Bad Vibes Forever is XXXTENTACION’s fourth and final studio album. It’s also his second album to be released posthumously, following SKINS exactly a year prior. “Bad Vibes Forever” is a multi-faceted company created by X that encompasses a record label, fashion brand, and more. The brand has been closely associated with him since the inception of his career. In a March 2018 “vlog,” X explained exactly what “Bad Vibes Forever” means to him. On November 16, 2017, X announced that BVF was “coming soon.” A month later, on December 28, he revealed the titles of two more albums and announced their presumed order of release. Although it was listed third, ? was the first to be released in March 2018. Following its release, X announced that the first album on the list, SKINS was “coming soon.” However, amidst working on the album, X was tragically murdered at gunpoint on June 18, 2018. SKINS was eventually released posthumously in December of 2018. On June 18, 2019, the one-year anniversary of X’s murder, his estate officially announced his second posthumous album along with debuting a trailer for a documentary about his life. On July 19, 2019, “Royalty” was released as the album’s lead single. On August 22, 2019, Billboard issued its interview with X’s manager, Solomon Sobande, in which he confirmed the album’s title, detailed what could be expected of it, and announced some of its features and track titles. On September 6, 2019, X’s estate released the deluxe edition of ?. However, it was originally slated to be released on July 26. Acknowledging this, on July 27, John Cunningham, X’s friend and most trusted producer, clarified that the deluxe edition had been postponed because BVF would arrive soon after its eventual release. On October 22, 2019, “HEARTEATER,” which had been previously released in March 2018 as a leftover from ?, was re-released as the second single from BVF. On November 12, 2019, X’s estate confirmed that Bad Vibes Forever is his final album. On November 20, 2019, the artwork was unveiled. On the 21st, X’s estate released a teaser for the album that included appearances from PnB Rock, Trippie Redd, Lil Skies, Billie Eilish, and some of Members Only. On the 22nd, the title track was released as the third single and the album was made available for pre-order. On December 3, X’s estate revealed the tracklist. On December 4, 2019, two days before the album’s release, Complex published an article in which X’s camp detailed the creative process of BVF. The interview occurred in late September 2019. On December 5, a museum experience and album release party was held in Miami, Florida. It is important to note that Bad Vibes Forever was also the title of a scrapped mixtape by X that was expected to be released on June 16, 2016. An early tracklist for the tape was revealed by Denzel Curry on August 4, 2018. It contained several songs by X that were already released and placed on other projects. John Cunningham later confirmed that this version of BVF was ultimately unfinished and represented a different version of X.