New World Depression

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New World Depression is the fourth studio album by New Orleans hip‑hop duo $uicideboy$, released on June 14, 2024 via their G*59 Records label. The 13‑track project runs about 34 m inutes and was preceded by three singles: “Us vs. Them,” “Are You Going to See the Rose in the Vase, or the Dust on the Table,” and “The Thin Grey Line.” Produced primarily by Scrim under his Budd Dwyer alias, with additional production from Aasis Beats, 685floyd, and KXVI, the album continues their Southern hip‑hop and horrorcore foundations while weaving in cloud‑rap, trap, and even jazz‑like textures. It became their first album to debut inside the Billboard Top 10, marking a milestone in their journey from underground SoundCloud cult favorites to internationally touring, charting artists.Musically, New World Depression introduces “newly measured textures” that map the duo’s path from dark‑sided fast life to sober success. Songs like “Lone Wolf Hysteria” and “Mental Clarity Is a Luxury I Can’t Afford” open the record with high‑energy, bass‑heavy bangers, while “Are You Going to See the Rose in the Vase, or the Dust on the Table” channels the uplifting Southern rap spirit of artists like Big K.R.I.T. and Kevin Gates. “Us vs. Them” shifts into a more experimental format that “clatters and cascades through all the movements of a jazz symposium,” foregrounding their New Orleans heritage. Throughout, Scrim’s beats blend classic Memphis horrorcore flows with post‑2010s cloud‑rap sound baths, plus left‑field touches like a sampled news interview with a confessed serial killer on one track. Show more