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Lil Bibby May Cancel Posthumous Juice Wrld Album Due to Leaks

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Juice Wrld tragically passed away in 2019, but his legacy lives through music. According to Label CEO Lil Bibby, we might miss his next album.

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Song leaks are simply unavoidable in this modern age of streaming. Even industry heavyweights like Kanye and Drake have fallen victim to tracks leaving the vault. Now, It looks like Chicago rapper Lil Bibby is facing similar problems with the upcoming Juice Wrld album The Party Never Ends.

The ‘Kill Shit’ artist is CEO of Grade A Productions. With the full control he has over Juice Wrld’s unreleased music, one would think it would be easy to manage. But apparently, the job has its challenges.

Earlier this week (Mar.16) music blogger DJ Akademiks posted a screenshot containing a Twitter DM conversation. The chat between Bibby and an unknown user revealed the struggles Grade A Productions is experiencing with rampant leaks.

“These leaks is getting out of hand,” Bibby typed.

“I Hope all the fans are happy, the party never ends might be canceled if all this shit leaks.”

Mother knows best

The problem hasn’t gone unaddressed. Juice Wrld’s mother Carmella Wallace spoke to XXL in December of last year about dealing with leaks.

“I understand they loved him. They loved his music, but there’s a proper way to do it. Let us give you our best. Leaked music is not necessarily cleaned up music, it’s just leaked, it’s not finished.”

She explained.

She explicitly described the leaks as “disrespectful” in the interview. While it’s good the fans are enthusiastic about the music, it’s a little discouraging to see leaks persist after Wallace’s plea. Hopefully, the fans can control themselves until the album is officially released.

Bibby made no further comment after Akademiks posted the screenshot. For now, fans can expect The Party Never Ends later this year

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Juice WRLD Earns 50 Posthumous Certifications In One Day

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. 

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. 

Written by Hattie Lindert | Twitter: @hatlindert

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Lil Bibby Spills News of New Juice WRLD Posthumous Album

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The word is out that Juice WRLD (@juicewrld999) has another posthumous album that will be coming out soon, and collaborator Lil Bibby (@lilbibby_) couldn’t help but spill the beans to the public.

The 21-year-old’s passing in December 2019 from an accidental overdose was a devastation for many. Goodbye & Good Riddance and his official debut album A Death Race For Love showed his talent and helped him create a substantial following.

Legends Never Die

After his passing, Juice WRLD’s first posthumous album was released, Legends Never Die. Although it was successful, hitting Number One in the UK album charts, many fans felt that the album fell short. Juice WRLD’s power was the connection he created with listeners through his experiences and the message he gave them in his songs.

When reviewing Legends Never Die, NME wrote “Despite the contagious nature of most of the tracks, that message is muted or left jumbled within a meandering album. Juice WRLD’s music came to life most when he made it seem like you were the only two people in the room like he was speaking directly to you, the listener. That intimacy is sadly missing here.”

What’s Next?

Even though there will never be another original project from Juice WRLD, we are excited to see what his team has put together for his second posthumous album. Many fans tend to fall in two groups about posthumous albums; Some see it as a wonderful preservation of memory for a great artist while others see it as a cold-hearted last attempt to make money off of the artist.

It seems as though Juice WRLD was able to record enough content before his passing, so fingers crossed that his team’s follow-up project is all we’re hoping for and manifest his original vision and message.