Rawkus Records and Game Recordings are playing "hot potato" with Royce the 5�9". Lyricist Lounge 2 coughs up a new single from the brother who was thought to be ½ of a dynamic duo when he premiered with Eminem back in the day. "Bad Meets Evil" (the single as well as the track on Em�s first LP) built some serious anticipation for this MC. After bouncing between Game, Tommy Boy, and Rawkus Records, we get "Let�s Grow" as one side of a "double A-side record."

Royce�s first verse revisits the time when him and Em were tight. Royce insists that though the two don�t speak much anymore, they�re still cool. Jay Dee for Pay J Productions lends the spacey track with a mellow yet supportive sound that allows Royce to threaten to get vicious on the mic. The other two verses are aimed at weak lyricists, sell outs, women, and battle-hungry MCs. While you won�t find anything phenomenal on the single, it should help curb your appetite for Royce until his album drops.

Next up is the "Bucktown Committee" aka Cocoa Brovas. "Get Up" is a Hi-Tek anthem-styled track with the boys spitting their trademark Duck Down flow. While the hook puts you in the mind of "Jump" from Chris and Chris, the sample is a little too cute over the track which is a little too rough and the contrast makes for excitement the like hearing a new freestyle on a mix tape. While this isn�t nearly as grimy as the old Beatminerz sound, it�s still bumping. As expected, there�s a definitely a reggae feel to the underlying drums. Hi Tek does it again.

Definitely a crowd mover, Tek and Steele drop this one strictly to insure you remember they haven�t gone anywhere. While they appear courtesy of Duck Down Records, I�m convinced we won�t see an album unless Rawkus drops it.