We made it so they don’t have to be scared to speak up.” After putting pressure on Puff, they finally came to an agreement and The LOX was now apart of the Ruff Ryder Family. In an interview Styles-P would go in to say, “We really changed the game by doing that, It might take years from now, but other people are gonna do it. The LOX decided they would take it to the streets, literally and went everywhere they could be heard and screamed “Free The Lox.” Every radio interview, every show and even wearing the “Free The Lox” T-shirts. Label: Ruff Ryders 0694905994, Interscope Records 0694905994. Negotiations and conference calls just stopped. The Lox tried all of the legal maneuvering available to be released from their contract with Bad Boy.
“We just needed to be with a rougher label,”.
Even though their first album was certified platinum by the RIAA, the group was disappointed with the direction of Bad Boy and they wanted out. Interscope Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download. On the opener, "Faded," their message is clear: "Lemme get faded/Me and Benjamin Franklin it's like we related/Me and Mary Jane, we get so sedated/Long as you respect it you can love it or hate it." Older heads will surely appreciate their take on Brand Nubian's classic "Love Me or Leave Me Alone.It was while the Lox were quickly establishing themselves as hardcore street artists that their identities clashed, The Lox’s managers and the group felt like the new Ruff Ryders label could better represent the hard-core street raps which they expressed in their rhymes. The discography of the Lox, an American hip hop group consisting of. Jadakiss, Sheek Louch, and Style P still sound great together, even though they've been more concerned with solo projects in recent years.
While we patiently await the release of We Are the Streets 2, they hit us with this four-song EP to hold us over. From their early days on Bad Boy (with mega-hits like "We'll Always Love Big Poppa" and "It's All About the Benjamins") to their follow-up smash We Are the Streets on Ruff Ryders and the 2009 D-Block compilation No Security, they have maintained their street-savvy image and ardent fan base. It's hard to believe, but the Yonkers crew The Lox have been together for nearly 20 years now-still managing to put out good music and stay relevant in an ever-changing hip-hop landscape.
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