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L.O.X.- We are the Streets

Constant | Vancouver, BC Canada | 12/01/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The Lox (Jadakiss, Styles, Sheek) second album "We are the Streets" is another nice album from hiphops hottest trio. 2000 saw the Lox leave Bad Boy Entertainment and join The Ruff Ryders, and it was a good move. Executive Production comes from Dee & Waah with track production from Swizz Beats, P.K., DJ Premier and Timbaland. Guest Appearances are limited to Kasino, Drag-on, Swizz Beats and Eve. After a funny introduction, album starts strong with "F*** You", followed by "Can I live" feat. Kasino. "Wild Out" is the lead single for the album (Swizz Beats), and has the Lox spitting nice lyrics, while professing loyalty to there new crew. My favourite track is "Regonize" which is laced with ill beats courtesy of DJ Premier, Jada comes out really strong with lines likes "Too hard for MTV, not Black enough for BET", Sheek and Styles follow through with ill lines. "Yall f***** up Now" and "U told me" feat. Eve follow and are nice banging tracks, with sick beats courtesy of Swizz. "Ryde or Die B****" is an upbeat track (Timbaland), has the Lox talking about the ladies. Album ends with track that shares title name, and has the Lox, giving their oath of loyalty to Ruff Ryders while putting Bad Boy down a bit. One year later, Jada and Styles have dropped banging solo albums, and Sheek has his solo on the way, things are definetly looking up for one of hiphops nicest groups. Production on this album was good, Swizz beats does well on beats, and Premiers touch is golden. "We are the Streets" shows that the Lox have made alot of progression from "Money, Power & Respect", and leaves you looking forward to there next album."

Wild Out!

Roger Smith | Cobleskill, NY | 04/09/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This Album is off da Hook! I mean it has great beatz from Swizz Beatz and has their Ruff Ryder LabelMates Drag-on, DMX and Eve, which makes it even crazier! So i suggest you buy it!"

One word.

Roger Smith | 01/26/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Tight. The whole album. T-I-G-H-T. Only downside is that DMX could have delivered PHAT vocals on this album. But it can hold itself down, no frontin'"