![]() ![]() I’m locking in the studio and you're not going to see me," before he finished his new album. I just spoke with Phonte about a week ago, and he told his wife, "I’m going into war mode. I never try to do them all and balance it, I’m not good at that. I know I’m gearing up for shows and shit. I haven’t been in there since I finished the album. I dedicate everything to the studio when it’s time. How do you balance it out, then? How much time do you spend in the studio? It’s like all of that shit catches up to me. But if I’m not in the lab, if I have to sit around and wait for stuff, I get exhausted. Royce: When my mind is moving, and I’m trying to think of raps and shit, I forget I’m supposed to sleep. Yoh: I was surprised you were asleep when I called. The following conversation-which took place directly after I hung up the phone with DJ Premier-has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity. Knocking on the 20th year of his career, Royce exemplifies gradual growth and aging into greatness. ![]() Over the past four years, his collaborative work alongside DJ Premier as one-half of PRhyme, his mixtapes Trust the Shooter and The Bar Exam 4, and his sixth solo studio album Layers showcased Royce as a fully developed veteran wizard who casts rhymes like Dumbledore cast spells. He evolved into a lyricist who is less explosive and more technically mesmerizing, like a solar flare. Sobriety didn’t take away his edge but sharpened the mind. The rage subsided into passion, humor matured into clever wit, and old vices were replaced by healthier desires. It’s more difficult to be consistently great.Īs a fan, watching Royce da 5'9" live up to the MC he always had the promise to be over the past decade has been rewarding. Conversations gradually change from who they will become to who they used to be. ![]() Rappers who once stood as gods shrunk to the size of mortals as their magic dwindled. In music, especially rap, potential is easily identified but realizing that potential is far from guaranteed. The genre has witnessed the sharpest swords become dull blades as time moves forward. Potential is an idea of what could be when the latent and dormant is exciting as what appears on the surface. ![]()
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