Country Singer Reacts To Juice WRLD Black & White

[@yuh3277]

The song was trying to to explain the life of a drug addict which was himself and how the end result of the drug addiction is death. That’s why he had his own memorial at the end

[@brandzsot227]

that was the saddest part about it. He basically predicted his death.... #LLJW🕊

[@brandzsot227]

This was the first Juice WRLD song I listen to. That beat made me love Juice man. Just one song....

[@VnV-Music]

@@brandzsot227 he did not predict it... he just showed how the drug addiction ends and it happend to him.. sadly

[@brandzsot227]

@@VnV-Music it's still sad thou

[@FLAgbg]

@@brandzsot227 I heard Lucid Dreams & All Girls Are The Same before Black & White, but when I first heard it back in late 2018, omg I fell in love with his music and I've never looked back since. 999 forever

[@ChaoticCobras]

Matthew, I understand your thought process after watching this video, but Juice was not at all glorifying drug use. If you watch the video back, it shows him and his friends partying, using drugs, having fun, and then it progresses into the next morning, everyone looks like they’re sick and empty and rotted from the inside out after using drugs. and in the chorus he says “i might throw uuuuupppp- i’ll be okay” meaning the drugs are so addicting he’ll keep taking them regardless of how they make him feel, ultimately ending in his demise at the end of the video, his friends are holding a funeral for him. so the video depicts the fun part of the drugs and then what happens after due to addiction, overall showing drugs as a bad thing, not glorifying

[@juicewrldfansonly9995]

Bro good explanation props to u

[@ChaoticCobras]

@@juicewrldfansonly9995 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@noneck5088]

It’s some creative shit

[@lawdawgm2844]

Finally someone points out how messed up the people are the next day. They’re all passed out in the tub or on the table. Really sad.

[@SOL1DSNAKE420]

BIG BIG FACTS

[@Trash0000]

Me: vibing to this song. Matthew: The housing market is crazy.

[@MatthewRunaway]

😂 It’s is though bro!

[@jacktait9849]

@@MatthewRunaway ya my family is planning on moving and i can totally agree lol

[@gregthafinneser1875]

@@MatthewRunaway this is why we call country ppl corny

[@baec585]

@@gregthafinneser1875 what’s this got to do w country music

[@lirne7251]

@@gregthafinneser1875 okay greg

[@blakecraig7645]

Juices grew up in a religious house hold... his mom didn’t even let him listen to rap

[@haggins101]

pretty sure he had a belief in God but his lifestyle due to the industry didnt represent it

[@zackblue7103]

@@haggins101 yes u are right

[@dezrobeats]

@@haggins101 yes but he always praised god at the end of the day and in his songs, otherwise god knows best and if u don’t believe in a higher being and ur reading this, i am sorry and i respect ur opinion and don’t mean to hurt u in anyway😊

[@rudepotato5225]

@@dezrobeats What do you think of this, why should anyone put their faith in a being regardless of what that being may be if they've given no reason or proof to believe in them?

[@johnnythomas2465]

@@rudepotato5225 because why wouldint you at the end of the day if u think when u die u just stop forever then why wouldint u believe in Jesus it does not hurt you in any way

[@jayyy2lucidd76]

You should react to Rich and Blind by Juice WRLD it's dope 🔥🔥🔥

[@bradysherrod5639]

Most underrated song and it’s one of his best🔥

[@jayyy2lucidd76]

@@bradysherrod5639 it really is

[@robsoonz7766]

YES

[@willchan2778]

One of the best IMO

[@aprilbramlitt3238]

Best lyrical song he’s got

[@saucemonstar1549]

if you didn’t know lean is like cough syrup with like candy or jolly ranchers at the bottom and it’s normally sprite or mountain dew

[@Ant-zc1sg]

Yup

[@jasonhechavarria8806]

yeah codeine cough syrup as referenced in the song

[@Chase.dueckk]

How is it bad for you when there is no drugs in it?

[@getjoosed]

@@Chase.dueckk cough syrup is a drug its just prescribed

[@xxobeyoscarxx]

Traitful Beats everything that’s over the counter or prescribed to you is fatal. You can overdose on almost every treatment that they prescribe you

[@mambacita.]

man we finna go crazy when your song drops trust me

[@MatthewRunaway]

THIS.

[@mambacita.]

