Money, Power & Respect
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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..."
Money, Power & Respect
Get This $
Let's Start Rap Over
I Wanna Thank You
Goin' Be Some Shit
The Heist, Pt. 1
Bitches From Eastwick
Can't Stop, Won't Stop
So Right
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
Money, Power & Respect
The LOX
The Lox are an American hip hop group composed of Jadakiss, Sheek Louch, and Styles P. They were originally signed to Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records before joining Ruff Ryders Entertainment, and are now a part of their own label, D-Block Records-Early career:...
. It was released on January 13, 1998 through Bad Boy Records
Bad Boy Records
Bad Boy Records is a record label founded in 1993 by producer/rapper/entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, and is distributed by Atlantic Records.-Beginnings:...
and featured production from The Hitmen
The Hitmen (production team)
The Hitmen is a production team formed by Sean "Diddy" Combs to produce hip hop and R&B records for his Bad Boy label's recording artists. Because of its great success, the group has also been hired for projects outside of Bad Boy-Production:...
, Dame Grease
Dame Grease
Damon Blackmon, or Dame Grease, is a Harlem, New York based video and music producer.Before becoming a staple on every mixtape, The LOX relied on the sounds of Grease in order to acquire the street buzz that landed them their deal on Bad Boy Records in 1996...
and Swizz Beatz
Swizz Beatz
Kasseem Dean , better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, DJ, rapper and painter. At the age of 17, he gained attention in the hip-hop world through his friendship with rapper DMX. Grady Spivey and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records...
. The album found huge success, peaking at #3 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
, and spawned two charting singles, "Money, Power & Respect
Money, Power & Respect (song)
"Money, Power & Respect" was the second single released from the The LOX's debut album, Money, Power & Respect. The song was produced by Hitmen members D-Dot and Amen-Ra and featured DMX, who contributed the song's fourth verse, and Lil' Kim, who performed the chorus.Released as the follow-up to...
" and "If You Think I'm Jiggy
If You Think I'm Jiggy
"If You Think I'm Jiggy" is the first single released by rap group The LOX from their debut album, Money, Power & Respect. It was released on January 20, 1998 and was produced by Dame Grease. The single was a success, peaking at 30 on the Billboard 200, 21 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and 9 on the...
".
In 2008, the single "Money, Power & Respect was ranked number 53 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
(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
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
(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
The Source (magazine)
The Source is a United States-based, monthly full-color magazine covering hip-hop music, politics, and culture, founded in 1988. It is the world's second longest running rap periodical, behind United Kingdom-based publication Hip Hop Connection. The Source was founded as a newsletter in 1988...
(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..."
Track listing
| # | Title | Length | Featured Artists | Producer(s) |
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| 1 | "Yonkers Tale (Intro)" | 1:45 | The L.O.X. & Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie Deric Angelettie Deric Michael Angelettie , otherwise known as D-Dot, Papa Dot and The Madd Rapper, is a rapper, record producer, CEO and entrepreneur. He graduated from Samuel J. Tilden High School in 1986. He then attended Howard University from 1986-1989. He dropped out to pursue a music career... for The Hitmen The Hitmen (production team) The Hitmen is a production team formed by Sean "Diddy" Combs to produce hip hop and R&B records for his Bad Boy label's recording artists. Because of its great success, the group has also been hired for projects outside of Bad Boy-Production:... |
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| 2 | "Livin' The Life" | 3:36 | Sean "Puffy" Combs Sean Combs Sean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally... & Richard "Younglord" Frierson Younglord Richard "Younglord" Frierson is an American Hip Hop and R&B record producer.A native of New York City, he was signed in November 1994, at the age of sixteen, to Puff Daddy's Hitmen Production Team producing for the label's roster including Mase, The Lox, Faith Evans & 112... for The Hitmen |
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| 3 | "If You Think I'm Jiggy" | 4:40 | Dame Grease Dame Grease Damon Blackmon, or Dame Grease, is a Harlem, New York based video and music producer.Before becoming a staple on every mixtape, The LOX relied on the sounds of Grease in order to acquire the street buzz that landed them their deal on Bad Boy Records in 1996... |
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| 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 Money, Power & Respect (song) "Money, Power & Respect" was the second single released from the The LOX's debut album, Money, Power & Respect. The song was produced by Hitmen members D-Dot and Amen-Ra and featured DMX, who contributed the song's fourth verse, and Lil' Kim, who performed the chorus.Released as the follow-up to... " |
4:35 | DMX DMX (rapper) Earl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is a multiplatinum American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's... & Lil' Kim Lil' Kim Kimberly Denise Jones , better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper and actress who was a member of the group Junior M.A.F.I.A..... |
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 Combs Sean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally... |
Sean "Puffy" Combs & Jeffery "J-Dub" Walker for The Hitmen, Scratches by Dj Iroc Dj Iroc Anthony Angelo, better known as DJ Iroc, is an American DJ and Producer from The Bronx, New York, and co-founder of the DJ groups Amerika's Most Wanted DJ's and Europe's Most Wanted DJs... |
| 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 Kelly Price Kelly Price is an American R&B and soul singer, formerly on the Def Soul label.-Life and music career:Kelly Cherelle Price was born in Queens, New York. She was first discovered by Mariah Carey in February 1992 and subsequently introduced to Sony Columbia's then CEO Tommy Mottola... |
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 Dj Iroc Anthony Angelo, better known as DJ Iroc, is an American DJ and Producer from The Bronx, New York, and co-founder of the DJ groups Amerika's Most Wanted DJ's and Europe's Most Wanted DJs... |
