![]() ![]() Even the label's most prized asset, The Notorious B.I.G. Every single one of Bad Boy's acts recorded songs designed for the maximum amount of mainstream exposure. Here's the thing: The Lox knew exactly what they were getting into when they signed on the dotted line. This sophomore album, We Are The Streets, was the end result of that war, a project helmed almost exclusively by Swizzy (with a few notable exceptions) that allowed Kiss, Styles, and Sheek to finally write the type of songs that Puffy and the Bad Boy money machine wouldn't allow.īut they never actually "won", hence the use of quotation marks. Which meant a lot of shit-talking, and also some t-shirts were printed up, as they always are.Įventually The Lox "won" their fight, as Puffy released them from their Bad Boy contract, allowing the trio to align themselves with their rap family, the Ruff Ryders collective (which included acts such as female rapper Eve, producer Swizz Beatz, and fellow Yonkers native DMX), over on their vanity imprint over at Interscope Records. The Yonkers-based trio, made up of rappers Jadakiss, Styles P., and Sheek Louch, were upset at the general trajectory of their career, and decided to take matters into their own hands by, well, taking their battle to the streets. While that may be an unpopular stance, it's a true one. So, I actually sided with Puff Daddy when The Lox decided to take out their frustration on him and his Bad Boy Records label. ![]()
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