Artist Former roster
The LOX
Yonkers hip hop trio The LOX, made up of Jadakiss, Styles P and Sheek Louch, brought Bad Boy raw, lyric-first rap on Money, Power & Respect before leaving for Ruff Ryders.
Three wolves from Yonkers, New York: Jadakiss, Styles P and Sheek Louch. Every time they opened their mouths it sounded like truth with a black belt. That’s The LOX.
The trio came together in 1994; by 1996 Puff Daddy had them on Bad Boy Records. The label got what it valued most: lyricism that didn’t beg for attention, it commanded it. Their first album, Money, Power & Respect (1998), was a mission statement as much as a title, with platinum sales, street credibility and hooks that still echo in cypher folklore.
Success didn’t keep them home. The album won over critics and buyers, and the group still walked in 1999, taking their next move to Ruff Ryders Entertainment. We Are the Streets (2000) showed the switch cost them nothing. Solo classics and decades of respect followed, but the Bad Boy chapter matters because it proved raw bars could win at the highest commercial level.
If you love hip-hop, you already know: the LOX are forever.
Awards & honors
- MTV VMA · Won Won Viewer's Choice at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards for "It's All About the Benjamins" (Rock Remix I video; with Puff Daddy , Fuzzbubble , and others).
Discography 1
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Singles 2
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- 1996 Bad Boy Mixtape Vol. 3
- 1996 Bad Boy Mixtape Vol. 4 (Stop Yappin')
- 1997 Life After Death No.1 Diamond
- 1997 I'll Be Missing You - Single No.1 3× Platinum
- 1997 No Way Out No.1 7× Platinum
- 1997 It's All About the Benjamins - Single
- 1997 Harlem World No.1 4× Platinum
- 1997 Been Around the World - Single Platinum
- 1998 The Sampler
- 1998 Lookin' at Me - EP
- 1998 Bad Boy Greatest Hits: Volume 1 Gold
- 2000 Life Story Platinum
- 2004 Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary... The Hits Gold
- 2016 Bad Boy 20th Anniversary Box Set Edition
Frequent collaborators
Songs shared across Bad Boy releases
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