Juice WRLD & Justin Bieber, “Wandered to LA” | Track Review 🎵

Melodic rapper Juice WRLD returns with another posthumous record, “Wandered to LA,” assisted by pop superstar, Justin Bieber.

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he posthumous catalog by 🎙 Juice WRLD continues to expand.  He’s been dead since December 2019, but collaborations and new songs continue to materialize.  The latest posthumous release, 🎵 “Wandered to LA”, pairs the melodic rapper with one of pop’s biggest stars, 🏆 Grammy winner 🎙 Justin Bieber.  All in all, the results are positive.

“Wandered to LA” runs just over three-minutes in duration.  It features a nice rhythmic introduction, carried by the guitars – consistent throughout the record. I’m sure those guitars are a product of 🎼✍ Omer Fedi, one of the hottest young writers in the game. “Wandered to LA” is well-produced (🎛 Louis Bell and 🎛 HARV), blending pop and rap elements (melodic rap), and featuring a banging beat.

“Wandered to LA” features the typical tone and performance from the late rapper, exemplifying the melodic rap style. The chorus appears after the introduction; Once you hear it for the second time, it really clicks:

“I wandered to L.A. hopin’ to explore
Little did I know, I’d find a little more
Love at my hotel room door
From the bed to the hotel room floor.”

Notably, Juice raps about drugs on the first verse, including cocaine and Xanax.  I like the contrast (and complement) that Justin Bieber brings on the second verse, focusing on matters of the heart as opposed to substance.  As always, Bieber sings beautifully – I love his tone.

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Final Thoughts 💭

All in all, “Wandered to LA” is another enjoyable, well-rounded, posthumous Juice WRLD record.  There’s nothing game changing here, but hearing “Wandered to LA,” it helps us remember what Juice brought to the table.  Again, I like the collaboration with JB.  

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🎙 Juice WRLD & Justin Bieber • 🎵 “Wandered to LA” • 🏷 Grade A Productions / Interscope • 🗓 12.1.21
[📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

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