Royce da 5'9"

Released: April 15, 2016

Songwriter: Royce da 5'9"

Producer: Royce da 5'9"

[Skit]
My nigga T.I.P. used this analogy, he said, "It's like a dog barking and howling at the moon. That dog don't even know why he barking. The moon don't give a fuck. The moon is so far away; the dog can't touch the moon, he can't shut the moon off. The moon just sits up in the sky and just shines." Let the moon shine, dog. Let the moon shine, dog

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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