Wednesday 30 April 2008

[News] Styles P wins awards at the 11th Annual Mixtape Awards ceremony

You all remember when S.P. said on "Ghost In The Shell" he was pissed off & couldnt believe he hadn't won a mixtape award....well the Phantom has finally got what is rightfully his - a mixtape award, and not just one but TWO.

The 11th Annual Justo (R.I.P.) Mixtape Awards ceremony was held last night and Styles P won Best East Coast Mixtape Artist and Best Hip Hop Mixtape for The Phantom. A big shout out to all those that voted! We still think they should still name an award after The Ghost tho lol.

Congrats also to The Kid Big Mike who took home a bunch of awards!!

Heres a full list of winners from last night

Best Mashup: Clinton Sparks
Best Mixtape Team: The Aphiliates
Best DVD Magazine: Cocaine City
Best Hip Hop Mixtape: The Phantom
Best Underground Mixtape DJ: DJ Scarface
Best Female Mixtape DJ: DJ Blazita
Street Album of the Year: Mr. Crisis
Best Club Mixtape DJ: DJ Enuff
Best East Coast Mixtape Artist: Styles P
Best Radio Mixtape DJ: DJ Envy
Best Mixtape Duo: Big Mike and DJ Thoro
Best Personality on a Mixtape: DJ Khaled
Best New Mixtape DJ: DJ Whiteowl
Best East Coast Mixtape DJ: Big Mike
Lifetime Achievement Award/Executives of the Year: Allhiphop.com, Chuck and Greg
Mixtape Pioneer Award: Tony Touch
DJ Red Alert Award: DJ Jazzy Joyce
Mixtape Legends Award: DJ Barry Bee
Best R&B Mixtape DJ: DJ Finesse
Best Blends Mixtape DJ: DJ Skee
Best Reggae Mixtape DJ: DJ Kool Kid
Best Graphics: Miami Kaos
Best Mixtape Producer: Don Cannon
Best Underground Artist: Joell Ortiz
Best West Coast DJ: DJ Skee
Best Midwest DJ: Mick Boogie
Best Label Representative: Duke Da God
Best West Coast Mixtape Artist: Crooked I
Best Dirty South Mixtape Artist: Lil Wayne
Best Dirty South DJ: DJ Drama
Best Mixtape Internet Radio Show: Shade 45/Whookid
Best Promotional Mixtape: Allhiphop.com
Best Reggaeton Mixtape DJ: DJ Flaco
Best Chopped and Screwed: Michael '5000′ Watts
Best International Mixtape DJ: DJ Hotsauce
Best Canadian Mixtape DJ: DJ A-Trak
Kayslay Award - Best Mixtape DJ: DJ Drama
Rookie of the Year: Dub Floyd
Mixtape of the Year: Gangsta Grillz

Tuesday 29 April 2008

[Video] The Roots & Styles P - Rising Down (Live on Green Lanterns The Invasion Show)

Last night the Roots stopped by Green Lantern's Hip-Hop Nation Radio show and did a live on air set for their latest album Rising Down (dope btw!). S.P. dropped by to do his verse on "Rising Down". Check out the footage below...

Friday 25 April 2008

[NEWS] Sheek Louch & Styles P to perform at Hot 97’s Summer Jam ’08

Two-thirds of The Lox Sheek Louch and Styles P will be performing at this years Hot 97 Summer Jam. The Lineup which was announced during Angie Martinez's radio show yesterday includes headliners Lil' Wayne & Kanye West.

Presale tickets are already available at ticketmaster.com. Hot 97's Summer Jam will take place June 1st at Giants Stadium.

Thursday 3 April 2008

[NEWS] Rapper Styles P puts on a clean yet amped up show + Q&A

As soon as rapper Styles P took the stage he made an announcement - he wasn’t allowed to swear or smoke onstage, two of his signatures.

Despite the censorship, Styles P rocked the sold out crowd Wednesday night in a satisfying concert by playing cuts from his personal catalog and from his band The Lox’s repertoire.

Styles didn’t curse the whole night, instead leaving the crowd to fill in the obscenities.

"They should’ve been able to (curse)," said Alex Mitchell-Hardt, a senior marketing major. "But he’s the man for having the crowd feel ill."

DJ AKO opened the show with a set that succeeded in its execution but failed to ignite a crowd waiting for the main event. Rapper Staxx also performed a couple songs, and while his flow was tight, for some reason he never looked at the audience, instead choosing to look across the stage. If the anticipation couldn’t get any crazier for the main act, right before Styles P came out, a girl fainted in the front row.

Styles opened his set with "Super Gangster" from his new album "Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentleman)." He followed that up with more cuts from his new album and recent mixtapes, which had the crowd moshing and screaming.

The crowd went crazy when Styles jumped over the stage barrier and moved through the crowd while performing "Kiss Your Ass Goodbye" and The Lox anthem "Wild Out."

He had the crowd going crazy and rapping along to the anthem "Good Times (I Get High)," one of Styles’ classic cuts from the album "Gangster and a Gentleman."

Styles closed out the show with his new anthem "Blow Your Mind." And while Styles’ set was a little on the short side, about 45 minutes, his energy and his crowd interaction was topnotch.

Considering the limitations put on him regarding the language, Styles P proved he really is a gangster and a gentleman.

"He was a crowd pleaser," said Paige Bresky, a sophomore broadcast journalism major. "Very entertaining."


Q & A with rapper and collaborator Styles P
Tim Goessling


Rapper Styles P has been a part of the rap industry for more than 15 years doing solo work and collaborating with big name rappers like Akon and Ghostface Killah. Right before Styles P took the stage at the Schine Underground Wednesday night, he took the time to answer a few questions about his lyrics, fellow rappers and current events.

The Daily Orange: You spoke about your race on your song "I’m Black." How do you feel race has changed in America?

Styles P: I don’t think it’s changed much. I think people are pretty prejudiced and just not up front about it. And that’s from black-white, fat-skinny, tall-small. If you take all the black out, Italian people aren’t going to like Irish people. Irish people aren’t going to like English people. Dominicans are gonna have a problem with Puerto Ricans. Everyone has some type of tug with each other - it’s just not accepting each other’s differences.

Who you listening to right now?

I’m listening to old school music right to tell you the truth. Prince, Marvin Gaye, Public Enemy.

What’s the creative process like for you?

Smoke and listen to the beat.

That’s it, that simple?

Simple. I smoke to the beat, and I listen to the beat. I rap over feeling. I’m not a good plan-out rapper. I got to hear the beat, and everything is off the moment. I just got to go off the feeling.

What’s up with former D-Block member Jae Hood who recently left the group?

Screw Jae Hood. He was an unhappy artist, you know, which was understood. The way he went about it, being an Internet gangster, getting on stage with 50 was real disloyal. I mean, God bless him, I hope the best for him, I just think he’s a sucka, the way he went about it.

On the presidential race?

I’m with Barack now. I like Barack, and I like Hillary too ’cause I like change, definitely go with Barack first, but after that I’ll go with Hillary.

Out of all your songs, which one is your favorite one personally?

"I’m Black"

If you had the chance to see S.P. or any of the Lox live you will know they put on crazy shows with mad energy, a must for any fan...check the official myspace pages to see when they next live in your area.

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