Royce Da 5' 9"

"It was always a goal of mine to hopefully retire my father someday," rapper Royce da 5'9" tells the BoomBox. It's lightning outside, and Royce Nickel Nine is sitting on a golf cart behind the Bonnaroo main stage, one hour before he will join Eminem for the biggest concert of his life, playing to some 80,000 people...

Bad evildoers wear sneakers, too. Eminem and Royce da 5'9" haves teamed with Converse to create a limited edition version of the brand's classic All-Star model. In a video titled 'Bad Meets Evil Meets Converse,' the Detroit rappers talk about the shoe but not before discussing their recently released album as Bad Meets Evil, 'Hell: The Sequel...

Eminem is up to his old celeb-bashing tricks in his new song 'A Kiss' with rapper-in-crime Royce da 5'9" -- and this time he takes aim at pop superstar Lady Gaga. Together, Em and Royce are the rap duo known as Bad Meets Evil, and the two live up to their name in a hard-hitting track from their 'Hell: The Sequel' EP...

Johnny Nunez/WireImage Detroit rapper Royce Da 5'9" is experiencing a career renaissance. The highly regarded lyricist is part of the Slaughterhouse supergroup -- with Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Crooked I -- and under the moniker Bad Meets Evil will be dropping an EP with Eminem titled 'Hell: The Sequel' on June 14...

Longtime Eminem collaborator and fellow Detroit native Royce Da 5'9" says the 'Recovery' creator will likely be executive producing the new Slaughterhouse album. The punchline powerhouse, which includes Joe Budden, Crooked I, Joell Ortiz and Royce, recently signed with Shady Records, and while Em hasn't officially confirmed the nature of his involvement, Royce says Em will be "all over&q

In the age of album sequels, Royce da 5'9" is the latest emcee to hop on the bandwagon. The Detroit rapper has announced plans to follow up his 2004 independent release 'Death Is Certain' with a sequel of sorts, renaming the LP 'Success Is Certain...

Jay-Z is prepping the release of a book dubbed 'Decoded' that breaks down his lyrics, and his former Def Jam label mate, Joe Budden, is attempting a similar feat. The rapper is set to release a limited edition run of 'Enter the Mind of Joe Budden,' a collection of handwritten lyrics that invite the reader into the intimate workings of the emcee's mind as he pens his tracks...

Eminem, Royce da 5'9" and Mr. Porter hit up Tim Westwood's spot during a promo stop in London and the trio rip it, freestyling in the BBC studios. With Alchemist on the ones and twos, Mr. Porter sets things off, followed by Royce, who shouts out Slaughterhouse before making room for Em...

The beef between Saigon and Joe Budden has been dormant since 2009, but it appears that Joey's fellow Slaughterhouse memberRoyce Da 5'9'' is not letting things go so easily. Seemingly out of nowhere, Royce just dropped a new freestyle over 50 Cent's 'Flight 187' that puts Saigon on blast, referencing an interview that the oft-delayed MC did last year where he claimed Slaughterhouse was OK but coul

Kanye West wrote a tender little missive on his blog recently. It's about love, music, being a true poet, being like Nina Simone and LOL's. ""It's funny how so many rappers get worse as their careers stretch out but true poets get better. We will follow in the foosteps of Maya Angelou, Gil Scott Herron and Nina Simone...