@@lilboat5207 i will give it a try. maybe I will like it

[@Penginnate]

@@MatthewRunaway react to rich and blind by juice it's so good

[@pfmroxy2578]

I’m not even a country guy but it sound like it’ll be dope

[@WOTI9999]

"we'll be high as hell before the night ends" always loved that line.

[@miles18ma]

the song musically sounds like a glorification of drugs but the music video is meant to show the after effect of the party so the people on their come down, some beaten up, and some didn’t get to come down aka juice in this🤧 has a way more eerie vibe now that he’s gone

[@chibifranklin1880]

I agree it's supposed to be ironic

[@baileylewis6221]

Can’t wait for your song

[@AndyKraken]

Long comment incoming as I want to answer some of the questions you asked in the video :) First off: Yes, the dude in the beginning was pouring out lean from his styrofoam cup. This leads into your "what's codeine?" question as well. Codeine is a very potent opiate (like morphine is), and is the active ingredient in lean. Lean is cough syrup (containing codeine) and sprite (or mountain dew), and sometimes candy like jolly ranchers. Lean is usually purple due to the cough syrup, but can be orange as well. This depends on the brand of cough syrup. Juice was *not* glorifying drug usage in this song, despite what it might sound like. This is clear by the first line of the song; "Lord have mercy, I know that these percys finna hurt me", with "percys" being slang for Percocet (which is oxycodone -also a very potent opiate- and paracetamol). He knew very well that the drug usage and excessive partying was hurting him, and has mentioned this in other songs as well. The way I interprate it is that the memorial at the end of the video was signalling this knowledge as well Hope this clears things up somewhat, keep the good content coming

[@omegayeet6183]

It looked pretty clear as he poured it out so it probably wasnt real

[@AndyKraken]

Looked clear as it poured, but the liquid appeared more purple in the styrofoam itself

[@omegayeet6183]

@@AndyKrakenI noticed that too

[@ThomasOrri]

Very well explained

[@lapua9828]

Codeine is not a very potent opiate. It's actually the second least potent of all commonly prescribed opiates/opioids. Morphine is about 6x more potent than codeine. Also oxycodone is not an opiate, but a semi-synthetic opioid. Oxycodone is a lot stronger than both codeine and morphine.

[@decibels552]

That “I’ll be okay”.... it hits me hard every single time... no fail

[@adlerm3396]

Thank you for doing a goodbye in good riddance song, please continue and do a album review just like you did with Lengends Never Die. I love your reactions and i cant wait for the many more to come.

[@ows315]

What is insane to me is that with juice you can play any song and feel happy but you can also play the same song and feel sad... dude was talented

[@Wunked]

I thought it was interesting how you said mixed emotions between the beat and lyrics, I think it ties to the song being called Black & White (i.e. not everything is as it seems), while it's a hype song, it's really just an outlet for all the struggles in his life.

[@FuntimeThrills]

When you are so early it says 1 view 30 likes and 18 comments

[@isakwestberg4685]

Codeine is the cough syrup used when making lean, lots of ice, ur favourit beverage, candy(prefferably jolly ranchers) and codeine makes lean

[@tokyobeats9248]

Hmmmmmm 🤔 how do u know all of that naughty boy 😂😂

[@isakwestberg4685]

@@tokyobeats9248 i do my reading

[@ericalbert6441]

“Naughty boy”🤣😭💀

[@tokyobeats9248]

@@isakwestberg4685 ik I'm jk 😂 dw

[@TylerDavie]

@@tokyobeats9248 its common sense if you are street smart my guy...

[@legorockstar2000]

As an addict, most of juice's songs aren't glorifying drugs. When I hear this song, especially "Are they working? Tell me are they working?" it hits so hard. Many addicts look to cope with drug use and juice pointed that out in many of his songs, he was very much aware of his situation just like many addicts who are far into their addiction. We understand we could die, but we also cannot give up the thing that brings us relief. It is so hard, and juice is probably the only artist I have listened to who has perfectly embodied the struggle with addiction in his music. A lot of his music videos also tell a story, most of which the regular listener will not recognize but to those who have experienced it, we can see it perfectly.

[@zizzo2299]

I think you would like "im still" by juice WRLD

[@bradylippold9913]

you probably won’t like the song to much but if you want to see a good video with juice in it then you should react to “nuketown”- by ski mask the slump god and juice wrld

[@dannysaucin4282]

I think he’ll like Nuketown

[@bradylippold9913]

@@dannysaucin4282 maybe

[@robg321]

Plz react

[@kaihangraf]

lol

[@deano.4444]

You've come so far keep it up, i can't wait to see the music video!! 🔥🔥

[@MatthewRunaway]

Can’t wait for you to see it!

