Royce da 5'9"

Released: June 20, 2017

[Interview]
They wanted to find somebody who was talented and then they wanted to try to develop 'em and create a artist or a star with longevity. Now they look at views, and streams. And they take you at the height of your own development, burn you out

[Talking]
And take a portion of everything you earn

I was at my lawyers office when I was like 20 years old and I heard him say some shit that resonated with me, he didn't know I could hear him talking. This motherfucker said, "Artists are like horses. The managers, the lawyers, we all are like jockeys and we just ride 'em until they can't ride no more and then we just move on to the next."

That's not fucking cool. What the fuck is cool about that? Like why wouldn't you want longevity in the business so cut throat? But at the end of the day... who the fuck are you?

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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