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Released | August 28, 2020 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 56:54 | |||
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Living Off Xperience is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group The Lox. It was released on August 28, 2020 through D-Block and Roc Nation. [1] [2] The album features guest appearances from Benny the Butcher, Clay Dub, DMX, Dyce Payne, Jeremih, Oswin Benjamin, T-Pain and Westside Gunn.
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Allmusic | [3] |
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Gave It to ‘Em" | 3:57 | |
2. | "Move" |
| 3:50 |
3. | "Bout Shit" (featuring DMX) | Scram Jones | 4:21 |
4. | "Testify" | Vinny Idol | 4:25 |
5. | "Miss You" (featuring T-Pain) | Papamitrou | 3:56 |
6. | "Story" | Nottz | 4:27 |
7. | "Do to Me" (featuring Jeremih) |
| 3:36 |
8. | "Come Back" | Statik Selektah | 3:56 |
9. | "Think of the LOX" (featuring Westside Gunn and Benny the Butcher) | Large Professor | 4:50 |
10. | "My America" (featuring Oswin Benjamin) |
| 6:13 |
11. | "Net Worth" | Julio Mejia | 2:04 |
12. | "Dirty Dirty" (featuring Clay Dub) |
| 3:19 |
13. | "Commitment" (featuring Dyce Payne) | Eugen Boger | 3:56 |
14. | "Loyalty & Love" |
| 4:04 |
Total length: | 56:54 |
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US Billboard 200 [4] | 154 |
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