Fighting Demons

 ( 2021 Albums ) 

A. D. Amorosi of Variety praised many of the guest artists on Fighting Demons, with Justin Bieber's verse on single "Wandered to LA" and Suga's verse on promotional single "Girl of My Dreams" being his two favourites. He mentioned that the album stands out over other post-mortem projects because, in comparison, there are "surprisingly (and happily) few features". Writing for NME, Kyann-Sian Williams gave the project a rating of 4/5 stars citing that Fighting Demons "shows the other side of Juice Wrld, which was never explored enough while he was alive" and that the project manages to deepen his narrative with a level of care rarely seen on posthumous releases. Reviewing the album for HipHopDX, Mackenzie Cummings-Grady stated, " Fighting Demons embodies Juice Wrld in that way: a flawed project with moments of brilliance that feels uncomfortable to listen to but isn't ashamed of its naked humanity. And in that aspect, it becomes a balancing act of the man and the artist, melding the two to create a project that's earnest and authentic – just like Juice Wrld".

Fred Thomas of AllMusic said, "Themes of struggling to overcome depression and drug dependency surface often on Fighting Demons, making it a heavier collection than the sometimes celebratory memoriam of Legends Never Die. It's not an essential piece of the Juice Wrld story, but it's also not without some solid reminders of his greatness". Rolling Stone critic Will Dukes said, " Fighting Demons, his second posthumous album is a tortured but overall grateful memento mori from a talented artist who left us all too soon". In a lukewarm review, Clashs Robin Murray wrote, "Ultimately Fighting Demons works almost as a tribute record, gathering fragments of his undoubted genius. Whether it's a true Juice Wrld album, though, is another matter".

• Juice Wrld – lead vocals
• Emerson Mancini – mastering (1, 4–9, 11–18)
• Colin Leonard – mastering (2, 3)
• Dale Becker – mastering (10)
• Ethan Stevens – mixing (1)
• Manny Marroquin – mixing (2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11–13, 15–18)
• Max Lord – mixing (3, 6, 8, 14), recording (1, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14–18)
• Serban Ghenea – mixing (10)
• Joey Galvan – recording (2)
• Louis Bell – recording (4), vocal editing (4), vocal production (4)
• Austin Patton – recording (5, 9)
• Patrick Ehrenblad-Plummer – recording (6)
• Fili Filizzola – recording (10)
• Logan Haynes – recording (13)
• Viko Marley – recording arrangement (11)
• Chris Galland – mastering assistance (1), mixing assistance (2)
• Robin Florent – mastering assistance (1), mixing assistance (2)
• Zach Pereyra – mastering assistance (1), mixing assistance (2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11–13, 15–18)
• Anthony Vilchis – mixing assistance (4, 5, 7, 9, 11–13, 15–18)
• Evan Jordan – recording assistance (16)
• James Kang – recording assistance (16)
• Carmella Wallace – additional vocals (12)