Juice WRLD - Legends Never Die ALBUM REVIEW
Juice WRLD was one of the voices out of the new generation. Although I wasn’t the biggest fan of his music, I can see the impact that he’s had on this generation of music, and especially throughout high school. I was a sophomore in high school when he blew up with “Lucid Dreams” from his debut album Goodbye & Good Riddance (along with his mixtape 9 9 9), and it was EVERYWHERE. It was crazy, and I dug the song, but it didn’t too much for me. His death this past December was tragic, no doubt, but a good amount of his fame came with his death. Now, in a pretty big year for posthumous releases, we have Legends Never Die, the first for Juice WRLD. Let’s get into it.
Legends Never Die is an emo-rap album with some trap influences. Most posthumous albums aren’t that great. Mac Miller’s Circles is currently the gold standard, and most likely will be this for a long time because it was nearly completed by Mac himself before passing away. The same could be said for Pop Smoke’s posthumous release Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, but to a lesser degree. But this is a Juice WRLD album, I think. Now, I can say that right off the bat that I think that the second half of the album is better than the first. The features are relatively good, with Halsey, Trippie Redd, Polo G, and The Kid Laroi giving their all. But why is Marshmello on here? Twice? I’m not wishing any ill will on the DJ, but they never had any interaction that we know of. It just seemed like a plant to get more names. Either way, it just feels… off. Some of these beats don’t feel like something Juice WRLD would do, and it pales in comparison to Goodbye & Good Riddance or even Death Race for Love. Now, some of these tracks do sound finished, but the tracklist is way too inconsistent to even be called great. It’s also worth noting that one of the final tracks on here is an interlude called “The Man, The Myth, The Legend.” This is where the biggest names appear, and they talk about how each of them affected them and how talented he was. Young Thug, J. Cole, Travis Scott, Eminem, KXNG Crooked, Lil Dicky, and G Herbo are all here just to talk about how absolutely talented this guy is and was, and that was a pretty powerful moment.
There’s no doubt that Juice WRLD was taken from this planet way too soon and that there is so much untapped potential in his career that was just starting. It’s just so disappointing that Legends Never Die was the first batch of tracks. While I’m not the biggest fan of Juice WRLD, Legends Never Die doesn’t even come close to how talented Juice WRLD truly was. If you want to know his talent, don’t look at Legends Never Die, look at everything else. There are good tracks here, but they don’t come anywhere near to how he really was.
4/10
Stream Legends Never Die here
Spotify
Apple Music
YouTube Music
Legends Never Die is an emo-rap album with some trap influences. Most posthumous albums aren’t that great. Mac Miller’s Circles is currently the gold standard, and most likely will be this for a long time because it was nearly completed by Mac himself before passing away. The same could be said for Pop Smoke’s posthumous release Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, but to a lesser degree. But this is a Juice WRLD album, I think. Now, I can say that right off the bat that I think that the second half of the album is better than the first. The features are relatively good, with Halsey, Trippie Redd, Polo G, and The Kid Laroi giving their all. But why is Marshmello on here? Twice? I’m not wishing any ill will on the DJ, but they never had any interaction that we know of. It just seemed like a plant to get more names. Either way, it just feels… off. Some of these beats don’t feel like something Juice WRLD would do, and it pales in comparison to Goodbye & Good Riddance or even Death Race for Love. Now, some of these tracks do sound finished, but the tracklist is way too inconsistent to even be called great. It’s also worth noting that one of the final tracks on here is an interlude called “The Man, The Myth, The Legend.” This is where the biggest names appear, and they talk about how each of them affected them and how talented he was. Young Thug, J. Cole, Travis Scott, Eminem, KXNG Crooked, Lil Dicky, and G Herbo are all here just to talk about how absolutely talented this guy is and was, and that was a pretty powerful moment.
There’s no doubt that Juice WRLD was taken from this planet way too soon and that there is so much untapped potential in his career that was just starting. It’s just so disappointing that Legends Never Die was the first batch of tracks. While I’m not the biggest fan of Juice WRLD, Legends Never Die doesn’t even come close to how talented Juice WRLD truly was. If you want to know his talent, don’t look at Legends Never Die, look at everything else. There are good tracks here, but they don’t come anywhere near to how he really was.
4/10
Stream Legends Never Die here
Spotify
Apple Music
YouTube Music
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