Juice Wrld, a young upcoming rapper and singer, is dead after suffering a seizure in Chicago’s Midway airport.
According to friends on social media, Juice –real name Jarad Anthony Higgins — was flying from California to Chicago and landed early Sunday morning; however, witnesses said he suffered the seizure while walking through the airport. Law enforcement sources say he was bleeding from the mouth when paramedics got on scene.
According to sources, Juice was still conscious when he was transported to the hospital by Chicago Fire. However, he was pronounced dead a short time later at the hospital.
The cause of death is unclear at this time.
Friends that were on the private jet with Juice before his death posted video footage showing the rapper in good spirits.
This was Juice Wrld as he got on the plane that took him to Chicago last night. He was in high spirits and looked happy. pic.twitter.com/JBsuybaC9O
— DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) December 8, 2019
More footage of Juice Wrld on his private jet which was headed to Chicago. Seems like everything was good and everyone including him was in high spirits until he landed. pic.twitter.com/ayDP0LXyeW
— DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) December 8, 2019
Juice was signed to Interscope Records and had hits such as: “Lucid Dreams” and “Legends.” The label shared words about their artist.
Juice made a profound impact on the world in such a short period of time. He was a gentle soul, whose creativity knew no bounds, an exceptional human being and artist who loved and cared for his fans above everything else. pic.twitter.com/DsVNGNaMZK
— Interscope Records (@Interscope) December 8, 2019
Many others gave their condolences on social media too.
Juice was scheduled to perform at the Rolling Loud Festival in LA this weekend, which he will be sadly missed.
One of his friends made a great suggestion on Twitter to help fellow artists mourn the death of a friend.
Hip Hop needs Grief Counselors… to see so many young fans have to deal with the death of their favorite artists and try to make sense of it’s disheartening but it’s as well disheartening seeing people not understand how each person chooses to grieve or how people deal w/ a loss
— DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) December 8, 2019
For those who don’t know, Juice World’s stage name was reportedly inspired by Tupac Shakur‘s performance in the 1992 film, “Juice.”
He just turned 21 last Monday.
My thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
My CondoLences to His Family n Friends as well. ! 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙🌷🌸💮🏵🌹🌺🌻🌼🌷🌷🌷