I've seen Royce repeatedly say he plans to jump back into battle rap which could be a double edge sword for him like it was Budden.
does he have the writing talent to stand amongst the best of battle rap right now? Of course. No one can deny that, but does he possess the crowd control that the battlers have mastered? probably not.
on the subject of him vs Nas. While Nas does have easily the most universally known diss track ever made imo.... I think Royce would take the W. He's the only person I've ever seen take a clear shot at Em and even Em didn't want that smoke. (We Ridin'/Malcolm X) clearly shit on D12 as a group and called Em out several times.
On the subject of Royce himself ..... Death Is Certain is still my favorite album and in constant rotation on my playlist, as is some of his other tracks/albums. Prhyme/Layers was really good too. (haven't listened to Prhyme 2 yet) I think Bar Exam 2 was my favorite of the series so far but I'd have to listen to all 4 again cuz it's been a while.
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