Royce da 5'9"

Released: June 28, 2005

Songwriter: Royce da 5'9"

Producer: Carlos “6 July” Broady

[Verse 1: Royce Da 5'9"]
Yeah, yeah
Well it's the uhh, uhh, abbrevia-ated letter
Associated with meta-metapho-phores and cheddar cheddar
The C.O.D., the P.O.P
The "cash on delivery" at the "point of purchase" - don't I be workin'?
Heaven and hell is standin' next to you at the same time
Cuttin' into your playin' time, keep playin' (playin')
Most of my predictions is speculation based on the patience
I've developed hustlin', racin' this check I'm chasin' (chasin')
Sellin' mixtapes to them albums from 30 to 50 thousand (wow)
It ain't no problem, I got it, my following got me (got me)
Long as I continue to spit poems
To send you niggas back to the L-A-B
I'mma be sellin out venues
Be out at them venues, sellin that merch'
Shippin' CD's overseas, nigga we sellin' that work
The Escrow crew, just ran by the petro man
Select don't know who the check go to

[Hook: Royce]
'Round here here, 'round here, 'round here
'Round here they call me independie
'Cause of how independent my pen be
Movin' on that paper, movin' that paper
Uhh, uhh, 'round here, here, here
'Round here they call me independie
'Cause of how independent my pen be, uhh
We be on that paper like ink on that paper, uhh

[Verse 2: Royce Da 5'9"]
You can call it the quickest winter, the unstoppable summer
The opposite of the apocalypse comin' to popular
Wanna be poppin' this gun
He about to be doin' some old impossible Three 6 Mafia numbers
Each quarter like the Beach Boys or the Beatle
The Parliament globally callin the shots explodin 'til 'Pac
Roll all the way over, respectfully hate me, you best to behave
I'm seven dollars a record makin' heftier pay
Can you realize platinum artist buck by buck, is that what you say?
200 thousand sold compared to the average platinum rapper
Couldn't afford, what I blow on all my taxes
'Cause I own my own masters, own my own catalogue
Ain't tryna be old talkin' 'bout "Oh, I had it all"
So it's mo' money, mo' albums, add 'em all
The scanner that seal is the reason I feel like a man of steel
Still standin' 'cause I'm still scannin'

[Hook: Royce]
'Round here here, 'round here, 'round here
'Round here they call me independie
'Cause of how independent my pen be
Movin' on that paper, movin' that paper
Uhh, uhh, 'round here, here, here
'Round here they call me independie
'Cause of how independent my pen be, uhh
We be on that paper like ink on that paper, uhh

[Outro: Royce]
Y'know I always like to say that this album is like a median
Between "Death is Certain," and "Rock City"
But along that way, I manage to find my independence
So that's where we at right now
Royce Da 5'9", "Independent's Day"
Whattup Broady, you know'm talkin' 'bout Broady?
Niggas act like I ain't know they ass as I want to
These units will move, I will be on that TV screen
I will be ridin' through a hood near you
Gettin' some attention from yo' bitch, hahaha
M.I.C., oh yeah and we comin' back again this year too
We not gon' be sittin' out for long periods of time no more
So be on the look out for "July 5th"
Comin' soon to a motherfuckin store near you
'Round here, here, here..

"Let me see, two words to sum up my name in reality – growth and patience, y'know they work hand-in-hand with each other, but at the same time they both deal with movin' forward. I just try to keep some bits about myself 24 hours a day. Y'knowmsayin? I been through a lot and if it's one thing I can say that I learned, it'll be stay bossy. I'm a boss, boss, boss.."

Royce da 5'9", real name Ryan Daniel Montgomery, is undoubtedly one of the underground rap kings of Detroit. The Michigan MC is a long-time collaborator of Eminem’s, meeting him in December 1997, and is noted as one of the greatest lyricists in hip-hop’s history (in 2012, The Source ranked him as the 48th greatest lyricist of all time in their top 50, this questionable ranking unsurprisingly being scrutinized by many as a gross misjudgment).

Although critics have previously cast shade on his ability to create a well-rounded body of work, many, critics included, considered his sophomore effort, Death is Certain (2004), to be a strong album. To learn more in-depth about his solo discography, read this page (the page listed is old, so it is not updated).

Royce is the Bad half of Bad Meets Evil (with Eminem), ¼ of Slaughterhouse (alongside Crooked I KXNG CROOKED, Joe Budden and Joell Ortiz), and ½ of PRhyme (with DJ Premier). Royce currently operates a independent record label, Bad Half Entertainment.

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