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Styles P
Released 2002

And I Came To...
04:43
9,960 plays

Listen
02:58
9,029 plays

Outro
02:31
8,082 plays

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- 1
- Intro
- 00:33
- 8,068 plays

- 2
- Good Times
- 03:31
- 67,907 plays

- 3
- Yall Know We In Here
- 03:48
- 13,293 plays

- 4
- A Gangster And A Gentleman
- 04:32
- 21,954 plays

- 5
- Black Magic
- 04:27
- 17,521 plays

- 6
- Daddy Get That Cash
- 03:40
- 18,188 plays

- 7
- Lick Shots
- 04:24
- 14,620 plays

- 8
- And I Came To...
- 04:43
- 9,960 plays

- 9
- Get Paid
- 03:42
- 13,296 plays

- 10
- Ass Bag (Skit)
- 02:00
- 7,164 plays

- 11
- I'm A Ruff Ryder
- 03:45
- 17,145 plays

- 12
- Soul Clap
- 03:18
- 13,045 plays

- 13
- We Thugs (My Niggas)
- 04:03
- 17,658 plays

- 14
- Styles
- 03:54
- 13,386 plays

- 15
- Barber Shop (Skit)
- 03:42
- 6,325 plays

- 16
- Listen
- 02:58
- 9,029 plays

- 17
- Niggas Flippin (Skit)
- 01:12
- 6,266 plays

- 18
- Yall Don't Wanna Fuck
- 04:34
- 11,273 plays

- 19
- Shit Done Changed (Skit)
- 02:07
- 6,309 plays

- 20
- Nobody Believes Me
- 03:49
- 14,583 plays

- 21
- Dedication (Skit)
- 00:42
- 5,722 plays

- 22
- My Brother
- 04:32
- 11,686 plays

- 23
- Outro
- 02:31
- 8,082 plays

- 24
- The Life
- 03:09
- 21,632 plays

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, All Music Guide