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Ryan Daniel Montgomery born July 5 1977 known professionally as Royce da 59 or simply Royce 59 is an American rapper Best known for his association with fellow Detroit rapper Eminem they became acquainted in 1997 and formed the hip hop duo Bad Meets Evil the following year Their 2011 single Lighters featuring Bruno Mars peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and preceded the release of their debut extended play EP Hell The Sequel 2011 The song and its parent EP which debuted atop the Billboard 200 have yielded Montgomerys furthest commercial success Montgomery first embarked on a solo career with his debut studio album Rock City in 2002 originally slated for release the year prior disputes with Columbia Records led it to an independent release He released eight followup studio albums to critical acclaim his latest The Allegory 2020 earned Montgomery his first Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Album in 2021 He also formed the hip hop supergroup Slaughterhouse with Joe Budden Joell Ortiz and Kxng Crooked in 2008 Active for a decade the group released two studio albumsSlaughterhouse 2008 and Welcome to Our House 2012to commercial success In 2014 he formed the hip hop duo PRhyme in 2014 with producer DJ Premier they have released two albums5