Jason Terrance Phillips,better known by his stage name Jadakiss,is an American rapper from Yonkers,New York. He began his career in the 1990s and formed the hip hop trio the Lox alongside Styles P and Sheek Louch in 1994. The group signed with Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records,an imprint of Arista Records to release their debut studio album,Money,Power &Respect (1998);their second album,We Are the Streets (2000) was released by Ruff Ryders Entertainment,an imprint of Interscope Records. Both peaked within the top five of the Billboard 200 and yielded critical praise;their two subsequent albums,Filthy America... It's Beautiful (2013) and Living Off Xperience (2020) were both released by Jay-Z's Roc Nation and met with continued praise.
K-Ci &JoJo is an American R&B duo,consisting of brothers Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey and Joel "JoJo" Hailey. Natives of Charlotte,North Carolina,they are also the lead singers of the chart-topping R&B group Jodeci with the DeGrate brothers—Donald and Mr. Dalvin. They are known for the 1998 smash hit "All My Life" which was the No.1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks and received multiple Grammy nominations. They were also featured artists on another No.1 Billboard Hot 100 hit single,2Pac’s 1996 song "How Do U Want It",which also received a Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Grammy nomination in 1997. K-Ci &JoJo also achieved mainstream success with the 1999 hit "Tell Me It's Real",which peaked at No.2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Their 2001 song "Crazy" was included on the Save the Last Dance soundtrack and peaked at No.11 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"I Will Always Love You" is a song written and originally recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. Written as a farewell to her business partner and mentor Porter Wagoner,expressing Parton's decision to pursue a solo career,the country single was released in 1974. The song was a commercial success for Parton,twice reaching the top spot of the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart:first in June 1974,then again in October 1982,with a re-recording for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas soundtrack.
David R. Styles,better known by his stage name Styles P,is an American rapper,best known as a member of East Coast hip hop group the Lox. Formed with fellow rappers Sheek Louch and Jadakiss in 1994,the group was also part of the Ruff Ryders Entertainment collective.
Will to Power is an American dance-pop group that originated in South Florida in the mid-1980s,founded by Miami producer Bob Rosenberg. The group recorded a number of hit singles on the Billboard dance and pop charts in the late 1980s and early 1990s,most notably "Baby,I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley",a medley of 1970s hits by Peter Frampton and Lynyrd Skynyrd that reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1988. A second hit was "I'm Not in Love",a cover of 10cc's 1975 hit:number 7 on Billboard Hot 100 in 1990.
"Push It" is a song by American rock band Garbage from their second studio album,Version 2.0 (1998). It was released on April 20,1998,as the album's lead single. Lead singer Shirley Manson elaborated on the song's dreamy verse structure versus the confrontational chorus:"[It's about] the schizophrenia that exists when you try to reconcile your desires and demons with the need to fit in. It's a song of reassurance". The track contains a musical quotation of the Beach Boys' 1964 song "Don't Worry Baby".
"I Think I'm Paranoid" is a song written,performed and produced by rock band Garbage and was the second single released from their second album Version 2.0.
Big Willie Style is the debut solo album by American rapper and actor Will Smith. It was released on November 25,1997,by Columbia Records. The album was primarily produced by Poke &Tone,with other contributors including L.E.S. and Smith's former collaborator DJ Jazzy Jeff. The album was the first to be released by Smith since 1993's Code Red,the last by the duo DJ Jazzy Jeff &the Fresh Prince. Five singles were released,including Smith's first US Billboard Hot 100 number one,"Gettin' Jiggy wit It".
"I Think I'm in Love with You" is a song written and produced by Cory Rooney and Dan Shea for Jessica Simpson's 1999 debut album,Sweet Kisses. It contains a sample of singer-songwriter John Mellencamp's "Jack &Diane" (1982) and was released as the album's third and final single in mid-2000;in Japan,it was issued as the album's second single in February 2000. The single reached the top 10 in Australia and Canada and the top 20 in Iceland,New Zealand,Scotland and the United Kingdom. In the United States,it peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Honey,I'm Home" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Shania Twain. It was released on August 10,1998 as the sixth single from her third studio album Come On Over (1997). The song was written by Twain and her then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange,who also produced it. The song speaks of Twain coming home from a hard day and wanting her partner to do things to calm her down.
