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1996 studio album by Lost Boyz
Legal Drug Money is the debut studio album by American hip hop group the
Lost Boyz . It was released on June 4, 1996, via
Universal Records . The recording sessions took place at
Greene St. Recording , Quad Recording Studios and
D&D Studios in New York. It was produced by Big Dex, Mr. Sex,
Easy Mo Bee ,
Big L , "Buttnaked" Tim Dawg, Dwarf the Black Prince,
Pete Rock , member
Mr. Cheeks , with Charles Suitt serving as co-producer and executive producer.
The album peaked at number six on the
Billboard 200 and topped the
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart in the United States. It was certified Gold by the
Recording Industry Association of America on August 7, 1996.
It featured six singles: "
Lifestyles of the Rich & Shameless ", "
Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz ", "
Renee ", "
Music Makes Me High ", "The Yearn" and "
Get Up ". Five of the album's singles made it to US
Billboard Hot 100 . "Renee" previously was included in
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood: The Soundtrack and received Gold status by the RIAA. Slightly different version of the song "The Yearn" appeared on 1996 benefit compilation album
America Is Dying Slowly .
Title Lyrics Music Producer(s) 1. "Intro"
Mr. Cheeks 1:25 2. "The Yearn"
Pete Rock 3:49 3. "
Music Makes Me High " 4:31 4. "
Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz "
Osten S. Harvey Jr.
Easy Mo Bee 4:32 5. "
Lifestyles of the Rich & Shameless " Kelly Harvey Jr. Easy Mo Bee 4:21 6. "
Renee " Kelly Garfield Duncan Mr. Sex 4:54 7. "All Right" Kelly Dexter Archer Big Dex 5:50 8. "Legal Drug Money" Big Dex 5:40 9. "
Get Up " Kelly Duncan Mr. Sex 4:04 10. "Is This Da Part" Kelly Easy Mo Bee 3:45 11. "Straight From Da Ghetto" Big Dex "Buttnaked" Tim Dawg 3:47 12. "Keep It Real" Kelly Archer 4:11 13. "Channel Zero" Kelly Archer Big Dex 5:37 14. "Da Game" Kelly Big Dex 3:43 15. "1, 2, 3" Dwarf the Black Prince Dwarf the Black Prince 6:53 16. "Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless (Remix)" Kelly Mr. Sex 4:01 Total length: 1:11:03
Notes
Sample credits
[5]
Track 1 contains elements from "
Summer Madness " written by Alton Taylor, Robert "Spike" Mickens,
Robert "Kool" Bell ,
Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas , Richard "Ricky West" Westfield, George Brown,
Claydes Charles Smith and
Ronald Bell and performed by
Kool & the Gang
Track 3 contains a sample from "
Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll " written by Vaughan Mason and performed by
Vaughan Mason & Crew
Track 5 contains elements from "Jealousy" performed by
Club Nouveau
Track 8 contains elements from "Whispering Pines" performed by
Crusaders
Track 9 interpolates "What You Gonna Do with My Lovin" by
Stephanie Mills , and contains samples from "
Funky Sensation " written by Kenton Nix and performed by
Gwen McCrae
Track 10 contains samples from "
Slow Down " written by Carl McIntosh, Steve Nichol and Jane Eugene, "
The Look of Love " by
Isaac Hayes , and "Jealousy" by Club Norveau
Track 11 contains elements from "
Risin' to the Top " written by
Keni Burke , Allan W. Felder and
Norma Jean Wright
Track 12 interpolates "You're the One I Need" written by Barry White and Smeed Hudman as recorded by
Barry White
Track 14 contains elements from "Playing Your Game, Baby" performed by Barry White
Terrance "
Mr. Cheeks " Kelly – lyrics, vocals (tracks: 4-7, 9-14, 16) , producer (track 1)
Raymond "
Freaky Tah " Rogers – lyrics (tracks: 1, 2, 8, 15) , additional lyrics (track 3) , vocals (tracks: 4-7, 9-14, 16)
Eric "Pretty Lou" Ruth – additional vocals (track 8) , backing vocals (track 14)
Ronald "Spigg Nice" Blackwell – additional vocals (track 8) , backing vocals (track 14)
Peter "
Pete Rock " Philips – producer & mixing (track 2)
Garfield "Mr. Sexxx" Duncan – producer (tracks: 3, 6, 9, 16) , recording (tracks: 3, 16) , mixing (tracks: 3, 9, 16) , production coordinator
Osten "
Easy Mo Bee " Harvey Jr. – producer (tracks: 4, 5, 10)
Dexter "Big Dex" Archer – producer (tracks: 7, 8, 12-14) , mixing (tracks: 12, 14)
Tim "Buttnaked Tim Dawg" Patterson – lyrics (tracks: 4, 11) , producer (track 11) , mixing (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15) , A&R, stylist
Lamont "
Big L " Coleman – producer (track 12)
Dwarf The Black Prince – producer (track 15)
Charles Suitt – co-producer (track 3) , executive producer, A&R, management
Joe Quinde – mixing (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 7, 11-15)
Jamie Staub – engineering (track 2)
Chris Barnett – recording (tracks: 3, 16) , mixing (tracks: 3, 9, 16)
Michael Sarsfield – mastering
Sandie Lee Drake – art direction
Kenny Gravillis – design
Danny Clinch – photography
Kathy Baylor – A&R
Dino Delvaille – A&R
Lisa Lindo – stylist
Ericka Riggs – make-up
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