Royce Da 5’9″ Says Earl Sweatshirt’s Head Would Have Been Taken Off for Dissing Eminem in 1999

Royce da 5'9" made headlines weeks ago when he talked about Drake potentially not being a top lyricist due to the ghostwriting allegations slung his way. Now, in a separate part of the same interview, Royce talks about how Earl Sweatshirt would have gotten offed for dissing Eminem like he has if this was 1999.

When asked what the difference is between beef in the old days and beef now, Royce says words held more weight back then. "It was actually repercussions to your words back then. You had to stand by what you said back then. If you said you were gonna punch someone in the face when you seen 'em, you had to punch 'em in the face when you seen 'em. Now it's like taboo to be hands on [and] actually put your hands on somebody. As an OG, you've gotta learn how to ignore things. You have to. You gotta laugh shit off."

Royce went on to name Earl Sweatshirt as an example of younger kids popping shit. "Like Earl Sweatshirt talking crazy about Eminem? You gotta laugh that off now. In '99, his head? We woulda took his head. We woulda took his head a long time ago."

The Detroit MC went on to clarify why he thinks things are like this now. "Now it's just a different time and everybody's more mature. We just gotta understand that the kids we influence, a lot of times don't really know what they're doing, they don't know what they're saying. They just kinda gettin' in front of the mic, saying shit. Then they get off the mic and just want to have a good time."

When asked if he's talking about Earl Sweatshirt or Tyler, the Creator, he responds, "Both."

Watch the entire clip above to hear him talk about the various beefs of Troy Ave, 50 Cent and more.