Royce da 59 death is certain zip5/25/2023 ![]() 2 (It Hurts)”, which is melancholy tune detailing a desperate Royce Da 5’9” dealing with a dyeing friend. The closest the record gets to a ballad is “Death Is Certain pt. It’s completely consistent in mood Royce is a very angry rapper.Īnd yet, it works for Death Is Certain, even the records cheerier moments, like the cowboy western soundtrack of “Gangsta” or the odd mood dissonance of the Spanish vocals in “Everybody Goes”, contain a very fierce and gun toting Royce Da 5’9” who has sort of both given up on the good in people and is on the prowl to kill. How is this? Well, Death Is Certain is a record of painful misbalance, like life, it never resolves the pain at the end of the record with a ballad at the end. Despite that lack of playful balance, Royce’s pain stated on Death Is Certain makes it not only Royce’s best effort lyrically, but his best album over his entire career. Before this effort, there was a certain playfulness about Royce Da 5’9 that sort of balanced out and made his records enjoyable on such efforts as Rock City 2.0 and Street Hop. Review Summary: Cold raindrops hitting your head after a terrible day, this is what Death Is Certain sounds like.ĭeath is Certain speaks volumes of Royce Da 5’9”.
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