Dead Man Walking - Jelly Roll - MP3 instrumental karaoke

Ever since his official debut in 2011 with the album Year Round, recorded with fellow MCs Lil Wyte and BPZ, Tennessee native Jason DeFord (better known to the world as Jelly Roll) has been making waves in the Southern hip-hop scene with his twangy blend of country and rap music. In the years that followed, Jelly Roll rose to national prominence through the Waylon & Willie saga, a series of collaborative efforts with fellow rapper Struggle Jennings that dropped its first chapter in 2017. Released in 2021, Jelly Roll's seventh solo LP Ballads of the Broken found him steering away from his hip-hop persona and delving deep into emotional pain and personal trauma. The album showcased his emotional and artistic growth through singles like "Dead Man Walking," a dire tale about a man at the end of his rope, struggling with his current situation and the results of his past decisions. Written by Jelly Roll with Andrew Baylis, David Ray Stevens, and Michael David Whitworth, "Dead Man Walking" peaked at Number 2 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart and entered the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart at Number 9.