It's Good To Be The King - Revision history

Hunchman801 at 07:28, 9 April 2026

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	[[File:It's Still Good To Be The King Cover.jpg\|320px\|thumb\|right\|The cover for Royal.V's single "It's Still Good To Be The King"]]		[[File:It's Still Good To Be The King Cover.jpg\|320px\|thumb\|right\|The cover for Royal.V's single "It's Still Good To Be The King"]]

	Royal.V was comprised of two members, rapper Vince McClenny and singer Jamel KADA-RABAH. The group was formed in 1998 and signed a 3-album deal with Sony Music. "It's Good To Be The King" was their debut, but after recording a 17-track album, disagreements between Royal.V, their management and the label caused the album to become permanently shelved and their contract to be terminated. Jamal died on November 11, 2021.<ref>Facebook, ''Royal V ~~- Hello Facebook family🙏 Je suis triste de vous...''~~, https://www.facebook.com/Vincemcclennyfanpage/posts/pfbid02B8L9wmf5sU3Nm3LrPz2yoBaCUxGp4xuRsyKJ4EBTkrr9bYMAZ8cHZv7LPGSE7gepl</ref>		Royal.V was comprised of two members, rapper Vince McClenny and singer Jamel KADA-RABAH. The group was formed in 1998 and signed a 3-album deal with Sony Music. "It's Good To Be The King" was their debut, but after recording a 17-track album, disagreements between Royal.V, their management and the label caused the album to become permanently shelved and their contract to be terminated. Jamal died on November 11, 2021.<ref>Facebook, Royal V, https://www.facebook.com/Vincemcclennyfanpage/posts/pfbid02B8L9wmf5sU3Nm3LrPz2yoBaCUxGp4xuRsyKJ4EBTkrr9bYMAZ8cHZv7LPGSE7gepl, « Hello Facebook family🙏 Je suis triste de vous annoncer le décès de mon grand ami, frère et partenaire de chant Jamel KADA RABAH 😔 R. I. P. Aujourd'hui je lui dédicace cette chanson🙏 »</ref>

	On December 16, 2023, Vince McClenny released a new single, "It's Still Good To Be The King" in collaboration with the fan project ''[https://fan.raymanpc.com/wiki/Rayman_2_HD Rayman 2 HD]''.		On December 16, 2023, Vince McClenny released a new single, "It's Still Good To Be The King" in collaboration with the fan project ''[https://fan.raymanpc.com/wiki/Rayman_2_HD Rayman 2 HD]''.

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	[[File:Royal V.jpg\|320px\|thumb\|right\|The cover for Royal.V's single "It's Good to be the King"]]		[[File:Royal V.jpg\|320px\|thumb\|right\|The cover for Royal.V's single "It's Good to be the King"]]

	"'''It's Good To Be The King'''" is ~~the name of~~ a 1999 song by the French pop group Royal.V. A collaboration between [[Ubisoft]] and Sony Music Media, it was created as a promotional single for the launch of ''[[Rayman 2]]''.		"'''It's Good To Be The King'''" is a 1999 song by the French pop group Royal.V. A collaboration between [[Ubisoft\|Ubi Soft]] and Sony Music Media, it was created as a promotional single for the launch of ''[[Rayman 2]]''.

	==The single==		==The single==
	Adapted from Mel Brooks' 1981 novelty single "It's Good To Be The King Rap", the lyrics describe [[Rayman]]'s heroism and abilities. The music video ~~featured~~ animations of [[Rayman]] and ~~clips from the game~~ integrated with live-action footage of Royal.V~~, and~~ was released at the end of September 1999~~. Vinyl and CD copies of the single were released~~ two to three weeks before the game's launch at the end of October 1999. ''[[Rayman ~~1\|Rayman]]'~~' ~~and~~ ''[[Rayman 2]]~~''-inspired artwork were~~ featured on the CD and vinyl packaging, ~~with~~ the CD ~~including a~~ demo of ~~the game~~.		Adapted from Mel Brooks' 1981 novelty single "It's Good To Be The King Rap", the lyrics describe [[Rayman]]'s heroism and abilities. The music video features animations of [[Rayman]] and early footage of ''[[Rayman 2]]'' integrated with live-action footage of Royal.V. The single was released on vinyl and CD formats at the end of September 1999, two to three weeks before the game's launch at the end of October 1999.<ref>iBusiness, ''Ubi Soft vermarktet Song aus dem Jump'n-Run-Spiel 'Rayman 2''', https://www.ibusiness.de/aktuell/db/931981367.html</ref> [[Rayman]] is featured with the lead Royal.V singers on the CD and vinyl packaging, and the CD release includes the [[List of Rayman demos#Rayman 2 3\|PC demo of ''Rayman 2'']].

