Royce da 5'9"

Released: February 21, 2020

Songwriter: Royce da 5'9"

Producer: MTK (Producer) Royce da 5'9"

[Verse]
Motherfucker, say what?
Yeah
White Jesus taught you heathens cross you niggas just to stone you
Knowledge empowers all you quicker than ignorance disarms you
I hate to see Tee Grizzley going through shit he shouldn't be going through
I hate to see Shady respond to shit he shouldn't respond to
I hate that your Commander In Chief is more demander and thief
And it seems like this boy just can't be impeached
I can't be under the thumb of one who seems to be attracted to his own daughter
Why should we not set up shop?
We black, we are our own barbers
But even a jewel from a fool is still a gem
A dude'll put more energy in killing you than healing him
We went from riding in Yugos to buying sumo statues
When you fall from that level of flying, who gon' catch you?
Pac and Biggie died for you rappers so you don't have to
Martin and Malcolm died for your blackness, pursue your masters
I wore that rhinestone doo-rag so you don't have to
I'ma need you to Google that too
I wore a rhinestone doo-rag, but you don't have to
Next generation, it's on y'all
Motherfucker, say what?

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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