Styles P: Biography

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Birth Name:

David Styles

Born:

Nov 28, 1974 in Queens, NY

Genres:

Electronic & Dance Music, Rap & Hip-Hop Music, Gangsta and Hardcore Rap Music, East Coast Rap Music

Decades Active:

1990's|2000's

Strongly associated with his group, the LOX (aka DBlock), Styles managed a sporadic solo career on the side. Born David Styles on November 28, 1974, in Queens and raised in Yonkers, he united with childhood friends Jadakiss and Sheek to form the LOX in 1994. The trio would go on to sign with Puff Daddy's record label, Bad Boy. the LOX guested on numerous Bad Boyaffiliated songs and even recorded an album of their own, Money, Power Respect (1998), which yielded a hit single of the same name. the LOX left Bad Boy soon afterward to join the Ruff Ryder camp, where the trio's style of hardcore rap fit better alongside other rugged rappers such as DMX. Ruff Ryder released the second LOX album, We Are the Streets (2000), followed by solo albums for each of the members. Styles' solo debut, A Gangster and a Gentleman, came in summer 2002, led by the Swizz Beatzproduced hit single "Good Times." Four years later, he returned under the billing Styles P as Ruff Ryders released his muchdelayed sophomore album, Time Is Money (2006).

- Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide