You Only Die 1nce | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 1, 2024 | |||
Recorded | 2024 | |||
Genre | Hip-hop | |||
Length | 37:12 | |||
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Freddie Gibbs chronology | ||||
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Clash | 7/10 [3] |
You Only Die 1nce is the fifth solo studio album by American rapper Freddie Gibbs. It was released on November 1, 2024, through AWAL and ESGN. A surprise release with little prior announcement, it serves as a sequel to You Only Live 2wice (2017) and follows his 2022 album Soul Sold Separately . Production was handled by various producers, including Bnyx, DJ Harrison, Andrew "Pops" Papaleo, and 454, among others.
On October 24, 2024, cryptic billboards around Los Angeles, California emerged with a picture of Freddy 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. [4]
"On the Set" was released on Halloween day–October 31, 2024–as the album's only single; its release was also announced to be happening at midnight. [5]
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. [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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Status" |
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| 2:18 |
2. | "Cosmo Freestyle" |
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| 3:04 |
3. | "Wolverine" |
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| 2:47 |
4. | "Brick Fees" |
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| 4:02 |
5. | "Rabbit Island" |
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| 2:56 |
6. | "It's Your Anniversary [a] " |
| Thurst Mgurst | 2:19 |
7. | "Nobody Like You" (interlude) |
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| 1:45 |
8. | "30 Girlfriends (Yeah Yeah)" |
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| 2:59 |
9. | "Steel Doors" |
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| 2:54 |
10. | "Walk It Off" |
| 454 | 2:32 |
11. | "Ruthless" |
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| 2:32 |
12. | "Origami" |
| Bnyx | 3:23 |
13. | "On the Set" |
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| 3:38 |
Total length: | 37:12 |
Notes
Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [8] | 105 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [9] | 16 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [10] | 41 |