When I heard of Royce Da 5'9 back in early 2000 on The Slim Shady LP you would have never though that such a lyrical cat would be the budding superstar that would drop multiple dope albums like “Death is Certain”, “Bar Exam”, “Bar Exam 2”, it's almost like saying “dang how much heat does Royce have”. And to answer that you have to listen to Royce's newest album called “Street Hop”, olus you add the fact that DJ Premier did beats and executive produced it, and couple that with the following that him and his group Slaughterhouse has garnered in the last year or too, it's been the rebirth for Royce and his compatriots.
From the jump we get the gun strong lyrical banger with “Gun Harmonizing” featuring fellow Slaughterhouse emcee, Crooked I then you get a slew of heat rocks that just never stop until you get to the brief interlude. From “The Warriors” that features Slaughterhouse, to the rhyme dinner plate feasting “Dinner Time” featuring Busta Rhymes to the uber personal “Shake This”. And for the most part the albums doesn't have any let down and the banger positive single potential such as “New Money” but other than maybe the slight blemish the album is practically unfazed. From “Solider” to “Count for Nothing” everything comes out as a great record and the cohesiveness of the album itself it so dope and dynamic it's like a great 90's rap album where you can play it from front cover to back cover.


Overall i'm going to give it a 4 out 5 due to it's a very playable album it's just not for everybody, if your looking for radio friendly stuff this isn't for you, but if your looking for lyrical skills and dope concepts on records this album while have you street hopping as soon as you turn it on.


OVERALL: 4 OUT OF 5 STARS