Royce Da 5’9” Breaks Down Lyrics and Skits from The Allegory | SWAY’S UNIVERSE 

Thank you sway this is probably the first interview I ever watched with royce and no one brought up Eminem

“One track sliced without swords. I buried the Christ corpse in my past life, like the black knight that mounted the white horse” -Royce 1999

At this point in his career I'll watch any interview that royce 59 does. Very in tune with the legend of hip hop

"Whoever Superman I got kryptonite in these hands, but I rather soup a man, leave em liquefied with these cans" -off the track "Thou shall" Edit: My favorite track on the album is "Pendulum" he's basically talking about the state of rap and how it's effecting our younger generation

Royce on a crazy promo run lol... Hoping this was one of them!

Good to see Lupe as the first rapper that came to mind when Royce was dropping who would be able to compete with him lyrically.

Royce is on top of his game right now,The Allegory is a masterpiece. Top 5 lyrically no doubt

Good to see an interview that’s not dominated by Em questions

Greatest intro ever!!! And I learned the Ice cream truck song is racist

🤣🤣🤣 it's not ice-creams fault! 🤣🤣🤣

Royce is everywhere right now. 2 interviews droppin everyday lately. The album was somethin else man, Royces pen getting better and better and the production? Royce became an amazing producer, he's improving so quickly it's crazy.

I'm glad that Royce is being recognized more without being tied to Em so the interviewers get more views.

i see hw Blackthought name being on the "Mentions" of top Mcees..That was rare and almost impossible 5 years back,i guess pple were sleepin on him and now he doesnt even need to say a word abt his Lyrical ability bt he lets others do that for HIM,Scary!

In regards to the ice cream truck jingle fact: I haven't listened to the album yet so idk if Royce addresses this or not but do we know for sure for sure that whoever first decided to make that their ice cream truck jingle was racist and that's the reason why the person made it their jingle? Bc that tune is way older than 1916 and not only used for "N**** Love A Watermelon. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!". Before that, in the 19th century, it was "Turkey in the Straw" and then before that "The (Old) Rose Tree". So, is it possible that whoever first made/popularized that tune as their ice cream truck tune was not doing it because of the fucked up racist version? I mean...don't get me wrong, if it was me and I was finding a jingle for my ice cream trucks I wouldn't use a song that had _any_ racist history or connotations...or if I didn't know about the racist song and found out after I had already started using it, I'd immediately change it. But I'm just curious: do we know for sure that the reason that song is used as the ice cream truck jingle is because whoever chose it is a racist piece of shit? Or are they simply an ignorant piece of shit who jus didn't know about the racist aspect and never changed it? Just curious.

Royce Da 5'9" is so underrated and he's so humble! He deserves more props and recognition.

Damn I didn't know that about the ice cream man lol. No ice cream man be in my neighborhood. Royce so underrated for real he in my top ten. I want to see a whole album with Royce and Skyzoo.

Really need someone to ask him about those anti-vax bars

Who tf comes to a video just to dislike it!

One of my favorites. Nickle is on a roll since the PRhyme's album. I mean, the Layers album. Wow. And then, Book of Ryan. I mean the guy is a genius. One of the most slept on/best kept secret is his Death is Certain album. Go listen to that. What a wordsmith.

Wow the history of that song brings a whole new meaning to chain hang low by Jibbs 🧐

Love the Lupe shout out lol

313 Stand up!

The Allegory number one album of the year so far, followed by Jay Electronica's debut and RTJ4. Hip hop is in such a wondderful place rn very polar opposite to the state of america lol

I’ve listened to “The Allegory” at least 10xs since it’s release and each time I hear something that I didn’t hear on the previous listen. DOPE. God MC.

Royce stepped his game up with this album. Still gotta listened more to catch everything but heard some of his best beats on this one and its all produced by him. Respect!

Banging this in southern CALI since it dropped been playing it the whole way from top 2 bottom is a perfect body of work 4 me i get new gems with every listen feats are perfect..best album of the year so far put down the em and wayne album 4 now this right here is grown man stuff thank u i needed this album in my life right now...

