We Are the Streets

We Are the Streets
Studio album by the Lox
Released	January 25, 2000
Recorded	1999
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	68:30
Label	Ruff Ryders Interscope
Producer	Swizz Beatz (also exec.) DJ Premier P.K. Timbaland
The Lox chronology
Money, Power & Respect (1998) We Are the Streets (2000) The Trinity (2013)
Singles from We Are the Streets
"Recognize" Released: 2000 "Ryde or Die, Bitch" Released: 2000 "Wild Out" Released: 2000

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]
The Source	[3]

We Are the Streets is the second studio album by hip-hop group the Lox. Originally scheduled for a January 11, 2000, release, the album was released on January 25, 2000, by Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Interscope Records. It is their second album and is mainly produced by Swizz Beatz. Its commercial success was driven primarily by the singles "Wild Out," produced by Swizz Beatz; and "Ryde or Die, Bitch", produced by Timbaland.

Commercial performance

We Are the Streets debuted and peaked at number 5 on the Billboard 200, with first week sales of 152,000 copies. ^[4] The album has since been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping and selling over 500,000 copies in America. ^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro" (skit)			2:45
2.	"Fuck You"	David Styles Sean Jacobs Jason Phillips Darrin Dean Kasseem Dean	Swizz Beatz	4:07
3.	"Can I Live" (featuring Kasino)	Styles Jacobs Phillips D. Dean Kimani Davis K. Dean	Swizz Beatz	4:10
4.	"Built for Bodies" (skit)			1:06
5.	"Breathe Easy"	Styles Jacobs Phillips D. Dean Anthony Fields	P.K.	4:08
6.	"Felony Niggas" (performed by Styles P)	Styles D. Dean K. Dean	Swizz Beatz	3:59
7.	"Wild Out"	Styles Jacobs Phillips D. Dean K. Dean	Swizz Beatz	5:27
8.	"Blood Pressure" (performed by Jadakiss)	Phillips D. Dean K. Dean	Swizz Beatz	3:46
9.	"Recognize"	Styles Jacobs Phillips D. Dean Christopher Martin	DJ Premier	4:13
10.	"Rape'n U Records" (skit)			2:39
11.	"Y'all Fucked Up Now"	Styles Jacobs Phillips D. Dean K. Dean	Swizz Beatz	4:30
12.	"Scream L.O.X."	Styles Jacobs Phillips D. Dean Fields	P.K.	3:51
13.	"U Told Me" (featuring Eve)	Jacobs D. Dean K. Dean	Swizz Beatz	4:53
14.	"Brains... (Take: 1)" (skit)			0:58
15.	"Ryde or Die, Bitch" (featuring Timbaland and Eve)	Styles Jacobs Phillips D. Dean Timothy Mosley	Timbaland	4:49
16.	"Bring It On" (performed by Sheek Louch)	Styles Jacobs Phillips D. Dean K. Dean	Swizz Beatz	4:45
17.	"If You Know" (featuring Swizz Beatz, Drag-On, and Eve)	Styles Jacobs Phillips D. Dean K. Dean Melvin Smalls Eve Jeffers	Swizz Beatz	3:40
18.	"We Are the Streets"	Styles Jacobs Phillips K. Dean	Swizz Beatz	4:33

Notes

• Tracks 1, 2, 4, 10, and 14 are removed from the clean version of the album.
• The album credits mistakenly mix up the credits for "U Told Me" and "Bring It On". The former includes all three members, while the latter is a Sheek solo track.

Personnel

• Chauncey – mixing (17)
• Tony Dawsey – mastering
• Chivon Dean – executive in charge of production
• Darrin "Dee" Dean – executive producer
• Joaquin "Waah" Dean – executive producer
• E-Plugg – engineer (2, 3, 5–8, 11–13, 16, 17)
• Don Elliot – engineer (9)
• Rich Keller – mixing (2, 3, 5–8, 11–13, 16–18)
• DJ Premier – mixing (9)
• Swizz Beatz – associate executive producer
• Chris Theis – engineer and mixing (18)
• Timbaland – engineer and mixing (15)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000) Peak position US Billboard 200 [6] 5 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position US Billboard 200 [8] 159 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [9] 42

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [10]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Conaway, Matt (January 25, 2000). "We Are the Streets The LOX". AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
2. Lewis, Miles Marshall (February 17, 2000). "Ticket to Ryde". Rolling Stone . No. 834. p. 54. Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
3. Osorio, Kim (April 2000). "Record Report: The LOX – We Are The Streets". The Source . No. 127. New York. pp. 203–204.
4. "D'Angelo Grabs Number One As The LOX Make Big Debut". MTV.Com. January 20, 2000. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
5. "Gold & Platinum: Jadakiss". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
6. "The LOX Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
7. "The LOX Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
8. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
9. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
10. "American album certifications – The Lox – We Are the Streets". Recording Industry Association of America.