Royce da 5'9"

To me Royce da 5'9" is Detroit pride in human form. He met Eminem in 1997 and formed the legendary duo Bad Meets Evil the next year, and while he is often introduced as Em's running mate, his own lyricism is extraordinary. Few rappers slice syllables with his precision, and his work as a songwriter and producer shows a range that the rapper label undersells. There is a hard, uncompromising edge to his verses, forged on cold Detroit corners, and that refusal to soften is exactly what I love about him.

Name (English)

Royce da 5'9"

Name (Japanese)

ロイス・ダ・ファイブ・ナイン

Reading

ろいす・だ・ふぁいぶ・ないん

Born

July 5, 1977 (age 49)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Snake

Origin

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Occupation

rapper / songwriter / record producer / singer / musician

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.royce59.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/royceda59/
• Xhttps://x.com/Royceda59
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%96%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3

Tags

• Michigan
• rapper
• songwriter
• record producer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.