![]() Columbia Records was having a hell of a time trying to sell an underground rapper to a mainstream audience anyway: in fact, they actually resorted to having Ryan fill the token rapper role on the first single from their newest (white) songstress Willa Ford (who was formerly known as the ex of one of the Backstreet Boys, but who is best known now for getting her kit off for Playboy after the music career stalled not that there is anything wrong with that), an experiment which failed miserably (although I have a clear recollection of Carson Daly on Total Request Live, who always reported with both elation and confusion whenever an artist he actually liked appeared on MTV's countdown, gratefully attempt to introduce Royce to an uncaring audience when the video dropped). The first moment was when Royce's debut album, Rock City, leaked to the Interweb. ![]() There are three specific moments in the life and career of Ryan Montgomery, also known as Royce Da 5'9", that influenced the recording of his second studio album, Death Is Certain. ![]()
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