US rapper Juice Wrld has died at the Chicago’s Midway airport on the Sunday morning after ‘suffering a seizure’. The rapper was just 21.
What caused the seizure is still unknown, said The Cook County Medical Examinar’s office.
Juice Wrld, actual name Jarad Anthony Higgins, was best-known for his viral 2018 hit Lucid dreams. Psychological well being, mortality and drug use had been frequent themes in his music.
His music label, Interscope Geffen A&M Data, mentioned Juice Wrld was an “exceptional human being” who “made a profound impact on the world in such a short period of time”.
Chicago police told that he suffered a medical emergency at round 02:00 local time (08:00 GMT) and was taken to hospital, the place he was announced dead.
Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told there have been “no indicators of foul play” and it was unclear whether or not drug performed a role in his demise.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1998, Juice Wrld was raised by his single mom, described as a spiritual and conservative lady who forbade him from listening to hip hop.
He began rapping in highschool, utilizing on-line music streaming platform SoundCloud to add and promote his music.
Juice Wrld went on to launch his debut full-length EP, 999, on the platform in 2017, garnering him consideration from fellow Chicago-based artists resembling G Herbo and Lil Bibby.
The rapper rose to fame in 2018, when hit singles All Women Are the Similar and Lucid Goals, which peaked at quantity two on the Billboard Sizzling 100 chart, drew the eye of music followers and document labels.
Extra plaudits adopted the discharge of his first studio album, Goodbye & Good Riddance, in 2018, cementing him as one of many rising stars of US rap.
In early 2018, he was signed by Interscope Data, touchdown a document deal reported to be price greater than $3m (£2.2m). He topped the Billboard chart this yr along with his second album Loss of life Race for Love.
