Brendan O’Boyle
Staff Writer
Rapper Juice WRLD tragically died at age 21 on Sunday, Dec. 8. Juice WRLD was looked at as one of the most promising new talents in the Hip-Hop world after the release of his popular song “Lucid Dreams,” which is now six times platinum. He suffered a seizure at an airport in his home city of Chicago after getting off of his private jet. He planned on coming home to Chicago to celebrate his 21st birthday. Officials say the seizure could have been caused by an overdose on prescription medication that the artist had taken after police found pounds of marijuana and other drugs on his jet. The prescription medication is likely the painkiller Percocet, a mixture of acetaminophen and oxycodone.
Fans were devastated, but not surprised that this is what could have killed him because Juice WRLD was known for discussing drug and alcohol abuse in his music.
Born Jarad Higgins, Juice WRLD started making music when he was attending high school in Chicago. It was also around the time he started with heavy drug use. He has said in interviews that some of his biggest influences in music were Travis Scott, Eminem, and Future. He has also said that rap’s drug culture is what first got him into heavy drug use. Juice WRLD was known for having a connection with fans because of the way he used to relate to them through his music.
Many celebrities have spoken out about his death in the past weeks. Fellow rappers such as Drake, Travis Scott, and Meek Mill took to Twitter to express their sadness about the late rapper. It specifically hit home with many people because of how young he was and how easily this death could have been prevented.
