Then being able to work it out now through music and MMM and No Way Out 2 and the Bad Boy reunion tour and getting money with him again it’s a beautiful thing. So, it was just being mad at our bigger brother. You might be mad and want to fight after that but at the end of the day. The group are still going strong to this day, and. In 1999, fellow Harlem-based rapper Juelz Santana joined the group. The group is composed of Camron, Jim Jones, and Freekey Zekey, all of whom grew up together in Harlem.
If I go outside and try to sell you an orange and tell you it’s an apple and you accept it as an apple that’s your fault. (aka The L.O.X., The Warlocks, 1994, Yonkers, New York) The LOX is an American hardcore hip hop trio consisting of rappers Sheek Louch (aka Donnie Def Jam. The Diplomats AKA the Dipset Crew is an American hip hop group formed in 1997 by a group of childhood friends from New York. Whoever was with us is partly responsible. I don’t regret the whole “Let The LOX Go” campaign because it worked sufficiently for what we needed it to do but, looking back, that was all on us. Jadakiss: We didn’t really understand that. After contentious legal manoeuvring and a grassroots “Free The LOX” campaign, the trio moved over to Ruff Ryders, home to their fellow Yonkers rapper, DMX. The LOX’s debut album, Money, Power & Respect, dropped January 13, 1998, was a huge commercial success, peaking at number three on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, thanks to their two big singles “Money, Power & Respect” and “If You Think I’m Jiggy.”ĭespite the success, The LOX felt that Puffy’s shiny suit aesthetic clashes their hardcore, street image, and, combined with publishing split issues, they made moves to get released from their Bad Boy contract. Which eventually she gave it to Puff when they was on the Jodeci tour.”Īfter signing with Bad Boy Records and changing their name to The LOX at Puffy’s behest, the trio spent the next few years making highlight appearances on major guest spots, including Puffy’s “It’s All About the Benjamins (Remix)” ( where Jadakiss wrote Puffy’s verse), The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Last Day”, Mariah Carey’s “Honey (Bad Boy Remix)”, Mase’s “24 Hrs. “Once we got serious, enough that these songs were right right here, we gave it to and he gave it to Mary. “Her first cousin Jamarco, he’s one of our initial members of The Bomb Squad,” Jadakiss recalled in an interview with Complex. Blige, who, by this time, was one of the biggest stars in the music industry thanks to her two albums – What’s the 411? and My Life (both were executive produced by Puffy). The tape made its way to Yonkers-native Mary J. Appearing on the track, “Set It Off”, the trio were credited as The Dog Pack, although only Jadakiss and Sheek Louch were rapping, with Styles missing from the song.Īs they continued building up their name (as the Warlox) on underground mixtapes, they connected with Jaz-O (best known as Jay-Z’s early rap mentor), who helped them produce a demo. I remember he had on Adidas sweats with the Kangol on. and he was leaving he came up to us and told us that he was a big fan. As a child he was friends with Jadakiss and inspired to rap by him. They actually made their recording debut on the Main Source album, Fuck What You Think, released in 1994. The LOX Sheek Louch: I met Dirty one time in L.A. Is this a good thing or bad thing? I’ll let you decide.īack when they were still high school students, Jason “Jadakiss” Phillips, David “Styles P” Styles, and Sean “Sheek Louch” Jacobs linked up to form a group called the Bomb Squad, and began their grind to get into the music business – performing at local live shows and producing their own demos. In addition to The Lox, Tyler Woods, Dyce Pain, and Emanny are also set to appear on the project.If it wasn’t from the help of their fellow Yonkers native, the hip hop world may never have had a chance to hear The LOX on Bad Boy Records.
Listen to the new songs above and below and look out for Snyp’s new EP, available Nov. “ Oh-No,” produced by Pete Rock is assisted by Sheek, while “ NY90’s” gets all three members of the Yonkers trio.
To build some anticipation for the upcoming effort, he shares two new songs, both of which features members of The Lox. After years of dropping mixtapes, it looks like Snyp Life will finally be releasing his first retail EP titled Back Again. But for years the emcee has been supplying the streets with a numerous amount of tracks that embody the everyday life of New York City. Veteran New York rapper Snyp Life hasn’t really received much attention outside of his appearances alongside his D-Block comrades Jadakiss, Styles P and Sheek Louch.
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