Coming on strong with that Mobb Deep-styled coldness and a Scarface-sized certainty, Styles P goes hard on The World's Most Hardest MC Project, but that last word in the title is worth some concern.
This official album borders on being a "street release" with its short run time (30 minutes), while the lineup of producers includes the mighty AraabMUZIK and then a lesser-known -- but welcome -- set of names (Supa Stylez, Vinny Idol, Black Saun, and others).
Still, there's the NFL tribute "Pop Out," which works in some witty De La Soul references; the hard, rolling "Araab Styles," which finds the producer and rapper in perfect harmony; the devastating and heartfelt drug-addict story "I Know"; plus "Like That," where Styles goes abstract for a change.
It all works, and there's a winning mix of hardcore and crossover that deserves consideration, but it all runs out too fast, coming off as a taster platter for a better, fatter, four-star Styles P album.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intro | Styles P | Play | 00:47 | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| 2 | I Know | Styles P | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | Like That | Styles P | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 4 | Empire State High | Styles P | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 5 | Pop Out | Styles P | Play | 02:15 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 6 | Hoody Season | Styles P | Play | 02:31 | 5 MB | 18 MB |
| 7 | Monopolizing | Styles P | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | Shooter | Styles P | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | Murda Mommy | Styles P | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 10 | Outro | Styles P | Play | 00:42 | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| 26 mins | 60 MB | |||||
| 26 mins | 185 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.P.P. | Featured Artist |
| 2 | Black Saun | Producer |
| 3 | Bucky | Featured Artist |
| 4 | Buda Da Future | Producer |
| 5 | Kristi Clifford | Management |
| 6 | Grandz Muzik | Producer |
| 7 | Vinny Idol | Producer |
| 8 | Jahlil Beats | Producer |
| 9 | Andrew Kelley | Art Direction, Design |
| 10 | Large Amount | Featured Artist |
| 11 | Sheek Louch | Featured Artist |
| 12 | Aarab Muzik | Producer |
| 13 | Poobs | Producer |
| 14 | Raafi Rivero | Photography |
| 15 | Raphael Rj2 | Producer |
| 16 | Snype | Featured Artist |
| 17 | Styles P | Primary Artist |
| 18 | Chris Styles | Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |