styles p – return of the gangster
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Recording Artist, Phantom Gangster Chronicles: Vol. 1
Rolling out recently caught up with Styles P to talk about his latest release, Phantom Gangster Chronicles: Vol. 1, among other things. Check out what the street king had to say. –ivory m. jones
Your latest CD, Phantom Gangster Chronicles: Vol. 1, just hit stores. Two of your previous solo projects also have referenced the term “gangster” (2002’s A Gangster and a Gentleman and 2007’s Super Gangster Extraordinary Gentleman). What is your definition of “gangster?”
I think there are a lot of different aspects of a gangster, and people need to understand that and learn that. Like if you ask me, the average single mom is gangster because she lives in a rough spot, she’s raising her kids and making sure nothing happens to her family. She’s instilling hard rules and principles, and trying to get her family to the next level.
Your CD comes with a DVD. Tell us about what we can expect on it and why it was important to include it.
We wanted a lane to promote exercising and good eating and something else besides music all the time. Somebody’s got to tell the kids that you don’t have to keep eating McDonald’s or Burger King or KFC five days out of the week. As black people, we’ve got to watch our cholesterol and blood pressure.
Rumors always seem to be swirling about the Lox and whether there is strife amongst yourself, Jadakiss and Sheek Louch. Why do you think there is so much speculation about the group?
Because we’re the only group that’s been together forever. I think people say that because we’re the last group who hasn’t broken up, so I think they’re looking for something. But don’t look for something that ain’t there – we [are] tight. We [are]homies and we hold each other down at the end of the day. Money can’t break us up.
