As Juice WRLD Day is being held Thursday in the Chicago hometown of the late rapper, the cover and tracklist for his new album was revealed.
The inaugural Juice WRLD Day celebrates the life and music of the rapper, born Jarad Higgins. Fans around the world can view the activities, including surprise performances, during a live stream on the Amazon Music app and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch, beginning at 8 p.m. CT/ 9 p.m. ET.
Fighting Demons, WRLD’s fourth studio album, will drop Friday featuring collaborations with Justin Bieber, Trippie Redd, SUGA of BTS, and Polo G.
“There was nothing Jarad ‘Juice WRLD’ Higgins enjoyed more than delivering new music to his millions of fans around the world. He left behind an astonishingly deep catalog of music that will ensure his fans will have new songs to listen to for years to come,” his mother Carmela Wallace, said in a statement.
“Jarad was always searingly honest about his struggles and through his musical genius he articulated what was on his heart and mind vividly through his art. He never gave up and his friends and family never gave up on offering their support to him,” she continued. “We encourage all of you who struggle with addiction and mental health to never give up the fight. We continue to extend free support to you via LiveFree999.org created in his honor.”
In April of 2020, Wallace established the Live Free 999 Fund, which honors the legacy of her son by supporting young people battling addiction and mental health issues.
Juice WRLD will also be remembered with the HBO documentary, Into the Abyss, debuting December 16. Wednesday marked the second anniversary of his passing. Higgins died December 8, 2019 from an accidental drug overdose. He was 21 years old.
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