To Love & Die

About To Love & Die

"To Love & Die" is a song by American recording artist Jhené Aiko, taken from her debut studio album, Souled Out (2014). The song was released on June 24, 2014, as the lead single from the album. In 2012 Aiko revealed that she would be working with Cocaine 80s and announcing they would feature on the album. The song was written by Aiko, alongside Mac Robinson, Brian Warfield and James Fauntleroy and interpolates 50 Cent's 2003 song "Many Men (Wish Death)". "To Love & Die" features Cocaine 80s, with fellow members James Fauntleroy providing vocals and No I. D. handling the production. Backed by tripping drum loops and hypnotic, spacey synthesisers, "To Love & Die" is dark and melodic R&B and PBR&B song that lyrically revolves around love and contains confessional lyrics. Upon release "To Love & Die" was met with generally positive reviews from music critics; whom praised the song's production and Aiko's vocals. Commercially the song fared well charting at number forty six on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number twenty on the US Top R&B Singles and made appearances on German and UK charts. more »