Jarad Anthony Higgins, known professionally as Juice Wrld, was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. Higgins recorded most of his first tracks on a cellphone, uploading them to SoundCloud in his sophomore year. He changed his name from JuicetheKidd, a name inspired by his affection for rapper Tupac Shakur and his part in the film Juice, because it “represents taking over the world”
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Jarad Anthony Higgins, known professionally as Juice Wrld, was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. His song \”Lucid Dreams\” has been played on the music streaming platform Spotify over one billion times and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Higgins died eight months later following a drug-related seizure at Chicago’s Midway International Airport. His death prompted an outpouring of grief across social media and from the music industry. Higgins was a heavy drug user during his childhood and teens. He began drinking lean in sixth grade and using percocets and xanax in 2013. He also smoked cigarettes briefly before quitting in his last year of high school because of health issues. Higgins recorded most of his first tracks on a cellphone, uploading them to SoundCloud in his sophomore year. He changed his name from JuicetheKidd, a name inspired by his affection for rapper Tupac Shakur and his part in the film Juice, because it “represents taking over the world” His first track produced by his main producer Nick Mira, \”Too Much Cash\”, was released in 2017. In mid-2017, he began to receive attention from artists such as Waka Flocka Flame, Lil Bibby and fellow Chicago artists Waka and Herbo. In February 2018, a music video directed by Cole Bennett was released for Higgins’s track, “All Girls Are the Same”, which helped him gain popularity.
In December 2017, Higgins released the three-song EP, Nothings Different, which featured the three artists he collaborated with on the mixtape Wrld on Drugs. His first posthumous album, Legends Never Die, debuted at number one on theBillboard 200. His second studio album, Death Race for Love, was released on June 14, 2018, and contains the singles “Robbery” and “Hear Me Calling” It was the most successful posthumously chart debut in over 20 years and matched a record for the most top-ten song entries on the Hot 100 at one time. The album’s fourth of six singles, \”Come & Go\” with Marshmello, became Higgins’ second song to reach no. 2 on the billboard Hot 100 after “LucidDreams” Higgins’ first full-length EP, 9 9 9, on June 15, 2017, with the song “9 9 9” breaking out and gaining his following. He signed subsequently to Lil Bib by’s co-owned record label, Grade A Productions and Interscope Records. Higgins’ debut studio album Goodbye & Good Riddance went on to become certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. He was also featured on the hit single “Lean wit Me” on his debut album, “Goodbye & GoodRiddance” He was the inspiration for the film “Juice Wrld” and the music video for “Too Much cash” by rapper Lil B, which was directed by Lyrical Bennett.
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