Styles P

Styles P
Styles P in 2010
Styles P in 2010
Background information
Birth nameDavid R. Styles
Also known as
  • Big Dave
  • Styles
  • Styles Pinero
  • Holiday Styles
  • the Ghost
Born (1974-11-28) November 28, 1974 (age 49)
Queens, New York City, U.S.
OriginYonkers, New York, U.S.
GenresHip hop
OccupationRapper
Years active1994–present
Labels
Member ofThe Lox
Formerly ofRuff Ryders
Spouse
Adjua Styles
(m. 1994)
Children1
Websitestylesp.net

David R. Styles (born November 28, 1974), better known by his stage name Styles P (also known mononymously as Styles),[1] is an American rapper, best known as a member of East Coast hip hop group the Lox. Formed with fellow rappers Sheek Louch and Jadakiss in 1994, the group was also part of the Ruff Ryders Entertainment collective.

As a solo act, Styles signed with Ruff Ryders' parent label, Interscope Records to release his debut studio album, A Gangster and a Gentleman (2002). Its lead single, "Good Times," peaked at number 22 on the US Billboard Hot 100, while the album peaked at number six on the Billboard 200.[2][3] That same year, he guest appeared alongside Jadakiss on Jennifer Lopez' single "Jenny from the Block," while two years later, he did so on Senegalese-American singer Akon's 2004 single "Locked Up;" both songs peaked within the top ten of the former chart.

He has since released Time Is Money (2006), Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentleman) (2007), Master of Ceremonies (2011), The World's Most Hardest MC Project (2012), Float (2013), Phantom and the Ghost (2014), A Wise Guy and a Wise Guy (2015), and G-Host (2018).

  1. ^ "Styles - A Gangsta & A Gentleman". HipHopDX.com. July 12, 2002. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "RAPPER HEADS FOR ROCK PILE Hip-hop artist Styles P., on the cusp of success, faces a jail term". New York Daily News. July 14, 2002. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "Styles P Speaks on Being "The World's Most Hardest Emcee," Involvement on Upcoming "Wu-Block" Album". November 15, 2012. Archived from the original on November 17, 2012.