Posted on 12/08/2019 6:24:06 PM PST by BenLurkin
CHICAGO (AP) - Rapper Juice WRLD, who launched his career on SoundCloud before becoming a streaming juggernaut and rose to the top of the charts with the Sting-sampled hit “Lucid Dreams,” died early Sunday after a “medical emergency” at Chicago’s Midway International Airport.
The rapper, whose legal name was Jarad A. Higgins, was 21. Authorities have not released details about his cause of death.
He was pronounced dead at a hospital around 3:15 a.m. and taken to the Cook County medical examiner’s office several hours later, according to office spokeswoman Natalia Derevyanny, who said an autopsy would take place Monday.
Chicago police launched a death investigation after a 21-year-old male experiencing a “medical emergency” was transported from Midway to an area hospital. Police said there were no signs of foul play and those aboard the aircraft were cooperating with authorities. Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said the man experienced cardiac arrest and was taken to a hospital from a hangar operated by Atlantic Aviation at Midway, away from the main terminal, where private planes land. Atlantic didn’t return a message Sunday.
The rapper, who was named top new artist at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards in May, lived in the Chicago suburb of Homewood where he stood out as a musician early on.
Juice WRLD turned 21 only days earlier. He was only two years out of high school.
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Cat’s in the cradle and the silver spoon...
>>was 21
Now I’m a man, made 21
Gonna tell you honey
I’ll have lots of fun
—blues song
Googled this guy and found stuff like
“he has given up codeine”.
Just turned 21 a week ago .
Let me walk that statement back a wee bit.
A lot of the early Rap of 1990’s was fun, and harmless, (i.e.The Sugarhill Gang) but
98.5% of today’s Rap I have no use for.
There are SOME talented young people out there, even in this genre. One of the few who (inadvertently) got my attention
is named The Weeknd. That is his show name. He’s a 28 y/o Canadian of Ethiopian descent. Abel Makkonen Tesfaye.
I heard one of his pieces called “The Hills”.
I thought it was very creative and unique.
But all of the vulgar mumblings of Jayz, I don’t have any use for at all.
“Taxi” is as introspective song as was ever written.
It was just after dark
On the road heading down
The hill that heads into Scranton Pennsylvania...
“Yeah, too many young people doing drugs.”
I really think waiting until the autopsy comes in would be good here. It could have been something congenital that came loose. They say that many people would be shocked if each of us had a full MRI examined by experts. Some people live their entire lives and die at 95 with a aneurysm just waiting to go off.
... “Taxi” is as introspective song as was ever written.
Agree, heart wrenching and hopeful
Taxi
Excellent
Bananas?
Many of us can modify certain lines and come up with the same result. Past loves can be gut-wrenching.
... Bananas?
30,000 pounds...
What was the one about the waitress he picked up? That was one of my favorites.
... Past loves can be gut-wrenching
Yes, personal experiences dominate my awareness 44 yrs later...
Those allegations were refuted by the National Transportation Safety Board
It’s quite possible you’re correct, though he raps about doing a bunch of coke and drinking lean.
well its our whitey culture that buys those odorous rap records to begin with..
I wonder if the WRLD stands for We Really Love Drugs.
A better place to be...
Ah, yes. Thanks. He had some amazing work that never made it too high on the charts.
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