And for those of you who think this snoozer is better than We Are The Streets, get off the crack!" It's a good thing they broke camp because they sound a lot better now than they've ever been. This was a Puffy-inspired nightmare that almost killed their careers before it got started. In closing, this album is far from The Lox's true potential. The skits are stupid as hell especially The Mad Rapper skit that stopped being funny after Life After Death. So Right would clear any dancefloor and while We'll Always Love Big Poppa wasnt awful, The Lox could have done a better tribute than that. Lackluster tracks like Livin This Life, Get This $, Let's Start Rap Over, I Wanna Thank You, Cant Stop, Wont Stop, Not To Be F****d With and the extremely overrated B****es From Eastwick are evidence of that statement. Other times on the album they sound bored out of their skulls. These tracks are the only tracks that stop it from being a certified frisbee. There's listenable tracks like Money Power, Respect feat Lil Kim and DMX, The Heist Part 1 and All For The Love. The first single Do You Think Im Jiggy(which poorly sample Rod Stewart's dreadful If You Think Im Sexy was the wackest song I heard in 98'. Prior to this album, anybody who heard The Lox on a mixtape circuit knows that they gave it to you raw and uncut with witty rhymes that made you say "did they just say that"? They were signed to Bad Boy and the hard edged and witty side of them was exchanged for a corny and commercial appeal. "There is nothing more to these four and five star reviews but pure nostalgia. Overall, it's a fun CD to have, but it's not something you need to buy unless you are a devoted fan." The strength of the Lox is met by the strength of the guest artists in the track. The standout song on this album is probably Money, Power & Respect. Puff Daddy's producing has definately been better on other albums. Sheek & Stylez are mediocre, but can still manage a decent flow. For example, from the song B**ches From Eastwick, are these lines: "Today I got a session with Ronnie/I mean Veronica/Met her last year about a week before Hanukkah/Sounds foolish/I mean honey wasn't Jewish/But she had a lot of dough and she was nice on computers/She told me she was born and raised in Bermuda/And came here to get a job as a tutor." The talent in The Lox is mainly from Jadakiss, who did lots of solo work as well with collaborations with many of the Ruff Ryders, including Eve. They suffer, however, from bad production and weak lyrics. "Like many other bands out there right now, no matter what style, The Lox have the talent. Money, Power & Respect is by no means anything groundbreaking but it is not at all a waste of your money." If you want a laid-back, nothing out of the ordinary, but nevertheless entertaining, album, then look no further. If you want classic Lox, then I recommend you buy Jadakiss or Styles' solo albums, or even We Are The Streets. The production for the most part is good, but will probably be even better on their more recent RR stuff. The part where the album fails is where Puff tries to get involved and interferes with the overall flow of the album. Other standouts were Livin The Life, Let's Start Rap Over, So Right, Not To Be F*cked With, All For The Love, B*tches From Eastwick, We'll Always Love Big Poppa (tribute to Biggie). It was the first single and rightfully so. DMX & Lil' Kim is probably the hottest song on here. As for the album, there are some good songs, though Money, Power & Respect feat. He has also just released his solo album. Styles is probably my fav of the group, he has a good voice and nice flow for the most part.
Jadakiss is arguably the best lyricist in the group, and has a lot of commercial appeal, while the other two making up the group are Styles and Sheek. Despite moving to the Ruff Ryder camp, some still feel that Money, Power & Respect is the better album they released (this is their debut, We Are The Streets was their 2nd album).
But there is still talent there, specifically in Black Rob, and in a trio that's no longer on the label, called The Lox. Diddy or whatever, 112, and Mase (now retired). Biggie's days are gone and now they got pop stars like Puffy, or P. "First of all, I'm not a Bad Boy fan, never will be.
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