Incredible album with maximum knowledge

*ROYCE aka NICKLE NINE is constantly LIT* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 *Rock City* *Death is certain* *Success is certain* *Tabernacle : Trust the shooter EP* *PRhyme (1)* *Layers* *PRhyme 2* *Book of Ryan*

So Royce isn't %100 right on the ice cream song being orginally racist. The orginal song is called Turkey in a Straw, a folk song from the 1800s. But in 1916, someone remade the melody , switching the lyrics, and made it super racist. It became popular, so lot of people think it's the orginal. It's not.

Why 10 dislikes???? Someone give me a reason

Royce is a beast. Been following him since the rhinestone era...

Not going to talk about that anti-vax line?

The fact that you just started doing beats and did a project with it, is just inspiring!!!! I love it when emcees continue picking up other skills and passions

such a short interview, damn you sway

I can’t stand when people underestimate how hard he hit Fury, and the god damn man got up.. not only got up but he dominated Wilder after. The 2nd fight was over the second they signed on the line. It’s boxing, not a KO machine. Fury can outbox the best of’em

Linwood, Puritan 6 Mile stand up!

I been knew that that instrumental Beat from the ice cream truck came from a racist song I used to run up to ice cream truck tell him to stop playing that music coming through my block

Royce been putting out the REAL Rap Album of the year since The Book of Ryan. This dude NEEDS to be recognized as a genius of this generation.

6:30 that shit crazy knowing that the ice cream song has a crazy back story...

Staaaawp playin! This Chico Bean 🤭 Nah I love Royce, definitely one of the greatest lyricists that we have 💯 for sure

Royce went so hard on white people this album he made Eminem admit he's a guest in hip hop lmao 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Facts Royce has to tour Book of Ryan and Allegory!

I'm a NY cat. But I always fucks with Royce Da' 5'9... Dude is grounded as a solid lyricist... Highly intelligent. Positive dude and he's from Detroit and if you don't know Detroit don't sleep on the D. Respect on the new project my brother. Keep bringing the slaughter. Peace

damn I was hoping he would do a Freestyle on sway 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

BEST álbum so far!👊🏽🔥

His work ethic sounds like Dre. Amazing that they couldn't see eye to eye.

Man, I been following Royce since I first heard him on GTA 3.....his progress and development is inspiring. Proud of this guy

I get it for sure! I’m so appreciative of Royce and others helping this white guy understand (even more, bc I do care and try to learn)...but I do wish I could just get someone to shoot me straight without the hostility towards these current generations that most (esp knowledgeable) feel awful yet can’t do shit. I like learning these facts but I hate feeling like I committed the action...just fucks with me but not in any kind of anger or resentment at all. I love Royce and he’s hitting another level, for real. The realest out

I really appreciate hearing his feedback at the very beginning of the interview about the album being so disjointed. I've felt that way after listening to it and wondered why, at this point in his career, he could release something like that after coming off an incredibly cohesive Book of Ryan. Turns out, it was intentional. Which further bolsters his place in hip-hop.

So much growth the brother 5'9. Congratulations on your success!

He speaks straight facts all through the album

Royce is a bad dude but the things rappers waste money on cracks me up.....A goat ring..... Lol

Funny thing, I tweeted Royce right b4 the fight and told him I got Fury. He didn’t respond lol

Minus all the anti-vax bars on the album its 🔥. Royce improves with every project. Detroit legend fasho

S/o Oswin Graph Cyhi & Vince fr all way to dope & too think became a rapper by accident pretty much lol They are all a necessary force in their own rights 💯

I love getting insight in to albums as sick and well done as the Allegory. So much fire on that album. So much knowledge. A dash of crazy. So dope. #DetroitRepresent

Yeah his voice does sound different in some songs. I like it though it’s like remixing a recipe and it still comes out 🔥

I Play Forever is cold

Why is your album not available in Angola my country?

Our Stars make millions of dollars yet they still don't know the information or they don't want to know and they just late to the party sad sad sad.

