''L.O.D.'' (an acronym for ''Life of Desiigner'') is the first

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(EP) by American rapper

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. It was released on May 4, 2018, through

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and

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. The EP features production from Mike Dean, Ronny J, and

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, among others. It serves as Desiigner's first full-length project since the release of his debut mixtape '' New English'' (2016). It is the last project released by Desiigner through

Background

Desiigner first announced the project as one of two albums he had produced on his

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in November 2017. There was no further discussion on the two albums until May 3, 2018, when he announced that the album, titled ''L.O.D.'' would be released as an EP (extended play) at midnight. Desiigner's representative confirmed to ''

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'' that ''L.O.D.'' is an EP despite it being called an album on the artwork.

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal. Notes * signifies a co-producer * signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. Musicians * Mike Dean – additional keyboards , rhodes, synth bass * Yasmeen Al-Mazeedi – violin * Johan – string arranger Technical * Tom Kahre – recording , mixing assistance * Jenna Felsenthal – recording assistance * Jason Pezzotti – recording * Marlon Adams – recording * Devonne Knights – recording * Carlos Vives – recording * Corey Nutile – recording * Gaylord Kalani – recording assistance * Fahad Rahman – recording assistance * Ryan Potts – recording assistance * Mike Dean – mixing * Sean Solymar – mixing assistance

Charts

References

{{Desiigner 2018 debut EPs Desiigner albums Albums produced by Mike Dean (record producer) Albums produced by Ronny J Albums produced by Sean Garrett