Money, Power & Respect

Money, Power & Respect
File:Money, Power & Respect.jpg Studio album by The LOX
Released	January 13, 1998
Recorded	August 1996 - June 1997
Studio	Daddy's House Recording Studios (New York City) Sony Music Studios (New York City Chung King Studios (Manhattan, New York) The Hit Factory (New York City) Sound On Sound (New York City) Caribbean Sound Basin (Trinidad, West Indies)
Genre	East Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Conscious hip hop
Length	67:21
Label	Bad Boy Records / Arista Records
Producer	Sean Combs (also exec.), Dame Grease, Rob "Arsee" Carter, The Hitmen, Pent P.K., Swizz Beatz, Jay Garfield (co.), Stevie J. (co.)

Money, Power & Respect, is the debut studio album by American Hip hop group The LOX. It was released on January 13, 1998 via Bad Boy Records and Arista Records. Recording sessions took place at Caribbean Sound Basin in Trinidad and at Daddy's House Recording Studios, Sony Music Studios, Chung King Studios, The Hit Factory and Sound On Sound in New York City from August 1996 to June 1997. Production was handled by Sean Combs, Pent P.K., Dame Grease, Rob "Arsee" Carter, Swizz Beatz and The Hitmen (Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Nashiem Myrick, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Richard "Younglord" Frierson, Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker, and Carlos "Six July" Broady), with co-production by Jay Garfield and Stevie J. It features guest appearances by DMX, Lil' Kim, Kelly Price, Carl Thomas and Sean "Puffy" Combs himself.

The album peaked at #3 on the US Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the US for selling over 110,000 copies in its first week. The album was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping and selling 1,000,000 copies in America. Money, Power & Respect was supported by the singles: "We'll Always Love Big Poppa", "If You Think I'm Jiggy" and the title song "Money, Power & Respect.

Track listing

1. "Yonkers Tale" (Intro) - 1:45
2. "Livin' the Life" - 3:36
3. "If You Think I'm Jiggy" - 4:40
4. "The Interviewer, Pt. 1" (Interlude) - 0:39
5. "Money, Power & Respect" (feat. Lil' Kim & DMX) - 4:35
6. "Get This $" (feat. Puff Daddy) - 3:58
7. "Let's Start Rap Over" (feat. Carl Thomas) - 4:28
8. "Mad Rapper" (Interlude) - 1:15
9. "I Wanna Thank You" (feat. Kelly Price) - 4:02
10. "Gon' Be Some Shit" (Sheek Louch solo) - 4:20
11. "The Heist, Pt. 1" - 2:51
12. "Not to Be Fucked With" (Styles P solo) - 4:23
13. "The Set-Up" (Interlude) - 0:48
14. "Bitches From Eastwick" - 4:13
15. "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" (feat. Puff Daddy) - 3:38
16. "All For the Love" (Jadakiss solo) - 3:33
17. "So Right" (feat. Kelly Price) - 3:30
18. "The Snitch" (Interlude) - 1:31
19. "Everybody Wanna Rat" - 4:17
20. "The Interviewer, Pt. 2" (Interlude) - 0:14
21. "We'll Always Love Big Poppa" - 5:00

Samples

If You Think I'm Jiggy

• "A Real Mother for You" and "Nothing Left to be Desired" by Johnny "Guitar" Watson
• "If You Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart

Money, Power & Respect

• "New Beginning" by Dexter Wansel
• "Money, Power & Women" from Scarface

Get This $

• "It's Your Thing" by Lou Donaldson
• "The What" by The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Method Man

Let's Start Rap Over

• "Let's Start Love Over" by Miles Jaye

I Wanna Thank You

• "Yesterday's Princess" by Stanley Clarke
• "I Wanna Thank You" by Alicia Myers

Gon' Be Some Shit

• "Cardova" by The Meters
• "Shut the Eff Up! (Hoe)" by MC Lyte

The Heist, Pt. 1

• "Long Red" by Mountain
• "T.L.C." by Average White Band

Bitches From Eastwick

• "Ike's Mood I/You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by Isaac Hayes
• "Mean Women" by Dap Sugar Willie

Can't Stop, Won't Stop

• "Spoonin' Rap (A Drive Down the Street I Was Spanking and Freaking)" by Spoonie Gee

All For the Love

• "Real N*!^az" by The Notorious B.I.G.

So Right

• "Encore" by Cheryl Lynn