa Lopes, and was the first and final single from her internationally-released debut album Supernova. It was written and produced by Lopes. The song did not do well in the U.S. but was released in other countries where it enjoyed a fair reception, on Allmusic praised the song making it their track pick. "The Block Party" contains a sample of Earth, Wind & Fire's "Drum Song" throughout the entire song.
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The music video was directed by Hype Williams and Lopes in May 2001. Lopes said of the video "We are in the wonderful world of "Left Eye" and it's in my galaxy, Supernova". Her adopted daughter Snow appeared in the video.[2]
The 2001 single failed to generate much success in the US, coming in at #121 on the R&B charts, and missing the Hot 100 altogether. However, it did chart in the UK, as well as Australia and other countries in Europe.
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 16 |
| Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles[3] | 21 |
| Australian Singles Chart[4] | 41 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[5] | 47 |
| Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 121 |
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| Single by Lisa Lopes featuring Lil Mama and Clyde McKnight | ||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Eye Legacy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | April 16, 2009 (ringtone) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Format | Paid download, Ringle | |||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Rap, Hip hop | |||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 4:20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Mass Appeal Entertainment/Koch Records | |||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Salaam Remi, Lisa Lopes, Niatia Kirkland | |||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Marcus DL, Surefire Music Group | |||||||||||||||||||
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"Block Party" is the 2nd posthumous single by the late rapper, singer, and songwriter Lisa Lopes and is the second single from her first posthumous album, Eye Legacy and her third solo single.
The song was originally recorded for Lopes' solo debut Supernova and was released as the album's first and only single. The song was reworked and remixed for her first posthumus album, Eye Legacy, and features Lil Mama & Clyde McKnight. After the first single Let's Just Do It failed to chart in the United States, Block Party was announced to be released as the second single after its good critical reception.[6] The song was not released as a single, but rather as a ringtone, along with all the songs of Eye Legacy, with Block Party charting highest, Going to number one on the Jamster "What's New" Ringtones Chart. It was knocked off the top by Too Many Rappers by Beastie Boys featuring Nas. It also went to 10 at Jamster "Hip Hop & Rap" Ringtones Chart.
Most critics praised the song, on a Allmusic track pic and The Phoenix saying: "Block Party," featuring an appearance by the always welcome Lil Mama, works up some energy worthy of the song's title." One bad review was left On Blogger.com, a blog for a Review stated "Lil' Mama helps out on a reworked version of "Block Party," which was Supernova's first single back in the day. Nothing against Lil' Mama, as I liked her offering, but I wish they had left this one alone." Jamster made the ringtone one of their "Editors Picks".
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