Royce da 5'9"

Released: September 20, 2008

Songwriter: Royce da 5'9"

Producer: Cool N Dre

[Intro]
You can see Green Lantern is invading the airwaves
He's invading the airwaves. Turn up the radio, turn up your radio

[Hook]
I'm grindin' till I'm tired
Cause you ain't grindin' until you die
That's way I'm grindin', that's why
I'm losin' my mind, I spit through the day to get through the night
Good lord I'm the shit, you niggas know I'm lethal
I'm just wonderin' why you won't admit that I'm nice
What the fuck you niggas tryna do tonight?
Motherfucker I'm nice

[Verse One]
I don't need no ovation, MC with no patience
Diddy called me to write it when he needed rotation
Went to his location, wrote it for no pay then
Gave him my CD, while the streets was pulsatin'
I guess my luck passed, yup, cause Puff passed
Puff passed on me like the weed rotatin'
No hatin', he must be eatin' way too much cheesecake
If he think he can see an MC from his team take me
That ain't a diss though, it's just so frustratin'
Makes you wanna go and shoot up stations
Smack a DJ I don't like for nothin' basically
If I should die tonight I done been to enough places
Play some motherfuckin' Nas you bitch
Quit ridin' dick, worryin' about Plies and Trick
He's just nice, Jesus Christ
But this is God you get, my new name should be Allah Who Spit
My vibe is sick, my CD in your car, bitch you ridin' with
More hot shit in it then Robbers Get, lava, saliva
I'm prob-ally in L.A. gettin' into some head like a Dodger's fit
We oppo-site, let's be Frank like Sinatra
Shit, I'm the illest nigga out this bitch
I'll empty every bullet out this clip, don't doubt this
I'm on fire nigga, who gonna douse this?

[Hook]

[Verse Two]
We are not the same but I'm not a martian
I'm an arson, I ride around drama-startin'
I bet you niggas won't be wolfin' when that llama barkin'
Cause you can get the picture with some milk behind the carton
What's beef? I play it one way
Violate on Sunday get annihilated Monday (I'm nice)
You niggas is actors, what are you recordin'?
I leave you bleedin', lyin' on the cuttin' room floor then
Listen to Joe Budden say, "I fell the fuck off"
But he ain't never fell on, I'm just gonna ignore him
Make a nigga extra famous after I warn him
Don't jump, you as gay as, Greg Louganis into that water
You don't want it, you can either have a nice afternoon
Or you can have your family do the morning
Nothing can stop us, fly when nothin' can top us
Been hustling hip-hop since I went and fucked with the Doctor
I know I sound high, but I will break you
Do you like a cup at the opera, no thank you
Nigga I ain't buyin' them wolf tickets you sellin'
I'm an artist, here's my pen, bury it with Magellan
Nigga who is you tellin'? I know that I'm nice
Life is a gamble, I roll like I loaded my dice
My flow is my life, my talents just go with my pipes
That Phantom on them 20-20's and so is my sight

[Hook]

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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