Royce Da 5'9" Interview at The Breakfast Club Power 105.1 (04/19/2016)

Royce Da 5'9" discusses fighting alcoholism, putting out introspective music for the first time, what's next for Slaughterhouse and much more. #BreakfastClub

[@JimLigon]

I wish more people dug Royce. His flow is ridiculous, his voice matches his flow perfectly, he's just dope all around. Good interview.

[@deathrager2404]

yea he is dope, but he is the white man's puppy.

[@hskte]

@@deathrager2404 2021, what are your thoughts now "death rager" ?

[@rcaesar800]

I absolutely LOVE when rappers who are mature & shows common sense being interviewed. You can tell Royce is a stand up brotha.

[@godisamazing7074]

I agree

[@SmokezZ908]

the question is are you ?

[@simply9ja]

There is a 99% chance that Royce sleeps with his glasses on😀

[@jaycee598]

max Just because people wear glasses all the time doesn’t mean they don’t take them off.

[@dario.m4707]

@@jaycee598 its a joke

[@jaycee598]

Dario .M oh yeah yeah

[@Funkymuffins123XP]

decided to watch this after the birdman video to see how a normal mature person is interviewed lmao

[@killasic]

Royce is always eloquent. Always on point.

[@Bylug706]

That was your big word minimum for the day

[@killasic]

+knowledgeiskey gotcha boss ;)

[@Ostfriese93]

At least 2 times a day? you know how much fuggin water u use if 3 people would do that in one household every day, yeah? If you don't do sports every day 1 time in the morning is enough before work/ school. Showering in the evening before going to bed is waste of water and just 4 comfort not for cleaning yourself so that you don't smell bad in public cuz u at home.

[@julioalvarez1616]

I love him being sober because PHryme and Layers have definitely been his 2 best projects to me. Royce's storytelling is on another level case in point Tabernacle.

[@williamwalsh1533]

Wow his granny was on the 5th floor and his girl was on the 9th floor and he is Royce the 5'9!

[@MosleyAnimation]

😱

[@SpacelyHendrix]

woah

[@Poopbagsteve]

Damn. That's crazy that you made that correlation !

[@MaTaNhy]

+William Walsh DUDE

[@almondcan24]

+MaTaNhy His height is also 5' 9"

[@syenro]

Royce on the Breakfast Club, which is cool.

[@afterpodcast]

One of the most and underrated MCs in the game! The fact that he's also so honest about his trials and tribulations (and overcoming it) made me respect him that much more!

[@definitelyfamousbutyoudont1810]

glad they put some respek in my boy Royce name

[@hebrew26commandmentspower55]

🔥😂

[@paulwoodfall01]

Charmalagne, Envy and and Angela really diverted what could have been a crazy deep interview into petty jokes and BS talk. Royce has a lot to say and I don't think these guys are really capable of dealing with someone who is built like this lol.

[@JayGLiteHarlem]

One of the few people who can out rap my boy Eminem. Royce is a Great.

[@Dom776]

+JayGLiteHarlem and Crooked..highly slept on

[@nickcourtney793]

100%

[@redblue8287]

+JayGLiteHarlem Yea Royce doesn't get the credit he deserves. His diss song "Malcolm X" is highly slept on. His Bar Exam series is slept on, but I guess because he doesn't have the mainstream appeal, ppl sleep on him. Subscribe to my channel I Have great content on there about the real world.

[@davek4547]

+JayGLiteHarlem is Eminem really your boy or you just a fan that would drink his sweat?

[@JayGLiteHarlem]

+Dave K I referred to him as "my boy" because that's how I speak. I'm a fan. Not a Stan. An Eminem mixtape was the first rap anything I ever got, so I'm a big fan. Not a blind one. His last few albums have been trash water smoothies but he's still my favorite rapper. Royce is just a good as a rapper though. He had the technical skill and better lines.

[@sultannawabi9486]

s/o Royce for bringing up Westside Gunn n Conway

[@jonathanromero2851]

💯

[@devyvalentino]

I knew Royce Da 5'9 had a drinking problem when he was on Joe Budden TV, He would drink Patron like Water

[@Hizzoner21]

It's a shame the music industry is what it is. 15-20 years ago, Slaughterhouse would've been spoken in the same breath as Mobb Deep, The Lox, Wu-Tang, etc... just bad timing smh. Royce is a top tier dude... highly slept on. Prhyme was one of the best albums I ever laid hands on.