Unpopular opinion, bit I'm not feeling this album. Been a royce fan since rock city. Cant beat street hop for me.

Boi I thought this was Tommy strong when he got a job on the thumbnail 😂😂😂

Royce is nice but he will never sell,

My favorite artist out the (313)

Royce da 59 looks like PJ Tucker who plays for the Houston 😂👀

The music does not come from the racist song. Just a little research proves it. If you want support for your causes, you need to stop putting out misinformation. It’s true that a racist remake was made, but that doesn’t discredit the original work, which remained popular before, during, and after the racist version.

After Em, he is my favorite rapper of all time! That album is fuckin' dope! Why people don't talk about him when they speak on the best rappers of all time? I mean why??

Royce show em them 🐐 ring..... Coz you're 1 of them great... SALUTE..... SALUTE....SALUTE...SALUTE..

Album is pure 🔥 #313 "We Da Best" What up Doe!

The fact that Royce produced the songs make his crazy flow even better. The bears and bars match perfectly

I swear to god, when I heard the first track I got chills.

So much respect for this man! Wish I had the chance to meet and chat with Royce in person I could gain so much.

Sway interview are authentic

I love my black homies... But please don't blame and judge us about something that happened 100 years ago.... We all ain't racist....please no that.. Peace

PAC em Royce pun jada slick rick -pat way give me my like

Ice cream trucks in my hood (Central PA and some nearby cities) don't really play that shit no more anyway. They play rap instrumentals 😂 Shit back when I was younger I seen one in Reading, PA that played "Ice Cream" by Wu-Tang before and had graffiti all over it. 👐🏼 It was the hardest ice cream truck of all time 💯

Most underrated

Gotta respect Detroit niggaz for real, they don't play on Mic. Apollo dropped dope record, Eminem made the earth stop spinning for a moment Now Royce Da is teaching real world philosophy, giving life facts on this record...come to South Africa uzotya umkhono of that GOAT.

😲 Oh SHIT that changed my whole perspective if I would've known that we just would went to the store.. DAMN! Thanks Royce

ROYCE 2020

Royce aint got a fitted 😱😱😱❗I like him better with one bc theres 2much road 2drive on 🤣😂no shade royce still luv u do....but the fitted makes his swag go 2 1000!

I love royce im a fan...but saying its not about rap...then rapping about him....to saying hes not worthy to rap against....when they did plenty of tracks...and spoke higly of eachother...he cant pretend like yella trash

#Sway do you have your own hat line?

The ice cream truck song thing is false though. The original melody came from folk song "Turkey in the straw" which was written earlier. And inspired many pop songs during that time. In a way, the watermelon song sampled turkey. And the ice cream song sampled turkey. Both sampled turkey in the straw. But are not related to each other.

lol this guy is scared of yelawolf - and he should be. it's too bad ... I like both ... but Royce is really tip toeing around what the problem was and that is weak. I like Royce but really yelawolf is one of a kind.

Sounds like royce lowkey wants to lyrically engage with yela but my view is influenced by wanting that to happen, selfishly for the love of bars.

Royce didn’t start talk about this racist shit like this until that Yelawolf shit happened. So Yelawolf had to pull some really dirty shit.

Royce a bad dude but he not in the same atmosphere as Black Thought nobody is!!!!!! I get what he saying tho!!

enlightened by the words of royce

ROYCE

switched the lighting up, i see you sway!!

Love the new album. Best of the year so far .. cream of wheat guy is a real person. They say a well known chef ???

the entire album is 🔥💯💣

Rhinestone Ryan in the building

damn after listening to the ice cream truck part i remembered the song jibbs made called chain hang low. damn same sample makes me kinda sick

Hello there sir Swayze amazing content with Royce Da 5'9" anyways best wishes for your new albums may it reach hype outta vibes

Best album out this year

Why he said yelawolf and royce can't never be a thing?

Man Royce was a little ahead of his time with the cream of wheat, aunt Jemima stuff

Royce 🔥🔥🔥🔥