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What kills me with Royce is he's gotta double standard on the entire Slaughterhouse situation. He's pissed at Crook & Joell, cause as he put it, he didn't have a say in the situation, ETc. They made that choice without involving him. But, he's not mad at Joe for signing the contract with Shady, without any intention of honoring the contract. Joe said that on the interview with Crook. I'm not talking bout any of the drama that happened between Em & Joe, after the fact. Crook was flying to Detroit to work with Royce, while Joe already decided he wasn't doing the project & didn't tell anyone in the group. You'd think he'd be pissed at Joe for putting him in that position, considering his friendship with Em. Why tf would Joe put Royce in that situation? Or why didn't Royce have that same kind of energy for Joe, after he found out Joe signed a deal with the 3 of them, that he no intentions of honoring. It just seems like a double standard & Royce is trying to have it both ways.

Man when someone tells you their "comfortable in the fire" that's someone who's been through hell and back and has learned to adjust to any form of adversity. Royce is so dam articulate and well spoken it's not even funny. It's been nothing but a complete blessing to be alive through the era of da 5' 9". This man is an absolute legend and is hands down one of the greatest to ever do it, and that is simply not up for debate!!!

he's the first person to describe this era as a 'mental health crisis' and he hit it on the head

Thank you for speaking on mental health! Means alot

He was right about Proof, he was the glue!! Rest easy forever Proof

Let’s go got a legend in the building 🔥

I'm always holding out hope for at least peace and maybe one day friendship in the House again. Slaughterhouse my GOAT group forever.

It's heartbreaking to see what happened to Slaughterhouse. One of my all-time favorite rap groups because of their lyrics & comradeship amongst each other. Always fun seeing them together. Great interview overall!

Loyalty is a big thing to me. Lol... He hates being called disloyal because its tough to look in that mirror.

This was a dope interview and I appreciate you for it Smooth. I will say this I stand by Crook, I’m #COB 100% but I understand Royce emotions when it comes to how he felt about what happened between him and Crook. I really enjoyed this interview Smooth 🔥 and I’m with you Smooth I’m waiting on Mouse to get back to his Mood Music and drop some music 🔥

Love the Elzhi shoutout! Eminem Elzhi Royce the holy trinity of Detroit 👽 MCs and arguably the illest threesome lyrically skill wise alone of any city (only NYC or Chi can compete). Agree on his Black Thought (God MC) take.

"Guys who rap like me Joe, Crook." I don't think Royce,Joe,Em ever really respected Joell Ortiz's pen as much as they should have.

Dope interview! Smooth keep up the great work man. 💯

Its sad that EM is not at all active on the socials and Ryan is hyper-active - something that put the latter's reputation at stake.... 😣😣 I really want to like Royce but after he took Joe's side and spoke shit on his pod, I am struggling... 😓

Love Royce so much. He gets so much negative talk thrown towards him about the Lupe and Slaughterhouse stuff and he just remains an unbreakable, positive energy force. Under appreciated GOAT.

I feel like he had a choice, years of waiting but he made an ultimatum instead of making the choice. Joe been retired but he throws out the "im not doing it without joe". For him to even speak those words means he wasn't blindsided.

Good work man! Beautiful interview! 🔥

I feel like Royce missed such a HUGE opportunity to work with Crook bc that would have set the world on 🔥! I love you Royce but get out of your feels bc Joel and Crook were hurt bc you sided with Joe. Please make a bad ass album with COB or Em 🙏 Our money is yours for the taking if you do so 💯😉

So great to hear from Royce. Real, well spoken guy. Respect how he thinks, speaks, moves & puts out QUALITY MUSIC

Royce is certified. Shame him and Crook are no longer Ken and Ryu but they both generals. Hopefully time can fix that. 💯

Great interview Smooth... i am now subscribed... great content!!

Royce is the man! 🔥

Yo I had the chance to get pulled on Stage by Royce at a show in a small club in BC Canada. This is one of my most memorable and favorite moments of my life. Another funny moment is when the girl next to me slapped his ass when he was turned around and looked at me and said "I hope that was her that just did that" LOL Thank you for coming to play at that venue Mr 5'9

I appreciate you Smoothvega but I feel Royce is upset because he didn’t get to control the ending to Slaughterhouse and was content with just pretending it was gonna live forever. He seemed to be in denial and thought was Joe was gonna rap again and we all know he wasn’t. Crook and Joell ware not given the proper respect so they did what they did. I hope one day they get to sit and talk in person. Royce acted very mature in this interview but he’s been disrespectful talking about Crook on prior interviews so I don’t trust him right now 🤨

DETROIT-VS-EVERYBODY💯

I really want Royce and Marshall to get together to make another bad meets evil album that’s two of my favorite artists and definitely my favorite duo despite outkast dropping way more music than them but damn I want that album from Royce and Marshall?!?! 😂🔥💯🔊 But it’s hype to know Royce is Down For that!

