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With millions of college students heading back to class and campus this month, they'll need an extra shot of adrenaline to get through all nighters and still have energy to turn up for Thirsty Thursday. Juicy J provides ample hydration to the hustle with his latest tape, 100% Juice. And with a cup of almost fluorescent purple lean and a bucket of weed nugs on the cover, you already know what kind of party it's going to be.

Teaming up with DJ Scream to deliver new bangers of ass clapping ascension, 100% Juice is the Tennessee MC's latest offering since Blue Dream and Lean 2 earlier this year. Coming off a strong summer of guest features on tracks by Young Dolph, T-Pain and Wiz Khalifa, it only makes sense that J flips through his rolodex to have his fellow MCs return the favor.

Record stand outs include "Scrape," which features Juicy's brother Project Pat, Wiz Khalifa and a sample from Kanye West's now-infamous VMA's Video Vanguard acceptance speech in which 'Ye admitted to lighting up. "Keep the chopper on the lurk, Bombay quench my thirst/All these dead Presidents I'ma need a hearse," Juicy boasts.

Repetitive choruses on "Mix It Up" and "Beans and Lean" encapsulate the feeling of slurred fervor that only comes with mixing substances your liver wishes you shouldn't. But all jokes aside, "Ain't No Rappers" serves as a warning for enemies who feel his clique is only for flexing. "My homeboys ain't no rappers, they ain't singin' songs/Put me in your rhymes, they gon' show up at your home." Cinematic Music Group's newest signee, G-Herbo, adds a baritone deterrent to prove he still maintains his Chi-town street roots. "Real street nigga, I don't diss niggas/Fuck the internet, we gon' get niggas/Niggas want the fame, I ain't into that/Switch up on his homies when he get a check."

Within the ample mix of ass clapping anthems come a few outlandishly insane lines—like, "Put this condom in your ear, fuck what you heard," from "Scrape"—that only the Juice Man could get away with, even if you do stop dancing for a second to roll your eyes.

The radio-friendly gem within it all is "Ms. Mary Mack" featuring Lil Wayne and August Alsina crooning on the hook. With a smooth, toned down sense of debauchery, Juicy proclaims his allegiance to his one true love. "One more hit then I'm done with her/But who am I kiddin'? I'm in love with her/I'm addicted to her, she know I can't live without her/Mary Jane is all I need."

With strong features, Juicy's signature comical rhymes and infectiously Southern flavored beats, 100% Juice makes for the go-to soundtrack for ratchet college pre-games and dabbin street videos alike. —Sidney Madden

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