Higgins had a history of drug abuse and spoke openly about his experiences. In 2019, he was living in Los Angeles with his girlfriend, Alexia. The two met around the same time as when Higgins's music career was starting to launch.
On December 8, 2019, Higgins suffered a seizure at in Chicago, Illinois. According to the , Higgins was conscious and bleeding from the mouth when paramedics arrived. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died at age 21. The cause of the seizure and his death are yet to be determined.
Jarad Higgins was born on December 2, 1998, in Chicago, Illinois. In 1999, he moved to Homewood, Illinois, and attended Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Higgins' parents divorced when he was three years old and his father left, leaving his mother to raise him as a single mother alongside one older brother.Born: December 2, 1998, Chicago, IllinoisAlbum: Goodbye & Good Riddance, Death Race
Juice WRLD was a beloved figure in , known for his moody lyrics and artistic range. He experienced a meteoric rise to fame in 2018 following the release of his hit song, "Lucid Dreams," and went on to work with and Travis Scott. But on Dec. 8, the "All Girls Are the Same" artist died suddenly. What happened?
A quick look at Juice WRLD's life and career
Juice WRLD was born on Dec. 2, 1998 in Chicago, Illinois. As a kid, he learned to play the piano, drums, and guitar, according to .
In later years, he started making music. Influenced by acts such as Chief Keef, Tupac, Blink 182, and Megadeth, he began rapping under the name Juice TheKidd before switching to Juice WRLD. His name is reportedly inspired by Tupac Shakur's performance in 1992's Juice.
In 2015, Juice WRLD started releasing music, per .
"After a while, I noticed that I was developing a SoundCloud presence, what I thought was a lot—like 10K in four days—and it wasn't even 10,000 people staying in my neighborhood," he told in 2018. "It was a lot, and it told me to keep going."
Juice WRLD's claim to fame
In 2017, he uploaded "Lucid Dreams," which would become his claim to fame. The track launched him onto mainstream radars, on the Billboard Hot 100. It would later appear on his debut album, Goodbye & Good Riddance, which came out in May 2018 and rose to No. 4 on the Billboard 200, according to .
In March 2018, Juice WRLD reportedly inked a $3 million deal with Interscope Records. The same year, he got to work with for a mixtape called Wrld on Drugs and appeared on Travis Scott's Grammy-nominated album, ASTROWORLD.
But 2019 was arguably his biggest year. In March, Juice WRLD released his second album, Death Race for Love, which took the No. 1 spot on the charts.
Despite being on top of his game, Juice WRLD dealt with substance abuse. XXL reported that he started drinking lean in the sixth grade.
But in July of 2019, he announced on Twitter that he was kicking the habit after scaring his girlfriend, Ally.
"Bae I'm sorry I be tweaking, you've put up with more than ppl know I know I be scaring you, f*ck Codeine I'm done," to Ally. "I love you and I'm letting it be known publicly that ain't sh*t f*cking up the real love I found. Learn from this everyone. Addiction kills all but you can overcome."
"It just wasn't healthy," he later said of his decision to quit. "People really be dying off these things. I'm tryna avoid that."
Juice WRLD passes away
On Dec. 8, reported that Juice WRLD died after having a seizure in Chicago's Midway International Airport.
Earlier in the day, Juice WRLD had just gotten off a flight from California and was walking through the airport when he collapsed. When paramedics arrived, the rapper was reportedly bleeding from his mouth. He was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