Great interview!

Dope interview. I didn't know Royce was a big boxing fan.

It's funny how people see Mental Health as something taboo at all. Is it taboo to have physical problems? Why is the brain any different, it's a part of the body just as well.

Redman is also the reason I write rap songs. I wonder how many other emcees branch off from Redman.

crazy interview........great job....he asked all relevant questions...

Long live the KXNG homie!!! Get your sensitive ass in the booth

Dope interview!

LoL he acted so curious about Joe bit then had no reaction to Royces' simple "yes"

Just cause u needed therapy don't mean everybody do. Whenever a person has a breakthrough with counseling they think everybody need it.

I wish he saw Joe for what he was and sided with Crook and Joell

My homie Tito from Ft.Worth Texas told me about Smooth Vega back in 2008-09

Big Proof! ❤️

Royce, we need another BAD MEETS EVIL Album next year.....

Royce you might never see this but man... A big part of your process to moving on is missing. You speak of the situation as theoretical ... Don't really acknowledge the hurt, don't really acknowledge your part in what went wrong (I think everyone had some wrong in it. Blowing up the group=wrong imo). Not even sure you wanna patch it up yet, and that's OK ... I think your fans see how easily y'all coulda finished off GH and gave something as a group and they expect this to be an easy resolution cuz of that. You know it's just setting too high of an expectation for a likely extremely complicated interrelationship... When you speak of equity tho, Joe (perceptiveness of outside, could be completely wrong!) more than took his 25% off the value of the group and by that point. It's really less than 75% of what it was and Joe's equity is far depleted from not allowing it to continue - so really it's Crook and Joell and they walk away with their 50% and you're the only one left. It's unfortunate man but you got 25% of a seriously devalued team and they with arms wide open tried to get ya on board. They didn't want their equity to expire more and likely felt the only way they'd get their bag was to blow it up. So ... Considering Joe took it past the point of no return they're kinda within their rights on the equity aspect of it ... I know that crosses personal lines but what personal lines were crossed allowing their pieces to devalue over the years... Like I get ya man and respect you ... Book of Ryan and Allegory are two of my top 20 last 10 years. So nothing but respect and none of that changes... I see both sides, I hope y'all can bridge it up ... And understand that them burning the house down represents they are hurt too... It's unfortunate it came to that to raise the level of communication.

There was millions on the table for everybody family to eat but certain people stuffed up that opportunity

I saw you at school today I was your guide

1st time I heard Royce was on GTA and didnt know it was him until years later after hearing Bad Meets Evil, I was playing old GTA and heard him and was like daaamn that was him this whole time. Nigga BEEN had bars

Epic legendary interview

Always a joy listening to Royce🤗

Royce needs to link back up with Elzhi asap. They are good together.

Great interview.

Royce is the king 🔥🔥💯

Book Of Ryan is the best rap album ever. Even though i don't understand some of his actions n decisions. I'll never question or sht on this man's integrity.

Lupe smoked this man!

Royce needs to start a podcast .......LOL

I wish he was alot more honest with Joe.

Not really taking a side on the Slaughterhouse thing. It's a difference of perspective (but the same result). Royce is right to feel he didn't have a voice in it. Crook is right to feel that he needs to move on from stalemate for his own health. At the end of the day, it comes down to opinions about Joe Budden. Royce thinks Joe will rap again. But Joe verbally said no, which is what Crook and Joel had to go on. Now does Royce know something we don't? Maybe? Maybe not? But everything always hinged on Joe, and I don't really begrudge Crook and Joel from moving on.

Great interview. Mad ads though

Lil 59 Snake is back lyin

I thought big man was norbs by his voice. I had to look at the screen. Lol

Royce da 5'9 is a real Snake... One of few rappers not welcome to Mike tyson

No monster Royce 😂😂 that’s my dude I miss slaughterhouse

I think Royce da 5'9" must face their two companions rapping, Joell and King Crooked... D12 members did it with How Come and My Band when Eminem was gaining much fame and prestige....If someone is upset with another, it's necessary to speak on it and explain why this is happening.

Eminem time stamp ??

Where'd Royce get those shades?