[@jordanfuentes648]

@@MatthewRunaway he’s showing how badly it messed him up and when he says he might throw up it’s showing that messing him up but when he says ‘I’ll be okay’ it’s showing how addicted he is.

[@jordanfuentes648]

He wasn’t so much glorifying them as he was tryin to give an example of how it ruined you

[@adlerm3396]

i remember when this song first came out and it was an instant hit, it was such a hype song for all of my friends and i. we would play it in the back of the school bus and just jam out. after his passing the song feels so different. i always new about his drug problems and how he needed help like most people but it really hits different knowing that he’s gone. it’s makes the song a lot more sad and less of a song you can listen to happily.

[@dylhutch]

straight facts

[@randompersonhere8335]

The music video is about how at first the drugs are all fun and jokes which is what the first part of the music video represents, but then juice goes on to show that there are consequences to taking these pills and partying all the time and predicts his death which is what the other half of the video shows, thats why they are all sad.

[@janf.8212]

That’s my fav Juice Song, thanks for the Reaction 🖤 greetings from Germany!

[@christopherrodriguez1077]

This song has always been a vibe especially when you got high quality earphones

[@Sussy__baka]

Yea I totally get what you mean when you say he has happy vibes with sad lyrics another example is wishing well.. you want to bump your head to it and dance... but then you listen to the lyrics

[@andrewsheppard3818]

Juices lyrics are sometimes so emotional but yet you still find a way to dance and feel happy Bc of the beats he chose and how he delivered everything. It matches exactly how he was as a person. He suffered from mental illness and addiction yet he was always preaching positivity to the world. Idk how he did it but man rip to jarad🙏🏾

[@saucemonstar1549]

mathew you are one of my favorite go to reactors keep it up!!!

[@jacobarndt2153]

This song used to put me in a great mood. It has a crazy vibe that almost anyone can rock to. After his death however I almost tear up by the end of the song. The other song that hits me really hard now is inner peace. Probably the darkest song he has made. At least three times in it he talks about taking his own life. "Pop a couple pills and take my life away". "Mixing pills with the liquor, fuck it, I'm about to risk it all." 😢😢😢

[@ExyYo]

Lean is cough syrup (codeine) usually mixed with sprite and jolly ranchers. They use a cup inside another cup (double cup) to prevent the ice from melting.

[@slixflips1012]

Matthew: "I think I now know what lean is. Its the purple stuff he's pouring out right?" Also Matthew: "What is Codeine"

[@BABYGIRL-rp1cj]

codeine is a drug that they put in cough syrup to help you sleep

[@slixflips1012]

@@BABYGIRL-rp1cj I am aware... that’s why I made the joke....

[@BABYGIRL-rp1cj]

@@slixflips1012 i did not read the whole thing sorry my bad...lol

[@slixflips1012]

@@BABYGIRL-rp1cj all good, you gave me a good laugh

[@BABYGIRL-rp1cj]

@@slixflips1012 same here when i realized i did not read the whole thing.. well at least we both got a kick out of it..

[@angusmcbryde8728]

Acoustic version of All Girls are the Same and Lean Wit Me are so so pure, I think you’d love them

[@daryldixon8836]

React to syphilis by Juice next pleeeeeeease

[@tylersplichal4256]

Banger for sure

[@judebell8924]

100%

[@christopherrodriguez1077]

YESSSS

[@Trash0000]

Yes

[@daryldixon8836]

@@tylersplichal4256 fr fr

[@yung_nut_6996]

Love these reactions man. Hope you’re doing well, also I actually like your song even though I don’t really listen to country songs

[@MatthewRunaway]

Appreciate you man!

[@brandzsot227]

This was the first Juice WRLD song I listen to. That beat made me love Juice man. Just one song....

[@smurf-bazoo__4694]

That picture gave me chills 😔R.I.P Jarad Anthony Higgins, we’ll love you forever🙏🏼🖤

[@orka3122]

When juice went oooooooh oooooh gave me the chills so nice

[@lilgengibre4521]

lean is codeine mixed with typically sprite and jolly ranchers. it’s pretty good imo 👀

[@evoarcherslover]

sprite or mountain dew.

[@jumbotwix3194]

Bro it is good.

