Royce Da 5'9" - Hard Lyrics






A lot of people ask me since I'm a lyricist in this business
How come I haven't gone broke yet?
I tell 'em it's cause I'm the flyest backpacker ever

I'm flyer than Mos Def in a Trump tower surrounded by four chefs
Fixing him some slamon croquettes with Kendrick, Cole and Kweli
In their dinner clothes, try me, you and your crew will bleed
Y'all bums ain't shot for the stars - just New Years Eve
Nothing was given to me
I had to go upside heads just to get upside hills
Never over the hill though, so I never strike when the iron is hot
I strike whenever the fuck I feel
I eat what the fuck I kill
I got this way from not being allowed to eat dinner
If you knew how much I've lost, you'd have no problem with me winning
How many times, how many times, how many times
Could I be reinvented?
Money is the deadlier of the five venoms, in my denim
Definitively got a widen 'em, garages with cars in 'em
Hanging out in bars to have menages with bartendes
God was an artist and Jesus was a carpenter
They put me together like an easel in the darkness of hell
And lost it and left me some loose screws, but
These are the nails to your coffin
These are the folk tales of a starving artist
Battling demons through his notepad like Adam and Eve eating kale in the garden
Flying private away from all charges
As my layers keep evolving





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  1. T.... N....

    G.O.A.T

  2. R.... B....

    Top of the world what the fuck was I thinking maybe I was drunk maybe I was lost yall bums ain't shot for the stars sense newyears eve

  3. m.... j....

    He is so underrated its jst not fair that he dsnt get the recognition he deserves

  4. J.... 8....

    With "The Book Of Ryan" and "Layers"
    This man is handing out classics in the era of mumble rap.
    Thank you Royce!
    You're only getting better with time my guy, keep on pushin'!

  5. D.... D....

    Wtf was I thinking

  6. D.... G....

    🔥 🔥 🔥

  7. D.... G....

    🔥 🔥 🔥

  8. R.... ....

    Everybody knows royce is dope, but that cover is nuts

  9. D.... B....

    This song needs a video

  10. C.... B....

    did anyone else catch that " pair of trunks" bar? lol my man royce wildin!!!!!

    C.... B....

    Carr Buckets hahaha that was slick

  11. P.... ....

    This came on during my workout!!! I couldn't rest til I found out who what when why where!?!?!

  12. D.... B....

    This song right here man.... don't ever compare Royce to Eminem

    D.... B....

    Derek Barrero em is #1 all time but right now royce is better

    D.... B....

    Number 1 all time lol. He is a legend but you saying he is the best leads me to believe that you haven't heard more than 10 rappers.

    D.... B....

    Jake Depriest Em being #1 is retarded Em is def one of the greatests and a legend but honestly Royce is more lyrically creative and is transcending generations in hip hop becoming hungrier such as rappers like Fabolous and Jadakiss

  13. D.... B....

    The production, the bars rhyme scheme, the theme... everything about this song gives me goosebumps Royce snapped hard AF

  14. d.... ....

    This song deserves visuals!!!

  15. d.... S....

    this track is all tha way dope!!!!

  16. l.... ....

    The heat intensifies at 4:44

  17. T.... S....

    He needs to make a play this would be a great see to see in a musical. Absolutely hilarious

  18. T.... C....

    Thank you for this royce lifting everything for me right now.

  19. T.... C....

    Thank you for this royce lifting everything for me right now.

  20. R.... A....

    This people is hip hop!!! not that mush mount shit playing today with alll bass no flow.

  21. T.... ....

    someone please make an instrumental for this its so dope

  22. J.... ....

    I guess fucking the baddest bitches around wasn’t hard as I thought!

  23. _.... ....

    BUMPING THIS ALL DAY. ROYCE GO HARD !

    _.... ....

    hellyeah!!!

  24. I.... a....

    Does he actually have a lyric tattoo on his face or does he write it on their with pen everyday? That tattoo is so dope!

    I.... a....

    +Traveling Reactor wait, what? Really? I don't believe that... That's insane af

    I.... a....

    +Traveling Reactor you mean his daughter ?

    I.... a....

    +Kyle Scott and I doubt it's his daughters name, it's just in honor of her

    I.... a....