	===Vinyl tracklist===		===Vinyl tracklist===
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	[[File:It's Still Good To Be The King Cover.jpg\|320px\|thumb\|right\|The cover for Royal.V's single "It's Still Good To Be The King"]]		[[File:It's Still Good To Be The King Cover.jpg\|320px\|thumb\|right\|The cover for Royal.V's single "It's Still Good To Be The King"]]

	Royal.V was comprised of two members, rapper Vince McClenny and singer Jamel KADA-RABAH. The group was formed in 1998 and signed a 3-album deal with Sony Music. "It's Good To Be The King" was their debut, but after recording a 17-track album, disagreements between Royal.V, their management and the label caused the album to become permanently shelved and their contract to be terminated. Jamal died on November 11, 2021.		Royal.V was comprised of two members, rapper Vince McClenny and singer Jamel KADA-RABAH. The group was formed in 1998 and signed a 3-album deal with Sony Music. "It's Good To Be The King" was their debut, but after recording a 17-track album, disagreements between Royal.V, their management and the label caused the album to become permanently shelved and their contract to be terminated. Jamal died on November 11, 2021.<ref>Facebook, ''Royal V - Hello Facebook family🙏 Je suis triste de vous...'', https://www.facebook.com/Vincemcclennyfanpage/posts/pfbid02B8L9wmf5sU3Nm3LrPz2yoBaCUxGp4xuRsyKJ4EBTkrr9bYMAZ8cHZv7LPGSE7gepl</ref>

	On December 16, 2023, Vince McClenny released a new single, "It's Still Good To Be The King".		On December 16, 2023, Vince McClenny released a new single, "It's Still Good To Be The King" in collaboration with the fan project ''[https://fan.raymanpc.com/wiki/Rayman_2_HD Rayman 2 HD]''.

	==External links==		==External links==
	* [https://www.discogs.com/master/446686-RoyalV-Its-Good-To-Be-The-King "It's Good To Be The King" on Discogs]		* [https://www.discogs.com/master/446686-RoyalV-Its-Good-To-Be-The-King "It's Good To Be The King" on Discogs]
	* "It's Good To Be The King" music video on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0S0YGEdyvk YouTube] and [https://archive.org/details/royal.-v-its-good-to-be-the-king-1999 The Internet Archive]		* "It's Good To Be The King" music video on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0S0YGEdyvk YouTube] and [https://archive.org/details/royal.-v-its-good-to-be-the-king-1999 The Internet Archive]
	* [https://www.ibusiness.de/aktuell/db/931981367.html A press release announcing the single]
	* [http://rapsody-music.ru/pages/bio_royalv A short biography of Royal.V]		* [http://rapsody-music.ru/pages/bio_royalv A short biography of Royal.V]
	* [https:/~~/www.facebook.com/Vincemcclennyfanpage/posts/pfbid02B8L9wmf5sU3Nm3LrPz2yoBaCUxGp4xuRsyKJ4EBTkrr9bYMAZ8cHZv7LPGSE7gepl Announcement of Jamel KADA-RABAH's death]~~
			==References==
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	* [http://rapsody-music.ru/pages/bio_royalv A short biography of Royal.V]		* [http://rapsody-music.ru/pages/bio_royalv A short biography of Royal.V]
	* [https://www.facebook.com/Vincemcclennyfanpage/posts/pfbid02B8L9wmf5sU3Nm3LrPz2yoBaCUxGp4xuRsyKJ4EBTkrr9bYMAZ8cHZv7LPGSE7gepl Announcement of Jamel KADA-RABAH's death]		* [https://www.facebook.com/Vincemcclennyfanpage/posts/pfbid02B8L9wmf5sU3Nm3LrPz2yoBaCUxGp4xuRsyKJ4EBTkrr9bYMAZ8cHZv7LPGSE7gepl Announcement of Jamel KADA-RABAH's death]

