Joyner Lucas Teams With DMX From Beyond the Grave as ‘ADHD 2’ Release Date Confirmed

Joyner Lucas has officially announced that ADHD 2 will drop on July 18, 2025, and he’s kicking off the hype with a thunderous collaboration that defies the limits of time—a posthumous track with rap legend DMX titled “Bring Out the Worst.”

The new single is the first preview from the upcoming DMX Features album, a posthumous LP loaded with never-before-heard collaborations from the late Ruff Ryders icon. Dropped on May 30, “Bring Out the Worst” blends DMX’s signature growl with Lucas’s razor-sharp flow, reawakening the raw, aggressive spirit that defined an era of East Coast hip-hop.

DMX opens the track with his iconic “where my dogs at?” snarl, before spitting ferocious bars that sound as urgent and relevant today as they did when he first took over the rap world in 1998. “You can try, but I do fight / Just can’t seem to do right,” he raps, in what may be one of his final recordings. Joyner Lucas matches X’s energy bar for bar, honoring the late legend while asserting his own lyrical dominance.

The single is already building anticipation for both projects: ADHD 2, the follow-up to Lucas’s critically acclaimed 2020 debut ADHD, and DMX Features, which promises appearances from major artists including Wiz Khalifa and Kevin Gates. The full tracklist is still under wraps, but according to Rolling Stone, the project will celebrate DMX’s legacy and feature his most impactful collaborations that never saw the light of day during his lifetime.

 

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This release comes just weeks after the 27th anniversary of DMX’s seminal debut album, It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot, which catapulted the Yonkers native into hip-hop royalty. That 4x platinum record debuted at No. 1 and birthed timeless classics like “Ruff Ryders Anthem” and “Stop Being Greedy.”

For Joyner Lucas, the timing couldn’t be more perfect. With ADHD 2 confirmed for a July 18 release, the Bring Out the Worst single sets a bold tone. Fans can expect more heavy-hitting verses, raw emotion, and high-level storytelling—a Joyner Lucas signature.

The announcement continues a powerful trend in hip-hop, where modern artists breathe new life into unreleased work from legends who have passed. In the case of DMX, the DMX Features album stands as a tribute and a torch-passing moment, with Joyner Lucas stepping up as a worthy successor to the gritty, unfiltered realism that defined DMX’s career.

As ADHD 2 nears, Joyner Lucas is not only honoring the past—he’s shaping the future.