[@lifestraight]

+Hizzoner21 Whoaa....that's a bit of a stretch but that it is your personal opinion. Beats on Prhyme could have been a little better.

[@Hizzoner21]

+lifestraight-- What's a stretch? That they COULD'VE been mentioned in the same breath as those other groups?? I don't think that's inconceivable. These are some of the best lyricist ever put together. They just don't have the body of work as the other great groups therefore you CAN'T put them in the same breath. As far as the Prhyme album, let's just say it was one of my favorite albums in recent years. It was just too short imo.

[@lifestraight]

Hizzoner21 Nah one of the best albums you've laid hands on but they are your hands so you would know. But yeah also I don't know about them being mentioned with the other groups. Maybe The Lox, because I don't think much of The Lox.

[@jay85matrix]

Royce is one of the few great example of a successful, intelligent rapper who you can model a young black man after.

[@JayWerx]

Being sober is cool.

[@MrGomes075]

Lies!!!

[@vaxx9922]

No joke you can think a hell of a lot more clearly when your not drunk

[@JayWerx]

Vax x Not mention all the money you save over a years time too.

[@redblue8287]

+Jay Werx Yep. I don't look down on ppl that drink, but I love being in my normal mindstate at all times. I have to be in control of my situation. I seen stupid things go down in the blink of an eye, so being sober isn't a bad thing. Subscribe to my channel I have great content on there about the real world.

[@derrickrose8615]

Being high of weed is like Swimming threw cloud pillows 75,000 ft in the air.

[@TopShotta10904]

Royce bodied the Primo beat Boom.... His flow was impeccable on that

[@AGZisMe]

I remember hearing him for the first time on Grand Theft Auto 3 back in the day..that Game Radio was the shit!

[@IcebergSlim03]

Memories!!

[@Dom776]

+KG TwoThree imma shine till i cant shine no more ahh that was the shit cruising down liberty city running over prostitutes

[@Stef4theWin]

+Dom776 Yeah

[@BDaBoss85]

real shit

[@chriswilliams4588]

+Dom776 "IM A KING"

[@elcompadre503]

Royce will always have my respect

[@DerrickMitchellMedia]

One of my favorite lyricists

[@redblue8287]

+Derrick Mitchell Yea he's highly slept on. His "Malcolm X" diss to eminem has to be one of the most underrated diss songs along with Jadakiss song "Checkmate". His bar exam mixtapes are slept on too. Subscribe to my channel I have great content on there about the real world.

[@bthereal773]

Angela is like I like to go to the club me and me girls we drink dance have fun Royce 5 9 just looked at her like dude your older than me lol

[@354allday]

hell yeah Yee swear she still young

[@gw2102]

Fr 😂 i was like, aint Yee like 40 y/o ?

[@leafyfbaby1733]

nigga you a still smash

[@Lalaphive]

Bruh! I was thinking the exact same thing

[@TRUJEEZY402]

How old is yee? 😟😟😟

[@AyeMatteBlack]

A drunk driver..coming from church?! Smh what a world we live in #RIPGrandmaRoyce

[@RuthIessVillain]

It's them church-goers who are always the most hypocritical

[@quietstorm4146]

his grandmother was coming from church

[@godisamazing7074]

+Jam Starr Some not all

[@deuceswild6350]

It’ll actually be grandma the 5’9.

[@kame99023]

Royce, Pusha, Cyhi, kendrick and Black Thought are one of the best lyricists.

[@monoloking2431]

Kendrick trash

[@whentherope]

Maad is a classic

[@johnjesse91]

DOOM, Kool Keith, Madlib, Black Milk, Homeboy Sandman

[@orlandojames9571]

+GOODMusic11 Garbage b

[@kame99023]

Monolo King You must have been dropped as an infant. Numerous times.

[@Luka2023-]

Royce one of the best lyricists ever

[@nick-yl3mn]

Bad meets evil best hip hop duo lyrically ... don't lie to yourselves!

[@corz114]

Still bumping that shit

[@bmore24t56]

outkast

[@ReubenVFX]

Mobb deep

[@Kthomy401]

I first heard of Royce da 5'9 from grand theft auto 3. Please google the track list for gta 3, the radio station is called Game Fm. They have some bangers in there

[@stackbundles2663]

+Kthomy401 u aint lying bro la la la la la la

[@NikoRavage]

Same here. That was my favorite song on there

[@jaybgutta1]

Same here. That station was lit

[@EL_Rey77]

I’m the king

[@shark11175]

Definitely one of my favorite Artists, his lyrics and delivery are superb.