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	==The single==		==The single==
	Adapted from Mel Brooks' 1981 novelty single "It's Good To Be The King Rap", the lyrics describe [[Rayman~~\|Rayman~~'s]] heroism and abilities. The music video featured animations of [[Rayman]] and clips from the game integrated with live-action footage of Royal.V, and was released at the end of September 1999. Vinyl and CD copies of the single were released two to three weeks before the game's launch at the end of October 1999. ''[[Rayman 1\|Rayman]]'' and ''[[Rayman 2]]''-inspired artwork were featured on the CD and vinyl packaging, with the CD including a demo of the game.		Adapted from Mel Brooks' 1981 novelty single "It's Good To Be The King Rap", the lyrics describe [[Rayman]]'s heroism and abilities. The music video featured animations of [[Rayman]] and clips from the game integrated with live-action footage of Royal.V, and was released at the end of September 1999. Vinyl and CD copies of the single were released two to three weeks before the game's launch at the end of October 1999. ''[[Rayman 1\|Rayman]]'' and ''[[Rayman 2]]''-inspired artwork were featured on the CD and vinyl packaging, with the CD including a demo of the game.

	===Vinyl tracklist===		===Vinyl tracklist===

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	"'''It's Good To Be The King'''" is the name of a 1999 song by the French pop group Royal.V. A collaboration between [[Ubisoft]] and Sony Music Media, it was created as a promotional single for the launch of ''[[Rayman 2]]''.		"'''It's Good To Be The King'''" is the name of a 1999 song by the French pop group Royal.V. A collaboration between [[Ubisoft]] and Sony Music Media, it was created as a promotional single for the launch of ''[[Rayman 2]]''.
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	==Royal.V==		==Royal.V==
	[[File:It's Still Good To Be The King Cover.jpg\|320px\|thumb\|right\|Royal V's single "It's Still Good To Be The King"]]		[[File:It's Still Good To Be The King Cover.jpg\|320px\|thumb\|right\|The cover for Royal.V's single "It's Still Good To Be The King"]]

	Royal.V was comprised of two members, rapper Vince McClenny and singer Jamel KADA-RABAH. The group was formed in 1998 and signed a 3-album deal with Sony Music. "It's Good To Be The King" was their debut, but after recording a 17-track album, disagreements between Royal.V, their management and the label caused the album to become permanently shelved and their contract to be terminated. Jamal died on November 11, 2021.		Royal.V was comprised of two members, rapper Vince McClenny and singer Jamel KADA-RABAH. The group was formed in 1998 and signed a 3-album deal with Sony Music. "It's Good To Be The King" was their debut, but after recording a 17-track album, disagreements between Royal.V, their management and the label caused the album to become permanently shelved and their contract to be terminated. Jamal died on November 11, 2021.

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	==Royal.V==		==Royal.V==
			[[File:It's Still Good To Be The King Cover.jpg\|320px\|thumb\|right\|Royal V's single "It's Still Good To Be The King"]]
	Royal.V was comprised of two members, rapper Vince McClenny and singer Jamel KADA-RABAH. The group was formed in 1998 and signed a 3-album deal with Sony Music. "It's Good To Be The King" was their debut, but after recording a 17-track album, disagreements between Royal.V, their management and the label caused the album to become permanently shelved and their contract to be terminated. Jamal died on November 11, 2021.		Royal.V was comprised of two members, rapper Vince McClenny and singer Jamel KADA-RABAH. The group was formed in 1998 and signed a 3-album deal with Sony Music. "It's Good To Be The King" was their debut, but after recording a 17-track album, disagreements between Royal.V, their management and the label caused the album to become permanently shelved and their contract to be terminated. Jamal died on November 11, 2021.

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	==Royal.V==		==Royal.V==
	Royal.V was comprised of two members, rapper Vince McClenny and singer Jamel KADA-RABAH. The group was formed in 1998 and signed a 3-album deal with Sony Music. "It's Good To Be The King" was their debut, but after recording a 17-track album, disagreements between Royal.V, their management and the label caused the album to become permanently shelved and their contract to be terminated. Jamal died on November 11, 2021.		Royal.V was comprised of two members, rapper Vince McClenny and singer Jamel KADA-RABAH. The group was formed in 1998 and signed a 3-album deal with Sony Music. "It's Good To Be The King" was their debut, but after recording a 17-track album, disagreements between Royal.V, their management and the label caused the album to become permanently shelved and their contract to be terminated. Jamal died on November 11, 2021.

