Caterpillar (feat. Eminem & King Green)

"Caterpillar" is a song by American rapper Royce da 5'9", released as the fourth single from his seventh studio album "Book of Ryan". The song features guest vocals from rappers Eminem and King Green. The song is produced by American record producers Symbolyc One and Epikh Pro, and was released for digital download through iTunes on May 3, 2018.

Its release was accompanied with a music video. According to Royce, "I knew as soon as I heard the beat, I knew I wanted on there."

A remix, featuring American rapper Logic, is included on the bonus track edition of Royce's Book of Ryan. Originally, Logic was meant to appear on the main version of the song, but was later replaced by Eminem. Royce explained that this was because he and Logic "couldn't figure out a good time for us to be able to shoot ."

The song finds Royce da 5'9" and Eminem rapping over an "organ-driven" boom bap beat, with King Green on the chorus. Eminem takes aim at mumble rap, rapping: "The boom bap is coming back / With an ax to mumble rap". In an interview with Rap-Up, Royce said:

"'The basic theme of the song is, "Don't disrespect the caterpillar to praise the butterfly." Marshall falls a little bit more into that category than I do, but both of us are caterpillars. A lot of times, you'll praise these guys but gotta tear us down… But where do you think his style came from?'"