NEWS:Styles P Talks "Dub-Dime" And Additional New Projects

Just three months removed from the release of his impressive retail-available mixtape with DJ Green Lantern, The Green Ghost Project, Styles P is already preparing for the release of another all-new material street album, The Ghost Dub-Dime (due May 18th).

“I think when you make a official album you gotta think worldwide…but I’m not in that mood yet, I feel more like just keeping it street right now,” replied Styles to HipHopDX earlier this week when asked why he decided to take time to record a second unofficial album for 2010 instead of working on the follow-up to his last studio release, 2007’s Super Gangster Extraordinary Gentleman. “Because I think your mind-frame should be in a certain spot when you gonna make an album for the world. And I think the streets is lacking something right now.”

In addition to wanting to take time to thoroughly serve the streets, Styles explained to DX that he is also pushing his plans to record a new solo studio album temporarily to the side to first complete work on New L.O.X. Order, the long-awaited follow-up to he and partners-in-rhyme Jadakiss’ and Sheek Louch’s last L.O.X. group effort, 2000’s We Are The Streets.

“We trying to really handle this business, get all the business formalities [taken care of right now],” said Styles regarding the current status of his group’s reported negotiations to return to Bad Boy Records for the release of their third album. “We recording now… We gathering the music. We got a couple joints [already done], [and] working on more joints [now]…”

While remaining tight-lipped about which producers Styles and company have already worked with for New L.O.X. Order, The Ghost did confirm that the Yonkers trio are planning to put in studio time with previous production suppliers to the group, Pete Rock and DJ Premier.

Whichever beatmakers are recruited for the album, the sound and overall direction of the new L.O.X. project will likely differ dramatically from what Pinero is planning for his next, currently untitled, solo effort.

“It’s gonna be like [Public Enemy] and N.W.A. was in the studio all at once,” declared Styles of the early vision he has for the album he will begin work on after New L.O.X. Order. “I’m trying to do something crazy… It’s gonna be like a…conscious [but still] hard direction… I think it’s only really me that can [walk] the line [between] consciousness and gangsta…”

For now fans of Styles’ signature brand of street consciousness will have to get their fix from the aforementioned Green Ghost Project and the two lead leaks from The Ghost Dub-Dime: the thunderous 808-bolstered “It’s Over” and “That Street Life,” the introspective first single featuring a vocal appearance from the song’s producer, North Carolina native (and 9th Wonder discovery) Tyler Woods.

Styles’ supporters can also look forward to hearing more of their favorite hood spokesman soon via the Duck Down debut from Pharoahe Monch, W.A.R. (We Are Renegades).

“Oh my God, that shit is fuckin’ a problem!,” Styles’ exclaimed of his collabo with Pharoahe (with Phonte on the song’s chorus), tentatively-titled “Blackhand Side.” “I’m waiting to hear it. I’m sitting here every day wondering when Pharoahe’s gonna drop that shit. That shit is a problem. He got some good music on that [W.A.R. album]. I was listening to his [new] music [and] he got some shit! Oh man, he got some shit.”

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