Rock City

by Royce da 5'9"

Rock City cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 5 January 2002
  • Label: Koch Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 55:15
  • Community rating: 3.1/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Rock City' works within hardcore hip hop, its songs shaped by crime and sampling textures. The arrangements favour layered construction and dynamic contrast, keeping the writing direct even where the production is dense.

Genres

Descriptors: crime, sampling, rhythmic, violence, rap

Tracklist

  1. It's Tuesday (Intro) (2:58)
  2. Rock City (4:06)
  3. Get'cha Paper (4:25)
  4. We Live (Danger) (4:06)
  5. You Can't Touch Me (3:52)
  6. Let's Go (4:13)
  7. D-Elite Part 1 (1:38)
  8. D-Elite Part 2 (4:01)
  9. She's The One (3:32)
  10. Boom (3:53)
  11. What Would You Do (4:39)
  12. Who Am I (3:42)
  13. Life (6:44)
  14. My Friend (3:26)

Credits

  • Jonathan Kraut - graphics [graphic artist]
  • Will Kennedy - image editor [digital imaging]
  • Triana D'Orazio - production manager [packaging manager]
  • Veeraniqica "Nay Nay" Green - backing vocals [background vocals by], backing vocals [background vocals performed by]
  • Thom Bell - written-by, written-by [sample of "funny feeling"]
  • William Hart - written-by, written-by [sample of "funny feeling"]
  • Paul Bushnell - bass, electric guitar
  • Cindy Herron - written-by, written-by [excerpts from "hold on"]

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