Money, Power & Respect (song)

"Money, Power & Respect"
Single by The LOX featuring DMX and Lil' Kim
from the album Money, Power & Respect
B-side	Bitches From Eastwick
Released	March 17, 1998
Format	Vinyl, CD
Recorded	1997
Genre	East Coast hip hop, Mafioso rap
Length	4:35
Label	Bad Boy
Writer(s)	Jadakiss, Sheek Louch, Styles P
Producer(s)	The Hitmen
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
The LOX chronology
"If You Think I'm Jiggy" (1998) "Money, Power & Respect" (1998) "Ryde or Die, Bitch" (1999)

"Money, Power & Respect" was the second single released from the The LOX's debut album of the same name. The song was produced by Hitmen members D-Dot and Amen-Ra and featured DMX, who contributed the song's fourth verse, and Lil' Kim, who performed the chorus. the track samples Dexter Wansel's 1979 song "New Beginning".

Released as the follow-up to their debut single, "If You Think I'm Jiggy", which peaked at No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100, "Money, Power & Respect" was an even bigger success, reaching 18 on the Hot 100 and topping the Hot Rap Singles chart at No. 1. To date, the song remains the group's most successful single and was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies on April 28, 1998.

In addition to the Money, Power & Respect album, the song also appeared on The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 2, Music Inspired by Scarface, Survival of the Illest and Bad Boy's Greatest Hits. It was also used as entrance music for professional wrestler Jazz in Extreme Championship Wrestling.

Single track listing

A-Side

1. "Money, Power & Respect" (Club Mix)- 4:30
2. "Money, Power & Respect" (Instrumental)- 5:12

B-Side

1. "Bitches From Eastwick" (Club Mix)- 4:13
2. "If You Think I'm Jiggy" (Remix)- 4:38

Charts

Peak positions

Year-End charts

References