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
Notes
- Tracks 1, 2, 4, 10, and 14 are removed from the clean version of the album.
- The album credits mistakenly mix up the credits for "U Told Me" and "Bring It On." The former includes all three members, while the latter is a Sheek solo track.
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
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: iTunes - Music - We Are the Streets by The Lox . Itunes.apple.com . January 25, 2000 . March 28, 2014.
- 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.
- 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.
- Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000. Billboard. August 18, 2020.
- Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000. Billboard. August 18, 2020.