[@landonsmith2386]

idc if you take my advice or not, but fr chill with that shit it’s liquid heroin

[@covenrotter]

Bro u gotta chill with that shit

[@lilgengibre4521]

@@jumbotwix3194 facts bro

[@jakeanderson3192]

I think you hit it on the head saying that some people don’t listen to the lyrics and more so listen to the tone and vibe. Sometimes I catch myself just vibing to Juice WRLD songs, but then the more I listen to the lyrics itself it’s so sad and hard to think about

[@harrygrant3022]

I’m from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and I absolutely love your reactions and your opinions on songs (juice wrld is my favourite artist so please keep reacting to him)

[@ricardoarturoulloabriseno5822]

yeah actually thats why i love his music, the beat and the flow its just so fucking happy like very happy but the lyrics and the videos are like in the other side, very very sad, i love it

[@chuwikiguy]

He posted a Twitter message that the end in black n white means that once the pills got you it is game over for you. You can check for your self but I miss him

[@tylersplichal4256]

Thank you Matthew! Keep up the good work

[@Limpcantswim]

it’s dropping on my birthday 🥳 Will listen for sure Matthew

[@kevibez9492]

you’re such a humble person, we need more people like you! i’ll definitely check out your song 👍🏼

[@Chiev]

I have been waiting for this, this is by far one of my favorite songs by Juice

[@lakhyee7781]

Thats the thing man he predicted his death to damn perfectly. Its like he saw how he would go. So many things like this. 999 LYJW

[@ellistaylor4232]

I love these videos so much , been here for the whole juice journey having been a fan before and I’ve loved seeing him react to juice

[@DJONDEAO23]

Legend juice WRLD

[@jaymasaki4550]

This is my favorite song for a late night drive, the bass just hits so hard

[@Aaron_888]

About your question, Juice (as far as we know) wasn’t very religious (as least vocally) But his mother was a Christian and actually banned all rap music in her house so Juice had to listen to rap at his cousins house and he would sometimes make up his own lyrics which would help him in freestyling

[@jackbrown276]

Your videos are the epitome of real content, genuine and great please keep it up! I love your reaction videos especially to juice ngl... but your teaching us an open mind and we need that now.

[@chrisborges3549]

PLEASE react to IM STILL by juice, one of his best vocal songs and really shows his range, love your channel

[@kh0357]

matthew “sorry for stopping” runaway still love the videos matthew keep it up

[@AsapCodeine]

Codeine w/ promethazine aka "Lean" is a prescription cough syrup with opioids similar to oxycodone and morphine. The codeine cough syrup is usually poured into a double styrofoam cup with sprite. Popular name brands of codeine include Wockhardt, Hi Tech and Actavis. Also its called lean because after you drink it you're slumped

[@mobbsey]

be waitin on this one

[@franvila7389]

is my favorite song from him , i realy miss him

[@ianmathew05]

He chooses the perfect beat no one ever wud think of

[@carterdavis9816]

Excited for your new song! You should check out the acoustic version of lucid dreams, lean with me, and all girls are the same! His vocals really shine through on those

[@MatthewRunaway]

Appreciate you 🙏🏼

[@Wunked]

Your song gonna go brazy my friend 🔥

[@MatthewRunaway]

🙏🏼

[@anthonyuddstrom4734]

Lean is prescription Codeine or coughing syrup with some kind of soft drink usually Sprite and codeine is what they used to make lean so that’s what he meant when he said doing codien with my white friends

[@dababy1228]

The video show how it feels to be on drugs, partying and having fun and then it show how you feel when the feeling goes away that’s why everyone was sad and blanked out in the second half and yeah that was basically a vigil for themselves. And lean is real strong cough syrup and people mix it with soda and jolly ranchers the effect it’s that it makes you drowsy and sleepy

[@nrxdnz]

your explanation of juices songs is prob how I would describe mine/our, it's just a bunch of kids who were exposed to the real world at such a young age but were just laughing and partying through it together

[@aidencarroll8039]

someone asked juice when he was alive what the end of the music video meant and he responded saying “gladly, at the end of the video it shows you exactly what happens when u abuse drugs..you die, game over.. stay sober” crazy cause unfortunately he experienced that

[@erikbenderius609]

Lean is basically a mix of soda (often Sprite) and codien which is found in cough syrup

[@jaydebb101]

It's so eerie I love it.

[@phazerx4525]

Yes, he is having his own funeral in this video, pretty chilling

[@jackwedlake3099]

Not sure if you have already reacted to them but "I'll be fine" and "used to" are class

[@OGJohnMarston]

Probably my favorite song. I love the message. Well all of em. Especially if you’re grown enough to get em. My other favorite is Empty. My other tops have to be Hide, Make Believe, Wishing Well, and Conversations.

