Photo of late Juice WRLD from night he recorded verse for Eminem's 'Godzilla' goes viral on social media
One of the last and best contributions the late, great hip-hop star Juice WRLD left us with was recently revealed to the public in the form of 'Godzilla', an immense, catchy, hard-punching song from Eminem's controversial new album, 'Music To Be Murdered By', which the rapper dropped on us like a bombshell, without any warning, on Friday, January 17.
Speaking of bombs, the polarizing, sharp-tongued Eminem is already drawing flak for once again dragging up the horrific Manchester Bombings in one of his new songs, 'Unaccommodating' which contains the lyrics: "But I’m contemplating yelling bombs away on the game / Like I’m outside of an Ariana Grande concert waiting." It's pretty dark subject matter, indeed.
The deceased rapper, Juice WRLD, contributed the melodic hook to an incredible new song off Slim Shady's latest polarizing album - and the stomping 'Godzilla' already sounds like one of the records' best tracks by far, thanks in no small part to Eminem's legendary rapid-fire rap flow and Juice WRLD's otherworldly ear for a catchy hook. Juice was a huge, longtime fan of Eminem's, so it's no surprise that the young star jumped at the chance to collaborate with the real Slim Shady on his newest release.
And now a never-before-seen photo of the young Jarad Anthony Higgins, known professionally as the rapper Juice WRLD, has emerged on social media. The new picture, which was posted by the professional photographer Chris Long as part of an Instagram story, shows the rising hip-hop star on the night he recorded 'Godzilla' with Eminem, and it has been going viral ever since it first surfaced. The photo was taken by Long as part of many pictures that the videographer was amassing of Juice while documenting the professional career of one of the hottest new talents to emerge on the mainstream scene. Check it out here.
The picture shows a happy Juice WRLD, looking young and invincible, and triumphantly pointing at the camera while smoking what looks like a doobie. The caption reads, "This was the night he recorded that hook for Eminem," and now that we've heard the sure-fire hit 'Godzilla' ourselves, we can clearly understand why Juice WRLD looks so stoked and satisfied - after all, he'd just made a major contribution to what is destined to be a future all-time classic.
Take a listen to Eminem and Juice WRLD's 'Godzilla' here - it's the amazing result of a jaw-dropping collaboration between two of the best creative forces in the hip-hop game, and the songwriting genius of both rap stars is on full display here.
Juice WRLD tragically died of a drug-related overdose in December last year, and on the basis of this awesome new track, we're all left scratching our heads and wondering what might have been - it's clear the young star was just getting started.