We Are the Streets

• Artist: LOX
• Rating:
• Release Date: January 25, 2000
• Total Time: 68:20
• Type: Contains explicit content
• Genre: Rap

Review

The LOX's highly publicized and drawn-out defection from Puffy's Bad Boy Records to DMX's Ruff Ryder camp was imperative. Not only because Puffy's glossy sound openly clashed with the group's thug mentality, but the change of scenery also furnished Jadakiss, Sheek, and Styles with an opportunity to assert their own identity. While the LOX as a unit do not offer much in terms of topical dexterity, Jadakiss is one the industry's most underappreciated lyricists, which he clearly reiterates on his solo cut "Blood Pressure." Ruff Ryders in-house producer Swizz Beatz handles most of the production duties, and although his syncopated production can become repetitious, DJ Premier ("Recognize") and Timbaland ("Ryde or Die Bitch," featuring Eve and Drag-On) provide some much-needed diversity with their signature sounds. The rowdy lead single, "Wild Out," is an obvious reworking of Jay-Z's "Jigga My Nigga," but it was a hit on rap radio. ~ Matt Conaway, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Intro (Skit)		The LOX	(2:46)
F*** You	K. Dean, Sam Jacobs, David Styles, Jayson Phillips	The LOX	(4:07)
Can I Live	Stephen Jacobs, K. Dean, Danny Styles, Jayson Phillips	The LOX	(4:10)
Built for Bodies (Skit)		The LOX	(1:06)
Breathe Easy	Stephen Jacobs, Danny Styles, A. Fields, Jayson Phillips	The LOX	(4:08)
Felony Niggas	K. Dean, Danny Styles	The LOX	(3:59)
Wild Out	Stephen Jacobs, K. Dean, Danny Styles, Jayson Phillips	The LOX	(5:27)
Blood Pressure	David Styles, Chris E. Martin, Jayson Phillips	The LOX	(3:46)
Recognize	K. Dean, Jayson Phillips	The LOX	(4:13)
Rape'n U Records (Skit)		The LOX	(2:39)
Y'all F***ed up Now	Stephen Jacobs, K. Dean, Danny Styles, Jayson Phillips	The LOX	(4:30)
Scream L.O.X.	Stephen Jacobs, Danny Styles, Jayson Phillips	The LOX	(3:51)
U Told Me	Stephen Jacobs, K. Dean	Eve, The LOX	(4:53)
Brains... (Take: 1) (Skit)		The LOX	(:58)
Ryde or Die, B****	Stephen Jacobs, Danny Styles, Tim Mosley, Jayson Phillips	Eve, The LOX, Drag-On	(4:49)
Bring It On	K. Dean, Sam Jacobs, Danny Styles, Jayson Phillips	The LOX	(4:45)
If You Know	Stephen Jacobs, K. Dean, Danny Styles, Jayson Phillips	Eve, The LOX, Swizz Beatz, Drag-On	(3:40)
We Are the Streets	Stephen Jacobs, K. Dean, Danny Styles, Jayson Phillips	The LOX	(4:33)

Credits

DJ Premier (Producer), Jayson Phillips (Group Member), David Styles (Group Member), Swizz Beatz (Producer), Chauncey (Mixing), Drew FitzGerald (Graphic Design), Chris Theis (Mixing), E-Plugg (Engineer), Dee (Executive Producer), Denise Trorman (Design), Michael Branet (Photography), Chivon Dean (Executive), Cheryl Jacobsen (Group Member), PK (Producer), The LOX (Executive Producer), DJ Premier (Mixing), Charles Duffy (Art Direction), Rich Keller (Mixing), Timbaland (Mixing), Jaquin Dean (Art Direction), Daniel Hastings (Photography), Chris Theis (Engineer), Chauncey Mahan (Mixdown Engineer), Drag-On (Performer), DJ Premier (Engineer), Dominic Barbeara (Editing), Tony Dawsey (Mastering Advisor), Waah (Executive Producer)

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