Jason Terrance Phillips,known professionally as Jadakiss,is an American rapper from Yonkers,New York. He began his career in the 1990s as one third of the rap trio The Lox alongside Styles P and Sheek Louch. The group released their debut album,Money,Power &Respect (1998) for Bad Boy Records,while its follow up,We Are the Streets (2000) was released for Ruff Ryders Entertainment,an imprint of Interscope Records. Both albums peaked within the top five of the Billboard 200 and received critical praise;their two subsequent albums,Filthy America... It's Beautiful (2013) and Living Off Xperience (2020) were released through Jay-Z's Roc Nation saw continued positive reception.
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.
David R. Styles,better known by his stage name Styles P,is an American rapper,best known as a member of hip hop group the Lox,alongside childhood friends Sheek Louch and Jadakiss. Along with the other members of the Lox,he is a founder of D-Block Records and was also a part of the Ruff Ryders Entertainment collective. In addition,he has released multiple albums and mixtapes as a solo MC. In 2002,he released his debut solo album A Gangster and a Gentleman,which contained the hit single "Good Times". The song peaked at number 22 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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 chart in December 1988. A second band 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 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.
Rachel Alexandra Mercaldo,better known as Rockell,is an American freestyle,hi-NRG and pop singer-songwriter,best known for her 1997 hit single,"In a Dream".
"Straight Up" is a song by American recording artist Paula Abdul from her debut studio album,Forever Your Girl (1988). The song is a mid-tempo dance-pop song with influence from the pop rock and new jack swing genres. Written and produced entirely by Elliot Wolff,the song was released as the album's third single on November 22,1988,by Virgin Records.
"Honey,I'm Home" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Shania Twain. It was released on August 19,1998 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 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.
"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 the Republic of Ireland as well as peaking within the top ten of the charts in several other countries,including Australia,Germany,New Zealand,Norway and the United States.
The Lox is an American hip hop group from Yonkers,New York,formed in 1994. The group is composed of East Coast rappers Sheek Louch,Styles P and Jadakiss. They had originally signed to Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records in 1996,before joining Ruff Ryders in 1999,and have since launched their own label,D-Block.
"He's the Greatest Dancer" is a 1979 song by the American vocal group Sister Sledge. Released on February 3,1979,the song was written and composed by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers,and recorded for the group's successful 1979 album We Are Family. Billboard named the song No. 66 on its list of "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time."
"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 was produced by Dame Grease. The single was a success,peaking at 30 on the Billboard Hot 100,21 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and 9 on the Hot Rap Singles. The song interpolates Rod Stewart's "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?".
The Trackmasters is an American hip hop production duo composed of music producers Poke and Tone,best known for their commercial hit records in the mid-late 1990s and early 2000s. Frank "Nitty" Pimentel joined forces with the duo to complete the success of "Trackmasters". Throughout their career,they have worked with various 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 through Bad Boy Records and Arista Records,which impacted US mainstream radio stations on July 15,1997,as the second single from his second and final studio album,Life After Death (1997). It was written by Christopher Wallace,Steven Jordan,Mason Betha,and Sean Combs,while the latter also produced the song. It 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 song features guest vocals from Mase and Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs,and featured an uncredited hook sung by Kelly Price.
"Big Poppa" is a song by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G. It was released as the second single from his first studio album Ready to Die. It features a sample of the song,"Between the Sheets" written by The Isley Brothers. "Big Poppa" was nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 1996 Grammy Awards. It 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.
