Filthy America... It's Beautiful

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Filthy America... It's Beautiful
The Lox Filthy America... It's Beautiful.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 16, 2016
Genre Hip hop
Length41:20
Label
Producer
The Lox chronology
The Trinity 2nd Sermon
(2014)
Filthy America... It's Beautiful
(2016)
Living Off Xperience
(2020)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Filthy America... It's Beautiful is the third studio album by American hip hop group The Lox. It is their first studio album in 16 years. The album was released on December 16, 2016, by D-Block Records and Roc Nation. [2] [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Omen"
Buda and Grandz2:39
2."Stupid Questions" (skit)  2:12
3."What Else You Need to Know"
  • S. Jacobs
  • D. Styles
  • J. Phillips
  • James Fowler
Dayzel the Machine3:17
4."The Family"
V Don3:46
5."The Agreement" (featuring Fetty Wap and Dyce Payne)
  • S. Jacobs
  • D. Styles
  • J. Phillips
  • Jim Tyree Salter III
  • Eric Marrell Smith
  • Willie Maxwell II
  • Steven Sherrill
  • Jimmy Dukes
  • Smiley's People
3:58
6."Move Forward"
DJ Premier 3:49
7."Savior" (featuring Dyce Payne)
Dayzel the Machine3:23
8."Don't You Cry"
  • S. Jacobs
  • D. Styles
  • J. Phillips
  • Paris Wells
Pav Bundy3:59
9."Hard Life" (featuring Mobb Deep)
Dame Grease 5:01
10."Filthy America"
Pete Rock 4:30
11."Bag Allegiance" (skit)  0:20
12."Secure the Bag" (featuring Gucci Mane and InfaRed)
  • S. Jacobs
  • D. Styles
  • J. Phillips
  • Shandel Green
  • Radric Davis
  • Montre Delandon Edmonds II
ITrez Beatz4:39

Notes

Sample credits

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [4] 42
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5] 6

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