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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.
© M.F. DiBella /TiVo
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Marilyn McLeod, ComposerLyricist - Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - David Styles, ComposerLyricist - Pamela Sawyer, ComposerLyricist - Swizz Beatz, Producer, Co-Producer - Rich Keller, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Styles, MainArtist - R. Hankerson, ComposerLyricist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Saint Denson, Producer
℗ 2002 Ruff Ryders
A. Fields, ComposerLyricist - Swizz Beatz, FeaturedArtist - Rich Keller, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Styles, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - P.K., FeaturedArtist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - P.K.iller, Producer
℗ 2002 Ruff Ryders
Rich Keller, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Styles, MainArtist - Alchemist, Producer - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Ruff Ryders
Rich Keller, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Angie Stone, FeaturedArtist - Styles, MainArtist - Alchemist, Producer - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Ruff Ryders
Rockwilder, Producer, Co-Producer - LIL' MO, FeaturedArtist - Styles, MainArtist - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Conover, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DJ Twinz, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 2002 Ruff Ryders
Swizz Beatz, Producer - Jadakiss, FeaturedArtist - Rich Keller, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Styles, MainArtist - Sheek, FeaturedArtist - J-Hood, FeaturedArtist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Ruff Ryders
Eve, FeaturedArtist - Swizz Beatz, Producer - Rich Keller, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Styles, MainArtist - Sheek, FeaturedArtist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Ruff Ryders
Mr. Devine, Producer - Rich Keller, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Styles, MainArtist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Brodhead Kids, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Brodhead, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Ruff Ryders
Jadakiss, FeaturedArtist - Rich Keller, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Styles, MainArtist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - P.K.iller, Producer
℗ 2002 Ruff Ryders
Dennis Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Robert Bell, ComposerLyricist - George Brown, ComposerLyricist - David Styles, ComposerLyricist - Claydes Smith, ComposerLyricist - Richard Westfield, ComposerLyricist - Rich Keller, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Styles, MainArtist - Ronald Nathan Bell, ComposerLyricist - Michael Gomez, ComposerLyricist - Robert Spike Mickens, ComposerLyricist - DJ Shok, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Ruff Ryders
DJ Clue, Producer - Duro, Producer - Jadakiss, FeaturedArtist - Styles, MainArtist - Sheek, FeaturedArtist - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Ruff Ryders
Jadakiss, FeaturedArtist - Rich Keller, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Styles, MainArtist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - P.K.iller, Producer
℗ 2002 Ruff Ryders
Mabon Hodges, ComposerLyricist - Tank, Producer - Al Green, ComposerLyricist - Rich Keller, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Styles, MainArtist - Steve Conover, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Ruff Ryders
M.O.P., FeaturedArtist - Rich Keller, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Styles, MainArtist - Styles P, ComposerLyricist - Tuneheadz, Producer - Dave Swope, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Ruff Ryders
Rich Keller, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Styles, MainArtist - Cross, FeaturedArtist - Sheek, FeaturedArtist - J-Hood, FeaturedArtist - DJ Shok, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Ruff Ryders
Mr. Devine, Producer - Rich Keller, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Grusin, Composer - Styles, MainArtist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Ruff Ryders
D. Styles, ComposerLyricist - Pharoahe Monch, MainArtist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Styles, MainArtist - Tom Chianti, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cipha Sounds, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mr. Choc, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Troy Donald Jamerson, ComposerLyricist - L. Dorell, ComposerLyricist - S. Glenn, ComposerLyricist - Ayotollah, Producer - Shirley Saloman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Penny Wrenn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Rawkus Entertainment LLC
Album review
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.
© M.F. DiBella /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:48
- Main artists: Styles
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Ruff Ryders RECORDS
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2002 Ruff Ryders ℗ 2002 Ruff Ryders
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