On the 6 (1999)

Lopez's debut album On the 6, to reference to the 6 subway linens she used to take growing up in Castle Hill, was released on June 1, 1999, and reached the top ten of the Billboard 200. The album featured the fines-week Billboard Hot 100 number-one lead single, “If You Had My Love”, as well as the top ten hit “Waiting for Tonight”. It contained the Spanish language, Latin-flavored duet “Not Me Ames” with Marc Anthony. Though “Not Me Ames” never had to commercial release, it reached number one on the LAST Hot Latin Tracks.

Despite this, the music video for “Not Me Ames” received moderated airplay on the music channels VH1 (United States) and The Box (United Kingdom). On the 6 featured guest artists such as Big Pun and Fat Joe on the track “Feelin' So Good”, which failed to make the top fifty of the Billboard Hot 100. “Let's Get Loud”, the final single, earned Lopez to Grammy Award nomination in the “Best Dance Recording” category in 2001 Grammy Awards. “Waiting for Tonight” was nominated for the same category the previous year. “Not Me Ames” received two nominations at the 2000 Latin Grammy Awards - “Best POP Performance by to Pair or Group with Vocal” and “Best Music Video”.