Styles P Signs to KOCH

After leaving Interscope Records following the release of his oft-delayed sophomore album Time Is Money, rapper Styles P has decided to take the independent route.

According to Styles, KOCH (home to artists such as Jim Jones and Prodigy) is a perfect fit: I look forward to embarking on this exciting new phase of my career along side KOCH Records, a company best known for their unyielding interest in supporting the vision of the artist, he said on Hot 97. It feels good to be a part of a team that appreciates hip-hop in its truest form. I am ecstatic about being in control of my own destiny.

General Manager and Executive VP of KOCH Records Alan Grunblatt shared Styles optimism: Styles is the perfect KOCH Urban artist. He has a huge fan base and is ready to go to the next level. We are absolutely thrilled to have him.

It was often speculated that Styles troubles with Interscope were the direct result of blackballing by 50 Cent, who said in the diss track I Run New York that he would push Styles shit back.