I Died for This!?
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Studio album by
Grip
ReleasedAugust 27, 2021 (2021-08-27)[1]
GenreHip hop[2]
Length57:43
Label
Grip chronology
Snubnose
(2019)		 I Died for This!?
(2021)		 5 & a F*** You
(2022)
Singles from I Died for This!?
  1. "Gutter!"
    Released: July 2, 2021[3]

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

I Died for This?! ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute81/100[6]
HipHopDX3.6/5[7]
Pitchfork6.8/10[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

I Died for This!? track listing[9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Enter Stage Right"
  • Kyle Clow
  • Victor Ekpo
Grip1:07
2."And the Eulogy Read?!" (featuring Wiley from Atlanta)
TU!3:40
3."Hands Up!"
  • Clow
  • Pogue
  • Khalil Abdul-Rahman
3:13
4."IDFT!?"
  • Clow
  • Jay Card
  • Peter Mudge
  • John Welch
  • Christo
  • Jay Card
  • Nice Rec
2:35
5."Momma Told Me!"
3:42
6."Placebo" (featuring Royce da 5'9")
  • Clow
  • Ryan Montgomery
  • Pogue
  • Dubock
  • TU!
  • Beat Butcha
  • Willy Will Yanez
4:05
7."Gutter!" (featuring Wara)
  • Clow
  • Pogue
  • Jawara Kenyatte Barnett
TU!2:54
8."JDDTTINT!?" (featuring Dead Cassettes)
  • Clow
  • Pogue
  • Abdul-Rahman
  • Milo
  • B. Scott
  • TU!
  • DJ Khalil
  • Oliver Blue
3:21
9."A Soldier's Story?"
  • Clow
  • Dubock
  • Beat Butcha
  • Willy Will Yanez
3:04
10."Walkthrough!" (featuring Eminem)
  • Clow
  • Marshall Mathers
  • Pogue
  • Matthew Crabtree
  • TU!
  • MTK
  • Eminem
3:28
11."The Lox!" (featuring Tate228)
  • Clow
  • Pogue
  • Alfred Tate
  • Abdul-Rahman
  • Tedd Boyd
  • TU!
  • DJ Khalil
  • Tedd Boyd
4:15
12."Enem3?" (featuring Big Rube)
  • Clow
  • Pogue
  • Ruben Bailey
TU!3:37
13."ConMan?" (featuring Ahyes)
  • Clow
  • Pogue
  • Dubock
  • TU!
  • Beat Butcha
3:43
14."Glenwood Freestyle!"
  • Clow
  • Columbus Smith III
Rahki2:50
15."At What Cost?"
  • Clow
  • Pogue
  • Latrell James
  • Shellie Robinson
Latrell James3:08
16."Patterns?"
  • Clow
  • Dubock
  • Beat Butcha
  • Willy Will Yanez
4:24
17."Pennies... Exit Stage Left!?" (featuring Kay Nellz and Kenny Mason)
  • Clow
  • Pogue
  • Kernell Hunt
  • Kenny Mason
  • Milo
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

  1. 1 2 Mahadevan, Tara C. (August 27, 2021). "Eminem Appears on Grip's New Album I Died for This?!". Complex.
  2. 1 2 Robinson, Joshua (September 3, 2021). "Grip I Died For This!? Review". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  3. ↑ Yardeni, Yoni (July 2, 2021). "Shady Signee Grip Drops Visceral Single In "Gutter"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Shady Records' Grip Announces New Album". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  5. ↑ "Grip Shady Records Interview". Complex. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  6. 1 2 McMullen, Chase (August 27, 2021). "Album Review: Grip - I Died for This!?". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  7. ↑ Brutocao, Ben (September 22, 2021). "Grip Supplies a Lyrical Feast on Solid Shady Records Debut I Died For This!?". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  8. 1 2 Green, Dylan (September 7, 2021). "Grip: I Died for This?! Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  9. ↑ "I Died for This!?". Spotify. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
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