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Royce da 5’9" : biography

July 5, 1977 –

Ryan Daniel Montgomery (born July 5, 1977), better known by his stage name Royce da 5’9", is an American rapper. He is known for his longtime association with Eminem and for his solo career, recording primarily with Carlos "6 July" Broady and DJ Premier, as well as ghostwriting for the likes of Diddy and Dr. Dre. Royce is one half of the rap duo Bad Meets Evil with Eminem and also a member of hip hop group Slaughterhouse. The editors of About.com ranked him No. 33 on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007).

Career

Early acclaim

Ryan Montgomery was born and raised on the West side of Detroit, Michigan on W. McNichols & Wyoming Ave. He moved to Oak Park, Michigan when he was 10 years old, later acquiring the nickname "Royce" during high school after wearing a Turkish link chain with an R pendant resembling the Rolls Royce symbol. He started rapping at age 18, influenced mainly by Ras Kass, Redman, Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G. and N.W.A.. Hiphopgalaxy.com (2005-07-22). Retrieved on 2011-07-26. He signed his first deal in 1998 with Tommy Boy Records, after the label shut down, he signed a deal with Columbia where he started recording an album called Rock City, referring to Detroit’s former status as home to Motown Records. When the project was heavily bootlegged, Royce left the label for Koch to re-record some of the album, eventually releasing it in 2002 as Rock City (Version 2.0). While the album did not sell very well, the DJ Premier-produced single "Boom" gained Royce some underground recognition and eventually resulted in the two working together more closely.

Through his manager, Royce was introduced to Eminem in 1997, and the two formed a working relationship; they formed up as a duo, Bad Meets Evil, and released several tracks together. Royce appeared on Eminem’s major-label debut studio album The Slim Shady LP, in which he was featured on a song called "Bad Meets Evil". However, many of the CD’s pressed and released did not have this song on them. Royce and Eminem also released a track called "Renegades", from which Royce’s vocals would later be replaced with Jay-Z’s on the latter’s The Blueprint. Through Eminem, Royce would also be introduced to both Dr. Dre and execs at Game Recordings. After Royce’s manager Kino stated: "I’ve seen Em sit Dre down like a pupil and coach him on rhymes" on a phone interview,Biba Adams. michigancitizen.com Retrieved on 14.04.2012. Dr. Dre requested that Royce cut ties with Kino. Royce refused to fire his manager Kino, thus Royce’s relationship with Dre ended.

Feud with D12

Royce had a falling out with D12, including mutual friend and group member Proof. This resulted in a drawn-out, public rivalry between the rapper and five of the six members, with Royce releasing three diss tracks aimed at the group. The first diss track, "Shit on You", was recorded over instrumental of D12’s song with the same name and mainly attacked group member Bizarre. "Malcolm X" was the second diss track, which featured Tré Little. D12 responded with "Smack Down" which was recorded over 50 Cent’s "Back Down" instrumental. Proof also recorded a diss track entitled "Many Men". This was recorded over 50 Cent’s "Many Men (Wish Death)" instrumental. Proof later released another diss with The Purple Gang called "Beef Is Ova". Royce responded with his third diss track, which was recorded over 50 Cent’s "In Da Club" instrumental titled "Death Day". In the summer of 2003, D12 member Proof confronted Royce outside a club in Detroit. Violence erupted between the rappers’ entourage, leading to the Police being called, and Proof and Royce’s arrest. The two were detained overnight in adjacent cells where they talked out their differences and ended the feud.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgPznfn-rek&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL A few years later Royce was featured in a mixtape of D12 released in 2008 called Return of the Dozen. They also went on tour in Europe and Canada together.