- hip hop, experimental hip hop, hardcore hip hop
- 41 min
- 14 tracks
- PEGGY
I Lay Down My Life for You is the fifth studio album by American rapper and record producer JPEGMafia. It was released on August 1, 2024, through AWAL. It features guest appearances from Vince Staples, Denzel Curry, and Buzzy Lee, with additional contributions from frequent collaborator FreakyMafiaCult. A deluxe version, the Director's Cut, was released on February 3, 2025, adding fourteen additional tracks.
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Contemporary, spare, character-led and grave.
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
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Metacritic 78/100
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- The AU Review4/5 ★
- Clash8/10
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- Kerrang!4/5 ★
- The Line of Best Fit7/10
- The Needle Drop8/10
- Pitchfork6.9/10
- Sputnikmusic4/5
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Tracks
- 1i scream this in the mirror before i interact with anyone1:49
- 2SIN MIEDO2:47
- 3I’ll Be Right There2:48
- 4it’s dark and hell is hot2:30
- 5New Black History2:17
- 6don’t rely on other men2:52
- 7vulgar display of power2:52
- 8Exmilitary5:01
- 9JIHAD JOE2:14
- 10JPEGULTRA!4:52
- 11either on or off the drugs2:21
- 12loop it and leave it2:01
- 13Don’t Put Anything On the Bible4:05
- 14i recovered from this2:56
14 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- JPEGMAFIA
- Label
- PEGGY
- Released
- August 1, 2024
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
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