Royce Da 5’9 Is Determined to Make Music That Matters
This year, Royce Da 5’9 is determined to be making music with a purpose. In a recent interview with the Apple Music show The Message, Royce converses with Ebro Darden. There, he discusses the Grammy nomination for his album The Allegory. He explained to Darden, “It feels cool. I’m not going to lie, man. I’m a little bit embarrassed because I’m one of those guys who was like, ‘Fuck the Grammys.’ And I’m totally like, ‘I’m fucking with the Grammys this year.’”
In the discussion, Royce also explains that he is trying to find himself as an artist. He doesn’t want to be trapped by the ‘celebrity’ status.
” [That’s] extremely important because, until you get to that point, you can’t even answer the simple questions, like who do you work for?” he said. “Do you work for the people? Are you an employee of the people? Because me, personally, I just put paint on the canvas and hang the shit up. You can come in and look at it or you don’t have to come in and look at it.
He also references Lil Wayne’s comment in 2016 that “Racism doesn’t exist”
“Cash Money, they signed their deal in 1997,” he said. “So from then to now, they’ve walked billions of dollars into the Universal building. You can’t tell me that you feel like Universal has been protecting Lil Wayne. Lil Wayne, I heard come out of his mouth in an interview that racism doesn’t exist.
“Being famous early for a Black person is crippling. My brother, you’re going to jail for the second time. The first time you went to prison, you went for a gun that wasn’t even on you. That’s racism Lil Wayne.”
