I Lay Down My Life for You

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I Lay Down My Life for You
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1, 2024 (2024-08-01)
Length41:17
Label AWAL
JPEGMafia chronology
Scaring the Hoes
(2023)
I Lay Down My Life for You
(2024)
Singles from I Lay Down My Life for You
  1. "Don't Rely on Other Men"
    Released: June 17, 2024
  2. "Sin Miedo"
    Released: July 15, 2024

I Lay Down My Life for You (stylized in all-caps) is the fifth studio album by the American rapper JPEGMafia. It was released on August 1, 2024 through AWAL. Two singles were released in promotion of the album, "Don't Rely on Other Men" on June 17 and "Sin Miedo" on July 15. A tour in promotion of the album was announced on June 12 and is scheduled to begin on August 7.

Contents

Background and recording

Following the release of his collaborative album Scaring the Hoes with Danny Brown in March 2023, JPEGMafia began teasing his next solo studio album. On April 4, 2024, he tweeted that the album would be coming "very soon." [1] [2] On June 12, he announced the "Lay Down My Life" tour, scheduled to begin on August 7 in Pomona, California and ending on September 21 in Chicago [1] . On June 17, "Don't Rely on Other Men" was released as the first single from the album. It marked his first release since Scaring the Hoes and his contributions to Vultures 1 by ¥$, as well as his first solo release since the 2021 album LP! . [3] [4] [5] On July 15, "Sin Miedo" was released as the second single from the album. [6] [7]

On July 29, 2024, JPEGMafia announced the album's title, I Lay Down My Life for You, and released an album trailer. He initially stated it would be released "next week," later clarifying the release date as August 1. [8] [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Barrington Hendricks. All tracks are produced by JPEGMafia.

I Lay Down My Life for You track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Scream This in the Mirror Before I Interact with Anyone"  1:49
2."Sin Miedo"  2:47
3."I'll Be Right There"  2:48
4."It's Dark and Hell Is Hot" 
2:30
5."New Black History" (featuring Vince Staples)
2:17
6."Don't Rely on Other Men" (album version)  2:52
7."Vulgar Displays of Power"  2:52
8."Exmilitary"  5:01
9."Jihad Joe" 
2:14
10."JPEGUltra!" (featuring Denzel Curry)
  • Hendricks
  • D. Curry
  • JPEGMafia
  • Kenny Beats
  • Nick Lee
  • Billy Ray
  • Alec Goldblatt
4:52
11."Either On or Off the Drugs"  2:21
12."Loop It and Leave It"  2:01
13."Don't Put Anything on the Bible" (featuring Buzzy Lee)
  • Hendricks
  • Robert Hazard
 4:05
14."I Recovered from This"  2:56
Total length:41:17

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