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I've been a fan of trap/rap since 2018 but never got into Juice WRLD. Whenever I went to give his music a chance, I'd listen to Lucid Dreams and for some reason it never hit for me so I never dived into his catalogue. My best friend (who has a very similar music taste to me) has been crazy into Juice since 2021 or so and was always trying to get me into him but it never clicked with me. I even remember when Juice died and thinking it was tragic but it didn't affect me much as I wasn't into him much, I only heard the song Bandit at that stage and thought it was pretty bangin.
Around late March this year, my friend mentioned above sent me Relocate which I digged on first listen so this led me to SoundCloud where I found DRFL and decided to throw it on from the start for shits n giggles. After the first 5 tracks or so, I went back to listen to Empty again as I liked it a lot on first listen. It was at this time when my obsession begins. Ever since that day where I threw on DRFL, I have been enthralled in the world of Juice WRLD. Obsessed is too small a word, I've listened every day since to the point where nearly all other music genres were irrelevant to me (and I'm into a lot of different kinds of music). His flow, lyrics, melodies & harmonies were all just amazing - really blew me away. It was almost overwhelming how good his music is.
So me and my friend were both (and still are) obsessed with Juice so he was all we talked about and listened to when we hung out and smoked weed. Just talked about his music, watched his music videos and his freestyles which were a whole nother level to his talent. At first, I was so mind blown watching him free style for 1hr on Westwood. He really is the freestyle and deservedly so.
At this point, I haven't even stepped foot into GBGR apart from the main hits like Lean With Me or All Girls. I read a Reddit comment that said something like "DRFL has some misses whereas GBGR is all bangers" so I was like 'damn, I need to check out the rest of this album'. I listened from I'll Be Fine onwards and fuck me, every track has a different vibe, beautiful melodies and deep ass lyrics. Scared Of Love and I'm Still are two of my favs still. He goes so hard and puts so much emotion into his lyrics it's very different to how other rappers approach music I feel. GBGR is honestly one of the best albums I've come across in my life (extremely unpopular opinion here, I know, but Luicd Dreams is my least favourite track on the album - still hasn't hit to this day and I've given it many a chances, sorrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyy)
Then there are the unreleased tracks where there is just this whole other WRLD of gold to come across, it really is neverending. I read that there are up to 3,000 unreleased Juice WRLD tracks which is hard to comprehend how much music that actually is. I come across new unreleased Juice tracks everyday most of which I end up loving and playing in the car all the time. There is a Juice track for every mood you're in. The fact that nearly all of his lyrics are freestyled makes it all the most fascinating. Some of my favourite unreleased tracks gotta be Friends Die, 2019 my year, Journey, Animal, Rental, K like a Russian, On the regular, arctic tundra, Floor it, Maserati and so so so so many more. The list just never ends, it's insane.
I think what drew me into Juice the most was how he did all of this and achieved an unbelievable amount all by the time he turned 21. Not only that, but with nearly all of his lyrics being about his drug use and how he struggles with his mental health and that he ended up dying due to his drug addiction is just so so sad. It seems like he's struggled bad with drugs since his early teen years, especially since he's been doing percocets for so long it'd seem almost impossible, from his point of view, to ever get off of them - from what I've heard, opioid addiction is one of the hardest things to overcome. They just consume your whole life. I remember watching that TV series Dopesick which is about the opioid epidemic in America back in the 90's and the struggles people went through when they got hooked on opioids was devastating to watch.
There is just this aura around Juice and his music, it's almost like he knew his time was short. He knew his drug addiction was killing him and that one day he could end up overdosing or dying in his sleep but he was so wrapped up in his addiction and the lifestyle he was living that he probably felt helpless and felt there was nothing he could do about it. I'm just glad he was able to do what he loved through it all and create all of the music that he did. So much of his lyrics are warning signs and cries for help, it's just tragic he couldn't get the help he needed in time. Lyrics where he mentions his mother like in Feeling "I told my mama I'm here to stay no she won't catch me dead" or in Syphilis "I can't go out like that, ain't tryna make my mama cry" is just heartbreaking considering what ended up happening.
I know I'm a new Juice WRLD fan (only 2 months now lol) but safe to say he is up there with one of my all time favourites now, I only wish I got into him sooner but hey, that's how it goes sometimes. He is just a different being who had immense talent and potential. I will listen to him for the rest of my days (I'm only 25, I can imagine myself still listening in my 60's). His music will live on forever and he will go down in history as an absolute legend.
Just wanted to share this. Share what you think below. Sorry if I got anything wrong in the above. Big love to you all.
RIP Jared Anthony Higgins
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Hello, I’m looking for someone I can talk to anytime. I’m usually craving some form of social stop to throughout the day
Here’s a bit about me: I like to play video games. I’m good at valorant csgo league. But beside competitive games I like to play chill games like portal and elden ring. I like to go outside and do things like long/skateboarding. That also includes going fishing, hiking, camping and hanging out with friends. I enjoy to smoke thc, it always brings me up. My favorite music is hiphop and I enjoy juice wrld. My favorite movie is Donnie Darko.
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Ik Juice is the best in terms of length but in terms of substance who’s better?

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