That was Juice WRLD’s purpose and purity. His graciousness to his listeners is highlighted in the interlude, “Juice WRLD Speaks,” where he says, “Me talking about certain things could help somebody else through what they going through, as well as me trying to figure it out myself.” He made us feel seen in our struggles. It was included on his triple-platinum debut studio album Goodbye & Good Riddance (2018), alongside the singles All Girls Are the Same, Lean wit Me, Wasted. Though cuts like “My Life In a Nutshell” and the dour “From My Window” wear you down by the album’s end-blame it on dull production and one too many mentions of the drugs that would take Juice’s life-you can’t walk away from Fighting Demons feeling anything but affirmed. Juice hits a slick pocket, threatening, “Stand up to the opps, never back down/He’ll get beat with the belt like it’s smackdown.” It’s a reminder that he was as keen with his bars as he was with a mellifluous hook. Juice WRLD’s second posthumous album, The Outsiders, was first rumored in May 2020, when Ally Lotti seemingly hinted at the title in an Instagram live stream, stating: Remember we were talking. Gone are the woeful feels that propelled the late Chicago rapper into the emo/hip-hop stratosphere. Elsewhere, “Feline” is a fun lyrical exercise with Trippie Red and fellow Chi-town chum, Polo G. Hip-Hop/Rap 2018 If Goodbye & Good Riddance was Juice WRLD’s coming-out, his mixtape with Future, WRLD ON DRUGS, details the decadent after-party. Its staccato guitar and cozy hacienda aura make Juice WRLD’s hazy, “Hotel California” mindset something you’re delighted to inhabit. “Wandered To LA” features Justin Bieber and is the sunniest of the album’s 18 tracks. And it’s a testament, thankfully, to how times have changed-that, in his passing, kids in Juice WRLD’s axis have a safe space to vent without having their agency challenged. “Burn” is all ragged feels (”This remind me of hell, sometimes I wonder if that’s where God really sent me”) made melodic. Dawn, who were denounced decades ago for their emo image, bright harmonies, and the kind of content that made Juice WRLD such a beloved figure. But Juice WLRD hails from the same family tree as P.M. The contrasts, while thrilling, don’t seem too shocking today.
The MetroBoomin’-helmed “Burn,” with its gunshot-punctuated percussion and 808s feels like a modern-day equivalent to psychedelic ‘90s journeymen P.M.
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