Money, Power & Respect

Studio album by The Lox

Released

January 13, 1998

Recorded

1997

Genre

Hip hop

Length

67:21

Label

Bad Boy

Producer

Sean Combs (Executive), The Lox, The Hitmen, Dame Grease, Swizz Beatz, Richard Frierson, P.K., Jay Garfield, Rob Carter

The Lox chronology

Money, Power & Respect
(1998)

We Are the Streets
(2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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 number three on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and spawned two charting singles, "Money, Power & Respect" and "If You Think I'm Jiggy".

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Yonkers Tale (Intro)"	The Lox, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie	1:45
2.	"Livin' the Life"	Sean "Puffy" Combs, Richard "Younglord" Frierson	3:36
3.	"If You Think I'm Jiggy"	Dame Grease	4:40
4.	"The Interview, Pt. 1"	The Lox, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Richard "Younglord" Frierson	0:39
5.	"Money, Power & Respect" (featuring DMX & Lil' Kim)	Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Jay "Waxx" Garfield	4:35
6.	"Get This $" (featuring Puff Daddy)	Sean "Puffy" Combs, Jeffery "J-Dub" Walker, DJ Iroc	3:58
7.	"Let's Start Rap Over" (featuring Carl Thomas)	Dame Grease, Jeffery "J-Dub" Walker	4:28
8.	"Mad Rapper (Interlude)"	The Lox, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Richard "Younglord" Frierson	1:15
9.	"I Wanna Thank You" (featuring Kelly Price)	Nashiem Myrick	4:02
10.	"Goin' Be Some Shit" (Sheek Louch solo)	Nashiem Myrick, Carlos "6 July" Broady, DJ Iroc	4:20
11.	"The Heist, Pt. 1"	Sean "Puffy" Combs, Rob "Arsee" Carter	2:51
12.	"Not to Be Fucked With" (Styles P solo)	Sean "Puffy" Combs, Dame Grease	4:23
13.	"The Set-Up (Interlude)"	The Lox, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Richard "Younglord" Frierson	0:48
14.	"Bitches from Eastwick"	Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Chucky Thompson	4:13
15.	"Can't Stop, Won't Stop" (featuring Puff Daddy)	Sean "Puffy" Combs, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Steven "Stevie J" Jordan	3:38
16.	"All for the Love" (Jadakiss solo)	Swizz Beatz	3:33
17.	"So Right" (featuring Kelly Price)	Sean "Puffy" Combs, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence	3:30
18.	"The Snitch (Interlude)"	The Lox, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Richard "Younglord" Frierson	1:31
19.	"Everybody Wanna Rat"	P.K., Dame Grease	4:17
20.	"The Interview, Pt. 2"	The Lox, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Richard "Younglord" Frierson	0:14
21.	"We'll Always Love Big Poppa"	Dame Grease	5:00

Samples

"If You Think I'm Jiggy" contains samples from "A Real Mutha for Ya", "Nothing Left to be Desired" by Johnny "Guitar" Watson and interpolates "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart.
"Money, Power & Respect" contains a sample from "New Beginning" by Dexter Wansel
"Get This $" contains samples from "It’s Your Thing" by Lou Donaldson, "The What" by The Notorious B.I.G. and "It's Your Thing" by The Isley Brothers.
"Let's Start Rap Over" contains a sample from "Let’s Start Love Over" by Miles Jaye. Written by Micheal Claxton
"I Wanna Thank You" contains samples from "Yesterday Princess" by Stanley Clarke, "Heavenly Father" by Fu-Schnickens, "I Want to Thank You" by Alicia Myers
"Goin' Be Some Shit" contains samples from "Shut The Eff Up Hoe" by MC Lyte and "Cardova" by The Meters.
"The Heist, Pt. 1" contains samples from "T.L.C." by Average White Band and "Long Red" by Mountain.
"Bitches From Eastwick" contains samples from "Ike’s Mood I/You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feelin’" by Isaac Hayes and "Mean Women" by Dap Sugar Willie.
"Can't Stop, Won't Stop" contains samples from "Spoonin’ Rap" by Spoonie Gee and "You Can't Stop the Reign" by Shaquille O'Neal.
"So Right" contains samples from "Encore" by Cheryl Lynn.

Personnel

Credits for Money, Power & Respect adapted from AllMusic.^[2]

Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander - Mixing
Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie - Audio Production, Composer, Executive Producer
Camilo Argumedes - Assistant Engineer
Carlos "6 July" Broady - Composer, Producer
Bob Brockman - Mixing
Rob Carter - Producer
Sean "Puffy" Combs - Audio Production, Composer, Executive Producer
Lane Craven - Mixing
Dame Grease - Audio Production, Keyboards, Producer
Stephen Dent - Engineer, Mixing
DMX - Additional Personnel, Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Rap
John Eaton - Engineer
Jay Garfield - Producer
Rasheed Goodlowe - Engineer
Terri Haskins - Art Direction
Daniel Hastings - Photography
Cheryl Jacobsen - Group Member
Jadakiss - Member of Attributed Artist, Rap
Steve Jones - Assistant Engineer, Engineer
S. Jordan - Composer
Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence - Producer
Jimmie Lee - Engineer
Lil' Kim - Additional Personnel, Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Rap
The Lox - Primary Artist, Producer
Gregg Mann - Engineer
Tony Maserati - Engineer, Mixing
Damaris Mercado - Design

John Meredith - Engineer, Unknown Contributor Role

Lynn Montrose - Assistant Engineer
Nasheim Myrick - Audio Production, Composer, Producer
Michael Patterson - Engineer, Mixing
Pent P.K. - Producer
Jayson Phillips - Composer, Group Member
Herb Powers - Mastering
Kelly Price - Additional Personnel, Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Vocals
Puff Daddy - Additional Personnel, Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Rap
Sheek Louch - Member of Attributed Artist, Rap
Styles P - Member of Attributed Artist, Rap
David Styles -Composer, Group Member
Swizz Beatz - Audio Production
Carl Thomas - Additional Personnel, Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Rap
Chucky Thompson - Producer, Vocals (Background)
Barry White - Grooming
Rob Williams - Engineer
Doug Wilson - Engineer
Young Lord - Producer
Micheal Claxton - Writer "Let's Start Rap Over"

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	1
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[5]	11

References

↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1998-01-13). "Money, Power & Respect - The LOX | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
↑ "Money, Power & Respect - The LOX | Credits". AllMusic. 1998-01-13. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
↑ "The LOX – Chart history" Billboard 200 for The LOX. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
↑ "The LOX – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for The LOX. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
↑ "The LOX – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for The LOX. Retrieved December 27, 2013.

The LOX

Jadakiss Sheek Louch Styles P

Studio albums	Money, Power & Respect (1998) We Are the Streets (2000) Filthy America... It's Beautiful (2016)

Compilations	No Security (2009)

EPs	The Trinity (2013) The Trinity 2nd Sermon (2014)

Mixtapes	The Trinity 3nd Sermon (2014)

Singles	"If You Think I'm Jiggy" "Money, Power & Respect" "We'll Always Love Big Poppa" "Ryde or Die, Bitch" "Wild Out"

Featured singles	"It's All About the Benjamins" "Banned From T.V." "Jenny From The Block"

Other songs	"24 Hrs. to Live"

See also	Discography D-Block Records Ruff Ryders Entertainment Bad Boy Records Wu Block

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Money, Power & Respect

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

See also

References