I Died for This!?

I Died for This!?
I Died for This!?
Studio album by Grip
Released	August 27, 2021
Genre	Hip hop
Length	57:43
Label	Stray Society; Shady; Interscope;
Producer	Grip; TU!; DJ Khalil; Christo; Jay Card; Nice Rec; Beat Butcha; Willy Will Yanez; Oliver Blue; MTK; Eminem; Tedd Boyd; Rahki; Latrell James;
Grip chronology
Singles from I Died for This!?
	"Gutter!"; Released: July 2, 2021;

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] The album features guest appearances from Wiley From Atlanta, Royce Da 5'9, Wara, Dead Cassettes, Eminem, Tate228, Big Rube, Ahyes, Kay Nellz and Kenny Mason and features production from DJ Khalil, Beat Butcha and Rahki, amongst others. It was preceded by one single.

Reception

*I Died for This?!* ratings
Review scores
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

*I Died for This!?* track listing^[9]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Enter Stage Right"	Kyle Clow Victor Ekpo	Grip	1:07
2.	"And the Eulogy Read?!" (featuring Wiley from Atlanta)	Clow Neal H. Pogue II William Bryant Johan Lenox Ivano Milo	TU!	3:40
3.	"Hands Up!"	Clow Pogue Khalil Abdul-Rahman	TU! DJ Khalil	3:13
4.	"IDFT!?"	Clow Jay Card Peter Mudge John Welch	Christo Jay Card Nice Rec	2:35
5.	"Momma Told Me!"	Clow Pogue Eliot Dubock	TU! Beat Butcha	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	Rahki	2:50
15.	"At What Cost?"	Clow Pogue Latrell James Shellie Robinson	Latrell James	3:08
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

^ ^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. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. 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.

[complex-1] Mahadevan, Tara C. (August 27, 2021). "Eminem Appears on Grip's New Album I Died for This?!". Complex.

[hnhhrev-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. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2021-08-31.

[bpm-6] 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.

[p4k-8] 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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