When somebody lists Styles P in their Top Five Dead or Alive list, there’s not much you can say. You can disagree, but if you know anything about the Rap game, you respect that opinion. It doesn’t matter if the D-Block general opens up his fifth solo album with a parody on Dos Equis’ Most Interesting Man adverts, complete with ridiculous claims like, ‘”every gang in the world claims him as a founding member, even ones established before he was born’ and ‘he once had one hundred birds, drop off one hundred birds.” They’re jokes, but the reputation is solidified. Like the album states, Styles P really might be The World’s Most Hardest MC, but in a world where former parole officers are crowned king, the music is what matters most.
The album begins on track two with “Araab Styles.” The Ghost links with every street dude’s new favorite producer AraabMUZIK and it’s basically what you’d expect; devious keys, mean bass line, no hook, just bars like, “every rapper reppin’ the set, I know they pussy though / take my knife, stick it in ’em, like they a pussy hole,” and “shoot my brains out, shoot my heart out / catch me at the juice bar, pourin’ a little bark out.” Yes, that last line was about healthy living and it still sounds hard, no sarcasm. The Jahlil Beats produced “I Know” is more of the same, a banger that contains as many threats as it does boasts as it does depictions of unfortunate circumstances with, “momma singin’ Tina Turner trying to smile ’cause we poor.” That might sound confusing to some, but the hardest MC never misses a beat, making the complex sound simple.
If you skip past the singles, Styles plays to his other strength on “Like That,” an after-hours smoke anthem manifested over drifting synths that whisper paranoia. Another inevitable fan-favorite is “Murder Mommy.” While other rappers are struggling to do their best Drake impression for female fan support, Styles talks about backstabbing women who would make Kat Stacks wifey-material. It’s these types of songs that really separate the new generation from the ones before them. While younger rappers make pillow talk anthems – or worse, cartoonish songs about rape – Styles crafts this story about having no choice but to “gun butt” a chick in the grill for trying to get him first. You might find a hipster tickled by the imagery, but to Hardcore Rap fans, this is that unadulterated story-telling that will force them to throw him on their Top Five lists.
One thing that can never be taken away from Styles is his ability to stay relevant by working with all of your other favorite rappers. He’s on Rick Ross’ biggest street record (“BMF”), he’s doing EPs with Curren$y (#The1st28), he’s on the new Action Bronson (“Gateway to Wizardry”), and he’s got a collaborative album with the Wu. So it’s a head scratcher when he’s only got features from his D-block family. They’re not bad by any means, but having all the rappers from the same camp can get stale, something a feature is usually there to prevent.
Overall, you won’t find a highly conceptual track on here but there is enough solid material on here to make a strong case for The World’s Most Hardest MC, both in the street and on the mic.
s.p. ghost is the hardest out. hand down. salute king! keep doin big things.
Why u dudes comparing him with todays wack ass rappers who will be compared to mc hammer in a few years from now? Shits flame!!!
Album is a let down. Styles most come with something new then i smoke weed, i have guns etc. It’s getting boring. Production was decent but great. Off ccourse he’s better then those faggots like French Montana, Drake etc. but come on Styles you always sound the same and sometimes really montonous.
I have always been a big LOX. And at one point i was kind of tired of Styles(the whole D-Block really) rhyming about the same old shit and not expanding their content further like they should.
But the name of this Album is called “The Worlds hardest MC.” I heard Styles spit plenty of concious shit on other Albums.(reason why he is my favorite LOX because he expanded his content) But this Album is called “The Worlds Hardest MC.” This Album should be nothing but Hard old school We are the streets Styles. He did what he is supposed to on this project.
@ NY-Harlem:
Okay you have a point but i expected more from this album. To me this shit has no replay value like most rapalbums. But i wanna hear something fresh and not the same over and over again. I think they should make groupalbums instead of solo albums. Sheek, jada and styles cant carry a album by themselfs.
I want quality albums and then i talk about the period 86/88 and 94/95. Thats quality
way better then his last album 5/5
Styles P is one of the guiltiest rappers at putting barcodes on disposable mixtapes and givin’ them really powerful-but-useless titles.
Not trying to hate, but c’mon son.
I love S.P. the ghost but damn you are right. he’s done it time and time again. especially after time is money came out and he was free of interscope’s bullshit delays. after that he went fuckin ape shit putting as many projects as he could in stores that were as you said disposable mixtape material.
the hardest out styles is one the best mc’s around no one touches him when it comes to straight up gangster shit its what he does and he does it so fuckin well D-BLOCK WHHUUUDDDDUUUUUUPPP!!
SP THE WARLORD……2 GUNS UP
5 stars for the nigga styles u want that hard shit look no further
WHAT THE FUCK YOU NIGGAZ TALKIN ABOUT/ I’LL SHOTGUN THE FUCKING DOOR OFF THE HINGES AND WALK IN THE HOUSE
D-Block burial freestyle classic shit ‘i want niggas deader than elvis point blank range 6 shots from the 45. his head el be velvet’
Haha hell yeah my homies and I often recite that very line. Styles P goes hard all day.
no this aint better than master of all ceremonies thats a classic
If that’s a classic then Reasonable Doubt must be a masterpiece.
FIYA!!!
SP can better drop mixtapes.
The World’s Most Monotonous MC. Yeah we know that you are a gangster blablabla boriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing.
You prob listen to wayne all day fag!!!!
styles p ghost in the shell and ghost in the machine mixtapes are 2 of the best ever made ya’ll should definetly check them out on datpiff or sumthing.This album dope as fuck too real hood music
I love that mixtape that had “How Can I Say It” and “My Culture”. Shit was crazy
Whoa Styles are you really that hard. Very impressive. Hmm.. i already heard 10.000 other rappers also say the same shit. You gangsta rappers living in a fantasy world.
dope cd the ghost
did Snowgoons produced it ? ahah
D-BLOCK!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 GUNZ UP NIGGA
Styles is the truth in the booth and always will be. He is one of the best rappers period. The only thing is his work ethic needs to upping up a bit so he can get more recognition. Besides that, he is dope hands down.
Best Rapper Alive hands down………this albums solid but master of ceremonies was a little better and longer!! He said himself in an interview that this is a mixtape. Cut the intro and outro and this album shoulda been an ep…..wtf styles 9 songs?
This shit is crack sp too real next up hopefully jadas top 5 dead or alive album and then styles and kiss gon do a whole album doing there in and out flows shit gon be insane both them niggas in my top 5
The most non commercial rapper ever. Looks like he has down syndrome lol
Down syndrome is funny is it…. Jesus.
I wasn’t feeling this album. Same of stuff from Styles with average beats.
SP 1 of da hardest no doubt
fuck wit me soundcloud.com/reek313
The motherfuckin G-HOST host to the gees yonkers all day!
nigga raw
” I get a lot more violenta’/I swear to God like, what I wouldn’t do for a shot-gun silenca!!//
Wu Block is better