Book of Ryan

Royce da 5'9'' - Book of Ryan
Critic Score
Based on 6 reviews
2018 Ratings: #37 / 890
User Score
Based on 324 ratings
2018 Rank: #284
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CRITIC REVIEWS

100
Albumism

Book of Ryan conveys a lot of pain, but Royce balances it with moments of nostalgia and encouragement.

90
HipHopDX

Book Of Ryan continues a four-year, six-album streak of top-tier lyricism, with noted personal and artistic growth in the process.

90
Exclaim!

For anyone who has been following his career since Rock City — and even those who have been following him since the Game Records days — Book of Ryan is a welcome origin story, an issue zero that leaves no stone unturned.

80
XXL

Through the album's 21 tracks, the 40-year-old rapper relays his life experiences—especially his low points—to his son, through masterful storytelling and lyricism that weaves heartbreaking stories peppered with wisdom, advice and reflection.

70
PopMatters

While the tracklist drags on a bit on Book of Ryan, the discussions of dysfunctional family life ("Power") and mental illness ("Strong Friend") are heavy and worthwhile topics. Royce doesn't sacrifice energy for message either.

70
The Young Folks
In a world where trap music rules the mainstream, Royce da 5’9” returns with an introspective look into his past, and a blueprint for how he should approach his optimistic future.
zachthesnack
68

This felt like a perfect merging of old school hip hop sounds with features that would cater to the present day rap scene. It was fun as hell to listen to and I wouldn't give up all hope on Eminem, I know Revival was terrible, but his verse on Caterpillar went hardddddddd. Also one of my favorite Logic verses ever on the remix.

ScottyPimpin
91

By far Royce's best album. My biggest complaint is no Pusha verse. Royce gets more introspective than before and it works great.

HHGA
86

When the best emcees since the turn of the century are discussed, the name of Royce Da 5'9" doesn't come up nearly enough. Book of Ryan is Royce's seventh solo studio album, and arguably his best yet. Production duties were taken care of by a wide array of producers, including Mr. Porter, S1, Boi-1da, Cool & Dre, DJ Khalil and Frank Dukes, among others - and the beats are dope across the board, serving as the perfect backdrop for Royce's lyrics. On Book Of Ryan, Royce is at his most ... read more

ChopChoiceBeats
90

Royce's best album by some way. This is the album that I'd been expecting from Royce for all these years. a very personal album and imo should have won a grammy.

guilhermesnd
72

deep tracks make up a lot for stuff that doesn't sound good.

TheNBoy76
98

This is Eminem if he continued to quality he was at in the late 90's to early 2000s, straight bars and some incredibly touching tracks that make you wanna cry
Best: Boblo Boat, Caterpillar
Worst: none

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Added on: September 5, 2017