Did the rapper Jelly Roll release a new song called "Angels Don't Pack Their Bags", as a tribute to the victims of devastating flooding in parts of Texas, in July 2025? No, that's not true: We found no trace of any new song, of any name, on Jelly Roll's official website or social media accounts. A widely-shared blog post contained fabricated lyrics for the non-existent song, and contained a disclaimer at the end which described the story as "a work of imagination".
The story appeared in a July 6, 2025, blog post (archived here) which bore the headline ""I didn't just read the story. I felt it -- like a punch to the chest," Jelly Roll said, voice breaking as he spoke about the devastating Texas floods that stole the lives of dozens, including children at Camp Mystic. "I wrote this song with tears still falling. This one's for the angels we lost.""
It read, in part:
In the stillness of his studio, fueled by raw emotion, Jelly Roll poured his grief into music. The result: a brand-new tribute song titled "Angels Don't Pack Their Bags."
The track, released just one week after the floods, has stunned listeners across the country. With stripped-down instrumentation -- just a piano and his gravel-lined voice -- the song begins with a haunting line:
"They were just kids chasing fireflies / Now they light the sky for us."
As the song unfolds, Jelly Roll delivers what might be his most vulnerable performance to date. Gone are the heavy beats and swagger -- in their place is a father's ache, a citizen's sorrow, and an artist's desperate need to make sense of senseless loss.
"They didn't get to grow old / Didn't get to say goodbye / But their laughter still echoes / Every time we cry..."
The track has already been streamed over 10 million times in 48 hours, with fans flooding the comment sections...
That story was false, and was re-shared along with a viral July 7 Facebook post (archived here).
We found no trace of any new song, of any title, on Jelly Roll's official website, or on his YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and X accounts. Similarly, a Google search (archived here) for fragments of the lyrics presented in the blog post yielded no results whatsoever, further underlining the fictional nature of the story.
Finally, the blog post itself contained the following clear and explicit disclaimer, albeit at the bottom of the article rather than the top:
This article is a work of imagination and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of the individuals mentioned.
