"Another cash grab" — Fans react to reports of XXXTentacion and Juice WRLD in a new posthumous collab 

Fans of XXXTentacion and Juice WRLD are speculating a new project with the duo collaborating will be released posthumously. This comes after the pair passed away in 2018 in two separate incidents. Many internet users do not seem to be pleased with the supposed release, with one person also saying,

On Friday, July 19, 2024, XXXTentacion’s Instagram account uploaded a story of a screenshot of a group chat. The group chat was labeled “Juice wrld xxx.” The social media post did not arrive with a caption, leaving fans to make their interpretations. Many believed that a project with the two singers was being released.

The Instagram story that instigated speculations online (Image via Instagram)

With many predicting that new music was on its way, they also seemed displeased with the same. Some reactions read,

“They need to just let it go,” an X user said.

“They died can you just move on already,” another internet user said.

“Leave them alone bro this is necroph*lia at this point,” another netizen stated.

Juice WRLD’s team had not publicly responded to the Instagram story at the time of writing this article. Meanwhile, other reactions read,

“lowkey no. wouldn’t be right,” a netizen said.

“they needa give it up. They alrdy tried it once with this,” another netizen said.

“Why won’t they let this go man,” a platform user commented.

Fans were worried about the alleged project being created in a manner approved by both the artists involved. Many were not keen on the alleged release. Other reactions read,

“the scammer group just keeps scamming,” a netizen said.

“let them rest,” another internet user opined.

“Oh my god let them rest. Their deaths have been milked enough," a netizen said.

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What happened to Juice WRLD and XXXTentacion? Details about their deaths as rumors of a posthumous collab being released leave netizens weary

XXXTentacion, whose real name is Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy, was fatally shot outside a Florida motorcycle shop while being robbed of $50,000. He was just 20 years old at the time of his passing. In 2023, Michael Boatwright, Dedrick Williams, and Trayvon Newsome were found guilty of first-degree murder and armed robbery.

During a court hearing, the rapper’s manager, Soloman Sabande, said,

“He was a beam of hope for all that new him and his music. But Jahseh’s life was not only robbed from us and his family, it was robbed from his extended family of millions of people across the globe. Due to the actions of these killers, Jahseh will never get to meet his son let alone raise him.”

Juice WRLD, whose real name is Jarad Anthony Higgins, was killed on December 8, 2018, as mentioned above. The musician suffered from a medical emergency at Midway International Airport in Chicago.

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office later confirmed he accidentally overdosed on codeine and oxycodone.

As per TMZ, the pilot of Juice WRLD's private jet alerted authorities before he arrived in Chicago, as he speculated that Higgins’ entourage was carrying substances and firearms. Authorities arrested two bodyguards for gun possession with a marijuana investigation being launched then as well.