Hence, she instead released an album entitled J.Lo, which she credits as being more "personal" and "romantic" than On the 6. During this period, Lopez began to transition into a sex symbol and was nicknamed J.Lo by the public, which is known as a nickname and "public persona". Initially, the album was to be called A Passionate Journey. This led her to begin recording new material for her second album in April 2000.
Her debut album entitled On the 6 (1999) became an instant commercial success, and spawned the Billboard Hot 100 number one song " If You Had My Love".