Royce da 5’9″ drops new album ‘Book of Ryan’ feat Eminem, Pusha T& others.
Royce da 5’9″ has finally delivered his new solo project ‘Book of Ryan‘. The album contains 21 tracks which include a bonus song as well. The album features J. Cole on ‘Boblo Boat‘, Eminem on ‘Caterpillar‘ and Logic on the official remix of ‘Caterpillar’. Apart from them, the project also features appearances from Jadakiss, Pusha T, Fabolous, Boogie, T-Pain, and more.
Royce’s first solo studio album since 2016’s Layers is Book of Ryan. PRhyme 2, a collaboration project with DJ Premier, was released in March. The rapper and DJ will embark on a supporting tour for PRhyme 2 later this month.
Longtime fans will get an intimate look into his life’s journey, he says, including everything that led him to this place as a man. “Along with everything from my childhood that made me the kind of person I am, you’ll get a sense of why it took so long to develop on that level, why I started drinking, everything,” he said. “I pretty much put everything. I financially exhausted myself. Physically exhausted myself. Mentally exhausted myself. I finished this album, and damn near banged my fist against the track board, in tears. This sh*t is finally out of me. It was that type of feeling.”
With 19,000 album-equivalent units, including 11,000 pure album sales, Book of Ryan debuted at number 24 on the US Billboard 200.
Additionally, Royce discloses that Em will be featured on the song “The basic theme of the song is, ‘Don’t disrespect the caterpillar to praise the butterfly. Marshall falls a little bit more into that category than I do, but both of us are caterpillars. A lot of times, you’ll praise these guys but gotta tear us down… But where do you think his style came from?”
The video for Royce’s song “Caterpillar,” which features Eminem, was released yesterday. This album is the follow-up to Royce’s remarkable collaborative venture with DJ Premier, PRhyme 2, which was released in March.
Stream the entire album below
