Styles P

Born and bred in Yonkers, New York, alongside childhood friends and fellow rappers Jadakiss and Sheek, Styles P formed hip-hop group, The Lox, in 1994. With very little time passed the trio recorded a demo which subsequently landed into the hands of R&B singer Mary J. Blige. Impressed with the street influenced, East Coast rap style Blige gave the demo to Sean “Diddy” Combs who immediately offered the group a publishing deal. The deal allowed the group to collaborate with the likes of Diddy, the Notorious B.I.G., and Mariah Carey, and raised the group's profile and notoriety in the hip-hop mainstream. Styles P released two full-length albums with the group, “Money, Power & Respect” in 1998 and “We Are the Streets” in 2000, before focusing on his solo pursuits.

In 2002 Styles P issued his debut full-length album “A Gangster and a Gentlemen” through Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Interscope Records. Climbing to No. 6 on the Billboard 200, the record earned positive reviews from the press, led by the No. 22 single “Good Times”. Despite earning more favourable reviews and production from The Alchemist, Styles P’s follow-up, “Time Is Money”, peaked at No. 79 on the Billboard 200. In a split release between Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Koch Records, the rapper’s third album “Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentlemen)” was released in December 2007. Rising to No. 5 on the Billboard 200, the record was led by the singles “Blow Ya Mind” and “Gangster, Gangster”.

In 2009 alongside D-Block, Styles P released the album “No Security”, followed a year later by the collaborative album “The Green Ghost Project” with DJ Green Lantern. The solo full-length “Master of Ceremonies” arrived in 2011, which was greeted with critical acclaim, and showcased a rapper determined to stick to his roots. The following year the talented performer issued the album “The World’s Most Hardest MC Project”, before releasing his sixth studio album to date “Float” in April 2013. Featuring Sheek Louch, Vado, Jadakiss, and Rocko amongst a host of other rappers, Style P released “Phantom and the Ghost” in April 2014, led by the single “Sour”.