When Juice WRLD and Future teamed up for WRLD on Drugs, it was like Hendrix passing the torch to one of his kin. The crooning displayed on “My Fault,” over a sonic bed from Internet Money’s Nick Mira, is a good indicator of what was to come from the bubbling Chicago-bred artist. Juice WRLD’s ability to open up about his heartbreak has allowed fans to connect with his music on a deeper level. The tune finds Juice reflecting on a failed relationship with a partner who blamed him for everything going sour. The melancholy “My Fault” surfaced in July 2017, but landed on Juice’s official YouTube page in March 2018. The poppy song is addictive because of its hypnotic production and raw, but simple, hook. For Juice, “Hear Me Calling” serves as a warm contrast to his gloomy, melancholy records.Īnother standout from Juice’s sophomore endeavor comes in the form of “Fast.” Higgins unabashedly speaks on his demons and admits to being “sad as a b-h” on the candid track. Here, Juice WRLD shines effortlessly on the tropical-tinged banger “Hear Me Calling.” The Death Race For Love standout finds the Midwest polymath yearning for his lover in hopes that she can remedy his heartaches. While Juice plays a heartless lothario, YoungBoy is a militant street soldier ready for war. In October, Juice and YoungBoyNBA squared off for their swaggering collaboration “Bandit.” In what would be Juice’s final single, he and YoungBoy embrace their “savage” side with the uptempo earworm. The guitar-laden song plays to Juice’a strong suit, as his love-drunk lyrics anchor the three-minute long track. “Hide” is a noteworthy gem that resides on the 2018 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Soundtrack. Featuring Seezyn, the hapless romantic finally finds refuge in his lady friend after years of strikeouts in the love department. From fantasizing about making out with his teacher behind the bleachers to bashing some of his old classmates, Juice’s rendition is his proverbial f-k you to anyone who doubted him during his high school days. Juice and Blanco do a seamless job of interpolating Vitamin C’s 2000 single of the same name. At a point, Kid Cudi was all I’d listen to,” Juice previously told Billboard. Now, future artists will be able to point to Juice WRLD’s signature tracks as major influences on their own boundary-pushing creative output.Īs we reflect on Juice WRLD’s life and legacy, here are our 10 favorite songs from the rapper.įollowing up their 2018 collaboration “Roses,” star producer Benny Blanco and Juice WRLD teamed up for for their second track, “Graduation,” last August.
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