Rapper Juice Wrld seems to have ruled all of hip-hop before to his tragic demise at the age of 21.
Juice Wrld resembled the mumble rapper stereotype that reigned rap in the late 2010s with an iron, diamond-studded fist in terms of appearance. Juice Wrld was able to bridge the generation gap by becoming a favourite of hip-hop’s “old head contingent” with his lyrically deep and protracted freestyles, even while his well-known song Lucid Dreams fell neatly into the mould of the melodic, autotune-heavy, pop-rap tracks pioneered by the mumble rap crowd.
Juice Wrld made a point of demonstrating his lyrical talent during his brief time in the spotlight by holding long freestyle sessions in which the youthful MC would spit for 30 to 60 minutes. Older rap fans may have been turned off by Juice Wrld’s style and radio-friendly songs, but “old heads” soon saw that he was not just a student of the game but also had enough skill to someday educate others.
Check out the video for Doomsday, which features Juice Wrld and his incredibly lyrical contemporary Cordae riding a vintage Eminem rhythm, in the above-mentioned video. Additionally, Cordae and filmmaker Cole Bennett were able to bring the late Juice Wrld back for a posthumous performance by using face swap technology in the video.
