It’s a testament to how incredible Nas’ God’s Son album that one of the project’s most lyrically elite tracks is a mere bonus track. Upon queuing it up, “Power” will immediately pull you into one of the most brutally honest stories in the past few years undeniably haunting, it’s the stark realism that makes this Book Of Ryan standout resonate so deeply.
The characters are all brought to life in full nuanced glory, with Royce unafraid to draw attention to the shadier parts of his family tree. Though the autobiographical Book Of Ryan as a cohesive album was far from dark, at least compared to something like Death Is Certain, Royce delivered his most vivid storytelling since “Tabernacle” on the chilling “Power.”Ĭentered around a Thanksgiving at the Montgomery home, Royce conjures a tapestry of a domestic disturbance. While Royce Da 5’9″ certainly shocked listeners with a Twilight Zone-esque tale of bodily mutilation by the name of “Part Of Me,” one of his more disturbing songs arrived when he stepped away from fiction.
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