Styles is ripped

[Jome]

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 ß   ÜÜ  ßÛÜßÛÛÜÜÛÛÛÛÝARTIST: Styles                      ÞÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÛßÜÛß  ÜÜ
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  ÛÛÛÛÛÜ    ÞÛÝÞÛÛÛÜ   TITLE: A Gangster And A Gentleman    ÜÛÛÛÝÞÛÝ    ÜÛÛÛÛÛ
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        ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß   track list                               ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ
    ÜÜÜ     ßßÛÛÜ    ----------                                ÜÛÛßßþ   ßÛÛÛÛÜ
 ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ    ÞÛÛ²   01 Intro                          0:33   ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ    ÞÛÛÛÛ
ÞÛÛÛÛÝ      Üܲ²Û²Ý  02 Good Times                     3:31  Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß
 ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß   03 Yall Know We In Here Ft Swizz  3:49   ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ  ßßß
   ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß        Beatz n P.K.                            ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
       ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ   04 A Gangster And A Gentleman     4:32   ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
      ÞÛÛÛÛÛ    ÞÛ²  05 Black Magic Ft Angie Stone     4:28  ²ÛÝ    ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
      ÛÛÛÛÛÝ    ÛÛÛÝ 06 Daddy Get That Cash Ft Lil Mo  3:40 ÞÛÛÛ    ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
      ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ  ²ÛÛ²  07 Lick Shots Ft Jadakiss Sheek n 4:24  ²ÛÛ²  ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
        ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß      J-Hood                                ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
            ßßÛÛÜ    08 And I Came ToFt Eve n Sheek    4:43    ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ   ß Ü
  ÜÜÜÜÜ       ÞÛÛ²   09 Get Paid                       3:43   ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ   ÜÛÝ
 ß  ßßÛÛÛÜ   ܲ²Û²Ý  10 Ass Bag (Skit)                 2:00  Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
      ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß   11 I'm A RuffRyder Ft Jadakiss    3:45   ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ  ßßß
Ü    ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß     12 Soul Clap                      3:18     ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
 ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ   13 We Thugs (My Niggas) Ft        4:04   ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
      ÞÛÛÛÛÛ    ÞÛ²     Jadakiss n Sheek                     ²ÛÝ    ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
      ÛÛÛÛÛÝ    ÛÛÛÝ 14 Styles Ft Jadakiss             3:54 ÞÛÛÛ    ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
      ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ  ²ÛÛ²  15 Barbershop (Skit)              3:42  ²ÛÛ²  ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
        ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß   16 Listen                         2:58   ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ
    ÜÜÜ     ßßÛÛÜ    17 Niggas Flippin (Skit)          1:12    ÜÛÛßßþ   ßÛÛÛÛÜ
 ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ    ÞÛÛ²   18 Yall Dont Wanna Fuck Ft M.O.P. 4:34   ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ    ÞÛÛÛÛ
ÞÛÛÛÛÝ      Üܲ²Û²Ý  19 Shit Done Changed (Skit) Ft    2:07  Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß
 ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß      Styles n Garf                         ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ  ßßß
   ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß     20 Nobody Believes Me Ft Sheek    3:49     ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
       ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ      Cross n J-Hood                        ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
      ÞÛÛÛÛÛ    ÞÛ²  21 Dedication (Skit) Ft Styles    0:43  ²ÛÝ    ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
      ÛÛÛÛÛÝ    ÛÛÛÝ 22 My Brother                     4:34 ÞÛÛÛ    ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
      ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ  ²ÛÛ²  23 Outro Ft Styles                2:33  ²ÛÛ²  ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
        ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß   24 The Life (Bonus Track)         3:09   ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
            ßßÛÛÜ                                              ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ   ß Ü
  ÜÜÜÜÜ       ÞÛÛ²                                            ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ   ÜÛÝ
 ß  ßßÛÛÛÜ   ܲ²Û²Ý                                          Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
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 ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ                                            ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
      ÞÛÛÛÛÛ    ÞÛ²                                          ²ÛÝ    ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
      ÛÛÛÛÛÝ    ÛÛÛÝ                                        ÞÛÛÛ    ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
      ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ  ²ÛÛ²                                          ²ÛÛ²  ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
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    ÜÜÜ     ßßÛÛÜ    release notes                             ÜÛÛßßþ   ßÛÛÛÛÜ
 ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ    ÞÛÛ²                                            ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ    ÞÛÛÛÛ
ÞÛÛÛÛÝ      Üܲ²Û²Ý  What I Told You I'd Be Back You Shoulda Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß
 ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß   Listend Biotch!!! First We Brought Jada. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ  ßßß
   ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß     Now We Bringing Something Better           ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
       ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ   Trust Me. Retail Styles-A Gangster And A ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
      ÞÛÛÛÛÛ    ÞÛ²  Gentlemen  24 Tracks Ft Eve Jadakiss,   ²ÛÝ    ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
      ÛÛÛÛÛÝ    ÛÛÛÝ Swizz Beatz, Angie Stone, And Oh Yeah  ÞÛÛÛ    ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
      ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ  ²ÛÛ²  Lox Reunion With Jada n Sheek . Cant    ²ÛÛ²  ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
        ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß   Nobody Bring It Like Rns ! Nobody. Ya'll ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
            ßßÛÛÜ    Gonna Be Playin This One For  A Long Time ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ   ß Ü

