Redemption is Jay Rock’s third studio album and his first full-length release since his involvement in a motorcycle accident in early 2016. In an interview with LA Leakers, Rock elaborated on what fans should expect from the album: I’m just here to give you the real, man, and just basically give y'all more of me. And just showing you my growth, that’s basically what I’m doing on this album… Like I said, everything is a growing process—everybody say ‘everbody stay the same’—but nah, you grow man, you get wise and you go through stuff, you go through trials and tribulations. A week prior to its release, Jay Rock teased the album with the Road to Redemption trailer, which featured new music and commentary by his fellow Top Dawg Entertainment artists, including his fellow members of Black Hippy. The album is led by the tumultuous January 2018 single “King’s Dead,” which also appeared on TDE’s Black Panther soundtrack. Rock would officially announce the album’s title and release date shortly after dropping the second single, “WIN,” in May 2018. A listening session was held in New York City on May 29, 2018, allowing fans to hear the material two weeks early. Jay Rock later added “Shit Real” and “The Other Side” to the album in late February 2019.