Rock City (Royce da 5'9" album)

Rock City

Studio album by Royce da 5'9"

Released

November 26, 2002^[1]

Recorded

1999-2000

Genre

Hip hop

Length

61:45

Label

Columbia Records , E1, Game

Producer

Eminem (exec.), Royce da 5'9" (co-exec.), Red Spyda, The Neptunes, DJ Premier, Trackmasters, Ty Fyffe, Ayatollah, 6 July, Reef, Doc Soose, Nashiem Myrick

Royce da 5'9" chronology

Singles from Rock City
	Rock City (2002)	Death Is Certain (2004)
"Boom" Released: December 14, 1999 "You Can't Touch Me" Released: April 26, 2000 "Rock City" Released: January 5, 2002

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
HipHopDX.com	(favorable)^[3]
RapReviews.com	(8/10)^[4]
Vibe	^[5]

Rock City is the debut studio album by rapper Royce da 5'9". The album was released on November 26, 2002.^[1]

Track listing

The album was released in many versions.^[6] Most notable of them is Version 2.0
This Track listing is for Version 2.0

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"It's Tuesday (Intro)"	Nashiem Myrick, Lee Stone	3:02
2.	"Rock City" (featuring Eminem)	Red Spyda	4:14
3.	"Off Parole" (featuring Tre Little)	The Neptunes	6:05
4.	"My Friend"	DJ Premier	3:30
5.	"You Can't Touch Me"	Trackmasters	3:56
6.	"Mr. Baller" (featuring Clipse, Pharrell, Tre Little)	The Neptunes	4:26
7.	"Let's Go" (featuring Twista)	6 July	4:18
8.	"D-Elite"	Ty Fyffe	1:42
9.	"Take His Life" (featuring Tre Little)	Reef	4:21
10.	"Nickel Nine Is..."	Reef	4:56
11.	"Boom"	DJ Premier	3:56
12.	"Soldier's Story"	Reef	4:18
13.	"Who Am I"	6 July	3:44
14.	"Life" (featuring Amerie)	Ayatollah	5:20
15.	"King of Kings"	Doc Soose	4:06

Notes

"Get'cha Paper", "We Live (Danger)", "D-Elite Part 2", "She's the One" and "What Would You Do" from his original album do not appear on Version 2.0.

Samples

"My Friend" samples "Let's Have Some Fun" by The Bar-Kays, "Cross My Heart" by Killah Priest
"Nickel Nine Is..." samples "I'll Live My Love for You" by Millie Jackson
"Boom" samples "Forever Is a Long, Long Time" by Marc Hannibal, "Anthology" by Kay-Gees, "You Know My Steez" by Gang Starr, "Afro Puffs" by The Lady of Rage
"Who Am I" samples "Livin Inside Your Love" by Earl Klugh
"Life" samples "Woman in Love" by Barbra Streisand
"You Can't Touch Me" samples "Love and Happiness" by Al Green
"King of Kings" samples "Distant Land" by Traci Lords

Chart positions

Album chart positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
Year	Album	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	Top Independent Albums	Top Heatseekers
2002	Rock City	#8	#7	#6

Singles chart positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
Year	Song	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles
1999	"Boom"	-	#48
2000	"You Can't Touch Me"	#66	-
2002	"Rock City"	#99	-

References

1 2 "Rock City - Royce da 5'9". AllMusic. 2002-11-26. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
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Royce da 5'9"

Studio albums	Rock City Death Is Certain Independent's Day Street Hop Success Is Certain

Collaborations	Slaughterhouse Slaughterhouse EP Hell: The Sequel On the House Welcome to: Our House PRhyme

Singles	"Boom" "You Can't Touch Me" "Rock City" "Hip Hop" "Writer's Block" "Detroit vs. Everybody"

Featured singles	"I Wanna Be Bad"

Related articles	Discography Bad Meets Evil Slaughterhouse D12 Shady Records Game Recordings E1 Music

Slaughterhouse

Joe Budden Joell Ortiz Kxng Crooked Royce da 5'9"

Studio albums	Slaughterhouse Welcome to: Our House

Compilations	Shady XV

Extended plays	Slaughterhouse EP

Mixtapes	On the House House Rules

Singles	"The One" "My Life" "Goodbye" "Throw That"

Joe Budden albums	Joe Budden No Love Lost

Joell Ortiz albums	The Brick: Bodega Chronicles Free Agent House Slippers

Kxng Crooked albums	Apex Predator

Royce da 5'9" albums	Rock City Death Is Certain Independent's Day Street Hop Success Is Certain

Related articles	Discography Shady Records

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