Styles P

After his successful debut Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentleman), Styles drops a mixtape of new songs and tracks he's been featured on in 2008. His streetwise ethos comes across best on the laid-back, melancholy, guitar-laced beats that drive "Two Clap" and "Where I'm From." However, an overabundance of subpar verses from understudies like Bucky, AP and Bully on "Don't Want It" and "Cook Up" make for plenty of material to skip. Although the lyrical slugfest with AZ that is "The Hardest" ends the mixtape on a good note, it leaves one wishing that Styles was a bigger focal point.