Takashi Murakami recently revealed that he was planning to collaborate with Juice WRLD on an anime series before the rapper’s untimely death.
But Juice WRLD died several weeks later and the project couldn’t move forward. Murakami notes he “was so shocked” when he found out about the news of Juice WRLD and that he now regularly listens to “Lucid Dreams.”
Higgins's first single as Juice WRLD featuring a collaboration was released on July 10, 2018, titled "Wasted" featuring Lil Uzi Vert.
On November 11, Higgins' estate announced that his second posthumous album, Fighting Demons, a soundtrack to the documentary Juice Wrld: Into the Abyss, would be released on December 10.
The revered Japanese artist has been heavily involved in the music industry, especially within hip-hop, working on artwork with the likes of Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Drake and A$AP Rocky, to mention a few names, ...
Murakami notes he “was so shocked” when he found out about the news of Juice WRLD and that he now regularly listens to “Lucid Dreams.”. Fans of the rapper may recall his fondness for anime shown in a handful of public statements where the rapper expressed his desire to produce a series. — .
Snoop Dogg doesn’t always talk about anime. But when he does its clear he’s a little “deep” into whatever anime he’s referencing.
In one of Hopsin’s songs he mentions Ash Ketchum from Pokemon. Though this by itself doesn’t guarantee he’s a fan of anime.
Sahbabii is a rapper from Atlanta you might not know of. But that’s irrelevant here.
In Childish Gambino’s song: “My Shine”, he references DBZ with the lyrics:
Vi Seconds is another rapper like Sahbabii who’s made songs dedicated to anime itself.
XXXTentacion, the rapper who was assassinated in June 2018 had LOVE for the anime industry. And was one of the biggest anime fans in the hip hop community.
Lupe Fiasco is serious about his interest in anime. So serious he went on to question Childish Gambino’s legit interests in anime.
Jarad Anthony Higgins (December 2, 1998 – December 8, 2019), known professionally as Juice Wrld (pronounced "juice world"; stylized as Juice WRLD ), was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Chicago. His song " Lucid Dreams " has been played on the music streaming platform Spotify over one billion times and peaked at number two on ...
On August 6, " Smile " with the Weeknd was released as a single. "Smile" had previously been leaked on YouTube and SoundCloud under the title "Sad" over a year before, though with an open verse in place of the Weeknd's. On October 23, Lil Bibby confirmed that a second posthumous album was in the works.
On July 20, Higgins announced his first tour, WRLD Domination, with additional acts YBN Cordae and Lil Mosey. On July 25, Higgins' producer Danny Wolf released the official version of "Motions" on SoundCloud following a series of leaks.