Royce da 5’9 Announces Release of 7th Studio Album ‘Book of Ryan’, Recruits J. Cole For First Song Premiere ‘Boblo Boat’

Not even a week removed from the release of his sequel collaboration project, Prhyme 2 with DJ Premiere — Royce da 5’9 has already shifted gears into overdrive to begin promoting his seventh studio album to be titled Book of Ryan.

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Yesterday [March 22], Royce da 5’9 took to Instagram to premiere the official cover art and tracklist for the upcoming album. Book of Ryan consists of 20 songs with one feature from Roc Nation’s J. Cole.

Set to be released on May 4th, Royce also shared a message of purpose for this album on his Instagram account.

He stated:

On 5-4-2018 I’m gonna take you guys on a journey … This album is everything I’ve been wanting to say but just couldn’t because I was either too drunk or too young to put it into words… All the hurt, all the pain and all the good times is what made me who I am. I’ve learned that timing is everything, patience is everything and family is everything … From this point forward, I’m letting God take the wheel … All the conversations in regards to my name is about to shift… I’m here to be great. Pre-sales start now {Link in the Bio} and thank y’all for all the love and support for PRhyme2 and not giving up on a Alkee.. #HeavenStudios

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The J. Cole featured song “Boblo Boat” was the first release from the upcoming Book of Ryan album in which Royce da 5’9 reminisced on his past, his family dynamic, battling alcoholism, and all the memories he has that involve the popular Detroit landmark, the Boblo Boat. J. Cole used his time to reflect on his younger days, while hinting at new music coming our way as he rapped:

“The truth is my new shit slap, you never heard it better. Give me a sec, I murder sectors. Prefer to let you see it rather than say it, but it spill out. I gotta chill out.”

The official video premiere for “Boblo Boat” is set for Monday, March 26th. You can stream ‘Boblo Boat here. Pre-orders for Book of Ryan are available here.