LOX, The Vinyl Records
Within only a few years during the late '90s and the following decade, veteran rap group the LOX were factors in the commercial dominance of Bad Boy and the ascent of Ruff Ryders. After the hard-hitting trio from Yonkers established themselves with a good amount of supporting collaborative work, they cashed in with their Top Ten debut, Money, Power & Respect (1998), then made a better stylistic fit with Ruff Ryders, where they issued another Top Ten hit with We Are the Streets (2000). MCs Styles P, Jadakiss, and Sheek Louch then went solo with across-the-board commercial success, and in the process became one of few groups with a Top Ten entry on the Billboard 200 from each member.