Bad Meets Evil Meets Europe Part 4

Royce Da 5'9" Compares The Original 'Renegade' to Jay-Z's Version: 'It Helped Me Grow'

Bad Meets Evil half Royce Da 5’9” tells how The Blueprint's sole collaboration treked from Motown to Marcy

“Renegade” started out as a song me and Eminem were doing for my Rock City album. We thought the track was crazy. Em asked if I was cool with giving [Jay] that one, and I said, "Hell yeah!" I'm glad, because a classic record came of it. 

When I heard Em and Jay's version, I was like, “Yo, this shit is going to be one of those ones.” It was incredible. Whenever I listen to something, I try to soak up as much game as I can and use it for inspiration. [Jay-Z’s version] actually taught me about my writing style and how to bring records home better. We weren’t in the same lane, but Jay took it where I should’ve taken it. It helped me grow.

But I don't know if it was a competition [between Eminem and Jay-Z], per se. I'm sure when Jay got Em's vocals, it pushed him to do what he did—we’re talking about two of the greats on one song. Eminem was making classic music, but to finally collaborate with the other guy putting up numbers, Detroit saw that Em was respected by his peers. It was a great look for Detroit. And a smart move by Jay to fuse what's great in hip-hop. I'm glad that song was on that album, because I knew people were going to be talking about it years later. I feel I helped with something so great, even though I played the smallest part.

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Here’s the second vlog from Bad Meets Evil’s UK stop at the V Festival a few weeks back. On this go around, we get a cameo from Em while Royce speaks on his favorite part of the show.

Eminem & Royce Da 5' 9" Strike Gold With Bad Meets Evil

Eminem and Royce Da 5' 9" collaborative album Bad Meets Evil: Hell The Sequel has struck gold sales status.

Royce make the announcement online, and received accolades on various social networks.

Here is the image he displayed.

Bad Meets Evil: Hell The Sequel dropped June 14.