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| Released | November 1, 2024 | |||
| Recorded | 2024 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 37:12 | |||
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You Only Die 1nce is the sixth solo studio album by American rapper Freddie Gibbs. It was released on November 1, 2024 by AWAL, ESGN, and Warner Records. Projected as a sequel to You Only Live 2wice (2017), it's his second album with Warner Records, and his debut album with AWAL. The album received generally positive critical reviews upon release.
Following his 2022 studio album Soul Sold Separately , he has collaborated with Leon Thomas, Chika, Schoolboy Q, Aminé, and BJ the Chicago Kid. [2]
In October 24, 2024, cryptic billboard around Los Angeles, California emerged with a picture of Freddie Krueger's eyes with the title "Freddie's Back" above, along with the phone number (320) 244-5268. The audio of the phone number was used with Krueger's voice, containing references to Gibbs' previous material including Piñata, You Only Live 2wice, and Soul Sold Separately. On an Instagram account created to promote the album, an animation of Gibbs' cartoon rabbit in a Jason Voorhees mask was posted. [3]
On Halloween 2024, Gibbs released the music video for the track "On the Set" on YouTube. [4]
Being a surprise release with minimal announcement, it was released on November 1, 2024 to streaming, digital download, and CD. A hoodie and t-shirt was also available in promotion of the album. [5]
One of the tracks, "On the Set", pays homage to late rappers The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur, and Nipsey Hussle [6]
Clash Music awarded the album a 7/10, saying the album "seems to sum up where the rapper finds himself – out there in the trenches, caught between two sides, working out his own peculiar place in the world." [7]
All tracks are written by Freddie Gibbs
| No. | Title | Producer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Status" |
| 2:18 |
| 2. | "Cosmo Freestyle" |
| 3:04 |
| 3. | "Wolverine" |
| 2:47 |
| 4. | "Brick Fees" |
| 4:02 |
| 5. | "Rabbit Island" |
| 2:56 |
| 6. | "It's Your Anniversary" | Thurst Mgurst | 2:19 |
| 7. | "Nobody Likes You – Interlude" |
| 1:45 |
| 8. | "39 Girlfriends (Yeah Yeah)" |
| 2:59 |
| 9. | "Steel Doors" | Bnyx | 2:54 |
| 10. | "Walk It Off" | 454 | 2:32 |
| 11. | "Ruthless" |
| 2:32 |
| 12. | "Origami" | Bnyx | 3:23 |
| 13. | "On the Set" |
| 3:38 |
| Total length: | 37:12 | ||
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 [8] | 105 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [9] | 16 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [10] | 41 |
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