Independent’s Day is the third album by Royce da 5'9", released on June 28, 2005 through M.I.C Records (Royce’s own record label). It was recorded throughout 2004 to 2005. The title of the album plays on how Royce’s birthday is a day before the U.S. holiday known as Independence Day, the album being released a few days before said holiday, and the fact that he was a independent artist at the time. Him being an independent artist at the time resulted in big sales for this album going unexpected and therefore it was less successful than the various projects that Royce has put out in the past such as Rock City (his debut) and Death Is Certain (his sophomore effort, which is considered to be his greatest to date, in comparison to Independent’s Day). Independent’s Day features some equally notable artists such as CeeLo Green on “Politics” and Yo Gotti on “Looking at My Dog”.