Royce da 5’9″ explains his Snoop Dogg comment.
A few weeks ago, Royce Da 5’9″ upset a lot of Eminem fans after he chooses Snoop Dogg’s ‘Doggystyle’ over any Em’s Album. He received a lot of flak from Eminem fans after that comment and now he clarifies the whole thing in his new interview with Unavashedly Reggie.
“In the comment that I left under the Snoop comment, I thought that I was putting in perspective someone having criteria for their Top 5,” explains Royce. “I didn’t agree with anything Snoop said. I didn’t agree with what he was saying. I understood what he was saying and I feel like he is equipped to be able to give his opinion in that way because he’s a legend. That’s me respecting a legend just like I respect my brother Marshall who’s a legend. I don’t have to agree with him to understand what he’s saying, I can walk and chew gum at the same time. Yes, my criteria for albums is a little bit different than my criteria for MCs. “Doggystyle” is way up there for me. It’s just a great, great album. It doesn’t mean that I’m saying that I can live my whole life with no Eminem music. It’s not that. I would never say anything like that because that wouldn’t be true.”
He also called out disrespectful Eminem fans for dissing him after his comment on Snoop Dogg. “Marshall’s fans have a way that they see a black man standing next to him because he’s a huge superstar,” says Royce. “They have a way that they think a black man standing next to Marshall is supposed to behave and is supposed to be. Let me free your mind. I’m motherf**king Royce da 5’9”. And I can rap. I’m not a role player. Marshall is my big brother, I’m his little brother. I’m Pippen, he’s Jordan. When he gives me the ball, I’m putting the ball in the basket. I don’t play a role. I don’t sweep the floors at his Shady Records, I have my own company. I have my own money and I can f**king rap. As long as you can understand that then we’ll never have a problem. I love you if you love Marshall. If you choose not to follow me or love me through him, that’s fine too. I’m always gonna make great music and I’m always gonna continue to grow but standing up for my people will never stop being a passion or me. And if it makes you uncomfortable then I don’t know what else to tell you.” Watch the interview below.
