Self Medicated is a 2020 solo album by Jelly Roll, released on October 16, 2020 via his War Dog label and running 18 tracks over about 54 minutes. It follows A Beautiful Disaster earlier the same year and deepens his shift toward emotionally raw, genre‑blending music that mixes Southern rap, acoustic rock, and country‑soul. The album includes the single “Save Me” alongside songs like “House of Cards,” “Promise,” “Overdose” (featuring Still Matthews), “Dance With Ghosts,” “Creature” (with Tech N9ne and Krizz Kaliko), and “House of Cards,” and has been issued on CD and vinyl as one of the key pillars of his pre‑country‑crossover catalog.Musically and lyrically, Self Medicated is a deep dive into Jelly Roll’s life, struggles, and regrets, told through honest, often gut‑wrenching storytelling. “Save Me”—written in the middle of the pandemic after his father’s death—serves as the emotional centerpiece, a stripped‑down acoustic confession from a man drowning in addiction and grief, which Jelly has said came from “a really dark space” and is still hard for him to sing. Other tracks tackle self‑medication through substances, broken relationships, and the lingering impact of trauma, blending melodic hooks with rap verses in a way that feels more like therapy than traditional swagger. Fans and retailers alike describe the record as connecting on a deeply emotional level, using vulnerability rather than bravado, and setting the stage for his later mainstream success by showing just how powerfully his hybrid of country, rock, and hip‑hop can carry personal, redemptive narratives.
