Death Is Certain is the second studio album by American rapper Royce da 5′9″.

The majority of the album's production was handled by Carlos "6 July" Broady of Bad Boy Records production team The Hitmen.

Other producers contributed to the album are Jason "Asar" Qualls, Ty Fyffe, Rob "Reef" Tewlow, Mark Bassin, and DJ Premier, who produced the album's lead single "Hip Hop".

Released two years after his official debut Rock City, Royce spent his two-year hiatus entangled in a beef with fellow Detroit natives and former allies, D12.

Due in part to a battle with depression, Death Is Certain features a sound considerably darker than that heard on his debut.

Royce's new sound garnered him considerable acclaim for the album, with most critics calling Death Is Certain his strongest effort.

At Album of the Year, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional critics, the album received an average score of 70, based on four reviews.

[10] About the critical acclaim, Royce said: "For the album to have that type of reaction, to resonate with people like that...It just gave me an idea-- when we come in the game, everything is trial and error.