    +Traveling Reactor apparently complex knows nothing and he has 2 sons - neither are named lyric. Not sure about daughters

    I.... a....

    +Kyle Scott DAMN yeah my bad it's his daughter's name. He says it at the end of the third verse. And I know he has a daughter because he mentions her in "move on"

  25. C.... M....

    #Ham4Ham

  26. R.... ....

    Instrumental Anyone???

  27. l.... ....

    That 3rd verse is something serious. Unorthodox flow clever wordplay.

  28. D.... B....

    This is a true MC! no auto tune, no BS, just dope as bars and beats! Royce is so underrated, better then 99 percent of the rap game! been on Royce since before Slim Shady LP

    D.... B....

    never heard of him until like 8 minutes ago

    D.... B....

    +George Rickett search Royce da 5 9 and you won't be disappointed, look for Writers Block, one of the best hip hop songs not many people have heard

    D.... B....

    +George Rickett i learned of him from bad meets evil

  29. C.... ....

    "The shotgun will throw a box of black balls at you like Count Chocula"

  30. M.... N....

    Best Hip Hop album for some years. Royce has always been sick but this is a master class. New school, take note.

  31. g.... ....

    wordsmith

  32. C.... A....

    Hip Hop never died, You just need to look in the right place.
    I'm so buying this Album.

  33. D.... M....

    "I'm flyer than Mos Def in a Trump tower surrounded by four chefs
Fixing him some salmon croquettes with Kendrick, Cole and Kweli
In their dinner clothes, try me, you and your crew will bleed
Y'all bums ain't shot for the stars since New Years Eve"

    Anyone got an idea of what he was trying to lay out with this? Lol

    D.... M....

    in Jidenna clothes*

    He wasn't dissin' them he was paying respect to the artists he likes. At first I thought he was comin' at Mos Def lol

  34. B.... H....

    Hip Hop is coming back slowly but surely.... Royce keep up the dope work homie 🔥🔥🔥

  35. w.... c....

    I’ll cut your body up and put it in two different cars
    Put it in the river, have you swimming in a pair of trunks.... BARS..... lool

    w.... c....

    +wayne coull
    OH MY GOD I LOVE THAT!!!!!!

    w.... c....

    That was dope. Love how he used pair and two. That shit just went so well together... killed it.

    w.... c....

    wayne coull I never even heard that line. Somehow I've missed it. Lol.

  36. w.... c....

    I’m looking like the black Bond in Africa
    Hotel room look like a beautiful crime scene, in fact it’s a
    Spectacular Halle Berry, Vivica massacre
    Left behind by a serial bachelor.......got damn royce.... I'm so glad he's finally getting the respect and platform he deserves, been fucking with him since scary movie days and the growth is amazing.. One of the best out today along with crooked i

  37. w.... c....

    I went away to get in the way of my wife planning a divorce
    Handled it and came back more talented than all these rappers
    Though I’m DiCaprio all they have on me is the awards...... wowww

  38. K.... G....

    i don't even breathe like these fucking crumbsnatcher's

  39. a.... ....

    Entire album, flow is off the charts. All kinds of rhythms, styles, song formats, etc etc. SUPER DOPE project.

  40. B.... F....

    I cant even put into words how hard this goes.. Royce strikes again.

  41. D.... L....

    This album is what music is to a true artists. Craft

  42. T.... M....

    best song off the album! just goes to show skill gets better with age. wow amazing mc

  43. Q.... D....

    AMAZING song. Respect from Aus.

  44. b.... ....

    This album is dope

  45. D.... F....

    Antman wonder PRhyme 2

  46. b.... ....

    i hardly ever buy albums anymore coz lets face it music nowadays is garbage, but im def gna put my coins in this man's pocket....this album is mine!

  47. K.... H....

    Royce really coming for the throne and i fucks with it he killed this shit

  48. T.... S....

    this is greatness thanks detroit

  49. S.... Z....

    danm i like this one sooooooooooooo much, royce is da best

  50. q.... ....

    Hello, children, how was your day?
    I’m Royce Da 5’9”, and over the years
    I’ve been blackballed
    I’ve been in jail
    I’ve seen lives turned
    But guess what I’ve learned?
    I learned that fucking the baddest bitches around wasn’t hard as I thought

    hahahaahahahahahahahahha great song

    q.... ....