[Jome]

I heard 10 joints so far, and it's dope indeed.
I think Swizz Beatz proved himself on this one.
If the last 14 is as dope as the first 10, then we be talking classic.

[=[Euthanasia]=]

Suprisingly long, but if he can hold down an album this long then he's worth supporting. Give a quick review when you finish the whole thing Jome, would much appreciate it  

[Jome]

Aight

1 Intro
Dope intro with Styles talkin over a eerie background.

2 Good Times
Dope beat by Swizz Beatz, and a classic chorus in best Kanye West style. Styles rips it.
5 of 5
 
3 Yall Know We In Here Ft Swizz  Beatz n P.K.
Swizz beat once again, pretty dope.
Styles reps agressive, with Swizz & P.K. on the chorus.
Sounds like a RR-theme.
4.5 of 5

4 A Gangster And A Gentleman
This is fucking dope, sounds like it could be Alchemist or Kanye West on the beat. Beat is incredible, and Styles str8 rips it, telling his lifestory.
Dope chorus too. By this track the album is already doper that Jadakiss album.
5 of 5

5 Black Magic Ft Angie Stone    
A more laidback soulful track.
Pretty nice.
Angie Stone makes a nice cameo on the chorus.
4.5 of 5

6 Daddy Get That Cash Ft Lil Mo  
Hype beat, possibly by Swizz Beatz once again.
Swizz proves himself once again. The chorus fits the beat perfect. Styles comes thru once again.
4.75 of 5

7 Lick Shots Ft Jadakiss Sheek n J-Hood  
Once again a dope Swizz Beatz beat. Reminds me of "Eastside Ryders" with Styles & Eastsidaz. Gunshots throughout the song gets a lil irritating though, but still dope.
Lox younging J Hood makes a aight verse nuthin special.
Sheek proves himself a righteous Lox-member. Kiss comes correct as always.
4.75 of 5
 
8 And I Came To Ft Eve n Sheek  
Swizz Beatz AGAIN, and it's hype as fuck once again.
Sheek comes dope, and so does Styles & Eve
Average chorus, but can't ruin a dope beat & joint.
4.5 of 5

9 Get Paid  
Beats is sweet on this album so far, and this is no exception.
Difficult to hear who's on the beat.
Styles tells the story about getting paid.
Children singing on the chorus.
Pretty aight shit.
4.25 of 5
   
10 Ass Bag (Skit)    
 
11 I'm A RuffRyder Ft Jadakiss    
Swizz Beatz probably. A nice non-Swizzish beat.
Sounds like a Alchemist-beat, but probably Swizz.
Styles & Kiss reppin that Dub R.
Very Anthemish.
4.5 of 5

12 Soul Clap
Sounds like it could be Rockwilder, and it's dope as fire in hell.
Styles rips it AGAIN, and the chorus is DOPE as fuck!
"Can I get a soul-clap?" Styles says on the chorus, and after this you hear a gun reloading.
5 of 5
   
13 We Thugs (My Niggas) Ft  Jadakiss n Sheek
Once again a D Block joint. Kiss & Styles switches verses perfect, NICE mic-switching indeed.
Beat is dope here too, if you didn't know.
Alchemist I believe.
Nothing to complain about here.
5 of 5

