The Desert Storm Mixtape: Blok Party, Vol. 1

The Desert Storm Mixtape: Blok Party Vol. 1
Studio album by DJ Envy
Released	February 11, 2003 (2003-02-11)
Recorded	2002
Genre	Hip hop
Length	63:13
Label	Desert Storm
Producer	Skane (exec.) DJ Clue? (also exec.) Ken "Duro" Ifill (also exec.) DJ Envy (also co-exec.) Black Jeruz China Black Dame Grease Erick Sermon Liveson Mono Omen Quan Entertainment Rockwilder Self Waiel "Wally" Yaghnam White Boy Zukhan

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
HipHopDX	2.5/5

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. 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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Clue Intro" (featuring DJ Clue?)		DJ Envy	0:16
2.	"H.O.V.A." (featuring Jay-Z)	Shawn Carter Edward Hinson	Self	2:52
3.	"What, Why, Where, When" (featuring Styles P)	David Styles Erick Sermon	Erick Sermon	3:15
4.	"Why Wouldn't I" (featuring Fabolous and Paul Cain)	John Jackson Paul Cane Sidney Brown	Omen	4:38
5.	"D Block" (featuring The Lox and J. Hood)	Sean Jacobs Jason Phillips Styles Kiyamma Griffin Joshua Hood Jared Liveson	Liveson	3:20
6.	"What Goes Around" (featuring Lloyd Banks and 50 Cent)	Curtis Jackson Christopher Lloyd Robert Smith Sean Collins Derick Prosper	Black Jeruz	4:00
7.	"Jamie Fox Interlude" (featuring Jamie Foxx)		DJ Envy	0:34
8.	"So Vicious" (featuring Redman)	Reginald Noble Sermon Brodie Williams	Erick Sermon	3:06
9.	"2 Ill" (featuring Foxy Brown, Loon, Coke and X.O.)	Inga Marchand B. Grimsley Raashaun Casey Renan Thybulle	DJ Envy Mono	3:54
10.	"Throw Your Shit Up" (featuring Busta Rhymes and Rah Digga)	Trevor Smith Rashia Fisher Dana Stinson	Rockwilder	4:08
11.	"The Birdman" (featuring Baby)		DJ Envy	0:31
12.	"Big Things" (featuring Baby, Mikkey and Stone)	Bryan Williams Mikkel Nance Alvin Nelson Janette Sewell Timothy Hom	China Black	4:02
13.	"Yes Sir" (featuring Petey Pablo, Juvenile and Coke)	Moses Barrett III Terius Gray Casey Thybulle	DJ Envy Mono	3:13
14.	"Jungle Gym" (featuring Murphy Lee)	Torhi Harper Waiel Yaghnam	Waiel "Wally" Yaghnam	3:23
15.	"Focus" (featuring Joe Budden)	Joseph Budden Joseph Kuleszynski	White Boy	3:42
16.	"Deeper" (featuring DMX)	Earl Simmons Damon Blackman Barry White	Dame Grease	3:21
17.	"We Fly" (featuring Ja Rule, Lil' Mo and Vita)	Jeffrey Atkins LaVita Raynor Cynthia Loving Ernesto Shaw Ken Ifill	DJ Clue? Ken "Duro" Ifill	4:17
18.	"Can I Talk 2 U" (featuring 3LW)	Griffin Floyd Howard Donald DeGrate Jr.	Quan Entertainment	3:07
19.	"Grand Theft Audio" (featuring Fabolous, Paul Cain and Joe Budden)	J. Jackson Cane Budden Shaw Ifill	DJ Clue? Ken "Duro" Ifill	3:07
20.	"Stephon Marbury Drop" (featuring Stephon Marbury)		DJ Envy	0:44
21.	"Brooklyn" (featuring Memphis Bleek, Geda K and Kia Jeffries)	Malik Cox Gary Grainger Zukhan Bey Carlos D. Wilson Louis W. Wilson Ricardo A. Wilson	Zukhan	3:43
Total length:				63:13

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	57
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	8

External links

• The Desert Storm Mixtape: DJ Envy - Blok Party, Vol. 1 at Discogs (list of releases)