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Royce Da 5'9" - Second Place
Artist: Royce Da 5'9"
Producer: DJ Premier
Album: Success Is Certain
Label: One Records
Though his ‘09’s Street Hop LP earned considerable critical acclaim, Royce Da 5’9‘s recent buzz has centered around his collaborative work—first with street supergroup Slaughterhouse, and most recently with Eminem as Bad Meets Evil (whose self-titled EP drops June 14). Later this month, the Motown vet is set to parlay that renown into a raised profile on the solo tip with the release of his fifth studio album. On this new street single, Royce once again asserts his supremacy over his peers, musing that the only way he’ll see Second Place is if he runs, “a marathon backwards.” Needless to say, Royce backs up his claim with a serious demonstration of mic skills; over the legendary DJ Premier‘s tension-fraught boom-bap beat (complete with samples from KRS-One‘s The Victory, LL Cool J‘s 10 Million Stars and more), he drops bars packed from top to bottom with antisocial behavior (“I”m going yellin’ ‘Shady’ everywhere / Smackin’ n*gga’s b*tches with they lipstick and they baby with they teddy bear.”) and allusive punchlines. Think Royce is justified in titling his latest album Success Is Certain? We won’t know for sure till the project hits stores July 26, but readers are welcome to speculate…
This song first appeared on the
Rap Chart
on June 13, 2011
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With a new EP, LP, and group LP on the way would it be asking too much of Royce to consider recording an entire album with Premier? Maybe, but the end result would be... wow.
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| Posted on Jun 07, 2011 |
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CRYING OVER SPILLED MILK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Posted on Jun 07, 2011 |
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Nasty lyrics
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| Posted on Jun 07, 2011 |
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Premier + Royce = FIREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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| Posted on Jun 07, 2011 |
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royce killin it as always
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| Posted on Jun 07, 2011 |
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HIS WORDPLAY IS CRRRRRAAAAAAZY
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| Posted on Jun 07, 2011 |
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"Devil caught pneumonia now i'm as sick as hell!" that line got my face all scrunched up!
SOLID! |
| Posted on Jun 07, 2011 |
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royce is murdering em all lately! everything he touches is working, even lighters haha
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| Posted on Jun 07, 2011 |
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While the track's concept may not be exactly groundbreaking, the sheer quality of lyrics, the colorful execution of rhymes, and with DJ Premier manning the boardwork duties, there’s not much doubt that it’s going to wind up in heavy rotation.
The effortless feel of the delivery belies the exactness and meticulously measured flow and punchlines. As playful as he is ruthless in asserting his supremacy over his peers, Royce demonstrates a deliberate, expert flow and easy command of slick wordplay. His performance may not give him mainstream light here, but around the world where that talent is appreciated, they recognize and respect the SKILLS which only confidence in your mic abilities brings. |
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Royce spitting hot fire? Nothing new then.
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| Posted on Jun 07, 2011 |
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"Look, Im in a zone fo'real-a'. In the freezer with Medusa, F*ckin' A Stone Cold Killa!" Brilliant and that was the first line out his mouth! Haha Gotta Luv Royce! When you look for a hungry MC, you need to look no further cuz Royce is out to get it right now!
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| Posted on Jun 07, 2011 |
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One of the weaker Premo beats...still a hot track
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| Posted on Jun 07, 2011 |
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Your @*#$! vibing, im inside her, and tell your kids "Daddy been doing more dick riding than Kerry Wigton", Im very venomous, your very innocent and I'll send a monster Harry Henderson. Hilarious Nickel Nine is back! Plus a classic beat by DJ Premier.
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| Posted on Jun 07, 2011 |
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Typical Premier, I like to hear Royce on more energy tracks. This is decent tho...
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| Posted on Jun 07, 2011 |
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its ok not his best
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| Posted on Jun 07, 2011 |
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DJ Premier gave Royce a canva that was a certified hit and Royce hit that mutha out the park...
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wow. Doesn't get better than this, in my opinion. Perfect hip hop song. Royce would be my pick for an entire lp with DJ Premier
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2011 |
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Found this track a few days ago, Royce is one of the most consistent rappers in the game, so much dope spitting & prod.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2011 |
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I know it sounds hater-ish, but when ur resume with Preemo includes classic joints like "Hip Hop," "Boom" and "Shake This" you gotta come harder than this, the expectations are just way too high - or at least mine were. I have confidence Royce and Preem will bring it back to that classic ish soon enough though.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2011 |
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| Posted on Jun 11, 2011 |
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The beat is unreal. Royce's lyrics are great, and his adlibs had me rolling. This dude's quickly become one of my favorite rappers.
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| Posted on Jun 12, 2011 |
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This songs brings me back to the good ole days when Royce and Primo banged out hard with "Boom".... this give me hope in that Hip Hop is getting her breath of fresh air! Keep up the good work
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| Posted on Jun 12, 2011 |
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Royce did his thing on this song. Maybe it’s his time finally.
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| Posted on Jun 15, 2011 |
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Primo and Royce. Need I say more.
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| Posted on Jun 20, 2011 |
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Never disappointing....wordplay is just crazy on this track.
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2011 |
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if mainstream heads listened to diss there head would explode
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| Posted on Jun 27, 2011 |
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Legend rapper over a legend producer.... lyrics are maniacal. >4.5
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| Posted on Aug 05, 2011 |
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