”I Died For This!?” is a groundbreaking album for Grip, the album that would not probably see the light of the day if not for Eminem. Grip testifies to it on “A Soldier’s Story?”
Starting with a statement
My hunger to be regarded as the best
Is what’s starving me to death
Grip paints the picture of carving his niche in the culture with a small and trusted team of his manager and producer. The obligatory brag about belonging to the elite club of best MCs sounds on the verse so confidently calm and indeed mentions the GOATs from Jay-Z to Eminem:
Who said they could hold a candle to Grip over wax, relax
I’m from the class of Hova and 3 Stacks, Pac, Nas, Big and Slim Shady
Been wavy way before 1080
From Grip’s interviews, we know that while his independent projects firmly put his name in the game, he struggled financially and came to the point that he started to question his future in music. Eminem’s decision to take Grip under his wing changed everything:
Is this really what I want? Am I still in love with this game?
Tigg called like, nigga, Eminem just said your shit was flames
Then me and Em hopped on a call, and it all seemed fitting
Just a couple days from quittin’
And the rest is unwritten
Listen to the album below:
