Street Hop

Personnel: Iyanna Dean, Ming Xia, Jordan Laws, Melanie Rutherford (vocals); Armond "Bamm" Davis (keyboards).Audio Mixers: Charles Roane; DJ Premier; Jason "Asar" Qualls; Ryan Montgomery; Kevin Haywood; Carlos Broady .Recording information: Allure Sound, Oak Park, MI; Chopp Shopp Studios, Durham, NC; Church Studios; Headqcourtez Studio LTD., New York City, NY; Inyear Studios, Long Island City, New York; Isolation Studios; Lint Room Studios, Glendale, CA; Studio One, Livonia, MI.Photographer: Berman Fenelus.In pre-release interviews, Royce da 5'9" laid out a perfect description of his style: a Detroit kid brought up on Nas whose head was sent spinning once Eminem came around. Three years in the making--twelve months in prison for a DUI being part of the problem--STREET HOP often has a solid foundation that's absolutely classic in feel but also features those quirky, sick-o rhymes that are distinctly post-Shady. "I mix a between Chris Brown and Chris Jericho/Where's your daughter?" is an