14 Styles Ft Jadakiss  
Hm, strange name for a track, but you'll see when you hear the chorus.
Just above average beat, but when Styles comes dope and Kiss does a dope chorus, the outcome is pretty aight.
Pretty unSwizzish but I guess it's him again.
4.25 of 5

15 Barbershop (Skit)
 
16 Listen  
A laidback track, and Styles dropping some thoughtful lyrics.
Laidback shit isn't my cup of tea, but delivered like this, I don't mind.
4.5 of 5

17 Niggas Flippin (Skit)
 
18 Yall Dont Wanna Fuck Ft M.O.P.
You KNOW Jome likes a MOP-cameo, and both Fame & Danze str8 rip it in their own ultra-amped style.
Hype beat, probably Swizz.
One of the more amped tracks on the album, unsurprisingly.
5 of 5

19 Shit Done Changed (Skit) Ft  Styles n Garf  

20 Nobody Believes Me Ft Sheek, Cross n J-Hood  
Nice story-driven track, with each character playing a part of the story. The beat encourages the story and it ends up pretty dope. Styles is the main character, with the other RR's in supporting roles.
4.5 of 5

21 Dedication (Skit) Ft Styles    

22 My Brother  
A laidback track, with life-reflectiving lyrics.
Not very dope, but easy to listen to, and nice lyrics.
4 of 5
 
23 Outro Ft Styles  
Dope outro
 
24 The Life (Bonus Track)  feat. Pharoahe Monch
CLASSIC track.
Perfect joint, fuck complaining about anything on this one.
5 of 5

Total: 9 of 10

[tuwac_shakur]

download 'memorial day', add it to the end of the album and you have a 'classic'.

[H2O proof MC]

could someone please get at me on AIM and hook a brother up

[=[Euthanasia]=]

Nice one for the review Jome. From the sounds of it this sounds like one impressive album. I'll definately check it out, prolly d/l it first when I get time but i'm sure i'll like it.

[Smooth]

damn this sounds hot... ima have to peep it for sure...

[teecee]

Marginally better than Jadakiss' album.....marginally.  THis album has nice cuts, thats it.  All this guy mostly rhymes about is guns and shit, i wish he could pick another topic cuz his voice is fairly dope.  

Jome, those ratings are a joke, right?  Just kidding, i just can't believe it.  If ya'll want some thugged out eastcoast shit, check Cormega, it is much better.  The best song on Styles is the one with Angie stone, Good times, and A Gangsta and a gentleman.  Of course My Life is a 5, but it was done better by Tribeca (his was all about sports).Overall, i give this album a 3.5/5 at best, and i was actually looking forward to it.  I am sure this will be just like Jada's album, all hype.  

[Doggystylin]

i have a feeling jome is really overatting this album, its like havin igeezy review a jayz album, or have me review a bone album, lol

ima go with teecee, looks like he knows what hes talkin about, no offense jome

[The Watcher]

im not really a LOX fan, but this album is FIRE .. listened to it 3 times over so far, the best track being 'Im A Ruff Ryder' feat/ Jadakiss ..

[CodeCaine]

ima hafta try and download it

[IKON]

 I don't really like Swizz Beatz at all but I might pick up this album. Styles has an ok but boring flow if u ask me. Jadakiss is tighter but he released a crappy album. I might pick this one up especially if its better than Kiss the Game Goodbye

[Jome]

i have a feeling jome is really overatting this album, its like havin igeezy review a jayz album, or have me review a bone album, lol

ima go with teecee, looks like he knows what hes talkin about, no offense jome

LoL, nah. I never been a huge Lox fan.
But this shit is bangin. 100 times better than the crap Jadakiss delivered.
You might not like it if you hate Swizz Beatz for all your worth.
Some people flip when they see his name in the credits, but I gotta say he's improved VERY much from his Casio-style.

I was very sceptic about this album at first, knowing that Lox isn't making the dopest albums, but this is a breakthrough in this department.

I also agree that the original "My Life" was better, but the Styles one is just a bonus track to a already full packed album.

[Jome]

In fact I never ever bought a Lox-album.
This will be the first one I buy, and NO I haven't bootlegged the others, they just wasn't good enough to even bootleg.
Cop this, you wont be disappointed.
(Unless you have Swizz Beatz on 2nd place behind Bin Laden on your deathlist)