| The Lox의 싱글 | ||||
| "If You Think I'm Jiggy" (1998) | → | Money, Power & Respect (1998) | → | "Ryde or Die, Bitch" (1999) |
| DMX의 싱글 | ||||
| "Stop Being Greedy" (1998) | → | Money, Power & Respect (1998) | → | "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" (1998) |
| Lil' Kim의 싱글 | ||||
| "It's All About the Benjamins" (1997) | → | Money, Power & Respect (1998) | → | "Get Naked" (1999) |
| Money, Power & Respect | ||||
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| 수록 음반 | <colbgcolor=#fff,#1f2023> Money, Power & Respect | |||
| 아티스트 | The Lox (feat. DMX & Lil' Kim) | |||
| B-Side | "If You Think I'm Jiggy (Remix)" "Bitches from Eastwick (Club Mix)" (12인치 싱글) | |||
| 발매일 | 1998년 3월 17일 | |||
| 녹음 기간 | 1997년 | |||
| 스튜디오 | 대디's 하우스 레코딩 스튜디오 (뉴욕 주 뉴욕)[1] | |||
| 장르 | 이스트 코스트 힙합, 마피오소 랩 | |||
| 재생 시간 | 4:30 (앨범 버전) | |||
| 레이블 | Bad Boy, Arista | |||
| 송라이터 | Sean Jacobs,[2] Jason Phillips, David Styles,[3] Earl Simmons, Deric Angelettie, Ron Lawrence, James Herb Smith | |||
| 프로듀서 | Deric "D-dot" Angelettie, Ron "AMEN-RA" Lawrence, Jay Garfield | |||
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1. 개요
제이다키스가 멤버로 있었던 미국의 힙합 그룹 더 록스의 싱글이며 이들의 데뷔 앨범 Money, Power & Respect의 두번째 싱글로 1998년 3월 17일에 발매되었다. DMX와 릴 킴이 피처링으로 참여했다.2. 오디오/뮤직 비디오
| 오디오 (앨범 버전) |
| 뮤직 비디오 |
3. 가사
| [Intro: Lil' Kim] See, I believe in money, power and respect First you get the money, then you get the motherfuckin' power After you get the fuckin' power, motherfuckers will respect you (What's the key to life?) [Chorus: Lil' Kim] Money, power and respect what you need in life Money, power and respect, you'll be eatin' right Money, power and respect, you can sleep at night You'll see the light, what's the key to life? Money, power and respect what you need in life Money, power and respect, you'll be eatin' right Money, power and respect, money, power and respect Money, power and respect [Verse 1: Sheek Louch & Lil' Kim] Ayo, my whole clique 'bout it, 'bout it We take yours while you pout about it Truck, step out, the whores wanna crowd around it You could see me on Optimum TV Go in your bathroom turn the light out Scream, "Bloody Mary, 1, 2, 3" Sheek ain't your usual friend But I could set you up like Keyser and walk straight at the end I'm done with ice and charms I'm tryna ice my whole casket when I'm gone Pull up with class on the don, once I meet 'em I greet 'em Kiss his feet for freedom, tell em' thank you Lord 'Cause on Earth I was gettin' bored Now resurrect me back to this cat called Sheek So I can make this album and get back the cats that's weak Two-thirty, six two Me budge for you? That's like a cat vers' a pitbull Gun, know clip full, keep hunger And plan for the future, 'cause you figure you gon' be older Way longer than you gon' be younger (What's the key to life?) [Chorus: Lil' Kim] Money, power and respect what you need in life Money, power and respect, you'll be eatin' right Money, power and respect, you can sleep at night You'll see the light, what's the key to life? Money, power and respect what you need in life Money, power and respect, you'll be eatin' right Money, power and respect, money, power and respect Money, power and respect, it's the key to life [Verse 2: Styles P & Lil' Kim] Only time could tell how the clock tick I'm really loved here, but I'm still a hostage Two personalities, check the posture Smoke out the mouth clear out the nostrils Think of death, then life seem scary I'm passin' graveyards seein' people Hail Mary I ain't chillin' 'til I'm out parachutin' Race my man in mountain climbin' for about ten diamonds Twenty five thousand a piece, fuck streets Tryin' to own the island, forget about wildin' Try ridin' in the car that be glidin' If I showed you where I lived, you would think I was hidin' Sling dick to chicks that don't speak English Wake up in Trinidad like, "Fuck it, I'm rich" Come back, private jet, live on set If you can shit gold, then I can spit baguettes (What's the key to life?) [Chorus: Lil' Kim] Money, power and respect what you need in life Money, power and respect, you'll be eatin' right Money, power and respect, you can sleep at night You'll see the light, what's the key to life? Money, power and respect what you need in life Money, power and respect, you'll be eatin' right Money, power and respect, money, power and respect Money, power and respect [Verse 3: Jadakiss & Lil' Kim] Nothin' but the hotness whenever we drop this Monotonous for y'all to keep hatin' 'cause y'all never gon' stop us I keep my rocks spotless and my hoes topless Take time, try to figure out who The Lox is Fear no one, kick rhymes like shoguns You scared to blow one, get robbed with your own gun If I don't respect you I'ma check you And if I don't kiss you I'ma peck you Right before I wet you I sneeze on tracks and bless you I'm special and if you like workin' out then I'm gon' stretch you Hustlin' is dead, but we still get red Turn the spots into bakeries to get back bread And y'all said my money's spent, but it's in the Bent' So when the Feds come, the dogs can't get a scent And my story, self-explanatory That I'm the hottest thing on the street And y'all ain't got nothin' for me (What's the key to life?), yeah [Chorus: Lil' Kim] Money, power and respect what you need in life Money, power and respect, you'll be eatin' right Money, power and respect, you can sleep at night You'll see the light, what's the key to life? Money, power and respect what you need in life Money, power and respect, you'll be eatin' right Money, power and respect, money, power and respect Money, power and respect [Verse 4: DMX & Lil' Kim] This is a beat that I can freak to, just drop the reels Bless a nigga with the ill, y'all niggas know my skills X in their grills, hit 'em up, split 'em up Wet 'em up and watch 'em come get 'em up Set em' up, when you do dirt, you get dirt Bitch, I'll make your shit hurt, step back like, "I did work" This ain't no fuckin' game, what, you think I'm playin'? 'Til you layin' somewhere in the junkyard decayin' Moms at home prayin' that you comin' home, but you not 'Cause you sittin' up in the trunk, startin' to rot And hell is hot, I know because I'm here now, baby It's goin' down, baby, get the four pound, baby And let off up in a nigga Especially if he think he bigger than my motherfuckin' trigger Dead eye, can I get mine? Is he gone? DMX representin' one time, put us on (What's the key to life?) [Chorus: Lil' Kim] Money, power and respect what you need in life Money, power and respect, you'll be eatin' right Money, power and respect, you can sleep at night You'll see the light, what's the key to life? Money, power and respect what you need in life Money, power and respect, you'll be eatin' right Money, power and respect, money, power and respect Money, power and respect |
4. 차트 성적
빌보드 R&B 차트에서 8위, 빌보드 핫 100에서 1998년 5월 셋째 주에 17위를 기록했고 6주 연속 20위권에,[4] 11주 연속 40위권에 머물러 있었다.[5]1998년 빌보드 R&B 연말 차트에서 39위, 1998년 빌보드 핫 100 연말 차트에선 78위에 올랐다.