Tragic News: #juicewrld was pronounced dead after suffering a seizure in Chicago’s Midway airport ‼️ According to #TMZ Juice was still conscious when he was rushed to a hospital. However, he was pronounced dead a short time later at the hospital. The cause of death is unclear at this time.
R.I.P to the young talented #artist ?
GET TO KNOW JUICE WRLD
Birth name |
Jarad Anthony Higgins |
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Also known as |
Juice WRLD |
Born |
December 2, 1998Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died |
December 8, 2019 (aged 21) |
Juice first learned to play the piano at four years old, being inspired by his mother who later began paying for lessons, followed by guitar and drums. He also played trumpet for band class. Juice began to take rapping seriously in his sophomore year of high school.
His first track, “Forever”, was released on SoundCloud in 2015 under the name JuicetheKidd.
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Juice recorded a majority of his first tracks on a cellphone, uploading them to SoundCloud in his sophomore year! His name changed from JuicetheKidd, a name inspired by his affection for Tupac Shakur and his part in the film Juice, to Juice Wrld because it “represents taking over the world
His first track produced by his current producer Nick Mira, “Too Much Cash”, was released in 2017
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AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
MTV Video Music Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | |
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2018 | “Lucid Dreams” | Song of Summer | Nominated |
BET Hip-Hop Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | |
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2018 | Juice Wrld | Best New Hip Hop Artist | Nominated |
Billboard Music Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | |
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2019 | Juice Wrld | Top New Artist | Won |
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