			On December 16, 2023, Vince McClenny released a new single, "It's Still Good To Be The King".

	==External links==		==External links==

Hunchman801 at 20:12, 11 September 2023

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	[[File:Royal V.jpg\|320px\|thumb\|right\|Royal V's ~~album ''~~"It's Good to be the King"~~''.]]~~		[[File:Royal V.jpg\|320px\|thumb\|right\|Royal V's single "It's Good to be the King"]]
	~~'''It's Good To Be The King''' is the name of a 1999 song by the French pop group Royal.V. A collaboration between [[Ubisoft]~~] ~~and Sony Music Media, it was created as a promotional single for the launch of ''[[Rayman 2~~]~~]''.~~

	~~==The Single==~~		"'''It's Good To Be The King'''" is the name of a 1999 song by the French pop group Royal.V. A collaboration between [[Ubisoft]] and Sony Music Media, it was created as a promotional single for the launch of ''[[Rayman 2]]''.
	~~Adapted from Mel Brooks~~' ~~1981 novelty single "~~It's Good To Be The King ~~Rap,~~" the ~~lyrics describe~~ [[~~Rayman\|Rayman's~~]] ~~heroism~~ and ~~abilities. The music video featured animations of Rayman and clips from the game integrated with live-action footage of Royal.V~~, ~~and~~ was ~~released at the end of September 1999. Vinyl and CD copies of the~~ single ~~were released two to three weeks before~~ the ~~game's~~ launch ~~at the end~~ of ~~October 1999. Rayman and~~ ''Rayman 2''~~-inspired artwork were featured on the CD and vinyl packaging, with the CD including a demo of the game~~.

	===Vinyl ~~Tracklist~~===		==The single==
			Adapted from Mel Brooks' 1981 novelty single "It's Good To Be The King Rap", the lyrics describe [[Rayman\|Rayman's]] heroism and abilities. The music video featured animations of [[Rayman]] and clips from the game integrated with live-action footage of Royal.V, and was released at the end of September 1999. Vinyl and CD copies of the single were released two to three weeks before the game's launch at the end of October 1999. ''[[Rayman 1\|Rayman]]'' and ''[[Rayman 2]]''-inspired artwork were featured on the CD and vinyl packaging, with the CD including a demo of the game.

			===Vinyl tracklist===
	'''Side A'''		'''Side A'''
	# It's Good To Be The King (Club Mix) (5:08)		# It's Good To Be The King (Club Mix) (5:08)
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	# It's Good To Be The King (Extended Radio Mix) (5:09)		# It's Good To Be The King (Extended Radio Mix) (5:09)

	===CD ~~Tracklist~~===		===CD tracklist===
	# It's Good To Be The King (Radio Mix) (3:45)		# It's Good To Be The King (Radio Mix) (3:45)
	# It's Good To Be The King (Hip Hop Mix) (3:42)		# It's Good To Be The King (Hip Hop Mix) (3:42)
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	Royal.V was comprised of two members, rapper Vince McClenny and singer Jamel KADA-RABAH. The group was formed in 1998 and signed a 3-album deal with Sony Music. "It's Good To Be The King" was their debut, but after recording a 17-track album, disagreements between Royal.V, their management and the label caused the album to become permanently shelved and their contract to be terminated. Jamal died on November 11, 2021.		Royal.V was comprised of two members, rapper Vince McClenny and singer Jamel KADA-RABAH. The group was formed in 1998 and signed a 3-album deal with Sony Music. "It's Good To Be The King" was their debut, but after recording a 17-track album, disagreements between Royal.V, their management and the label caused the album to become permanently shelved and their contract to be terminated. Jamal died on November 11, 2021.

