Bad Vibes Forever
Studio album by
XXXTentacion
ReleasedDecember 6, 2019[1]
Recorded2014–2019
Genre
Length57:24
Label
Producer
XXXTentacion chronology
Members Only, Vol. 4
(2019) 		Bad Vibes Forever
(2019) 		Look at Me: The Album
(2022)
Singles from Bad Vibes Forever
  1. "Royalty"
    Released: July 19, 2019
  2. "Hearteater"
    Released: October 22, 2019
  3. "Bad Vibes Forever"
    Released: November 22, 2019

Bad Vibes Forever is the fourth and final studio album by American rapper and singer XXXTentacion. It was released through Bad Vibes Forever and Empire Distribution on December 6, 2019. The production was handled by XXXTentacion himself, alongside DJ Carnage, John Cunningham, JonFX, Ronny J, XXYYXX, and among others. The album features a wide range of guest appearances from artists including PnB Rock, Trippie Redd, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Killstation, Noah Cyrus, Tom G, Tory Lanez, Mavado, Craig Xen, Kemba, Joey Badass, Sauce Walka, Carnage, Ky-Mani Marley, Stefflon Don, Vybz Kartel, Jimmy Levy, Joyner Lucas, Ikabod Veins, and Blink-182.[2] The album serves as a follow-up to his first posthumous album and third studio album, Skins (2018), which released exactly a year earlier.

Bad Vibes Forever was supported by three singles – "Royalty", "Hearteater", and "Bad Vibes Forever". Bad Vibes Forever received mostly mixed reviews from critics and debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200, earning 65,000 album-equivalent units.

Background

Bad Vibes Forever was initially planned as XXXTentacion's debut album, with a slated release date of October 31, 2016.[3] In a March 2017 interview, XXXTentacion stated he was working on Bad Vibes Forever alongside 17.[4] 17 was released as his debut album in August 2017, followed by the EP A Ghetto Christmas Carol in December. That same month, XXXTentacion announced that his next three albums would be titled ?, Skins, and Bad Vibes Forever.[5]

XXXTentacion's second studio album ? was released in March 2018, the last project he released before being murdered in June 2018. His first posthumous album, Skins, was released in December 2018. On the anniversary of his murder, his estate announced an upcoming album and documentary planned for the year.[6] Billboard confirmed the album's title as Bad Vibes Forever in August 2019, with a slated release for fall 2019.[2] The album was reported to feature guest appearances from Stefflon Don, Lil Wayne, Lil Nas X, Trippie Redd, Rick Ross, Joey Badass and more. However, the song featuring Lil Nas X would later be scrapped; stating that the fans didn't want it at first, it was because of one of Lil Nas X's tweets from his old Twitter account. But it was resolved, right around the corner from the release of the album.[7] On August 25, 2019, the songs "Hearteater" and "School Shooters (ft. Lil Wayne)" were confirmed for the album.[8]

On November 12, 2019, a teaser for the album and XXXTentacion's clothing line, also titled Bad Vibes Forever, was released through his Instagram story. In the video, the album was presented as "the final album".[9]

On November 20, 2019, the album's cover art was teased on social media by XXXTentacion's mother who stated that the album would be "coming soon".[10] A followup album trailer revealed the release date for December 6, 2019.[11]

Promotion

"Royalty", featuring Ky-Mani Marley, Stefflon Don and Vybz Kartel, was released on July 19, 2019, as the album's lead single.

"Hearteater", originally a scrapped track from ?, was teased on October 18, 2019, with a picture of XXXTentacion's ex-girlfriend, Geneva Ayala, eating a bloody heart.[12] The single was officially released on October 22, 2019.[13] A music video for the track was also announced, and features Ayala, who had previously accused the rapper of domestic abuse.[14] The music video was released on October 25, 2019.[15]

The album's title track, featuring Trippie Redd and PnB Rock, was released on November 22, 2019, following a teaser video released the day before.[11] The teaser video showed the two artists, as well as Billie Eilish and Lil Skies, recounting the impact XXXTentacion had on their lives, with Eilish referring to the artist as "a beam of light [that] tried to do everything for other people".[11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic55/100[20]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[16]
HipHopDX[17]
NME[18]
Pitchfork3.5/10[19]

According to Metacritic, which calculated an average score of 55 based on six reviews, the album received "mixed or average reviews".[21] Kyann-Sian Williams, writing for NME, called the album "better than last year's Skins, but still a case of diminishing returns" and "a serious case of over-embellishing thin material".[18]

Commercial performance

Bad Vibes Forever debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 with 65,000 album-equivalent units.[22]

Official videos

Track listing

Track listing adapted from Tidal.[23]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Introduction"Jahseh Onfroy
1:43
2."Ex Bitch"
  • Onfroy
  • Cunningham
Cunningham2:01
3."Ugly"OnfroyXXXTentacion1:31
4."Bad Vibes Forever" (featuring PnB Rock and Trippie Redd)
Cunningham2:30
5."School Shooters" (featuring Lil Wayne)
  • Sheff
  • Cunningham
1:33
6."I Changed Her Life" (featuring Rick Ross)
Cunningham1:48
7."Triumph"
  • Onfroy
  • Cunningham
Cunningham2:46
8."Limbo" (featuring Killstation)
  • Onfroy
  • Nolan Santana
  • Paul Judge
  • Judge
  • Killstation
3:14
9."Before I Realize"
  • Onfroy
  • Cunningham
  • Soukiasyan
  • Cunningham
  • Soukiasyan
1:34
10."Ecstasy" (featuring Noah Cyrus)
4:00
11."Kill My Vibe" (featuring Tom G)
  • Sheff
  • Cunningham
2:08
12."Hot Gyal" (featuring Tory Lanez and Mavado)
2:14
13."The Only Time I Feel Alive" (with Craig Xen)
  • Sheff
  • Cunningham
2:43
14."The Interlude That Never Ends"OnfroyXXXTentacion2:28
15."Daemons" (with Kemba featuring Joey Badass)
Chanslin2:52
16."Attention!"
  • Onfroy
  • Cunningham
Cunningham2:00
17."Eat It Up"
Ronny J1:45
18."Voss" (featuring Sauce Walka and Carnage)
Carnage1:47
19."Royalty" (featuring Ky-Mani Marley, Stefflon Don, and Vybz Kartel)
JonFX3:23
20."Wanna Grow Old (I Won't Let Go)" (featuring Jimmy Levy)
  • Onfroy
  • Jimmy Levy
  • Cunningham
  • Soukiasyan
Cunningham2:11
21."Hearteater"
  • Onfroy
  • Cunningham
  • Soukiasyan
  • Cunningham
  • Soukiasyan
2:16
22."Northstar Remix" (featuring Joyner Lucas)
  • Mally Mall
  • Ronny J
2:46
23."Chase/Glass Shards" (featuring Ikabod Veins)
  • Onfroy
  • Jordan Aristides Serin
XXXTentacion2:18
24."Numb the Pain"
  • Onfroy
  • Cunningham
  • Cunningham
  • XXXTentacion
1:22
25."It's All Fading to Black" (featuring Blink-182)
Cunningham2:32
Total length:57:28

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[24]

Charts

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