Money, Power & Respect
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| Studio album by The LOX | ||||
| Released | January 13, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop | |||
| Length | 67:21 | |||
| Label | Bad Boy | |||
| Producer | Sean Combs (Executive), The L.O.X., The Hitmen, Dame Grease, Swizz Beatz, Richard Frierson, P.K., Jay Garfield, Rob Carter | |||
| The LOX chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Money, Power & Respect is the debut album by hip hop group The LOX. It was released on January 13, 1998 through Bad Boy Records and featured production from The Hitmen, Dame Grease and Swizz Beatz. The album found huge success, peaking at #3 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and spawned two charting singles, "Money, Power & Respect" and "If You Think I'm Jiggy".
In 2008, the single "Money, Power & Respect was ranked number 53 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.
Rolling Stone (3/5/98, p.65) - 3.5 Stars (out of 5) - "...It's a hardcore hip-hop album leavened by the party principle....It's whatever-works hip-hop, carried off in the same spirit that Puffy resurrects David Bowie or the Police for their bad bass lines..."
Entertainment Weekly (2/13/98, p.70) - "...There's plenty of infectious, party-ready hooks on this debut, along with the same kind of hard-edged rhyming and lyrically vivid images Biggie found in the hood." - Rating: A-
The Source (3/98, p.187) - 3.5 Mics (out of 5) - "...From underdogs to favorites, from rags to riches, The Lox have finally done their part to prove that all the premature acclaim was justified..."
Rap Pages (4/98, p.116) - 3 (out of 5) - "...The buzz surrounding them promised to bridge the chasm between underground and the commercial equation Bad Boy has capitalized..."
Contents |
Track listing [edit]
| # | Title | Length | Featured Artists | Producer(s) |
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| 1 | "Yonkers Tale (Intro)" | 1:45 | The L.O.X. & Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie for The Hitmen | |
| 2 | "Livin' the Life" | 3:36 | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Richard "Younglord" Frierson for The Hitmen | |
| 3 | "If You Think I'm Jiggy" | 4:40 | Dame Grease | |
| 4 | "The Interview, Pt. 1" | 0:39 | The L.O.X. & Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie for the Hitmen, Co-produced by Richard "Younglord" Frierson for the Hitmen | |
| 5 | "Money, Power & Respect" | 4:35 | DMX & Lil' Kim | Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie & Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence for The Hitmen, Co-produced by Jay "Waxx" Garfield |
| 6 | "Get This $" | 3:58 | Puff Daddy | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Jeffery "J-Dub" Walker for The Hitmen, Scratches by Dj Iroc |
| 7 | "Let's Start Rap Over" | 4:28 | Carl Thomas | Dame Grease, Co-produced by Jeffery "J-Dub" Walker for The Hitmen |
| 8 | "Mad Rapper (Interlude)" | 1:15 | The L.O.X. & Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie for the Hitmen, Co-produced by Richard "Younglord" Frierson for the Hitmen | |
| 9 | "I Wanna Thank You" | 4:02 | Kelly Price | Nashiem Myrick for The Hitmen |
| 10 | "Goin' Be Some Shit" | 4:20 | Nashiem Myrick & Carlos "6 July" Broady for The Hitmen, Scratches by Dj Iroc | |
| 11 | "The Heist, Pt. 1" | 2:51 | Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen & Rob "Arsee" Carter | |
| 12 | "Not to Be Fucked With" | 4:23 | Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen & Dame Grease | |
| 13 | "The Set-Up (Interlude)" | 0:48 | The L.O.X. & Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie for the Hitmen, Co-produced by Richard "Younglord" Frierson for the Hitmen | |
| 14 | "Bitches from Eastwick" | 4:13 | Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie & Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen | |
| 15 | "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" | 3:38 | Puff Daddy | Sean "Puffy" Combs, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, & Steven "Stevie J" Jordan for The Hitmen |
| 16 | "All for the Love" | 3:33 | Swizz Beatz | |
| 17 | "So Right" | 3:30 | Kelly Price | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence for The Hitmen |
| 18 | "The Snitch (Interlude)" | 1:31 | The L.O.X. & Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie for the Hitmen, Co-produced by Richard "Younglord" Frierson for the Hitmen | |
| 19 | "Everybody Wanna Rat" | 4:17 | P.K., Co-produced by Dame Grease | |
| 20 | "The Interview, Pt. 2" | 0:14 | The L.O.X. & Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie for the Hitmen, Co-produced by Richard "Younglord" Frierson for the Hitmen | |
| 21 | "We'll Always Love Big Poppa" | 5:00 | Dame Grease |
Samples [edit]
If You Think I'm Jiggy
- "A Real Mutha for Ya", "Nothing Left to be Desired" by Johnny "Guitar" Watson
- Interpolates “Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?” by Rod Stewart
Money, Power & Respect
- "New Beginning" by Dexter Wansel
Get This $
- "It’s Your Thing" by Lou Donaldson
- "The What" by The Notorious B.I.G.
