Royce Da 5'9" Says Drake Having a Ghostwriter Excludes Him as a Lyricist

[Deltron]

Royce Da 5'9" is in no way, shape or form a new face. The rapper from Detroit's nine mile penned "The Message" on the Dr. Dre's 2001 album with help from Mary J. Blige, and more recently he wrote "Tell Me," Diddy's second single off Press Play featuring Christina Aguilera. "I think I owe Diddy a lot," he admits up top. "He taught me the art of rewriting."

Moving on to the topic of ghostwriting, Royce how he feels about Drake allegedly having one in Quentin Miller. Like most fans, Royce too was surprised, but he was more-so shocked at the response Drake received from his supporters. "Hip-hop is evolving a little slower than the other genres. If this is what it's evolving into, as an OG I accept it...[but] I don't choose to write like that," he explained.

After calling ghostwriting the "newer way of creating," Royce Da 5'9" broke down what it truly means to be a lyricist. "It's a certain fulfillment that I get out of writing myself...You gotta write everything to be a top-tier lyricist in my book."

 

[LEEeveryday]

Facts tho

 

[Newzz]

If we knew Steph Curry was getting ghost help to make his shots go in, on some "The 6th Man" shyt, would we still consider him a top tier shooter?



Then why consider Drake a top tier lyricist, when it's known he's out here getting ghost help from his very own OVO-Antoine's

 

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

GOAT speaking

 

[UpAndComing]

Let's be honest, even knows that

 

[Brosef]

He's not lying

No hate either, just real talk

 

[Tommy Sheppard]

GOAT speaking

 

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

one of my GOATs we have nikkas in here who have Mase, Ti, Weezy, Jeezy and K-rino as their GOATs

 

[mr. smoke weed]

Obviously. That'd be the same as calling Katy Perry a great songwriter

 

[Keep_It_Hip_Hop_Fam]

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Noah "40" Shebib: "In Hip-Hop, You Must Write Your Own Raps"

Remember When Noah "40" Shebib Said, "In Hip-Hop, You Must Write Your Own Raps"?

 

[H.J.Duck]

to Royce

He wasnt this vocal about this issue when Ebro interviewed Slaughterhouse (in fact Crooked was kinda the only one who was) but I'm glad he said this now

 

[JustCKing]

That's obvious. You can be a rapper or whatever, but lyricism is all about the words. If you aren't writing them, then whoever is writing them for you is the lyricist. Still, I never really considered Drake a lyricist like that to begin with.

 

[wingstop]

what about ghostface?

 

[mr. smoke weed]

what about ghostface?

What's GFK have to do with this fukkery?

 

[wingstop]

What's GFK have to do with this fukkery?

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