We Are the Streets explained

We Are the Streets
Type:Album
Artist:The Lox
Cover:We Are The Streets.jpg
Released:January 25, 2000
Recorded:1999
Genre:Hip hop
Length:68:30
Prev Title:Money, Power & Respect
Prev Year:1998
Next Title:The Trinity
Next Year:2013

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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

Track listing

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Personnel

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)Position
US Billboard 200[4] 159
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 42

Notes and References

  1. Web site: iTunes - Music - We Are the Streets by The Lox . Itunes.apple.com . January 25, 2000 . March 28, 2014.
  2. Web site: D'Angelo Grabs Number One As The LOX Make Big Debut. https://web.archive.org/web/20240326182015/https://www.mtv.com/news/ze420z/dangelo-grabs-number-one-as-the-lox-make-big-debut. dead. March 26, 2024. MTV.Com. January 20, 2000 . March 26, 2024.
  3. Web site: Gold & Platinum: Jadakiss. Recording Industry Association of America. January 22, 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130201084057/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Jadakiss&format=&go=Search&perPage=50. February 1, 2013.
  4. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000. Billboard. August 18, 2020.
  5. Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000. Billboard. August 18, 2020.