Fans noticed that an updated cover art for a 2020 collab between The Kid LAROI and Juice WRLD removed the late artist's name from it. Moreover, a new cover artwork for their song "Reminds Me Of You" surfaced online on Sunday (March 26). When fans noticed that the "Bandit" rapper's name no longer appeared on the rendition, they expressed outrage and confusion on social media. What's more is that LAROI responded to uproar concerning this mysterious change by tweeting out a message. From what the "Stay" hitmaker said, this change came from the label and he wasn't aware of the decision.
"I had NOTHING to do with this & had no idea it was even a thing until now," he tweeted on Sunday afternoon. "I’ve hit the label and asked them to change it back. I’m sorry & genuinely have no clue why [they changed it] without my permission. I would never approve of that. EVER," he stated in an additional tweet replying to fans. Furthermore, the two were incredibly close, with the Chicago icon mentoring LAROI and often collaborating on hit tracks.
The Kid LAROI Addresses Juice WRLD's Name Being Removed From Collab Cover Art
"I would observe a lot of the s**t he was doing,” the Australia native said in an Our Generation Music interview. “Just being around him, I’ve always been a quiet person depending on who I’m around, but I don’t like to speak a lot, especially when I could be observing something great. So I was just observing a lot of the stuff he did. People always think he gave me a f***ing rule book on how to record, but it was really just me observing. The stuff that he told me out of his mouth was just personal s**t and life s**t and how to navigate feelings and stuff like that.
"That was my big brother," the 19-year-old remarked to HNHH during an interview. "I learned a whole lot from him; I’m super-duper inspired by him, if you couldn’t tell. I don’t know, to me, he is really the greatest. There’s not a lot of people, I think, that can do what he did, and especially in such a short amount of time. You know, he was so young, like, f***in’ 19 when he broke onto the scene or whatever. I don’t know, I don’t understand anybody that could freestyle like that or could even accomplish what he accomplished in that short amount of time — it’s insane." Check back in with HNHH for the latest on The Kid LAROI and Juice WRLD.
