Album: I Want to Die in New Orleans by $uicideboy$ (2018)
Genre: cloud rap
Record Label: G*59 Records
Format: CD

Description: It would take a group called $uicideBoy$ to pen a love letter to their home town and call it <i>I Want to Die in New Orleans</i>. The duo—cousins Suicide Christ and Ruby da Cherry—maintain that their music is an outlet for their darker, depression-driven impulses, but their appreciation for The Big Easy (along with scuzzy pop-punk vocals and mid-’90s, lo-fi Memphis rap) shines through on the first major release since their Kill Yourself series of EPs in late 2017. NOLA references are less Easter eggs than ornaments: The bass-heavy “Krewe du Vieux” honors the Mardi Gras parade of the same name, while “Carrollton”, which features an intro from Three 6 Mafia’s Juicy J, is named for an uptown neighbourhood. The beat for “Coma” is built from a sample of Memphis legend Playa Fly’s “Kreepin Out Da Kut”, and the album’s interludes come in the form of local news clips about city-specific tragedies, like when the levees broke.

Artist Background: New Orleans rap duo $uicideboy$ combined their talents in 2014, but the pair were already well-acquainted. The cousins -- Ruby da Cherry and $lick $loth -- grew up together, white kids in black neighborhoods on the east and west banks of the Crescent City. However, they initially veered down different paths. Ruby (aka Suicide Leopard) dabbled in punk rock, influenced by the Misfits, Minor Threat, and Leftover Crack. Meanwhile, $lick (aka Suicide Christ) was a DJ and songwriter. Once they join... Part of the New Orleans, Louisiana, USA music scene. Emerged in the contemporary era. Associated with Hip-Hop movement.

Musical Influences: $uicideponie$

Music Scene: Part of the New Orleans, Louisiana, USA music scene. Emerged in the contemporary era. Associated with Hip-Hop movement.

Tags: cloud rap, 2010s, CD, G*59 Records


It would take a group called $uicideBoy$ to pen a love letter to their home town and call it <i>I Want to Die in New Orleans</i>. The duo—cousins Suicide Christ and Ruby da Cherry—maintain that their music is an outlet for their darker, depression-driven impulses, but their appreciation for The Big Easy (along with scuzzy pop-punk vocals and mid-’90s, lo-fi Memphis rap) shines through on the first major release since their Kill Yourself series of EPs in late 2017. NOLA references are less Easter eggs than ornaments: The bass-heavy “Krewe du Vieux” honors the Mardi Gras parade of the same name, while “Carrollton”, which features an intro from Three 6 Mafia’s Juicy J, is named for an uptown neighbourhood. The beat for “Coma” is built from a sample of Memphis legend Playa Fly’s “Kreepin Out Da Kut”, and the album’s interludes come in the form of local news clips about city-specific tragedies, like when the levees broke.

I Want to Die in New Orleans

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