See More Your browser does not support the audio element. It was their second album as a group, and is mainly produced by Swizz Beatz. The album was released on January 25, 2000, by Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Interscope Records. The rowdy lead single, 'Wild Out,' is an obvious reworking of Jay-Z's 'Jigga My Nigga,' but it was a hit on rap radio. We Are the Streets is the second studio album by hip hop group The Lox. While the LOX as a unit do not offer much in terms of topical dexterity, Jadakiss is one the industry's most underappreciated lyricists, which he clearly reiterates on his solo cut 'Blood Pressure.' Ruff Ryders in-house producer Swizz Beatz handles most of the production duties, and although his syncopated production can become repetitious, DJ Premier ('Recognize') and Timbaland ('Ryde or Die Bitch,' featuring Eve and Drag-On) provide some much-needed diversity with their signature sounds.

Not only because Puffy's glossy sound openly clashed with the group's thug mentality, but the change of scenery also furnished Jadakiss, Sheek, and Styles with an opportunity to assert their own identity. The LOX's highly publicized and drawn-out defection from Puffy's Bad Boy Records to DMX's Ruff Ryder camp was imperative.

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