    That's my favorite part lol

    q.... ....

    HAHAHAH I Love this comment.. Royce is a funny mufucka

    q.... ....

    qzaktrdo I don't think that school will be inviting him back next year lol!

  51. S.... C....

    That chorus!!!!! THE ANTHEM (love the Hamilton influence, such an excellent and inspiring play)

  52. A.... V....

    As if these commenters know more about flow than one of the best MCs of all time... you really think Royce is rapping offbeat? This music isn't for you then, too advanced...

    A.... V....

    I agree. Rap was more like this in the 80s and 90s because people listened to what you had to say not what kind of beat you had.. even though this beat is pretty damn hard

    A.... V....

    This beat is incredible. One of the best tracks on the album, certainly.

    A.... V....

    +Kwame Johnson I was unsure of this track at 1st. It's become my fav 5'9 track. His flow is very tricky n technical on this one.

    A.... V....

    @P digi317 indeed

    A.... V....

    He's rapping outta beat jackass it's out of pocket

  53. K.... ....

    Super dope!! 🔥🔥🔥

  54. C.... ....

    Love the Hamilton reference

  55. J.... D....

    what??? nickle is on a different planet lol

    J.... D....

    +Ryan Carter ../naw hes out there, on Mars with Crook and Em :D

  56. A.... A....

    this nigga i crazy!!!! hes like on another level

  57. D.... J....

    That style that some think is off beat is actually called rhyming in awkward pockets its an advanced rhyme schem and only the best can do it mixed with other complexed rhyme schemes like double an triple meaning bars and multi syllables bars Royce is one of best syllable scientist word smiths bar benders to ever pick up a mic my respects to a (TRUE MC)

    D.... J....

    Damian Jackson true. I notice other Detroit Mcs rock with that style too. Reminds me of rza during the gravediggaz era. Feeling it

    D.... J....

    Damian Jackson out of pocket*

    D.... J....

    *out of pocket

    D.... J....

    Yea. As aspiring rapper myself, (Feel free to peep my channel) I just learned not long ago about how to structure lyrics and make sure ur hitting the snairs.. Then I hear this & it's almost hard to even comprehend.. It has to be hella difficult.. But I'm sure once I've rapped for multiple decades I'd be able to do it..

  58. P.... D....

    Honestly if you feel he's off beat, your rhythms hit😂😂

    P.... D....

    +Ryan Carter So you not feelin' the album like that. And is Book Of Ryan the follow up to this album.

    P.... D....

    +Ryan Carter Sorry homie I don't agree. This album was perfect top to bottom. I just wish "Which is Cool" made the cut. Other than that I have 0 complaints

  59. S.... A....

    Royce's flow is original. Never changed, stayed classic

  60. J.... O....

    This is a good album....

  61. d.... c....

    Amazing. Album is amazing. Already have it preordered.

  62. A.... ....

    Dude brings up an interesting question. I'd like to point out that Royce also resembles Em's childish ways in his earlier style. The teacher may be a subliminal representation of his mother and the class is a representative of his siblings. To me, it seems anyway, because my teachers don't really talk like that.

    A.... ....

    I agree its almost like a mother figure talking to him

  63. S.... ....

    I fucks with Royce, but he really needs to pay attention to rap and beat pattern. I swear he justs raps and acapella verse and lays it to a random beat. He's always off beat and its annoying as fuck.

    S.... ....

    nah, that's his whole gig is rhyming off beat and using unique cadences... because true art is original...like Royce's flows

    it's actually a breath of fresh air...

    S.... ....

    nah, that's his whole gig is rhyming off beat and using unique cadences... because true art is original...like Royce's flows

    it's actually a breath of fresh air...

    S.... ....

    His rhyme style is strange. He spits 5 word in one line then his other line has like 10-15 word. That's what made him so special. If you want rappers like what you said you can listen Pusha and Jadakiss instead. Their albums is fire too

    S.... ....

    SageofSorrow nah you don't understand the flow I have friends that say the same thing. Someone mentioned it a comment above rhyming in awkward pockets

    S.... ....

    Altar Arslan Pusha-T is a fucking monster and Jadakiss never wastes a bar ever