	==External ~~Links~~==		==External links==
	* [https://www.discogs.com/master/446686-RoyalV-Its-Good-To-Be-The-King "It's Good To Be The King" on Discogs]		* [https://www.discogs.com/master/446686-RoyalV-Its-Good-To-Be-The-King "It's Good To Be The King" on Discogs]
	* "It's Good To Be The King" music video on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0S0YGEdyvk YouTube] and [https://archive.org/details/royal.-v-its-good-to-be-the-king-1999 The Internet Archive]		* "It's Good To Be The King" music video on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0S0YGEdyvk YouTube] and [https://archive.org/details/royal.-v-its-good-to-be-the-king-1999 The Internet Archive]
	* A [https://www.ibusiness.de/aktuell/db/931981367.html press release] announcing the single		* [https://www.ibusiness.de/aktuell/db/931981367.html A press release announcing the single]
	* ~~A short~~ [http://rapsody-music.ru/pages/bio_royalv biography] of Royal.V		* [http://rapsody-music.ru/pages/bio_royalv A short biography of Royal.V]
	* [https://www.facebook.com/Vincemcclennyfanpage/posts/pfbid02B8L9wmf5sU3Nm3LrPz2yoBaCUxGp4xuRsyKJ4EBTkrr9bYMAZ8cHZv7LPGSE7gepl Announcement] of Jamel KADA-RABAH death		* [https://www.facebook.com/Vincemcclennyfanpage/posts/pfbid02B8L9wmf5sU3Nm3LrPz2yoBaCUxGp4xuRsyKJ4EBTkrr9bYMAZ8cHZv7LPGSE7gepl Announcement of Jamel KADA-RABAH's death]

			[[Category:Music]]

Majorb at 04:08, 11 September 2023

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			[[File:Royal V.jpg\|320px\|thumb\|right\|Royal V's album ''"It's Good to be the King"''.]]
	'''It's Good To Be The King''' is the name of a 1999 song by the French pop group Royal.V. A collaboration between [[Ubisoft]] and Sony Music Media, it was created as a promotional single for the launch of ''[[Rayman 2]]''.		'''It's Good To Be The King''' is the name of a 1999 song by the French pop group Royal.V. A collaboration between [[Ubisoft]] and Sony Music Media, it was created as a promotional single for the launch of ''[[Rayman 2]]''.

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'''It's Good To Be The King''' is the name of a 1999 song by the French pop group Royal.V. A collaboration between [[Ubisoft]] and Sony Music Media, it was created as a promotional single for the launch of ''[[Rayman 2]]''.

==The Single==
Adapted from Mel Brooks' 1981 novelty single "It's Good To Be The King Rap," the lyrics describe [[Rayman|Rayman's]] heroism and abilities. The music video featured animations of Rayman and clips from the game integrated with live-action footage of Royal.V, and was released at the end of September 1999. Vinyl and CD copies of the single were released two to three weeks before the game's launch at the end of October 1999. Rayman and ''Rayman 2''-inspired artwork were featured on the CD and vinyl packaging, with the CD including a demo of the game.

===Vinyl Tracklist===
'''Side A'''
# It's Good To Be The King (Club Mix) (5:08)
'''Side B'''
# It's Good To Be The King (Extended Hip Hop Mix) (5:36)
# It's Good To Be The King (Extended Radio Mix) (5:09)

===CD Tracklist===
# It's Good To Be The King (Radio Mix) (3:45)
# It's Good To Be The King (Hip Hop Mix) (3:42)
# Habbit (3:59)

==Royal.V==
Royal.V was comprised of two members, rapper Vince McClenny and singer Jamel KADA-RABAH. The group was formed in 1998 and signed a 3-album deal with Sony Music. "It's Good To Be The King" was their debut, but after recording a 17-track album, disagreements between Royal.V, their management and the label caused the album to become permanently shelved and their contract to be terminated. Jamal died on November 11, 2021.

==External Links==
* [https://www.discogs.com/master/446686-RoyalV-Its-Good-To-Be-The-King "It's Good To Be The King" on Discogs]
* "It's Good To Be The King" music video on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0S0YGEdyvk YouTube] and [https://archive.org/details/royal.-v-its-good-to-be-the-king-1999 The Internet Archive]
* A [https://www.ibusiness.de/aktuell/db/931981367.html press release] announcing the single
* A short [http://rapsody-music.ru/pages/bio_royalv biography] of Royal.V
* [https://www.facebook.com/Vincemcclennyfanpage/posts/pfbid02B8L9wmf5sU3Nm3LrPz2yoBaCUxGp4xuRsyKJ4EBTkrr9bYMAZ8cHZv7LPGSE7gepl Announcement] of Jamel KADA-RABAH death