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Styles P’s latest worth time and money
By Joe Lynch | Feb. 12, 2007From the opening notes of his sophomore album Time Is Money, it is clear Styles P is doing his best to set himself apart from the droves of gangsta rappers on the market. G-Joint"" begins as few hip-hop songs do, considering very few rap joints begin with the endearingly cheesy synths from Asia's ""Only Time Will Tell."" ""G-Joint's"" lyrics tie in to the absurd '80s sampling, name checking everything from Slick Rick to Rambo to the wonderfully dated Van Damme flick ""Bloodsport."" Though Styles P doesn't do much with the Asia sample other than put some grinding beats over it, he does make a convincing argument that so-bad-they're-amazing '80s songs have a future in rap music.
