Young rapper Juice WLRD has passed away. He was 21.
The Chicago born rapper whose real name is Jarad Anthony Higgins died after suffering a seizure this morning at Chicago Midway airport, according to TMZ.
TMZ reported that the rapper “was still conscious when he was rushed to a hospital. However, he was pronounced dead a short time later at the hospital.”
Juice WLRD first gained prominence with his 2018 single “Lucid Dreams,” which sampled Sting’s 1993 song “Shape Of My Heart.” He would later sign with Interscope Records (BLACKPINK, Louis The Child, Playboi Carti,) dropping two albums. His latest was Death Race For Love, released back in March.
The rapper collaborated with artists like Travis Scott, RM and Suga of BTS, Lil Yatchy, Ellie Goulding, and Future, with the latter teaming up to create the mixtape Wrld On Drugs. He’s toured with Ski Mask The Slump God, YBN Cordae, and Nicki Minaj, and performed at festivals like Made In America 2019 (Cardi B, Dominic Fike, Rosalía,) Camp Flog Gnaw 2019 (The Internet, Solange, Tyler, The Creator,) and Reading And Leeds 2019 (The 1975, Charli XCX, You Me At Six.)
What’s eerie about his passing is that he apparently predicted his young death in his song “Legends.” In the track he raps, “What’s the 27 Club? We ain’t making it past 21.”
Several musicians like Billy Martin of Good Charlotte, Andrew McGuire of Afterlife, and Zedd, tweeted their reactions and thoughts after hearing of his death.
Prior to his passing, Higgins was facing a lawsuit from defunct pop-punk outfit Yellowcard, who said “Lucid Dreams” was copying “melodic elements” from their 2006 song “Holly Wood Died.” They were suing the rapper for $15 million. Yellowcard’s attorney Richard Busch issued a statement reading:
“This was not a lawsuit [Yellowcard] wanted to file. They put all of the parties on notice a long while ago and gave them every opportunity to try to resolve it. That notice was pretty much ignored leaving them with no real choice. As alleged in the Complaint, this is not just a generic Emo Rap song, but is a blatant copy of significant original compositional elements of “Holly Wood Died” in several respects. Beyond that, everything we have to say is in the Complaint.”
Rest In Peace Juice WRLD.
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