Juice WRLD & Young Thug, Bad Boy | Track Review 🎵

Juice WRLD delivers another posthumous banger with “Bad Boy,” collaborating with fellow melodic rap sensation, Young Thug. 

“Raf Simons match my Prada jeans / I’ma do the dash, get the bag, ain’t no one bad as me.” Woo! 🎵 “Bad Boy” keeps things short and sweet.  Even so, the latest posthumous 🎙 Juice WRLD record continues to preserve his legacy.  Sigh, another one gone far too soon. “Bad Boy” features sleek, banging, minor-key production courtesy of 🎛 Pi’erre Bourne.  The sound complements the sensibilities of both rappers extremely well.

Early on, we get an aggressive, assertive approach by Juice WRLD. Of course, he ‘chills out’ some, but he remains commanding and of course, ‘emo.’ Young Thug, somewhat surprisingly, ends up being a nice collaborator, given his own melodic approach when it comes to rap. Where at time Thugga is an acquired taste, he definitely ‘puts in work’ here, particularly on his own colorful verse.  Where both rappers are concerned, I love the agility of the rhymes throughout – pretty sweet.  Of course, the centerpiece of “Bad Boy” is none other than the memorable, catchy chorus (Juice), as well as the post-chorus (Thugga).

“Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, I’m a bad boy
Went and got off my ass and got to the cash and got in my bag, boy
Please don't think it's sweet, I stay with the heat even though I’m a sad boy
You better watch the way you breathe around me 'fore that breath be your last, boy...”

Final Thoughts 💭 

All in all, “Bad Boy” is us another Juice WRLD banger.  Again, sadly, he’s no longer with us.  “Bad Boy” is unlikely to change your life mind you, but it will definitely enhance your playlist.  

🎙 Juice WRLD & Young Thug • 🎵 “Bad Boy” • 🏷 Grade A Productions / Interscope • 🗓 1.15.21

[📷: Grade A Productions / Interscope]