Legal Drug Money

Legal Drug Money
Studio album by Lost Boyz
Released	June 4, 1996 (1996-06-04)
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	71:03
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
Legal Drug Money (1996) Love, Peace & Nappiness (1997)
Singles from Legal Drug Money
"Lifestyles of the Rich & Shameless" Released: April 25, 1995 (1995-04-25) "Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz" Released: August 22, 1995 (1995-08-22) "Renee" Released: January 30, 1996 (1996-01-30) "Music Makes Me High" Released: March 3, 1996 (1996-03-03) "The Yearn" Released: June 25, 1996 (1996-06-25) "Get Up" Released: July 17, 1996 (1996-07-17)

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:					71:03

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
		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
	"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

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1996 (U.S.)

References

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 April 2, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 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.
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.
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.

External links

• Legal Drug Money at Discogs (list of releases)