If Looks Could Kill (Destroy Lonely album)

If Looks Could Kill is the debut studio album by the American rapper Destroy Lonely, released on May 5, 2023, through Opium and Interscope Records. He began recording the album in October 2022, and spent a month and a half working on it in New York with an assortment of producers, including Clayco, Cxdy, DxnnyFxntom, Lil 88 and TM88, among others. Influenced by horror films, video games and alternative rock, it is a hip-hop album featuring dark, atmospheric production that incorporates synthesizers and guitars. Its lyrics explore Lonely's lifestyle, anxiety, drugs, money, women, fashion and life choices. Lonely assumes an alter ego known as the Look Killa throughout the album's songs, artwork, music videos and in a short film released the same day as the album.

The standard version of If Looks Could Kill consists of 25 tracks, with its digital and physical releases featuring different bonus tracks. Opium labelmate Ken Carson makes the album's sole guest appearance on the digital album bonus track "Money & Sex". In March 2023, Lonely released "If Looks Could Kill" as the album's lead single. Following the album's release, he released music videos for "If Looks Could Kill" and "How U Feel?". On September 29, 2023, the Directors Cut edition of the album was released. A pop-up event celebrating its release in Los Angeles on October 1 was cut short following clashes between attendees and security.

Music critics were divided on the production and Lonely's performances on If Looks Could Kill and criticized its lyrics and length. Commercially, the album debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 29,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. "If Looks Could Kill" charted at number 2 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2024.