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Juice WRLD’s Mother Finds Recent Leaks ‘Disrespectful’

Post author By Dreema Carrington
Post date December 29, 2021

The mother of Chicago rapper Juice WRLD has spoken out regarding the nonstop leaks of her late son’s unreleased music.

Juice WRLD’s Influence

Though Juice WRLD tragically passed away in December 2019 after only a few years in the industry, his body of work and his legacy have influenced rap music forever. Alongside peers like Playboi Carti and Lil Uzi Vert, Juice WRLD pioneered a wave of “emo rap” on SoundCloud that inspired the current sound of mainstream trap. With all the attention Juice garnered during his time in the spotlight, it’s no surprise grieving fans have become fixated on his unreleased catalog.

Even before his death, fans have always found ways to release unreleased tracks to the public. While the practice is technically unlawful, Juice’s label Interscope Records hasn’t made any statements on the leaks. However, Juice’s mother Carmella Wallace is disapproving of the practice. On Monday (December 27), Juice’s mother spoke with XXL about her son, and the legacy he left behind.

A Protective Mother

“I understand they loved him. They loved his music, but there’s a proper way to do it,” Carmella said of the leaks. “Let us give you our best. Leaked music is not necessarily cleaned up music, it’s just leaked, it’s not finished. So, it’s just a lot of work just going into it. It’s a bit disrespectul to him, honestly, to leak his music like that. But I know that monster is there, been there and it’s not going anywhere. We can just do our part and put out good music.”

Interscope has released two posthumous albums since Juice’s passing: Legends Never Die in 2020 and Fighting Demons in 2021. TMZ reported last year that Juice Wrld had approximately 2,000 unreleased songs in the vault. In the report, the family detailed their plans for the songs.

“We plan to honor Juice’s talents, his spirit, and the love he felt for his fans by sharing unreleased music and other projects that he was passionately in the process of developing,” Juice’s family wrote.

Fans can continue to support Juice WRLD and his family by streaming any future posthumous projects from Interscope.

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Juice WRLD Earns 50 Posthumous Certifications In One Day

Post author By FMHiphopWriters
Post date November 3, 2021

For just a few years in the game, late rapper Juice WRLD completely changed the sound and feel of the industry. His open-hearted tracks, dealing candidly with drug abuse and depression, drew in fans worldwide. By the time of his tragic deadly overdose in late 2019, he’d reached the top of his game, releasing hit after hit alongside acclaimed artists like Lil Uzi Vert and Young Thug. But his impact on the game, and the very sound of modern trap, has lived on.

Legends Never Die

Now, nearly two years after his death, Juice’s contributions continue to earn recognition. Yesterday, the Recording Industry Association of America announced he’d hit a new milestone…or two. The RIAA revealed Juice received fifty new platinum and gold certifications from the association on Sunday. The certifications include 2x Platinum certifications for his last album, Death Race For Love, and posthumous album Legends Never Die. Juice’s debut album, Goodbye and Good Riddance, has now gone platinum three times.

Juice’s tortured breakout hit, “Lucid Dreams,” also moved one step closer to a diamond certification after going 9x platinum last week. A certified diamond status could arrive very soon, reflecting Juice’s continued cultural hold. See all of the new certifications here.

The Party Never Ends

Juice’s vulnerable and unforgiving songs on addiction left fans devastated when they lost him to the disease. But his singular body of work– including a posthumous album, features, and countless leaked snippets– has made him an industry idol. Just this year, he had features on Young Thug’s Punk, Drake’s Certified Lover Boy and Migos’ Culture III.

Just last week, Juice’s manager, Lil Bibby, appeared to say that Juice’s next posthumous single, “Already Dead,” would drop on November 12th. Akademiks shared the now-deleted tweet to his Instagram. Juice’s next posthumous album, The Party Never Ends, was announced back in June.

A documentary on Juice’s life, Fighting Demons, is also slated for an upcoming release. A teaser from the documentary premiered at last weekend’s Rolling Loud festival in New York City.

The intro to the Fighting Demons JuiceWRLD documentary https://t.co/kpPlxkf2uj

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As we’ve seen with the tragic misuse of Pop Smoke’s discography, a rapper’s posthumous career can get dicey. But the timeless honesty of the music Juice released while still alive has kept his legacy intact. When “Lucid Dreams” finally goes diamond, it will join a list of fewer than 100 songs that have received the honor since its addition to the RIAA’s system in 1999. Though Juice may not be here to see it, for fans who followed the track’s journey from SoundCloud to a history-making certification, this honor is a lucid dream itself.

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Posthumous Juice WRLD Album Trilogy Announced by Rapper’s Estate

Post author By FMHiphopWriters
Post date July 10, 2021

We’re getting plenty of new music from Juice WRLD

It’s been a little over a year and a half since the world tragically lost Juice WRLD. Luckily for fans, his estate has kept his legacy alive by committing to releasing plenty of unreleased music from the rapper. Tomorrow will actually mark the one-year anniversary of his first posthumous album, Legends Never Die, dropping on streaming platforms.

A few weeks ago, his estate announced his second posthumous project, The Party Never Ends. Yesterday, his estate treated fans to a teaser trailer for the project.

It’s the first in a series

Rather than being just another one-off album, this will be the first in a trilogy of posthumous Juice WRLD projects. It will also tie into Juice’s mother’s Live Free 999 Fund, which gives aid to young people battling addiction.

Juice’s manager, Peter Jideonwo, announced that Lil Uzi Vert and other big artists will have features on the project.

No release date has been given for The Party Never Ends yet, though the label noted it will be released “soon.” It is available for pre-save now.

Check out the teaser trailer for the project below.

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Juice WRLD “Legends Never Die” projected sell 400k-440k first week

Post author By FMHiphopWriters
Post date July 13, 2020

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Juice WRLD “Legends Never Die” projected sell 400k-440k first week

Juice WRLD’s highly anticipated posthumous album Legends Never Die released Friday, spiking reports that the album is headed for a massive first week.

The overall excitement from the late rapper’s fans caused his Spotify page to temporarily crash.

According to HitsDailyDouble, Legends Never Die “is tracking toward an opening of 400-440k in total activity, with projected on-demand audio streams expected to reach over 400 millions, enough to give Legends the biggest single week streaming total of any album so far this year.”

Currently, The Weeknd’s album, After Hours, holds this achievement due to it earning 444,000 units in its first week.

The 15-track album has collaborations with Trippie Redd, Marshmello and Halsey. His family’s goal was to show how much Juice appreciated his collaborators and his musical process.

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“Juice dedicated his music to his fans and, now more than ever, we hope this album brings some reprieve to everyone during these unsettling times,” says his family in an Instagram post. “Juice’s legacy will live forever: LEGENDS NEVER DIE!”

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Juice WRLD, born Jarad Anthony Higgins, died due to an accidental overdose in January of this year.

Stream Legends Never Die now on Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal and more.

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