Money, Power & Respect

About Money, Power & Respect

"Money, Power & Respect" is the second single released from 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. The song's chorus is performed by Lil' Kim; its motif is consistent with German sociologist Max Weber's Three-component theory of social stratification, which recognizes that one's wealth, power, and prestige, affects one's independent capability or ability to act on one's will. 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 was among the tracks 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. more »

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See I believe in money, power, and respect 
First You get the money 
Then you get the muthafuckin, power 
After you get the fuckin' power 
Muthafuckas will respect you 

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 
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 (yeah)
Money, power, and respect (yeah, yo, yo)
Money, power, and respect 

Ayo, my whole clique 'bout it, 'bout it 
We take yours while you pout about it 
Truck, step out the whore's want to crowd around it 
You could see me on optimum TV 
Go in your bathroom turn the light out, scream
Bloody Mary, one, two, three
Sheek ain't your usual friend 
But I can set you up like Kaiser and walk straight at the end 
I'm done wit' ice and charms 
I'm tryin' my whole casket when I'm gone 
Pull up wit' 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 to cats that's weak 
Two thirty, six two 
Me budge for you? That's like a cat verse 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?
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 
What's the key to life?

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, f*ck 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, "F*ck it rich"
Come back private jet, live on set 
If you could shit gold, I can spit baguettes

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 
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 (yo)
Money, power, and respect (yo, yo)
Money, power, and respect (yo, yo)
Money, power, and respect (yo)

Yo, 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 wit' 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 in the 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)
Money, power, and respect 
What you need in life? (What?)
Money, power, and respect 
You'll be eatin' right (mhm, mhm)
Money, power, and respect 
You can sleep at night (yeah)
You'll see the light (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
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 
 
This is a beat that I can freak
Just drop the reels, bless a nigga wit' the ill 
Y'all niggas know my skills 
X in their grills, get '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 (uh)
Bitch, I'll make your shit hurt 
And step back like I did work
This ain't no fucking game 
What you think I'm playin'? 'Til you layin'
Somewhere in the junkyard, decayin' 
Mom's 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, keep the full pound, baby 
And let off up in a nigga (uh)
Especially if he think he bigger 
Than my muthafuckin' trigger
Dead eye, can I get mine? Is it gone? 
DMX representin' one time 'cause it's on
 
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 
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

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DMX

Earl Simmons (born December 18, 1970), better known by his stage names DMX and Dark Man X, is an American rapper and actor. In 1999, DMX released his best-selling album ...And Then There Was X, which featured the hit single "Party Up (Up in Here)". He has acted in films such as Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 The Grave, and Last Hour. In 2006, he starred in the reality television series DMX: Soul of a Man, which was primarily aired on the BET cable television network. In 2003, DMX published a book of his memoirs entitled, E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX. DMX released a mixtape The Weigh In as a prelude/promotion towards his album Undisputed (2012). DMX has sold over 30 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling hip… more »

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