Juice WRLD's posthumous album 'Legends Never Die' drops, leaving fans emotional...
Late rapper
Juice WRLD's hotly anticipated posthumous album "Legends Never Die" dropped Friday, prompting reports from fans that interest in the release caused his
Spotify page to temporarily crash.
The rising star died of an accidental drug overdose six days after his 21st birthday in December.
But a collection of tracks he recorded before his death was compiled for the album, which was released just after midnight Friday morning.
The record opens with an emotional skit featuring audio of the star talking about anxiety and substance abuse, and sharing an encouraging message to fans.
"Music is just a beautiful thing, like I love myself so much, as far as the way I make music, the way God made me, the way God wired me to do the things that I do, and to change the world the way that I can," he says in the track.
"Before I get up out of here, I wanna tell you that you can do anything you put your mind to, period."
The album ends with another skit, "Juice WRLD Speaks From Heaven," which features audio of him talking in 2019. "I'm on Instagram Live from Heaven, huh. I made it y'all, I'm up here, I'm boolin'. Haha, I love y'all to death. How can I ask for better fans or supporters?" he says in the ominous recording.
His biggest hit, "Lucid Dreams," peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top 100 in October of 2018, according to the music chart, and tracks like "Robbery" have enjoyed sustained success throughout 2020.
Juice, who was born Jarad Anthony Higgins, died as a result of oxycodone and codeine toxicity, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said in January.The medical examiner determined the rapper's death to be an accident.