ARTIST: Styles P
TITLE: A Gangster & A Gentleman
LABEL: Ruff Ryder/Interscope
GENRE: Hip-Hop
GRABBER: EAC (Secure Mode)
ENCODER: Lame 3.98b5 / -V2 --vbr-new
QUALITY: 180 Kbps Avg / 44.1 KHz / Joint Stereo
PLAYTIME: 1h 19min 45sec total
SIZE: 103.1MB
RELEASE DATE: 2002-07-09
RIP DATE: 2007-11-02
Track List
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01. Intro (Produced By Styles P) 0:33
02. Good Times (Produced By Saint Denson & 3:31
Swizz Beatz)
03. Y'all Know We In Here (Feat. Swizz 3:49
Beatz & P. Killer Trackz) (Produced By
Swizz Beatz & P. Killer Trackz)
04. A Gangster & A Gentlemen (Produced By 4:32
The Alchemist)
05. Black Magic (Feat. Angie Stone) 4:28
(Produced By The Alchemist)
06. Daddy Get That Cash (Feat. Lil' Mo) 3:40
(Produced By DJ Twinz & Rockwilder)
07. Lick Shots (Feat. Jadakiss, Sheek & 4:24
J-Hood) (Produced By Swizz Beatz)
08. And I Came To... (Feat. Eve & Sheek) 4:43
(Produced By Swizz Beatz)
09. Get Paid (Feat. The Brodhead Kids) 3:43
(Produced By Mr. Devine)
10. Ass Bag (Skit) 2:00
11. I'm A Ruff Ryder (Feat. Jadakiss) 3:45
(Produced By P. Killer Trackz)
12. Soul Clap (Produced By DJ Shok) 3:18
13. We Thugs (My Niggas) (Feat. Jadakiss & 4:04
Sheek) (Produced By DJ Clue & DURO)
14. Styles (Feat. Jadakiss) (Produced By 3:54
P. Killer Trackz)
15. Barbershop (Skit) 3:42
16. Listen (Produced By Tank) 2:58
17. Niggas Flippin (Skit) 1:12
18. Y'all Don't Wanna Fuck (Feat. M.O.P.) 4:34
(Produced By Tuneheadz)
19. Shit Done Changed (Feat. Garf) (Skit) 2:07
20. Nobody Believes Me (Feat. Sheek, Cross 3:49
& J-Hood) (Produced By DJ Shok)
21. Dedication (Skit) 0:43
22. My Brother (Produced By Mr. Devine) 4:34
23. Outro (Produced By Jay "Icepick" 2:33
Jackson & Styles P)
24. The Life (Feat. Pharaohe Monch) (Bonus 3:09
Track) (Produced By Ayatollah)
Release Notes:
As one-third of the intrepid street rap trio LOX, Styles Paniro had seen hip-hop
go through a number of awkward phases since the death of friend and mentor the
Notorious B.I.G. Biggie Smalls and Sean "Puffy" Combs were the first to
recognize the talents of Styles and fellow Yonkers natives Jadakiss and Sheek
Luciano. After Biggie's passing, the LOX released their debut, Money, Power &
Respect, in 1998, and Styles was always the MC who listeners looked forward to
hearing on the track. After the LOX became fed up with Puff Daddy's glammed-out
approach to the rap game, they rediscovered their gully roots and resurfaced
with DMX, Swizz Beatz, and the Ruff Ryder camp in early 2000, releasing the
far-more-edgy We Are the Streets later that same year. After fellow LOX member
Jadakiss found solo success with his summer 2001 release Kiss tha Game Goodbye,
it was only a matter of time before Styles, every bit as talented a lyricist as
Jada but perhaps a little less marketable, came forth with a solo venture. The
buzz for this album was spurred by two singles in particular: the soulful memoir
"My Life," featuring Pharoahe Monch (originally released on Rawkus'
Soundbombing, Vol. 3), and the herbalist's anthem "Good Times." But this album
is more than just a two-track wonder, as Styles divides equal time between his
bipolar persona. On the gangster side, Styles offers thuggish joints like the
kettle-drum-laced "Styles," the stirring "Lick Shots" featuring the LOX crew,
and the party banger "Soul Clap," which loops a snippet from the classic Native
Tongues remix of "Scenario." Styles shows a more humanist side on the laid-back
"Black Magic," featuring Angie Stone, and expends heartfelt lamentation on the
death of his older brother on "My Brother." The album's haphazard track
sequencing detracts from its overall quality, as the songs don't transition well
from one to the next. Also, despite Styles' made-man, one-foot-in-the-spirit
realm approach, the MC fails to carry a couple of tracks (which may be the
result of some spotty, soulless production). These minor glitches aside, Styles'
debut hits hard like a double shot of Glenlivet or a haymaker to the thorax.
Enjoy, now in VBR!
PS: I know the artist is technically "Styles," but most people know him as
Styles P, its present day form. So, it's tagged Styles P for your convenience.
Plus, it saves your MP a slot because it should smoothly blend into your
collection :P.
Don't forget to support the artists! We did.
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