DJ Premier and Royce Da 5'9 Team Up For "PHryme."

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In case you real hip hop fans haven't heard, we have an epic duo coming our way. Slaughterhouse's own Royce da 5'9 is teaming up with the legendary, DJ Premier! The duo is set to drop an album this year entitled "PHryme."

The two are well known for collaborating on songs such as "Boom," and now we get these two, TOGETHER, on an entire album! 

In an interview with XXL, Royce says deciding on the collaboration was organic; relating it to his other group ventures, Bad Meets Evil and Slaughterhouse.

In the same interview Royce reveals -- "I want people to appreciate that we didn't compromise in lieu of the environment". 

I personally feel that quote is important. It's refreshing to know that despite the changes in the industry, we can still count on the release of authentic rap, aka authentic hip-hop. 

From the looks of the line up we can anticipate a true piece of art. Confirmed features are as follows; Common, Killer Mike, Jay Electronica, Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q, Slaughterhouse, Mac Miller and Dwele. 

After listening to a short snippet of one of the tracks I have a feeling this is going to be a compilation that all fans stuck in the 90's will appreciate -- and I mean that in the best way. The 90's were hip-hop's Golden Age; this is going to take us back!

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Speaking of true hip-hop, if the news of the doublet has sparked some curiosity regarding the release of Shady Records' Shady XV, don't get too amped up. Royce who will be featured on the project doesn't know much about it's release himself. When it comes, I'm sure it will have been worth the wait!

For now, I think the anticipation of Royce and Premier's PHryme, is more than enough to hold us over. Premier has expressed that he's proud of the result of the project even though he took a different approach with it. Premier, who usually samples several artists, will only sample Adrian Younge. 

Fans from all over are expressing their excitement via social media. This should be good! 

Tina Louise 

Twitter: @TinaLouiseMe

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