Styles P - Master of Ceremonies

Styles P , the ghost, respect out the ass, ill rhymer, often underrated. Out of the LOX trio  he is usually the one that digs deeper, get a little more personal and tackles the social issues . Known for dropping consistency through a slew of mix tapes and occasional appearances never really taking time off, but his first official studio album in almost four years. Styles drops the new Master of Ceremonies.

His fourth studio album and true to form, its a grown up street album, no funny or pop ish. Styles’ consistency is the strongest part of the album, there is no huge drop off from song to song.

Lyrically its nice, but very straightforward, serious and monotone. Don't expect a lot of wordplay and metaphors or a lot of emotion. Which for some may be a draw back.

The production is the weakness of the album, there aren't a lot of standout beats, and many could have been better, even though there are top notch producers on the project.  “Harsh” and “Who Loves you More" are bangers though, the production is kind of mellow and leaves more to be desired.

The song making is average, its not a very musical album or concept riddled album, and  most of the hooks are basic.
The album gets points for versatility, because there are different kinds of beats, and its sort of different from whats you normally expect for Styles P. He also gets points for his subject range, dealing with everything from braggadocios to conscious , to street . Its life all around.

Harsh featuring Rick Ross and Busta Rhymes is unquestionably the best song on the album. “We don't play” featuring Lloyd Banks, and “uh Ohh” featuring Sheek  are all worth checking for.

Entertainment wise the album kind of disappoints, you’ll get a few spins out of it, but for the most part, one would expect more, more creativity, bigger verses and harder lines. One would also expect a better output from styles as a solo artist, because most of the tracks he goes hard on are the ones with features where the other person raps also. On this album he’s at his best when he’s doing typical and stereotypical Lox stuff, like the back and forth that he and Jada do so well, check “Its Ok”.  All in all nothing new, unexpected or challenging and it doesn't show a lot of growth as an artist. But it is a solid release worth checking, with no completely wack cuts. I give it 3 out of 6 stars