- "It's Your Thing" by The Isley Brothers
Let's Start Rap Over
- "Let’s Start Love Over" by Miles Jaye
I Wanna Thank You
- "Yesterday Princess" by Stanley Clarke
- "Heavenly Father" by Fu-Schnickens
- "I Want to Thank You" by Alicia Myers
Goin' Be Some Shit
- "Shut The Eff Up Hoe" by MC Lyte
- "Cardova" by The Meters
The Heist, Pt. 1
- "T.L.C." by Average White Band
- "Long Red" by Mountain
Bitches From Eastwick
- "Ike’s Mood I/You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feelin’" by Isaac Hayes
- "Mean Women" by Dap Sugar Willie
Can't Stop, Won't Stop
- "Spoonin’ Rap" by Spoonie Gee
- "You Can't Stop the Reign" by Shaquille O'Neal
So Right
- "Encore" by Cheryl Lynn
Credits [edit]
Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander, Mixing
Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Audio Production, Executive Producer
Camilo Argumedes, Assistant Engineer
Carlos "6 July" Broady, Producer
Bob Brockman, Mixing
Rob Carter, Producer
Sean "Puffy" Combs, Audio Production, Executive Producer
Lane Craven, Mixing
Dame Grease, Audio Production, Keyboards, Producer
Stephen Dent, Engineer, Mixing
DMX, Rap
John Eaton, Engineer
Jay Garfield, Producer
Rasheed Goodlowe, Engineer
Terri Haskins, Art Direction
Daniel Hastings, Photography
Cheryl Jacobsen, Group Member
Jadakiss, Rap
Steve Jones, Assistant Engineer, Engineer
Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Producer
Jimmie Lee, Engineer
Groovy Lew
Lil' Kim, Rap
The LOX, Producer
Gregg Mann, Engineer
Tony Maserati, Engineer, Mixing
Damaris Mercado, Design
John Meredith ?, Engineer
Lynn Montrose, Assistant Engineer
Nasheim Myrick, Audio Production, Producer
Michael Patterson, Engineer, Mixing
Pent P.K., Producer
Jayson Phillips, Group Member
Herb Powers, Mastering
Kelly Price, Vocals
Puff Daddy, Rap
Sheek, Rap
Styles P, Rap
David Styles, Group Member
Swizz Beatz, Audio Production
Carl Thomas, Rap
Chucky Thompson, Producer, Vocals (Background)
Barry White, Grooming
Rob Williams, Engineer
Doug Wilson, Engineer
Young Lord, Producer
Album Chart Positions [edit]
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |||
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | Top Canadian Albums | Top Heatseekers | ||
| 1998 | Money, Power & Respect | #3 | #1 | #11 | #43 |
Singles Chart Positions [edit]
| Year | Song | Chart positions | ||||
| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | Rhythmic Top 40 | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | ||
| 1998 | If You Think I'm Jiggy | #30 | #21 | #9 | - | - |
| 1998 | Money, Power & Respect | #17 | #8 | #1 | #36 | #3 |
- Money, Power & Respect
| End of year chart (1998) | Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] | 78 |
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". Retrieved 2010-08-28.
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