The Money Store

The Money Store is the debut studio album by experimental hip hop group Death Grips. It was released on April 24, 2012, but had been leaked on April 14 and made available on vinyl on April 21 to celebrate Record Store Day. It was announced along with a second album, titled No Love Deep Web, released in Fall 2012. It is the follow-up to their debut mixtape Exmilitary.

The album was first hinted at with the release of a music video for a track titled “Blackjack” on February 7, 2012. The album was later announced along with the release of another track on February 27, 2012 titled “Get Got”. It was then announced that the group had signed to Epic Records and were scheduled to release two albums in 2012. On February 28, 2012, the group leaked both songs for free download. On March 2, 2012, a video surfaced on their official YouTube channel of them practicing a new track scheduled to be released on The Money Store, titled “Lost Boys”. The studio version was then posted to their official YouTube channel on March 13. It was later released for free download on their website. On March 27, they released the music video for the song “The Fever (Aye Aye)” followed by a free download. On April 10, the song “I’ve Seen Footage” was released for free download on their official soundcloud. Pitchfork Media named it “Best New Music.” On April 14, the album was leaked, and the band uploaded a complete version to their YouTube channel and their Soundcloud account.