LOX - Sheek, Jadakiss & Styles

LOX - Sheek, Jadakiss & Styles

LOX - Sheek, Jadakiss & Styles

The three MC's that make the New York, Yonkers group LOX (stands for Living Off Xperience) are Jadakiss (Jason Phillips), Styles (David Styles) and Sheek (Sean Jacobs). The group used be called The Warlocks when they were first found by Ruff Ryders, but their career started when Puff Daddy signed them to his record label Bad Boy along with Ma\\$e and The Notorious B.I.G., however the LOX have since broken away from Bad Boy and are now officially Ruff Ryders following a 'Let The LOX Go' campaign where fans were walking around with the slogan on t-shirts.

The first time the LOX were heard was back in '97 when Jay, Sheek and Styles released the heart felt track 'We'll Always Love Big Poppa' a tribute song to the deceased Biggie Smalls aka Christopher Wallace. This was shortly after the Puff Daddy, Faith Evans and 112 tribute song 'I'll Be Missing You' shot up the charts. Also tracks 'Livin' The Life', 'If You Think I'm Jiggy', 'All About The Benjamins' and Black Rob's 'Can I Live' helped LOX to be noticed in Hip Hop. The title track to the up coming album was 'Money, Power & Respect', this is where people first heard DMX, the four Yonkers rappers had people rushing to the stores for the LOX album.

This album was a huge success for a number of reasons, we first heard the three MC's we love to this day (from Bad Boy's to Ruff Ryders), we heard DMX rhyme for the first time and we discovered the first Swizz Beatz production 'All For The Love'.

"If You Glad That LOX are Ruff Ryders Now
WILD OUT!"

After LOX were reunited with their Ruff Ryders crew it didnt take long for the new album to come out - 'We Are The Streets'. The most controversial track on the album is 'We Are The Streets' where LOX rap of their hate for Puff Daddy, lyrics include Jadakiss' 'How you gonna dance when your neck get broke' and Styles' 'I got a thousand n*ggas like me and they feel like Suge'. There are solo tracks by Jadakiss 'Blood Pressure' and Sheek 'Bring It On', a DJ Premier produced track 'Recognise' and Timberland produced chart topper 'Ryde Or Die, Chick'.

"No More Shiny Suits"

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