Legal Drug Money | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 4, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1994–1996 | |||
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Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 1:11:03 | |||
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Lost Boyz chronology | ||||
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Singles from Legal Drug Money | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Muzik | [2] |
RapReviews | 7.5/10[3] |
The Source | [4] |
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. Recording sessions took place at Greene St. Recording, Quad Recording Studios and D&D Studios in New York. Production was handled by Big Dex, Mr. Sex, Easy Mo Bee, Big L, "Buttnaked" Tim Dawg, Dwarf the Black Prince, Pete Rock, member Mr. Cheeks, and 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.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | Mr. Cheeks | 1:25 | ||
2. | "The Yearn" |
| Pete Rock | 3:49 | |
3. | "Music Makes Me High" |
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| 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" |
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| 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" |
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| 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 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Year | Song | Chart positions | |||
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US Hot 100[12] |
US Hot R&B[13] |
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US Hot Dance Sales | ||
1995 | "Lifestyles of the Rich & Shameless" | 91 | 60 | 10 | 20 |
"Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz" | 67 | 63 | 11 | 21 | |
1996 | "Renee" | 33 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
"Music Makes Me High" | 51 | 28 | 5 | 3 | |
1997 | "Get Up" | 60 | 31 | 6 | 4 |