Money, Power & Respect is the debut album by hip hop group The LOX. It was released on January 13, 1998, through Arista Records and Sean "Puffy" Combs's Bad Boy Records. The album 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". In 2008, the title track was ranked number 53 on Vh1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.
Commercial performance Money, Power & Respect debuted and peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200, selling over 110,000 copies in the first week. The album has since been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping and selling over 1,000,000 copies in America. To date, it is the Lox' best selling album.
Track listing Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
(co.) Co-producer
Sample credits "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, and "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.
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 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
Weekly charts Chart (1998)PeakpositionCanadian R&B Albums (SoundScan)1
Year-end charts Chart (1998)PositionUS Billboard 200127US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)28
Certifications
See also List of number-one R&B albums of 1998 (U.S.)
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