The Desert Storm Mixtape: Blok Party, Vol. 1
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| The Desert Storm Mixtape: Blok Party Vol. 1 | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | February 11, 2003 |
| Recorded | 2002 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 63:13 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| HipHopDX | 2.5/5[2] |
The Desert Storm Mixtape: Blok Party Vol. 1 is the debut studio album by American disc jockey and record producer DJ Envy. It was released on February 11, 2003, through Desert Storm Records and Epic Records. Production was handled by DJ Clue?, Erick Sermon, Ken Duro Ifill, Mono, Black Jeruz, China Black, Dame Grease, Jared Liveson, Omen, Quan Entertainment, Rockwilder, Self, Waiel "Wally" Yaghnam, White Boy, Zukhan and DJ Envy himself. It features guest appearances from Birdman, Coke, Fabolous, Joe Budden, Paul Cane, The Lox, 3LW, Busta Rhymes, DMX, Geda K, Ja Rule, Jay-Z, J Hood, Juvenile, Lil' Mo, Lloyd Banks, Murphy Lee, Petey Pablo, Kia Jeffries, Rah Digga, Redman and Vita among others. The album peaked at number 57 on the Billboard 200 and at number 8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling 69,000 copies in the first week.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Clue Intro" (featuring DJ Clue?) | DJ Envy | 0:16 | |
| 2. | "H.O.V.A." (featuring Jay-Z) |
| Self | 2:52 |
| 3. | "What, Why, Where, When" (featuring Styles P) | Erick Sermon | 3:15 | |
| 4. | "Why Wouldn't I" (featuring Fabolous and Paul Cain) |
| Omen | 4:38 |
| 5. | "D Block" (featuring The Lox and J. Hood) |
| Liveson | 3:20 |
| 6. | "What Goes Around" (featuring Lloyd Banks and 50 Cent) |
| Black Jeruz | 4:00 |
| 7. | "Jamie Fox Interlude" (featuring Jamie Foxx) | DJ Envy | 0:34 | |
| 8. | "So Vicious" (featuring Redman) |
| Erick Sermon | 3:06 |
| 9. | "2 Ill" (featuring Foxy Brown, Loon, Coke and X.O.) |
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| 3:54 |
| 10. | "Throw Your Shit Up" (featuring Busta Rhymes and Rah Digga) | Rockwilder | 4:08 | |
| 11. | "The Birdman" (featuring Baby) | DJ Envy | 0:31 | |
| 12. | "Big Things" (featuring Baby, Mikkey and Stone) |
| China Black | 4:02 |
| 13. | "Yes Sir" (featuring Petey Pablo, Juvenile and Coke) |
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| 3:13 |
| 14. | "Jungle Gym" (featuring Murphy Lee) |
| Waiel "Wally" Yaghnam | 3:23 |
| 15. | "Focus" (featuring Joe Budden) |
| White Boy | 3:42 |
| 16. | "Deeper" (featuring DMX) | Dame Grease | 3:21 | |
| 17. | "We Fly" (featuring Ja Rule, Lil' Mo and Vita) | 4:17 | ||
| 18. | "Can I Talk 2 U" (featuring 3LW) |
| Quan Entertainment | 3:07 |
| 19. | "Grand Theft Audio" (featuring Fabolous, Paul Cain and Joe Budden) |
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| 3:07 |
| 20. | "Stephon Marbury Drop" (featuring Stephon Marbury) | DJ Envy | 0:44 | |
| 21. | "Brooklyn" (featuring Memphis Bleek, Geda K and Kia Jeffries) |
| Zukhan | 3:43 |
| Total length: | 63:13 | |||