

CHASE / glass shards (October 16, 2020).Commercial performance īad Vibes Forever debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 with 65,000 album-equivalent units. 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". Critical reception Īccording to Metacritic, which calculated an average score of 55 based on six reviews, the album received "mixed or average reviews". 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 tried to do everything for other people". 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. The music video was released on October 25, 2019. A music video for the track was also announced, and features Ayala, who had previously accused the rapper of domestic abuse. The single was officially released on October 22, 2019.

" 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. "Royalty", featuring Ky-Mani Marley, Stefflon Don and Vybz Kartel, was released on July 19, 2019, as the album's lead single. A followup album trailer revealed the release date for December 6, 2019. On November 20, 2019, the album's cover art was teased on social media by XXXTentacion's mother who stated that the album, back to being referred to as Bad Vibes Forever, would be "coming soon". In the video, the album title was referred to as Bad Vibes Forever, Vol. 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. Lil Wayne)" were confirmed for the album. On August 25, 2019, the songs "Hearteater" and "School Shooters (ft. But it was resolved, right around the corner from the release of the album. 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. The album was reported to feature guest appearances from Stefflon Don, Lil Wayne, Lil Nas X, Trippie Redd, Rick Ross, Joey Badass and more. Billboard confirmed the album's title as Bad Vibes Forever in August 2019, with a slated release for fall 2019. On the anniversary of his murder, his estate announced an upcoming album and documentary planned for the year. His first posthumous album, Skins, was released in December 2018. XXXTentacion's second studio album ? was released in March 2018, the last project he released before being murdered in June 2018. That same month, XXXTentacion announced that his next three albums would be titled ?, Skins, and Bad Vibes Forever. 17 was released as his debut album in August 2017, followed by the EP A Ghetto Christmas Carol in December.

In a March 2017 interview, XXXTentacion stated he was working on Bad Vibes Forever alongside 17. īad Vibes Forever was initially planned as XXXTentacion's debut album, with a slated release date of October 31, 2016. It drew similar underwhelming reviews to Skins. Bad Vibes Forever failed to match the chart success of XXXTentacion's previous albums, debuting at number five on the Billboard 200. " Hearteater", originally a scrapped track from ?, was officially released on October 22, 2019. "Royalty" was released on July 19, 2019, as Bad Vibes Forever's lead single. The album was released on December 6, 2019, and features guest appearances from Lil Wayne, Blink-182, Tory Lanez, Stefflon Don, Mavado, Ky-Mani Marley, Rick Ross, Vybz Kartel, Joey Badass, Trippie Redd and others. It is his second posthumous solo album following his death on June 18, 2018. Bad Vibes Forever is the fourth and final studio album by American rapper XXXTentacion.
