We Are The Streets

The Source (4/00, pp.203-4) - 3.5 mics out of 5 - "...The LOX hold nothing back - and it's that realness that gives the album its backbone....the trio attempt to prove that they could: do it; do it without Puffy; and lastly, do it well without Puffy....they...give you enough hot [stuff] to ryde to."
Vibe (3/00, p.202) - "...far surpasses its predecessor - it's what the Lox's fans wanted the first time around....[They] abandon their jiggy crutch and proceed to sell more drugs than Fidel Castro, terminate more half-stepping thugs and MC's...and conquer women at a...Wilt Chamberlain...pace..."
Rolling Stone (2/17/00, p.54) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Where money, power and respect were once their prime concerns, [The Lox] are now obsessed with even baser issues. On STREETS, [they] aim to deal, kill, and steal....shows a diversity that the other Ruff Ryder albums lack..."
CMJ (2/14/00, p.24) - "...sheds all remains of their former gaudier image, opting to go straight-up rugged and raw as members of the Ruff Ryders camp....filled with rage-fueled rhymes and impassioned slices of ghetto storytelling....This is true power and respect right here, money."