I’m seeing a pattern with Royce of him not doing shit for long periods of time I remember when Loaded luxe and murder mook part two happened he been saying he been gonna get in the Battle Rap ring ever since then like smoking Banmer Weed ain’t shit happen, im still waiting..⏳⏳

Ryan saying everyone should go to therapy? If there is one thing to take away from listening to these 49:19 minutes, it's that. Especially at the rate our 'society' has evolved in terms of technological advances our brains are nowhere near evolved enough to absorb 'information' at the rate we are absorbing it today due to the way society is structured. 'Therapy' is like maintenence or workshop, think of it as a 'space' you enter take all the shit in your head pour it out and have someone help you sort through it all, what to keep, what to discard and so on. Therapy should honestly be promoted as a healthy living lifestyle.

Here we go. Royce top 5 for me. He confuses me. Joe found another hustle and left y'all hanging. SLAUGHTERHOUSE

GOAT. LEGEND.

Every human needs therapy.

Royce stop it Crook brought to the table a great deal Where you guys could get back together do your slaughterhouse album And because Joe Joe didn't want to rap or didn't want to be involved in a deal that he didn't brings forth you wanted nothing to do with it you tried to put out there that you and Joe never said no to the deal lol Obviously you did And then you both have the nerve to sit back and say well we could have dinner did it ourselves lol Lol yeah when where? That was never going to happen if you guys were going to do it yourselves it would have been happened! You and joe Never cared about slaughterhouse it's evident What were you going to do let Joe finance the project lol so he can rip everybody off I'm telling you if you follow Joe in life You are going to mess up a lot of friendships and business relationships that's just the type of person he is And stop with the pity party let's stop acting like Joelle and crook wrote ether They put out a few songs talking about their looking about their side of the story they didn't dis nobody couple shots at Joe but he deserves it Royce acting like they wrote the craziest diss record ever lol stop it So it's you and Joe's fault slaughterhouse is no more nobody else's fault But that really doesn't matter because you and Joe never needed slaughterhouse or crook and Joel! You looked at them too and said fuck you take your deal and shove it up your ass

Im actually glad Slaughterhouse is over with, simply bc Joe and Royce really dont wanna rap. Thats all Crook and Joell do.

Royce and Joe just talk in circles man. They mastered the art of manipulation to ppl who don’t use critical thinking skills.

Those guys messed up......royce just needs grafh now.......

The hispanic CeeLo Green

Royce don't want it with joell or crooked. He'd get bodied.

he really tarnished his legacy... this is sad

crook need an apology, asap.

Who is the host?

14:52 … eLZhion!

8:20 Malcolm X?

I would love for Royce to define loyalty because his actions are anything but and not even with just Em. He talks a lot but his actions are icky. Similar to Joe. That’s why they are so close. Misery loves company

Moist the 5'9 shorts are extra above the knee. Ooouuu

I don’t understand why he feel like he can’t rap about the shit and then maybe his other group members or ex group members might be like oh you make a valid point, may be the group come back or maybe not but why he can’t rap about it why are you acting like such a princess I thought emcees go in the booth and talk about their experiences not countless interviews talk about my feelings are hurt About a group ending who hasn’t did nothing in 10 years and didn’t care to even when money was brought to the table

Who have we seen you do that with lupe and Mickey You made a 8 minute diss song agand then when they come back at you you wanna act like you're the victim

#313

I respect Royce for being 1 of the 🐐 and a top tier lyricist but he was wrong for pretending to be the neutral person in slaughterhouse when he clearly was taking Joe's side in the situation and messing up the relationship with Lupe. He should have took a chance and did the 3 man deal with Joel & Crook and not let the group die off because of 1 person (Joe) didn't want nothing to with the group anymore but hopefully they can come together bts and settle their differences for the culture & fans

I don’t think anyone, wants to hurt their wife.

#taylorgang #gangang #braindance #projectphoenix

Who cares. He don’t rap when his fans want him to. Didn’t rap when Luke went in. Didn’t hear him on the slaughterhouse project. Yo ROYCE: do fewer interviews, vlogs, live chats, a KZfaq rants, and all that other shit. Just rap.

I didn’t watch this, I only came here to say I was a life long fan of Royce, until he didn’t support Crooked I and Joel’s music. You don’t support their music I won’t support yours. That was wack, no excuses.

💦 ρяσмσѕм

Hoping for a SH REUNION some day without Joe and Add Marshall

Weak make some music

Speak for yourself I hate how Slaughter ended but I would love to see Royce and Crook two of the illest alien emcees ever go back and forth on disses! It’s lyrical warfare! As long as it stays on wax! Also just replace Budden with Elzhi Ransom RJ Payne Locksmith or Nino Bless (who was on original song) on Slaughterhouse

Royce such a fraud.

tbh as much as I support Crook and Joell, their album was pretty trash.