Rock City (Royce da 5′9″ album)

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Rock City
Royce da 5'9"
chronology
Rock City
(2002) 		Death Is Certain
(2004)
Singles from Rock City
  1. "
    Boom
    "
    Released: December 14, 1999
  2. "You Can't Touch Me"
    Released: April 26, 2000
  3. "Rock City"
    Released: January 5, 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
[1]
HipHopDX.com(favorable)[2]
RapReviews.com(8/10)[3]
Vibe[4]

Rock City (subtitled or alternative titled Rock City - Version 2.0) is the debut

Royce da 5'9". After a two-year delay, resulting from a creative issue and label changes, the album was released on November 26, 2002.[1]

Background

Originally receiving national attention for his appearance on

Boom".[5] In 2000, after signing with Columbia Records, the album's recording process began to dwindle when the label demanded radio-friendly singles; something Royce was not keen to create.[6]

Completed by October,[citation needed] it suffered numerous delays from December 2000 to November 2001, due to internal conflicts with label Columbia Records. As a result, in December 2001, Royce da 5'9" was dropped from the label and signed with Koch Records (now MNRK Music Group).[7] In February 2002, the original version of the album was released promotionally outside of the United States without Royce's personal or legal authority. He threatened to take legal action against Columbia's parent, Sony Music, but ultimately did not do it.[citation needed]

Ultimately, Royce had to re-recorded a majority of the album, with tracks removed due to Sony owning rights to the content. Therefore, the album had to foresee a November 26, 2002 release date under Game Recordings and Koch Records. The subtitle, Version 2.0, was also added, due to the rearrangements.

In mid-2023, the original version of Rock City leaked online and on digital music services.

Chart performance

The album debuted and peaked at number twenty-nine on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[citation needed]

Track listing

  • The album was released in many versions.[8] Most notable of them is Version 2.0
  • The track listing is for Version 2.0
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."It's Tuesday (Intro)"Nashiem Myrick, Lee Stone3:02
2."
Boom"
DJ Premier3:56
12."Soldier's Story"Reef4:18
13."Who Am I"6 July3:44
14."Life" (featuring Amerie)Ayatollah5:20
15."King of Kings"Doc Soose4:06

Notes

"Get'cha Paper", "We Live (Danger)", "D-Elite Part 2", "She's the One" and "What Would You Do" from his original album do not appear on Version 2.0.

Samples

Chart positions

Album

Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] 7
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 29

Singles

Year Song Chart positions
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
Hot Rap Singles
1999 "Boom" - 48
2000 "You Can't Touch Me" 66 -
2002 "Rock City" 99 -

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rock City - Royce da 5'9". AllMusic. 2002-11-26. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  2. ^ "Royce da 5' 9" - Rock City [Version 2.0]". Hiphopdx.com. 12 December 2002. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  3. ^ "RapReviews.com Feature for November 19, 2002 - Royce Da 5'9"s "Rock City v.2.0"". Rapreviews.com. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Vibe review". Books.google.com. p. 162. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  5. ^ Billboard Staff (2002-01-31). "Royce Da 5′ 9" Stands Tall On Debut". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  6. ^ "Interview: Royce Da 5'9 on Conquering Demons, "Layers" & Hip-Hop • Howl & Echoes". Howl & Echoes. 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  7. ^ "Royce Da 5'9" Emerges Out Of Eminem's Shadow With Rock City". MTV. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  8. ^ "ITunes - Music - Rock City by Royce da 5'9". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2014-01-23. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
  9. ^ "/chart-history/IND "Royce da 5'9" Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "/chart-history/BLP "Royce da 5'9" Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
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