You only die 1nce, but you might release the same album 2wice. On Halloween 2024, the absurdly consistent Indiana rap monster Freddie Gibbs dropped his surprise album You Only Die 1nce. Since then, he's re-teamed with the Alchemist for Alfredo 2, entertainingly feuded with JPEGMAFIA, and taught some karate lessons. Now, out of nowhere, Gibbs is back with a deluxe version of You Only Die 1nce that basically includes a whole other album.
The original You Only Die 1nce had 13 tracks, one of which has since been removed, possibly for sample-clearance issues. The new deluxe version includes an additional 10 tracks. They aren't all new songs. Two are interludes. One is a remix to "Ruthless," a song from the first version, which now features rising R&B star Leon Thomas. Last week, Gibbs quietly released a three-song EP called RBT, and all of those songs are here. Still, even if you've been all over Freddie Gibbs' recorded output, a bunch of these songs will be new to you, and Gibbs will reliably rap insanely well on those tracks. Check out the deluxe below.
You Only Die 1nce (Deluxe) is out now via AWAL.
