Styles P

Styles P
Styles P in 2010
Background information
Birth name	David R. Styles
Also known as	Big Dave Styles Styles Pinero Holiday Styles the Ghost
Born	(1974-11-28) November 28, 1974 (age 49) Queens, New York City, U.S.
Origin	Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	1994–present
Labels	The Phantom Entertainment / EMPIRE
Member of	The Lox
Formerly of	Ruff Ryders
Website	stylesp.net

David R. Styles (born November 28, 1974), better known by his stage name Styles P (also known mononymously as Styles),^[1] is an American rapper, best known as a member of hip hop group the Lox, alongside childhood friends Sheek Louch and Jadakiss. Along with the other members of the Lox, he is a founder of D-Block Records and was also a part of the Ruff Ryders Entertainment collective. In addition, he has released multiple albums and mixtapes as a solo MC. In 2002, he released his debut solo album A Gangster and a Gentleman, which contained the hit single "Good Times". The song peaked at number 22 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[2][3]

He has gone on to release Time Is Money (2006), Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentleman) (2007), Master of Ceremonies (2011), The World's Most Hardest MC Project (2012), Float (2013), Phantom and the Ghost (2014), A Wise Guy and a Wise Guy (2015), and G-Host (2018).