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2000 studio album by The Lox
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[1]
We Are the Streets is the second
studio album by hip hop group
The Lox . Originally scheduled for a January 11, 2000 release, the album was released on January 25, 2000, by
Ruff Ryders Entertainment and
Interscope Records .
[2] It was their second album as a group, and is mainly produced by
Swizz Beatz . Its commercial success was driven primarily by the hit singles "Wild Out," produced by
Swizz Beatz , and "Ryde or Die, Bitch", produced by
Timbaland .
Commercial performance
We Are The Streets debuted and peaked at number 5 on the
Billboard 200 , with first week sales of 152,000 copies.
[3] The album has since been certified Gold by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping and selling over 500,000 copies in America.
[4]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Intro" (skit) 2:45 2. "Fuck You"
Swizz Beatz 4:07 3. "Can I Live" (featuring Kasino) Styles Jacobs Phillips D. Dean Kimani Davis K. Dean Swizz Beatz 4:10 4. "Built for Bodies" (skit) 1:06 5. "Breathe Easy" Styles Jacobs Phillips D. Dean Anthony Fields P.K. 4:08 6. "Felony Niggas" (performed by
Styles P ) Swizz Beatz 3:59 7. "Wild Out" Styles Jacobs Phillips D. Dean K. Dean Swizz Beatz 5:27 8. "Blood Pressure" (performed by
Jadakiss ) Swizz Beatz 3:46 9. "Recognize"
DJ Premier 4:13 10. "Rape'n U Records" (skit) 2:39 11. "Y'all Fucked Up Now" Styles Jacobs Phillips D. Dean K. Dean Swizz Beatz 4:30 12. "Scream L.O.X." Styles Jacobs Phillips D. Dean Fields P.K. 3:51 13. "U Told Me" (performed by
Sheek Louch ) (featuring
Eve ) Swizz Beatz 4:53 14. "Brains... (Take: 1)" (skit) 0:58 15. "
Ryde or Die, Bitch " (featuring
Drag-On and Eve)
Timbaland 4:49 16. "Bring It On" Styles Jacobs Phillips D. Dean K. Dean Swizz Beatz 4:45 17. "If You Know" (featuring Swizz Beatz, Drag-On, and Eve) Swizz Beatz 3:40 18. "We Are the Streets" Styles Jacobs Phillips K. Dean Swizz Beatz 4:33
Notes
Tracks 1, 2, 4, 10, and 14 are removed from the clean version of the album.
Personnel
Chauncey – mixing (17)
Tony Dawsey – mastering
Chivon Dean – executive in charge of production
Darrin "Dee" Dean – executive producer
Joaquin "Waah" Dean – executive producer
E-Plugg – engineer (2, 3, 5-8, 11-13, 16, 17)
Don Elliot – engineer (9)
Rich Keller – mixing (2, 3, 5-8, 11-13, 16-18)
DJ Premier – mixing (9)
Swizz Beatz – associate executive producer
Chris Theis – engineer and mixing (18)
Timbaland – engineer and mixing (15)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
^ Matt Conaway (January 25, 2000).
"We Are the Streets - The LOX | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards" . AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2014 .
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"iTunes - Music - We Are the Streets by The Lox" . Itunes.apple.com. January 25, 2000. Retrieved March 28, 2014 .
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"D'Angelo Grabs Number One As The LOX Make Big Debut" . MTV.Com. January 20, 2000. Retrieved March 26, 2024 .
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"Gold & Platinum: Jadakiss" .
Recording Industry Association of America . Archived from
the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2012 .
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"The LOX Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved September 18, 2013.
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"The LOX Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved September 19, 2013.
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"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000" . Billboard . Retrieved August 18, 2020 .
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"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000" . Billboard . Retrieved August 18, 2020 .
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