[@eNvyfrmdNvr]

Lean is just cough syrup basically but you can make your homemade version with Jolly Ranchers, Cough Syrup, and Sprite or mountain dew!.. not the same and as strong as the real one but it’s close

[@GarrettFrostyy]

6:46 Codeine is the main ingredient in Lean, it’s a strong & powerful cough syrup

[@alwaysjuanhunna7629]

I cry everytime 😢

[@colin5924]

If you like his more upbeat songs, autograph is a highly underrated song

[@yoboi3392]

It sounds like a soft piano with a fade added

[@isaacmartinez7761]

The song is about how juice is trapped in life. He doesn't glorify drugs he just talks about what's going on. For example when he says I party to damn much you people can't keep up. He was talking about how people do it for fun but he does it because it's a way that he lives because he's addicted and can't escape his fate that's awaiting for him. He knows that death is close and that the drugs are the only thing helping him cope with this problem.

[@shaunpalmer2944]

This the first song I ever heard by juice, I didn’t listen to rap before that

[@solodolo6044]

ill be supportin ya brotha, cant wait

[@buuried]

Lean is cough syrup mixed with soda, usually purple or red color result. and codeine and lean are the same thing

[@TheDodawacFilmy]

Greetings from Poland Matthew, cant wait for your new song to come out, even Im not country fan tho

[@MatthewRunaway]

This is so cool. It’s crazy to see how far music can travel ✈️

[@metehanarslan9079]

i think it would be great if you react to some of em's old stuff. you can start with "sing for the moment", the last verse of that song is crazy

[@mz891]

That photo is from 30 hours on his SoundCloud

[@mathiastronstad3083]

Lean/Codeine/Promethazine is the same thing, and yes its the purple juice, its like some cough medicine and people often put lean in a soda with jolly ranchers or other candies like that

[@demonlove_unw]

Good to know that the color looks cool!!

[@teunsmits3748]

I love your new song🔥

[@MatthewRunaway]

Thank you 🙏🏼 🙏🏼

[@kevinnhendrickson9691]

Your music video is coming out on my birthday!!! I love your song "Workin on me" can't wait for this next song!🔥💯

[@MatthewRunaway]

Happs bro! Respect 💪🏼

[@endofthestory9412]

This song is like a crying for help most of his songs like that he even said it on a interview he said “you do drugs you die “

[@ahnl_Michael_3_]

Lean is oxcodine mixed with sprite and jolly ranchers, oxcodine is commonly found in cough syrup which is why lean is purple

[@Michael-bj7hm]

The funeral/memorial at the end is explained in a Twitter reply He said to someone once that asked what the end of the video was and he said something like you do drugs and you die so he wasn’t glorifying them. And juice was pretty religious and mentions god in many of his songs. Keep up the good work!!

[@MyTran-oq8tw]

RIP juice

[@Levi-028]

I rlly wish Matthews new song would drop tommorow

[@MatthewRunaway]

Me too.

[@originalZurgaa]

That raw reaction of you getting shook by the Juice memorial as he predicted was so crazy, just seeing your eyes and whole vibe you give off change

[@shanehenderson5013]

Lean is codeine HCL (opiate derivative) and promehazine (anti-histamine similar to benedryl) usually mixed with sprite in a double stack styrofoam cup

[@MackHendrixx]

Bro you right about a lot, I would love to chat with you about things in the video & more music.

[@arydportal2552]

Lean is a drink that you could get with mixing a couple things and it is a pinkish purple color that you shouldnt fall asleep when drinking very dangerous could kill you, you could mix with blueberry faygo and some cuff syrup to get it btw

[@AaronMarshal]

Someone asked on twitter about the ending to this video clip and he said something along the lines of "it's to show what happens if you abuse drugs, you will die."

[@jamieashbourne40]

There’s something so amazing about u analyzing a trap house

[@teefn6831]

i've watched this video multiple times and everytime i get to the shrine of juice i get goosebumps

[@clipuniverse2250]

Lean is Cough Syrup, Sprite, and Jolly Ranchers

[@nolan2trendi]

Lean (Actavist) is a mixture of typically Sprite or Mountain Dew with Cough Syrup or Codeine with either Jolly Ranchers or other hard type candy

[@big_redd_23]

Lean is promethazine (proscribed cough medicine) and codine mixed together.