[@JH-sv3jf]

Royce always been one of my favorite rappers.....patterned my own style from him. Lyrics and fashion wise....

[@devyvalentino]

Eminem ft. Royce Da 5'9 - Bad Meets Evil. **Classic**

[@1JayTheJet]

I lost a whole bunch of money, chasing bitches But I never lost no bitches chasing money, how real is that? Only time, a woman made a man a millionaire Was when that man was a former billionaire, how trill is that? - Royce Da 5'9" #313

[@Rab444]

Damn those bars are heavenly💯💯Pause but what song are those lyrics from

[@1JayTheJet]

Brian Mitchell It's on PRhyme. The 1st song

[@justinhaggerty3930]

"Now Royce for the people who don't know explain to them what alcohol is"

[@LAPhil-ey1dv]

He's one of the realest. A true MC.

[@fabianblanchard2974]

That was a good fuckin interview.

[@LeftLaneDreams]

Man I could never pull off a full wheat fit like that. My white ass would look so crazy haha

[@floydsteel1703]

hahahaha

[@bricksquad7072]

+LeftLaneDreams You look like a devil with or without that wheat outfit regardless.

[@greenmatrix30seven]

its a tricky color to pull off. only few can do it

[@patrickftw8464]

+Brick Squad Lol shut up with the racist shit already. Bet you're one of those idiots bitching about whites being racist, all while not realizing you're one your damn self.

[@LeftLaneDreams]

+Brick Squad Don't be mad that I'm a sex symbol

[@ghyprh]

First time I heard Royce was on the SSLP. 2nd time I heard him was during the credits of Scary Movie. Damn, I've been listening to both Em and Royce for more than half my life.

[@cantgowrongbeinurself1849]

never really been a fan of Royce...he's dope on the few songs that I have heard tho... but as a person bro is a real cool level headed individual and the gems he's dropping in this interview r real... and shout out to ctg for asking the difficult questions.. great interview

[@kaytee2983]

when Angela was defending clubs Royce was looking at her like "Yea youre 40 and lame" lmaoo 😭😭😭😭

[@godisamazing7074]

I said the same exact thing yee is too old for all of that. I think it's mostly because charlamagne and envy said yee also is an alcoholic and she needs to stop drinking that's probably why she thinks it's OK to be in the club all the time at her age. I hope she takes his advice

[@aantoine101]

Shot out to Westside Gunn & Conway.....My nigga Royce

[@joeoneill8649]

BIG BOY and the BREAKFAST club have to say it love the 2 great interviews....BIG BOY NEVER DISAPPOINTED WITH his INTERVIEWS

[@SuperVelc]

Royce is the real industry dude,remember when i first heard him on ''Rock City 15 yrs ago and i still bumpin that track in 2016 and beyond ....Salute to Death is certain,Success is certain,Layers

[@jasonwilliams6648]

"Layers" and the Prhyme album are the best things that came out of hiphop so far this year.

[@wilburjones4084]

I love royce. Slaughterhouse should get way more recognition. I was just listening to Raw with em and Royce. Royce owned that track.

[@natedogg2882]

Thank you so much for helping me get sober for time being I had a drinking issue months ago and you don't realize how much I appreciate your inspirations to sobriety

[@Josephus_vanDenElzen]

He must be the most normal person with a face tattoo, ever.

[@whentherope]

"When I look at my family tree I see leaves missing, generations of hard living in addiction"-Paak

[@TheManWhoSawTomorrow]

that watch on his wrist tho...goddamnnn

[@Altjoni]

+supo adeyeye Look at the flick of the wrist, whoooa

[@roboythefifthslaughter8147]

+Kingsman™ da wrist !

[@rickyharris3776]

ROYCE ONE OF MY FAVORITE RAPPERS. TRUE LYRICISM AND MUSIC

[@TheFizzleFlame]

Never really listened to strictly Royce besides Bad Meets Evil, but seeing how fucking real this dude is makes me want to peep his music! Very dope dude.

