Rock City (Royce da 5'9" album)

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

Rock City
Studio album by Royce da 5'9"
Released	November 26, 2002[1]
Recorded	1999–2000
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:01:45
Label	Columbia Records E1 Game
Producer	6 July Ayatollah DJ Premier Doc Soose Eminem (exec.) Nashiem Myrick Red Spyda Reef Royce da 5'9" (co-exec.) The Neptunes Trackmasters Ty Fyffe
Royce da 5'9" chronology
Rock City (2002) Death Is Certain (2004)
Singles from Rock City
"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]

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

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7]	7
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8]	29

Singles chart positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
		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. "Rock City - Royce da 5'9". AllMusic. 2002-11-26. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
2. Allmusic review
3. HipHopDX.com review
4. RapReviews.com review
5. Vibe review
7. "/chart-history/IND "Royce da 5'9" Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
8. "/chart-history/BLP "Royce da 5'9" Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.