BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AMERICAN " SHEEK LOUCH " UNITED WITH HIS CHILDHOOD FRIENDS TO FORM THE LOX : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

                           BLACK              SOCIAL           HISTORY                                                                                                                                                                                               Sheek Louch united with childhood friends Jada kiss and Styles to form the LOX, and the trio in turn signed with Bad Boy in the late '90's. the LOX appeared on numerous Bad Boy-affiliated songs as guests and even released an album of their own, Money, Power & Respect (1998), which yielded a hit single of the same name. the LOX left Bad Boy soon after ward to join the Ruff Ryders camp, where the trio's style of hardcore rap fit better alongside other rugged rappers such as DMX. There, the LOX released their second album, We Are the Streets (2000), followed by solo albums for each of the members. Sheek released his solo debut, Walk Witt Me, in 2003 on the group's own Universal-distributed label, D-Block. Despite modest promotion, the label debuted in the Billboard Top Ten, confirming the group's street-level appeal. Silver back Gorilla followed in 2008, with Donnie G: Don Gorilla arriving in 2010.