I Died for This!?
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I Died for This!? | ||||
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Studio album by Grip | ||||
Released | August 27, 2021[1] | |||
Genre | Hip hop[2] | |||
Length | 57:43 | |||
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I Died for This!? is the third studio album by American rapper Grip.[4][5] It was released on August 27, 2021, through Stray Society, Shady Records and Interscope Records.[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Beats Per Minute | 81/100[6] |
HipHopDX | 3.6/5[7] |
Pitchfork | 6.8/10[8] |
HotNewHipHop's Joshua Robinson called I Died for This!? "a top-tier rap album" and "undoubtedly an album that only a seasoned and skillful rapper could put together".[2] Beats Per Minute's Chase McMullen said that "as his first major statement, [the album] couldn't imply more promise."[6] Pitchfork's Dylan Green called the album "a gritty showcase for [Grip's] creativity and versatility, even if it only works in fits and starts", and said that his "versatility and hunger helps Grip fit right into the label that signed Griselda and Westside Boogie."[8]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Enter Stage Right" |
| Grip | 1:07 |
2. | "And the Eulogy Read?!" (featuring Wiley from Atlanta) |
| TU! | 3:40 |
3. | "Hands Up!" |
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| 3:13 |
4. | "IDFT!?" |
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| 2:35 |
5. | "Momma Told Me!" |
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| 3:42 |
6. | "Placebo" (featuring Royce da 5'9") |
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| 4:05 |
7. | "Gutter!" (featuring Wara) |
| TU! | 2:54 |
8. | "JDDTTINT!?" (featuring Dead Cassettes) |
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| 3:21 |
9. | "A Soldier's Story?" |
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| 3:04 |
10. | "Walkthrough!" (featuring Eminem) |
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| 3:28 |
11. | "The Lox!" (featuring Tate228) |
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| 4:15 |
12. | "Enem3?" (featuring Big Rube) |
| TU! | 3:37 |
13. | "ConMan?" (featuring Ahyes) |
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| 3:43 |
14. | "Glenwood Freestyle!" |
| Rahki | 2:50 |
15. | "At What Cost?" |
| Latrell James | 3:08 |
16. | "Patterns?" |
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| 4:24 |
17. | "Pennies... Exit Stage Left!?" (featuring Kay Nellz and Kenny Mason) |
| TU! | 4:26 |
Total length: | 57:43 |
Personnel
- Grip - vocals (all tracks)
- Wiley from Atlanta - vocals (track 2)
- Royce da 5'9" - vocals (track 6)
- Dead Cassettes - vocals (track 8)
- Eminem - vocals (track 10)
- Tate228 - vocals (track 11)
- Big Rube - vocals (track 12)
- Ahyes - vocals (track 13)
- Kay Nellz - vocals (track 17)
- Kenny Mason - vocals (track 17)
References
- ^ a b Mahadevan, Tara C. (August 27, 2021). "Eminem Appears on Grip's New Album I Died for This?!". Complex.
- ^ a b Robinson, Joshua (September 3, 2021). "Grip I Died For This!? Review". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ Yardeni, Yoni (July 2, 2021). "Shady Signee Grip Drops Visceral Single In "Gutter"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ "Shady Records' Grip Announces New Album". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ "Grip Shady Records Interview". Complex. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ a b McMullen, Chase (August 27, 2021). "Album Review: Grip - I Died for This!?". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ Brutocao, Ben (September 22, 2021). "Grip Supplies a Lyrical Feast on Solid Shady Records Debut I Died For This!?". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ a b Green, Dylan (September 7, 2021). "Grip: I Died for This?! Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "I Died for This!?". Spotify. Retrieved September 13, 2021.