In a following interview, he stated he has been working on the album since the spring of 2017 and has already begun shooting visuals for upcoming releases. It is unknown what avenue he will be releasing his next body of work from. When asked about his influences he's never stated a number one influence but has given credit to several artists. Artists he has consistently named have been acts such as Little Brother, Nas, Common, Eminem, Busta Rhymes, and Jay-Z, the latter he says inspired him to push himself by typically refusing not to physically write down lyrics, despite the complexity of his rhymes. On The New Millennium Man, RoQy was quoted in: He has also listed acts outside of hip-hop as playing influencing roles, such as Rage Against The Machine, Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, The Prodigy, Nirvana, and The Foo Fighters. In a 2015 interview he claimed his appreciation for creative videos came from Busta Rhymes, Missy, Redman, and Ludacris. As noted, Raiford's love for movies is evident through various references are typically played out in visual form via video themes. In the same vein of legends such as Jay-Z, RoQy TyRaiD typically opts not to write lyrics down, expressing a stronger connection to the craft by memorizing it “feeling for feeling”, per bar. He argues a staunch difference between memorizing lyrics that are considered minimalist and the high content verses he's known for and, as such, has defined the process as “memarap”. Although, this was stated in an interview and debatably just be a casual reference to something difficult to accurately typify. Whether there is a high-syllable count or it is minimal, RoQy has gone on record stating that he, at times, translates his thoughts into syllables and not necessarily words. “This allows me dexterity in conveying the message, as opposed to forcing a bunch of lyrics and being some one-dimensional, rappity-rap dude.” He believes in Bruce Lee's water philosophy, in allowing the lyrics and energy of the performance uniqueness as opposed to static cadences and vocal tones. In songs such as “The RaiD”, he can be heard changing his accent to emphasize the dialogue in that particular section is being said by another character, to further pull listeners into his universe. In “Kenny Powers” he can be heard warping his vocals to take on a bullhorn effect, creating chaotic atmosphere.