Music · 1998–2019
Born: 2 December 1998 · Died: 8 December 2019 · Age: 21
Chicago rapper whose raw, emotional hit Lucid Dreams made him a leading voice of emo rap before his death at 21
Did you know?He often freestyled whole songs in the studio without writing lyrics down.
Juice WRLD was one of the leading voices of emo rap, a style that blended hip-hop beats with the raw emotion of rock. His songs dealt openly with heartbreak, anxiety and drug use. That honesty drew a huge young following. Lucid Dreams turned him from a SoundCloud artist into a major star. He was known for his speed in the studio, leaving a large archive of unreleased songs. His death from an accidental overdose at 21 prompted wider discussion of addiction in rap.
Jarad Anthony Higgins (December 2, 1998 – December 8, 2019), known professionally as Juice Wrld (stylized as Juice WRLD), was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He emerged as a leading figure in the emo and SoundCloud rap genres, which garnered mainstream attention during the mid-to-late 2010s.
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American rapper, born 1998
Juice Wrld was born in Chicago on 2 December 1998.
He was born Jarad Anthony Higgins in Chicago.
His song Lucid Dreams became a huge hit in 2018.
He died at Chicago Midway Airport in December 2019.
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