[5] Released to critical acclaim in the underground rap scene, the album debuted at number 9 on the US Billboard 200 with 49,000 album-equivalent units in its first week sales.

[9] I Want to Die in New Orleans was released on September 7, 2018 and is 14 tracks long with its last song, I No Longer Fear the Razor Blade Guarding My Heel (IV), acting as the fourth iteration of the duo's popular EP series of the same name.

[10][11] The project chronicles semi-autobiographical stories of the duo's encounters with depression, drug addiction and suicidal ideation.

[5] The instrumentals used are often ominous,[12] dark but clean[13] and feature samples from news adverts, local PSAs and documentaries taken in the New Orleans area in the late 90s as a way to attempt to create an atmospheric feel.

I No Longer Fear the Razor Blade Guarding My Heel (IV) contains a guitar interlude by fellow Suicideboys member Ruby da Cherry, and Phanton Menace was co-produced by Memphis rapper and mentor Juicy J. HipHopDX gave the album a rating of 3.9 out of 5, commenting "...have they actually changed the world of music itself?