Two years ago, the $uicideboy$ didn’t want to die in New Orleans. Honestly, how could they? After seeing a sharp, recent upswing in their career trajectory, the duo was traveling the world living lives of luxury, with no intentions of returning home to wind out their final days in the same place they started. But eventually the wake up call came, alongside awareness that none of the splendor would bring them true happiness; thus spawning the new title of their latest album, I Want To Die In New Orleans.
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Considering the name of the band as well as the name of the album, death is unsurprisingly a major theme throughout the project. They paint a tormented picture, looking at the end of life from all sides— the death of their idols, the death of their haters, the death of themselves. On the standout track “Nicotine Patches,” it’s a sobering, yet sincere examination of the first category: “All of my heroes are rotting in their fucking graves / One day, I will forget their name… One day, I’ll become the same” sings Ruby da Cherry. Lyrics on “Long Gone (Save Me From This Hell)” are just as cutting, as Ruby raps “Raise a glass to a room full of all my dead friend’s ghosts, they loudly shouting, pounding fists / Yelling ‘yo, is this a joke? You vowed to quit— renounce the shit!’”
Such dark revelations are a constant throughout I Want To Die In New Orleans, with the storyline revolving around lonely themes of demons and depression. Still, there’s a flippant, tenacious energy in the production, signaling that the duo are resigned to their state of mind and determined to rage their way out of it. As Juicy J serves as the project’s executive producer, there’s an unmistakable Three 6 Mafia influence on nearly every song, but they’ve tweaked the soundscape with their own punkish intensity. “Bring Out Your Dead” closes with distorted, frenetic screaming; “FUCK the Industry” showcases Ruby’s rebellious, rockstar delivery. Still, “WAR TIME ALL THE TIME” might be the most antagonistic on the tracklist, with $crim setting a threatening tone early on before Ruby goes full screamo in the second verse.
Nothing about I Want To Die In New Orleans is smooth, except for the seamless way the tracklist flows from song to song. Occasional news clips and interludes link everything together, allowing for breaks in the midst of the onslaught without departing from the overall mentality of the album. At the end of the first song “King Tulip,” a broadcaster interrupts their disenchanted rant to deliver a report on a shooting in New Orleans, with two people having been taken into custody for firing at police officers.
However, Max Beck’s monologue at the start of the song is perhaps even more polarizing, as he asks in bewilderment through a cracking voice: “How did these two muthafuckers from New Orleans — how did they change music?”
To their credit, it’s impossible not to see the influence they’ve had over the world of SoundCloud rap since they first got started in 2014. They’ve released over 40 projects in the time since, and despite the year long drought leading up to I Want To Die In New Orleans, there’s no denying their work ethic either. But have they actually changed the world of music itself? It’s possible to chalk it up top typical artist bravado, but after yet another well-received release, they certainly have the evidence to argue their case.
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Lol these guys are fucking terrible. Not “influenced” by Three 6 Mafia, more lime straight up stole their WHOLE style
Rapping wise Id disagree. Production wise yes but 1. they have the Juicy J cosign 2. This album is probably the least theyve flipped Three 6 Mafia. Look around every modern rap release and youll see a heavy 3 6 influence/sample use. Asap Ferg, Asap Rocky, Travis Scott, Cardi B, G-Eazy, … i can go on but so many albums this year contained a DIRECT 3 6 Mafia flip not to mention other artists on the Soundcloud/underground scene doing the same.
They delivered on this! People writing them off really need to put their phones down. Pay attention.
Fucking garbage. Overhyped. $crim’s new style from 2017 – present is utter shit. Sounds like he’s talking with a mouthful of gauze or spit that he hasn’t swallowed.
Coming from a fan of the boy$ since 2015, this shit is disappointing. King Tulip is literally the only good song on the album; BONES making an appearance was great as well, but their last amazing album was Dark Side of the Clouds. From biting Three-6 Mafia, to riding Juicy J’s dick so hard he became your best friend, $uicide has decreased drastically; their early $agas and other projects up until Dark Side of the Clouds were amazing. Other than that, utter trash; Eternal Grey onwards was the decline of their content. Selling your souls may give you fame and money, but it certainly doesn’t improve your musical talents, evidently.
STOP STEALING THREE SIX MAFIA SONGS
At first I wasnt impressed with $crims new vocal processing techniques but his verses are mostly on par lyrically with what hes done in the past and sonically they really grew on me other than a couple tracks. Ruby Da Cherry has upped his game tremendously on this release. The flow, clarity, and new subtlety to his style has propelled him to a new height. Production wise, since this is an “official release” i noticed that there is much less sample work and it works to their benefit. This is probably the least they have relied on old school memphis rap for hooks and other than a sample of “tongue ring” there isnt much in the way of wholesale rip offs of classic 3 6 stuff as there has been in the past. Scrim instead has focused on making that sub bass hit hard as fuck and diversifying his snares in favor of a more distorted and minimalist sound and it shows. The song structure has also come a long way with many of the sung choruses being track highlights and a refreshing break from the 2 verses back to back structure weve gotten used to. On the negative side I still miss the old $crim vocal sound and I feel like the overall Mix/Mastering could have been better engineered. For a “official release” a lot of times the vox get drowned out and they seem to have gone with less layering than usual. Overall its a great introduction to $uicideboy$ for new fans and should def raise their profile and get people interested in their hordes of free music available. Usually on a full length $B project there are a few tracks that dont work at all. This set of songs is really refined and a great front to back listen at around 40min.
You wasting mad time on some wack ass sh!t ?????
but they’re going on their 4th world tour now and your favorite is unknown still
I absolutely love the album, still listening to it on repeat and still not bored. There is not one bad song. Coma is my personal favorite because I feel emotionally connected to it because I used to be addicted to pills and it wasn’t fun and it was hell so I felt really attached to it. All songs on the album are a must to listen to.
Sh!ts so wack and all they fans wiggers just like them
Masterpiece. Period.
Great overall. Almost has a concept-like feel to it. Not many low points, and the lows are honestly not that bad.