On August 9th, Detroit, Michigan emcee Royce Da 5’9 is scheduled to release Success Is Certain. The solo work is a companion album to Royce’s sophomore 2004 album, Death Is Certain. In a new interview at KevinNottingham.com, the Slaughterhouse and Bad Meets Evil member explained the relationship those two works share.
“[Death Is Certain and Success Is Certain are] not that different musically. I actually tried to keep the same darkness, and I just wanted the actual content to be a 180,” explained Royce. “[Death Is Certain] was my most critically acclaimed album, so I tried to keep it on that same level, and try to relive it. But, I’m also — I feel like I’m 360 degrees different from what it was then, career-wise.” At that point, Royce had left major label Columbia Records to work with a burgeoning independent in Koch Records, known today as E1 Entertainment. Now, Royce’s two group projects are big budget major label works, while the emcee vet still releases his solo work at an indie level – now with Gracie Productions.
Nickel Nine continued, “I tried to show that in the music. I speak about triumph, overcoming obstacles, adversity, just doing better than I was before. That whole album was just negative, it was about dying. I mean, it was called Death Is Certain; the whole album was about dying, about me getting killed, you know what I’m saying? I don’t feel like that no more. I’m not angry, I’m much happier, so it’s basically just the opposite of that.”
Read the full Royce Da 5’9 interview at KevinNottingham.com.
Album is dope, heard most of it so far, wouldnt compare it to Death Is Certain or Street Hop but its still Quality, the main drag down is that its so short & a couple of the songs (My Own Planet, Where’s My Money) were released last year, so its more like an EP then an Album IMO……Great EP tho
A lot of the most successful full length albums are about 9 songs long. So there is no reason to call this an Ep. More often than not, 20 song long albums don’t even have 9 good songs on them. It ends up being all filler anyway.
A one year old song isn’t old. Most musicians make albums over a 2 to 3 year span. I am happy Royce took his time to make quality songs. Real artists take their time to get things done properly. This album is dope. I won’t complain when songs that were stolen are included on a retail album.
“I feel like I’m 360 degrees different from what it was then, career-wise.
Which would be a full circle and put you right back where you started.
Come on Royce!
I think thats what he meant
When Royce started out in the game, he was signed to a major label and had lots of hype behind him
Then he got dropped and went underground
Now he’s back in the spotlight
360
New Royce album leaked
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street hop was hella sick. this will be fire
Honestly, I never was feeling his music until the bad meets evil album. I went back and got street hop and a couple mixtapes but wasn’t too impressed. I will have to find death is certain and give that a listen. I take notice that the dude is lyrically nice, but half the shit doesn’t make sense.
Yo, yea his 1st 2 albums are his best. Check out his debut Rock City, and definitely death is certain. There’s 2 particular songs that will always keep me a fan.
‘Life’ and ‘Beef’. Check out these songs from Royce.
Royce is fucking king!
just 2 different times in his life great day n age for hip-hop seein that mcs like Royce are still in the game
Eminem, Royce, Yela, Slaughterhouse.
What i’d give to see them kill Young Money in a beef battle. Pity Eminem’s too mature now cause the old Em would of straight up dissed Wayne and I know whatever Eminem does the rest of Shady Records will have his back. On topic though love the new album nearly every song on there is good.