It’s goes without saying that Royce Da 5’9’s album Book of Ryan is strong candidate for rap album of the year. Royce assembles a team of lyrical assassins for his “Summer On Lock” video recruiting Pusha T, Fabolous, Jadakiss, along with Agent Sasco. The summer isn’t over with yet and this joint is a reminder.
In an industry where people know the price of everything, but know the value of nothing, hip-hop legends Royce Da 5″9 and Dj Premier give hiphop a new appraisal with their new album PRhyme 2. The feeling of this album is just what the game needed: a friendly reminder of the essence of hip-hop. A…
Tru 2 Da Game Detroit is most definitely in the building today, as rapper Ro Spit and producer 14KT, who’ve formed as the two-headed monster RSXGLD, have linked up with Royce, JMSN & DJ Assault for “True.” And yes, it’s a “True” Michigan family affair. Ro and 14KT’s joint project, RSXGLD, drops this Friday (11/3),…
Words by Jabari Carter @1DJFirstClass We have a lyrical assassination on our hands here. Both Royce and Crooked are some of the strongest lyricists in the game, and this track finds them spitting venomous lines aimed squarely at the conservative party. “Truth” is the first single off Crooked’s upcoming album Good Vs Evil 2, which…
Today we take a trip up to our sites second home: Michigan. And we venture north to the Wolverine State to lock in with producer BEWARE who has assembled an all-star cast for his latest release “Triumphant.” Somehow, some way, he was able to get Royce, Payroll and Chavis on the same track — no…
Welcome to Gotham City. Detroit native takes everyone to the home of The Bat for the official video for “Testing Me,” Page’s collaboration with King Los, Royce and Mr. Porter, which I’m happy to premiere here today on FSD. I’ll let Page explain this one: The Testing Me video was designed because you have some…
Following the release of his Layers project, Royce Da 5’9 stopped by Hot 97 to chop it with Peter Rosenberg for the latest episode of Real Late. Royce talked to Rosenberg about everything including his new album, his friendship with Eminem, his alcoholism an much more. Watch the full interview below and be sure to…
One of Detroit’s all-time greats, Royce Da Five Foota, dropped his long-awaited album, Layers, a few days ahead of schedule. The project is available for purchase on iTunes and stream via Soundcloud, and it stands at 17 tracks deep. Royce connects with Mr. Porter, Jake One, Pusha T, Rick Ross, Nottz and countless others. It’s an…
The Bad Half of Bad Meets Evil drops off his his Trust The Shooter mixtape. 12 joints of next level rapping over exquisitely curated production. Smoke DZA, Styles P, Tiara, Westside Gunn show up to feature, while production is handled by DJ Premier, Jahlil Beats, Araabmuzik, Nottz, Jake One and Mr Porter. Enjoy this before…
Produced by Streetrunner. Royce is two for two on drops from this new album — and this one is just a throwaway. Well, I shouldn’t call it a throwaway, but it’s gonna land on the pre-release EP titled Tabernacle: Trust The Shooter, which will drop prior to Layers on 4/15. Royce has joints for days….