Juice writes a great hook like no other, but it’s a fine line between being catchy and being repetitive. Luke and Marshmello grab the mantle on “Wishing Well” and the pop-rock ready anthem “Come & Go,” where Juice thanks God for allowing him grace and support. Mira’s touches on Legends Never Die don’t appear until the harrowing “Righteous,” where sparse guitar plays underneath Juice’s confessional: “Taking medicine to fix all of the damage/My anxiety the size of a planet,” he sings. The emo-heavy sounds that blossomed on Death Race’s “Robbery” and “Empty” have now morphed into a fully developed ecosystem where all of the sounds and keys are built around Juice’s frame of mind. Throughout Legends Never Die’s 56 minutes, Juice’s delivery is conversational and evocative as he checks off the perks of success and the lingering doubts (“Just got a new house, gotta hide the skeletons in the closet”). He understood the game he played and how it kept him centered: “If it wasn’t for the pills, I wouldn’t be here,” he sings on “Wishing Well.” It’s a bleak and beautiful world he’s created, one where the most poignant moments are buried in candor and honesty. The bulk of Legends Never Die sifts through his thoughts as he battled anxiety in the face of stardom. Legends Never Die, the Chicago artist’s first posthumous release, doesn’t feel like a final goodbye from Juice but instead a continued look inside his world.Īcross three major releases- Goodbye & Good Riddance, WRLD on Drugs, and Death Race for Love-Juice proudly kept himself at a distance while pining for love, bringing fans closer to his truth while still keeping his guard up. Juice asked those fans to trust him-and the people who supported him-as if they were family. His closest supporters, such as producer and longtime collaborator Nick Mira, have kept his legacy close to them, maybe more so than any other group of fans who recently lost their champion. His most fervently repeated lines doubled as yearbook quotes or quickly deleted tweets. Juice WRLD brought people from outside the margins into his crystalized world of vulnerability in a dash towards mental freedom.
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