[@thegtahistorychannel]

Man he seems chilled af , back in the days he was wildin with em in those old interviews from the 90s lol

[@TheKingMilk]

Damn this album is sooooooooooooo fire "Hard" is a real nigga anthem

[@Imnotjoking530]

Royce has gotten nicer with age . hus bars outlived Eminem, Jay-Z and anyone from his era and before . Those 4 freestyles he put out a few months ago prove he's still leveling up .

[@jontipsword]

person man for real Royce I think still hasn’t got his best out.

[@BP03916]

Favorite rapper to start off my morning?? Lets get it!

[@tonej3113]

about time breakfast club this nigga always been the truth....DETROIT STAND UP

[@Woktoharlem]

This is a good example of a very respectable hip hop artist. What a class act!!

[@410chism]

Great interview. Slim chance we get Shady up there to talk.

[@Jay-dp5wp]

Rashod Chism if they went to Detroit maybe

[@jaycee598]

Did you do that on purpose?

[@nemesis2333]

Royce has said more real shit in these new interviews than I've heard from anybody in a while this is the best album this year

[@Lcarter52]

I like how calm and collected he is. Good thing he put down the bottle

[@FreeAgent797]

So you mean to tell me when Jay heard Em's verse on renegade, he had the upper hand to right a better verse than Eminem, and still got shitted on??? Wow lmfao

[@dinnselimi1194]

Well Em is Em.

[@kevinnnnn95]

Idk. Maybe Em took his lyrics off along with royce's and just sent him the beat. They could have put the song together after words. Probably not likely but it is a possibility. Never the less jay got murdered on his own track lol

[@FreeAgent797]

kevinnnnn95 Nope you're wrong. It was eminem and royce the 5'9 track before they gave it to Jay-Z and Eminem had the same verse. Look it up!!!

[@kevinnnnn95]

+philly nation I never said Em changed his verse I said he might have just sent him the beat so jay didn't actually get a chance to hear ems verse until afterwards

[@iTracti0n]

Eminem 8 years sober on 4/20 #Don'tBlaze

[@FreeAgent797]

Royce is so underrated lyrically

[@edwin99901]

royce looking like a timb boot

[@EncoreUnoTv]

Wish we couldve got some quick bars.. great interview

[@redblue8287]

+EncoreUnoTv Yea they mainly only ask up and coming artist to rap. Me personally I prefer written raps because once a wizard like Royce has time to construct a 16 it's going to be good. Subscribe to my channel I have great content on there about the real world.

[@TheYoungrainer]

Royce wrote the message for Dr Dre on the chronic album.

[@bucvet1979]

He is the best rapper out right now.

[@jaynotsure670]

U guys are finally getting there. Thank you for a great and incentive show on drugs and how bad they really are.

[@215Gibbs]

Very underrated rapper. Respect

[@iPodKingCarter]

dope interview, and now we know Eminem killed jay because he couldn't write a better verse for Em!

[@Rogotti247]

Wassup iPod

[@Tone7580]

We now know? That songs been out for years, and they both went off on it. They was both dropping jewels about two different lifestyles they were living. Maybe you relate to Eminem's lifestyle more.

[@slimcity6635]

+Tone7580 it ain't about the lifestyle. Em just killt

[@bdot187um]

+Timothy Goodwyn as much as I love hov "pause" but he really did.

[@Tone7580]

+Slim City they both did like I said

[@kidperk3347]

this interview shoulda been at least 10 minutes longer........

[@shawnyarrell9554]

royce one of the titans in the game glad to see he's getting his self together good interview

[@TwinBrainTane]

Trust the shooter and layers is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥!!!

[@tevo1192]

Royce got a Timberland suit on

[@BillykOTW]

my nigga looking like a peanut butter chocolate cookie lol no homo

[@moneymaker3208]

+William James u don't have to say no homo. He really looks like a nutter butter. Lol

[@rsgthelarge1]

Been a royce supporter since forever, since he became sober he defiantly stepped it up!

[@KussDamato]

Big up to Royce. Real shit. One of the best in the game

[@OmarScruggs]

he dressed like Wanye from Boyz To Men 1995

[@alexishilson919]

Omg lmao 😂😂😂

[@shooguy8792]

hahahaha lmaoooooo

[@StreetFighter512]

That was a good 1!😂😂😂😂😂👊🔥💯

[@digitalmusicalart3494]

Wanya...go one though.

[@lordg3803]

😂 Word.

[@aaronflowers8881]

Royce seems so cool and down to earth. He's one of my all time favorites. Imo he's top 2 possibly #1 greatest Detroit MC.

