Royce da 5'9" spoke to VladTV about other rappers calling him "the best rapper alive," but never saying it publicly. He went on to disagree with DJ Vlad about Nas being the "worst beat picker," adding that he believes It Was Written is a better album than Illmatic.
During the conversation, Royce spoke about hip-hop running the culture but politics getting in the way, which you can hear more about above.