Hip Hop Radio Arguments are more funny than informative most of the time but this 50 Vs Styles P shyt was really crazy and informative in retrospect. It's when I really had to respect Styles P.
Dude really stood on his own two in this and held his own. And this was a prime 50 that was feeling himself extra hard. Even by 50's tone towards the end of the interview you could see 50 had some genuine respect for him. And he never gives that to anyone besides Eminem. He treats his own friends like shyt/slaves and his enemies he mocks til the death of him.
Styles berates him for laughing at Supreme getting locked, tells him he forgot where he came from, then tells him he's not mad at him for fukking his album release over...and that 50's antics aren't hurting him they're just strengthening his guard. People always complain about rappers never take blame for their own mishaps but Styles did it here with the upmost diplomacy, while reminding 50 to try to mentally come back to the streets and stop acting like an corny industry nikka.
It's when I began to realize that as loved as 50 is..or may seem...he could never be the LOX. As in he could never make a song that really speaks to the streets, the way The LOX can. 50 doesn't give a shyt about anyone but himself. He really is that grimy dude who truly doesn't give a fukk. Which is why most people respect him but they hate him. Meanwhile The LOX are those guys who don't sell as much as 50 but they are truly loved. And this interview did a great job showing the contrast between both characters. 50 keeps rambling about dumb industry bullshyt trying to pretend he had nothing to do with Styles P's album pushed back, trying to make him the source of ridicule, neverending rambling about money, while Styles keeps pressing 50 about the code of ethics. And it's funny because throughout the interview where's a subtle mutual respect even though these nikkas are two different people
Styles may have never sold as much as Jay or 50 but that man needs his flowers while he's still here for what he is to hip hop