[@MaganaVentures]

Envy stepping up his interviewing game. He's been reading our youtube comments lol

[@Broosh]

That honestly was pretty bullshit of CTG to open the bottle and put it near Royce to smell while he was talking about how hard it was to get sober.

[@gloriempaka9474]

MrBroosh Royce thought it was funny so it's not that big if a deal

[@CaliforniaCarpenter7]

Charley is pretty well known for being a passive aggressive little weasel. If Royce balled up his fist or got serious over it, Charley would have backed down real fast.

[@dannyaumua106]

Great interview. Black Thought is one of the greats for sure. Longevity!

[@Jam2Africa]

first heard him on head radio on GTA 3. his songs were my shit

[@devonwhoknows3148]

Fast lane is still one of my favrite songs

[@skipskip14]

and now the New slaughterhouse album is shelved. Fucking frustrating man

[@bdr113080]

Great interview. I agree with what he said about Slaughterhouse's Our House album. The same can be said about Yelawolf's albums on Shady. I bought all those albums and thought they were great but both SH and Yela have put out better. Getting signed Shady, the label that had platinum artist like D12, 50 Cent, and Obie Trice, I'm sure they were trying to hard and should have just chilled and did them. I still love these artist though. Artist like Kendrick Lamar, Slaughterhouse, Yelawolf and Tech 9 may not be on mainstream radio but those albums have more heart then a Drake album or a Lil Wayne album.

[@reginaldirishjr6934]

Its about time they got my boy Royce up there dope artist and that warrior's fitted sick

[@Mr.Memphis10]

Royce my favorite MC

[@csjgreen]

i like him...good interview

[@Ryan-rw9bp]

Can't clown a real, you can only be inspired.

[@iliveforsymphoniesrez2760]

This the type of character tht i wanna age into. Real Royce tha 5'9 ladies n gentleman.

[@MrFlimer]

Finally just Royce da 5'9 in a interview w/ BC

[@onangarodney7746]

Why do people disliked this video? I really don't understand it. What is wrong with people seriously?

[@Euronjuusto999]

Onanga Rodney Maybe bcs he opened the bottle for royce

[@frankparra3552]

I'm liking Royce more and more

[@juwanstill]

Layers is amazing. I won't call this a classic yet but it's only cause of timing, it won't ever get the recognition it deserves cause he's a lyricist, but y'all need to check this album out.

[@erronking7783]

why is it being a "classic" already registered in your mind smh tooo quick lol.

[@juwanstill]

It's an amazing album. The thought and curiosity of it being a classic comes from that alone. I clearly said I wasn't calling it a classic yet because it just dropped, but this album can and probably will stand the test of time.

[@716killakev]

dj envy: so when u say u were addicted, do u mean that u had to have it?

[@uncontrolledsubstance910]

when I think of Lyricists-Emcees 2words come to mind "Black Thought" TariqTrotter defines the essence of a Lyricist #GOAT

[@melhew2271]

Those things are delicious with that straight face around 8:08 Royce is the goat not only in rapping but in being a man I need to give him a hand man 👏🏼👍🏼🤛🏼🙏🏼🔥🔥🧨🔥🔥

[@TheMissmslady]

Rock City is when I began hearing about Royce da 5'9"💜

[@SilversteinRescue]

Breaking traditions Royce. "We must remain personal anonymity at the level of press, RADIO, and film" lol. Awesome he's in recovery tho, did not know that.

[@dreskee8422]

This was an insightful, and profound interview. New found love for the entire crew especially Angela Yee. Detroit's artistry is strengthening their mindset to positivity and the continents. The art stemming from the roots of Detroit will reveal the true evils within this continent and the planet given the blessing of the best of the best hip hop artist (Bible, and Detroit is still the back bone of this country). Royce (Ryan), Dej Loaf, Sean, and countless others around the city that offer timeless lines (bars) that run parallel through the universe. Never be afraid of your past, present, or your future. We are all growing artist. Remember, hatred stems from lack of confidence in ones self and a haters word only devours their own body so there's no need to respond...just watch them waste away if you choose.

[@wha-whereyomamastayatvlad1642]

dj envy: explain to the people at home what Detroit is

[@JoHnNyV5432]

L

[@lifestraight]

+francisco v Big L like the rapper

[@PHEPERFORMANCE]

Royce talks beating alcoholism but their is a Bud Lite promotion every break