{"id":223125,"date":"2026-02-04T09:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T08:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=223125"},"modified":"2026-02-03T10:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T09:00:17","slug":"styles-p-talks-lox-legacy-mc-vs-rapper-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/styles-p-talks-lox-legacy-mc-vs-rapper-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Styles P Talks LOX Legacy, \u201cMC vs Rapper\u201d &#038; More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3W-s6BZ1bR4?si=d_9DIxeeaZlXQeUh\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>From what longevity looks like for The LOX to how he thinks about MC craft vs modern standards, Styles P keeps it one hundred the whole way through.He gets into the Drake ghostwriting debate, why MC and rapper are not the same thing, and how artists like J Cole and Kendrick Lamar still represent the craft today.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"223128\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/styles-p-talks-lox-legacy-mc-vs-rapper-more\/styles-p-on-lox-longevity-j-cole-mc-vs-rapper-debate\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Styles-P-on-LOX-Longevity-J-Cole-MC-vs-Rapper-Debate.avif\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Styles P on LOX Longevity, J Cole &amp;#038; 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