Money,Power &Respect is the debut album by hip hop group The Lox. It was released on January 13,1998,through Bad Boy Records and Arista Records. The album featured production from the Hitmen,Dame Grease and Swizz Beatz. The album found huge success,peaking at number three on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,and spawned two charting singles,"Money,Power &Respect" and "If You Think I'm Jiggy". In 2008,the title track was ranked number 53 on Vh1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.
"(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was released on November 15,1995,as the fourth single from her second studio album,The Woman in Me. Written by Twain and then-husband and producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange,the song is lyrically a warning to "pickup artists" who are searching for one-night stands instead of real love.
"I'm Not in Love" is a song by British group 10cc,written by band members Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman. It is known for its innovative and distinctive backing track,composed mostly of the band's multitracked vocals. Released in the UK in May 1975 as the second single from the band's third album,The Original Soundtrack,it became the second of the group's three number-one singles in the UK between 1973 and 1978,topping the UK Singles Chart for two weeks. "I'm Not in Love" became the band's breakthrough hit outside the United Kingdom,topping the charts in Canada and Ireland as well as peaking within the top 10 of the charts in several other countries,including Australia,West Germany,New Zealand,Norway and the United States.
Sean Divine Jacobs,better known by his stage name Sheek Louch,is an American rapper,best known as a member of East Coast hip hop trio the Lox,which he formed in 1994 with Jadakiss and Styles P.
The Lox is an American hip hop trio composed of East Coast rappers Sheek Louch,Styles P and Jadakiss. Each hailing from Yonkers,New York,the group formed in 1994 and signed with Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records two years later to release their debut studio album,Money,Power &Respect (1998). Despite critical and commercial success,the group parted ways with the label in favor of Ruff Ryders Entertainment in 1999,through which they released their similarly successful follow-up,We Are the Streets (2000).
"If You Think I'm Jiggy" is the first single released by rap group The Lox from their debut album,Money,Power &Respect. It was released on January 6,1998,and produced by Dame Grease. The single peaked at No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100,No. 21 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles &Tracks chart,and No. 9 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. The song interpolates Rod Stewart's "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?".
The Trackmasters,also known as Poke &Tone,is an American hip hop production outfit composed of Poke and Tone. Active from the mid-late 1980s to the early 2000s,the group was more often known as a duo,Poke &Tone;it was joined by now-former members Frank "Nitty" Pimentel,Alex Richberg and Curt Gowdy to form Trackmasters. Throughout their career,they have been credited on albums and singles for hip hop and R&B artists including Destiny's Child,Nas,R. Kelly,LL Cool J,Mary J. Blige,Will Smith,Jay-Z,Cam'ron,Jennifer Lopez,Mariah Carey,The Notorious B.I.G. and 50 Cent.
"Mo Money Mo Problems" is a song by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G.,released as the second single from his second and final studio album,Life After Death (1997) on July 15,1997 by Bad Boy Records and Arista Records. It features guest performances from labelmate Mase and label boss Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs;all three performers co-wrote the song with Stevie J,who also co-produced it with Combs. "Mo Money Mo Problems" contains a sample and an interpolation of "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross,for which Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers are also credited as songwriters;the sampled portions are heard in the production,while the hook is interpolative and performed by Kelly Price in an uncredited appearance.
"Big Poppa" is a song by the American rapper The Notorious B.I.G.,released on December 24,1994 as the second single from his first studio album Ready to Die. Featuring a sample of the song "Between the Sheets" by The Isley Brothers,"Big Poppa" was nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 1996 Grammy Awards and also went on to win at the Billboard Music Awards.
"I Am Not a Woman,I'm a God" is a song by American singer-songwriter Halsey from her fourth studio album If I Can't Have Love,I Want Power, released on August 27,2021,through Capitol Records. The song impacted US contemporary hit radio on August 31,2021,as the lead single from the album. It was written by Halsey,Johnathan Cunningham,and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails,and was produced by the latter two,who produced all tracks on the album.
