To honor some of Hip-Hop’s fallen who have succumbed to the tragic foe of substance abuse, Eminem has put together a track featuring the late Juice WRLD.
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On the posthumous track, “Lace It,” produced by Benny Blanco and Cashmere Cat, Slim Shady shares some of his wisdom as a former addict who made it out the other side. Featuring a bittersweet verse and hook from the late Chicago rapper, Em offers younger artists a word of caution about getting carried away
“You pop some ecstasy first / It gets progressively worse / Try your best to reverse / Unsuccessfully flirtin’ with certain death / And revertin’ to your Promethazine urge / The f***in’ Devil, he lurks / Lose your best friends, he smirks / Wake up and everything hurts,” he begins.
During the song, Eminem remembers some of his peers who aren’t with us today, noting the unfulfilled potential of their loss while emphasizing the dangers of drug abuse. The verse of course mentions Juice, who passed in December 2019 of a drug overdose, as well as Shock G, Lil Peep, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Gangsta Boo, Pimp C, Prince, and Michael Jackson.
“Fentanyl, Oxy, Demerol / Them are all what possibly got Shock G / Roxicodone and lean is probably what got Lil Peep and ODB / So many who OD be way too young to go see me,” he continues. “Juice, we will forever miss you/ To the younger generation/ I ain’t lecturin’ you, but, man/ Just be careful…”
Listen to the track below.