Legal Drug Money

Legal Drug Money
Legal Drug Money
Studio album by Lost Boyz
Released	June 4, 1996
Recorded	1994–1996
Studio	Greene St. Recording (New York, NY); Quad Recording Studio (New York, NY); D&D Studios (New York, NY);
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:11:03
Label	Universal; MCA;
Producer	Charles Suitt (also exec.); Big Dex; Big L; "Buttnaked" Tim Dawg; Dwarf the Black Prince; Easy Mo Bee; Mr. Cheeks; Mr. Sexxx; Pete Rock;
Lost Boyz chronology
Singles from Legal Drug Money
	"Lifestyles of the Rich & Shameless"; Released: April 25, 1995; "Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz"; Released: August 22, 1995; "Renee"; Released: January 30, 1996; "Music Makes Me High"; Released: March 3, 1996; "The Yearn"; Released: June 25, 1996; "Get Up"; Released: July 17, 1996;

Professional ratings
Review scores
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. 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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Terrance Kelly Raymond Rogers		Mr. Cheeks	1:25
2.	"The Yearn"	Kelly Rogers		Pete Rock	3:49
3.	"Music Makes Me High"	Kelly Rogers^[a]		Mr. Sex Charles Suitt^[c]	4:31
4.	"Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz"	Kelly Tim Patterson	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"	Kelly Rogers	Archer Joe Quinde	Big Dex	5:40
9.	"Get Up"	Kelly	Duncan	Mr. Sex	4:04
10.	"Is This Da Part"	Kelly	Patterson Quinde	Easy Mo Bee	3:45
11.	"Straight From Da Ghetto"	Kelly Patterson	Archer Patterson	Big Dex "Buttnaked" Tim Dawg	3:47
12.	"Keep It Real"	Kelly	Archer	Big Dex Big L	4:11
13.	"Channel Zero"	Kelly	Archer	Big Dex	5:37
14.	"Da Game"	Kelly		Big Dex	3:43
15.	"1, 2, 3"	Rogers Kelly	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

^{^[a]} signifies an additional lyricist.
^{^[c]} signifies a co-producer.

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

Personnel

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[6]	64
US Billboard 200^[7]	6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[8]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
US Billboard 200^[9]	122
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[10]	26

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[11]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions
Year	Song	US Hot 100^[12]	US Hot R&B^[13]	US Hot Rap	US Hot Dance Sales
1995	"Lifestyles of the Rich & Shameless"	91	60	10	20
1995	"Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz"	67	63	11	21
1996	"Renee"	33	13	3	2
1996	"Music Makes Me High"	51	28	5	3
1997	"Get Up"	60	31	6	4

References

^ Gizzi, Dan. "The Lost Boyz - Legal Drug Money Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
^ Ashon, Will (August 1996). "The Lost Boyz: Legal Drug Money" (PDF). Muzik. No. 15. p. 127. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
^ Jost, Matt (October 27, 2009). "Lost Boyz :: Legal Drug Money :: Universal Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
^ Lewis, Miles Marshall (June 1996). "THE LOST BOYZ :: Legal Drug Money :: MCA". The Source. No. 81. p. 76.
^ Lost Boyz (1996). Legal Drug Money (liner notes). Universal Records. U2-53010.
^ "Lost Boyz | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
^ "Lost Boyz, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
^ "Lost Boyz, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Lost Boyz – Legal Drug Money". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ "The Lost Boyz - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
^ "The Lost Boyz - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved December 23, 2016.

External links

Legal Drug Money at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Gizzi, Dan. "The Lost Boyz - Legal Drug Money Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

[2] Ashon, Will (August 1996). "The Lost Boyz: Legal Drug Money" (PDF). Muzik. No. 15. p. 127. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

[3] Jost, Matt (October 27, 2009). "Lost Boyz :: Legal Drug Money :: Universal Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

[4] Lewis, Miles Marshall (June 1996). "THE LOST BOYZ :: Legal Drug Money :: MCA". The Source. No. 81. p. 76.

[5] Lost Boyz (1996). Legal Drug Money (liner notes). Universal Records. U2-53010.

[ac_UK_Lost_Boyz-6] "Lost Boyz | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

[7] "Lost Boyz, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2021.

[8] "Lost Boyz, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2021.

[9] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2021.

[10] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2021.

[United_StatesLost_BoyzLegal_Drug_MoneyalbumCertRef-11] "American album certifications – Lost Boyz – Legal Drug Money". Recording Industry Association of America.

[12] "The Lost Boyz - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved December 23, 2016.

[13] "The Lost Boyz - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved December 23, 2016.

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v t e Lost Boyz
Mr. Cheeks Freaky Tah
Studio albums	Legal Drug Money (1996) Love, Peace & Nappiness (1997) LB IV Life (1999)
Compilations	Lost Boyz Forever
Singles	"Lifestyles of the Rich & Shameless" "Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz" "Renee" "Music Makes Me High" "Get Up" "Me and My Crazy World"
Featured singles	"Can't Be Wasting My Time"
Related articles	Discography John P. Kelly ("Lights, Camera, Action!") Back Again! "Come See Me" "The Jump Off"