Lox Money, Power & Respect CD

Additional personnel includes: DJ Iroc (scratches); Dent (programming); DMX, Lil' Kim, Carl Thomas, Kelly Price, Puff Daddy.

No, they're not something you put on a bagel. The Lox are the first rap group released on Bad Boy Entertainment. With MONEY, POWER & RESPECT, Bad Boy continues its hit streak, relying on true street ethics and flawless, rugged production. Defying the standard for most hip hop groups, the three MCs out of Yonkers, New York boast similar vocal styles, but still manage to complement each other through lyrical content.

Although the Lox are touted as underground hip-hop, they have already shown their cross-over appeal on the Puff Daddy classic "It's All About The Benjamins." The Lox, which stands for Living On eXperience, deliver both their trademark hardcore style, on songs such as "Money, Power & Respect" and "Goin' Be Some Sh*t," and Puffy-influenced dance tracks, i.e. "So Right."

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Recorded at Daddy's House Recording Studios, Sony Music Studios, Chung King Studios, The Hit Factory and Sound-On-Sound Recordings, Inc., New York, New York.

Engineers include: Stephen Dent, Michael Patterson, Doug Wilson.

The Lox: Jay, Styles, Sheek.

Producers include: Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Dame Grease, Nashiem Myrick, Carlos Broady.

The LOX: Jadakiss, Sheek, Styles P (rap vocals).

Personnel: Kelly Price (vocals); Dame Grease (keyboards); Chucky Thompson (background vocals).

Audio Mixers: Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander ; Stephen Dent; Lane Craven; Michael Patterson ; Tony Maserati; Bob Brockman.

Recording information: Chung King Studios, New York, NY; Daddy's House Recording Studios, New York, NY; Hit Factory, New York, NY; Sony Music Studios, New York, NY.

Photographer: Daniel Hastings.

Unknown Contributor Roles: Groovy Lew; John Meredith.

Personnel includes: Kelly Price (vocals); Dame Grease (keyboards); Carl Thomas (background vocals); DMX, Lil' Kim, Puff Daddy.

Producers include: Deric Angelettie, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Dame Grease, Nashiem Myrick, Carlos Broady.

Additional personnel: DMX, Lil' Kim, Puff Daddy, Carl Thomas (rap vocals); Kelly Price.

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..."
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-
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..."
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..."
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..."