Biography:
The members of Yonkers, NY, rap crew the LOX (Jadakiss, Sheek Louch, and Styles P) founded D-Block Records, which officially launched with Sheek`s solo album Walk Witt Me in 2003. The label`s roster -- which also includes J-Hood (aka Jae Hood), Team Arliss, and the president of D-Block Records, Supa Mario -- took on the D-Block name for compilations and other material released within New York`s vibrant mixtape circuit. A highlight of D-Block`s developing catalog, The CD/DVD Mixtape reached into the Top 40 of the R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart after its March 2006 release on Koch Records. Not averse to beef, D-Block had an ongoing feud with 50 Cent and his G-Unit camp (which was the pretext for their leaving Interscope to the distribution deal with Koch), because 50 Cent criticized Jadakiss for appearing on rival Ja Rule`s "New York" track. There was also contention with Roc-a-Fella artist Beanie Sigel and the LOX`s former Bad Boy boss, Sean "Diddy" Combs, involving their publishing rights; however, both of these situations were quashed rather amicably.
