N My Zone: Mask Off

Royce destroys "Backseat Freestyle" & "Mask Off"

BYMitch Findlay
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Listening to Royce's flow is the equivalent of watching a master Guitar Hero player. Once they get going, you don't know how they're going to stop without crashing, and yet they keep that combo going, building and building, without losing any momentum. About halfway through Royce's "Mask Off" verse, all you can really do is shake your head and mutter "how is he doin' this?"

By now, Future's beat has been bodied by a wave of talented characters. Yet there are few who can dominate a beat like Royce. His flow is simply too creative, and he switches it up in ways that defy reason. Emcees take note, and go listen to The Bar Exam 4 damnit.  

Quotable Lyrics

The way I zone is like the AC on
I play like KC and KG, you can't even cage me
I be using Windows like I'm on a HP
Just look around, I don't own a thing that ain't in HD
I ain't interested in the crown that don't belong to Wayne, Shady or Jay Z
That's a opposite
You don't like your life, how about death?
You don't like to fight, how about sex?
You don't like the kind of car you drive, okay, how about Bow Wow's jet?

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<b>Feature Editor</b> <!--BR--> Mitch Findlay is a writer and hip-hop journalist based in Montreal. Resident old head by default. Enjoys writing Original Content about music, albums, lyrics, and rap history. His favorite memories include interviewing J.I.D and EarthGang at the "Revenge Of The Dreamers 3" studio sessions in Atlanta and receiving a phone call from Dr. Dre. In his spare time he makes horror movies.