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| 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 Chucky Thompson Carl E. "Chucky" Thompson is a hip hop/R&B record producer. Thompson was a member of Bad Boy Entertainment's "Hitmen" team of in-house producers during the 1990s, and worked with Bad Boy mogul Sean Combs on material for artists such as The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase. He was responsible for album... for The Hitmen |
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| 15 | "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" | 3:38 | Puff Daddy | Sean "Puffy" Combs, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, & Steven "Stevie J" Jordan Stevie J --MSGOLDBERG1 23:09, 23 November 2011 Stevie J. is an American musician, singer, record producer and songwriter. This upstate New Yorker is the leader of the Bad Boy Entertainment Hitmen roster of in-house producers and writers during the 90s and thus worked often with the label's owner Sean... for The Hitmen |
| 16 | "All For The Love" | 3:33 | Swizz Beatz Swizz Beatz Kasseem Dean , better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, DJ, rapper and painter. At the age of 17, he gained attention in the hip-hop world through his friendship with rapper DMX. Grady Spivey and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records... |
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| 17 | "So Right" | 3:30 | Kelly Price Kelly Price Kelly Price is an American R&B and soul singer, formerly on the Def Soul label.-Life and music career:Kelly Cherelle Price was born in Queens, New York. She was first discovered by Mariah Carey in February 1992 and subsequently introduced to Sony Columbia's then CEO Tommy Mottola... |
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
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?Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" is a 1978 hit song for Rod Stewart. It was written by Stewart and Carmine Appice, and produced by Tom Dowd."Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" spent one week at the top of the British charts in December 1978 and four weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, starting 10 February 1979...
” by Rod StewartRod StewartRoderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
Money, Power & Respect
- "New Beginning" by Dexter WanselDexter WanselDexter Gilman Wansel is an American keyboardist, raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He contributed to the development of the Philly Sound and worked with producers Gamble and Huff at Philadelphia International Records. Wansel led the musical group, Yellow Sunshine...
Get This $
- "It’s Your Thing" by Lou DonaldsonLou DonaldsonLou Donaldson is a jazz alto saxophonist. He was born in Badin, North Carolina. He is best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop era, heavily influenced by Charlie Parker.His first recordings were...
- "The What" by The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G.Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough...
- "It's Your Thing" by The Isley BrothersThe Isley BrothersThe Isley Brothers are a highly influential, successful and long-running American music group consisting of different line-ups of six brothers, and a brother-in-law, Chris Jasper...
Let's Start Rap Over
- "Let’s Start Love Over" by Miles JayeMiles JayeMiles Jaye Davis, known professionally as Miles Jaye, is an American R&B and jazz singer, violinist, songwriter, and record producer. He had several hits on the US R&B chart in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the biggest of which was "Let's Start Love Over" in 1987.-Life and career:He was born in...
I Wanna Thank You
- "Yesterday Princess" by Stanley ClarkeStanley ClarkeStanley Clarke is an American jazz musician and composer known for his innovative and influential work on double bass and electric bass guitar as well as for his numerous film and television scores...
- "Heavenly Father" by Fu-SchnickensFu-SchnickensFu-Schnickens was an American hip-hop trio. Similar to Das EFX for their cartoonish lyrics and near-constant allusions to pop culture staples, they were the first Hip Hop artists to rap in backwards fashion. The Fu-Schnickens' popularity was brief but significant in hip hop history...
Goin' Be Some Shit
- "Shut The Eff Up Hoe" by MC LyteMC LyteMC Lyte is an American rapper who first gained fame in the late-1980s becoming the first solo female rapper to release a full album with 1988's critically acclaimed Lyte as a Rock.-Early life:...
- "Cardova" by The MetersThe MetersThe Meters are an American funk band based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Meters performed and recorded their own music from the late 1960s until 1977...
The Heist, Pt. 1
- "T.L.C." by Average White Band
- "Long Red" by MountainMountain (band)Mountain is an American hard rock band that formed in Long Island, New York in 1969. Originally comprising vocalist and guitarist Leslie West, bassist Felix Pappalardi and drummer N. D. Smart, the band broke up in 1972 before reuniting in 1974 and remaining active until today...
Bitches From Eastwick
- "Ike’s Mood I/You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feelin’" by Isaac HayesIsaac HayesIsaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American songwriter, musician, singer and actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the...
- "Mean Women" by Dap Sugar Willie
Can't Stop, Won't Stop
- "Spoonin’ Rap" by Spoonie GeeSpoonie GeeSpoonie Gee is one of the earliest rap artists, and one of few rap artists to release records in the 1970s. He has been credited with originating the term 'hip hop' and some the themes in his music were precursors of Gangsta rap....
- "You Can't Stop the Reign" by Shaquille O'NealShaquille O'NealShaquille Rashaun O'Neal , nicknamed "Shaq" , is a former American professional basketball player. Standing tall and weighing , he was one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA...
So Right
- "Encore" by Cheryl LynnCheryl LynnLynda Cheryl Smith , known better by her professional name Cheryl Lynn, is a female African-American disco, R&B and soul singer known best for her 1978 disco song, "Got to Be Real".-Early career:...
Credits=
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
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |||
| Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | Top Canadian Albums | Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
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| 1998 | Money, Power & Respect | #3 | #1 | #11 | #43 |
Singles Chart Positions
| Year | Song | Chart positions | ||||
| Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
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 |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 78 |