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Royce da 5'9"

Royce da 5'9" is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of LL Cool J, Bun B, One Be Lo, Joell Ortiz and Tonedeff. Those roots explain a lot about how Royce da 5'9" arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Joell Ortiz, The Game, Statik Selektah, Lloyd Banks and Canibus, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Pusha T, Jadakiss, Fabolous, T-Pain and Westside Gunn, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 52 connections around Royce da 5'9", reaching back through LL Cool J and forward to Pusha T. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Ryan Daniel Montgomery, known professionally as Royce da 5'9", is an American rapper. Best known for his association with fellow Detroit rapper Eminem, the two met in 1997 and formed the hip hop duo Bad Meets Evil the following year. Their 2011 single, "Lighters", peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and preceded the release of their debut extended play (EP), Hell: The Sequel (2011). The song and EP—which debuted atop the Billboard 200—have both yielded Montgomery's furthest commercial success.

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Royce da 5'9"LL Cool JBun BOne Be LoJoell OrtizTonedeffMr. PorterDJ Green LanternDrop the WorldPusha TJadakissFabolousT-PainWestside GunnJon ConnorAmerieHell: The SequelJoell OrtizThe GameStatik SelektahLloyd BanksCanibusHopsinTokenConway the Machine

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Royce da 5'9" connections

Royce da 5'9" grew out of LL Cool J, Bun B, One Be Lo and Joell Ortiz, shares an orbit with Joell Ortiz, The Game, Statik Selektah and Lloyd Banks, went on to shape Pusha T, Jadakiss, Fabolous and T-Pain. 52 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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