01/13/2016

In Hip Hop History Today “The LOX released Money, Power & Respect” January 13, 1998

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 3 on the Billboard 200 and number 1 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 single “Money, Power & Respect was ranked number 53 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.