Jared Anthony Higgins is an American rapper known by his stage name Juice WRLD. The birthplace of the American artist is Chicago, Illinois.
Juice World was able to achieve a flood of popularity thanks to the musical compositions "All Girls Are the Same" and "Lucid Dreams". After the recorded tracks, the rapper signed a contract with Grade A Productions and Interscope Records.
"All Girls Are the Same" and "Lucid Dreams" came in handy for the singer. He included the tracks on his debut music album, which was called "Goodbye & Good Riddance". Note that the disc was certified platinum.
The debut album was positively received by rap fans and music critics. The album's top tracks were "Armed and Dangerous", "Lean wit Me" and "Wasted". The listed tracks entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Collaboration with the famous American artist Future on the mixtape Wrld on Drugs (2018) brought the second album to World. We are talking about the record "Death Race for Love". Interestingly, in 2019, the second album took first place in the prestigious US Billboard 200 chart.
The Early Years of Juice World
Jared's hometown was Chicago. A little later, the young man, together with his family, will change their place of residence.
The future rap star will spend his childhood in Homewood. Note that Jared graduated from high school there.
It is known that when little Jared was 3 years old, his father left the family. Mother was not easy morally and financially. She had to take on extra work to carry herself and the baby.
The mother of the American rapper was a conservative and religious woman. She limited her son in many ways. For example, she forbade Jared to listen to rap. In her opinion, profanity was present in the tracks of most American rappers, and this had a bad effect on the formation of moral principles and education.
In his youth, Jared played video games. In addition, the young man got hooked on pop and rock music. The choice was not great, so young Jared was content with what did not go against the rules of the house set by his mother.
Jared attended music school. The mother did not know how to calm the ardor of her son, so she offered to attend piano and drum lessons for him. Since the second year of school, Jared has been hooked on rap. At a young age, he first tries to read on his own.
There is no denying the fact that Jared Anthony Higgins was a drug addict. It is known that, as a student of the 6th grade, he already used codeine, percocets and xanax. In 2013, the health of the future rap star deteriorated sharply.
The use of hard drugs severely crippled Jared's health. He was forced to drop out of school due to ill health. Since then, he has only used marijuana.
He blamed family problems for his drug addiction. According to him, he lacked the attention of his father. The mother, however, was always strict with him, and rarely supported the interests of her son.
Jared didn't finish high school. However, he had to somehow support himself. That is why the young man got a job in a factory. However, he was dissatisfied with the working conditions.
Meanwhile, rap fans began to overwrite the tracks of an unknown rapper more and more. Jared seriously thought about the career of a musician. During this period, he takes a stage name and begins to collaborate with Internet Money and producer Nick Myra and released the song Too Much Cash.
Popularity came to the American rapper after the release of the EP "9 9 9". The musical composition Lucid Dreams took the second line of the Billboard Hot 100 and attracted the attention of rap fans around the world to the music of Juice WRLD. The video clip, which was created by Kol Bennett, has gained millions of views on YouTube video hosting. Actually, this brought the rapper contracts with such well-known labels as Grade A Productions and Interscope Records.
After the conclusion of contracts, Jared is working on his debut album Goodbye & Good Riddance. Album release in the top 10 music charts of the United States of America, Canada and Norway. Sales results showed that Juice World's album went platinum.
This led to the motivation to work on the Too Soon EP. Presented by the EP, the American rapper wanted to honor the memory of his idols Lil Peep and XXXTentacion, who passed away too soon.
Juice WRLD was a prolific rapper. However, for a very long time, that very productivity went unnoticed, since Juice did not publish his work. Soon the rapper's Google Drive was hacked. This happened in the middle of 2019. More than 100 musical compositions of the American rapper got into the Network. Among the tracks was a collaboration with The Chainsmokers.
The information leak of the American rapper did not disappoint. Moreover, he announced the release of his second studio album to fans of his work. Then the singer conducts a tour called The Nicki Wrld Tour. The program featured Nicki Minaj. As part of the tour, the performers visited European countries.
When creating Death Race for Love, the rapper continued to collaborate with Grade A and Interscope labels, as well as Nick Myra. The track Robbery was released as a single. The album reached number one on the charts in Canada and the US and was certified gold. Outside of albums, Jared has recorded songs with Ellie Goulding and Benny Blanco. In 2019, the singer was named Best New Artist by the Billboard Music Awards.
At the stage of creating the album "Death Race for Love", the artist continued to collaborate with Grade A and Interscope labels, as well as Nick Myra. Jared presents the musical composition "Robbery", which notifies his fans about the release of the second album.
The second album was no less successful. It reached number one on the music charts in Canada and the United States of America. The album was certified gold in the US. Outside of albums, Jared has collaborated on tracks with artists such as Ellie Goulding and Benny Blanco.
2019 has been a big year for Jared. It was this year that the American rapper was noted in the nomination "Best New Artist" from the Billboard Music Awards. The hall met Jared with a standing ovation.
The musical style of rapper Juice WRLD
Later, when Juice World had already gained popularity, he admits that such performers as Chief Keef, Travis Scott, Kanye West and British rock musician Billy Idol had a huge influence on his formation as a rapper. In addition, the rapper was delighted with the works of the Wu-Tang Clan, Fall Out Boy, Black Sabbath, Megadeth, Tupac, Eminem, Kid Cudi and Escape the Fate.
It is interesting that in the musical compositions of the American hiphoper there was not only rap, but also rock, mixed with emo style. Juice World - was with a twist. His tracks are not like the work of other American rappers.
Personal life of Jared Anthony Higgins
Unlike many famous personalities, Jared did not hide information about his personal life. The American rapper was in a civil marriage with a girl whose name is Alexia. The couple lived in Los Angeles.
Jared met his beloved at the stage of building a musical career. The American rapper did not hesitate to show joint photos with his girlfriend. However, on Instagram, he never tagged her in a photo. Apparently, this was the desire of Alexia.
Jared was an active user of social networks. On his page you could see not only photos from concerts and rehearsals, but also videos from the rest and cute jokes on your friends.
Interesting facts about Jared Anthony Higgins
- The American rapper has over 10 million followers on Instagram.
- The rapper recorded the first musical compositions on a mobile phone.
- The first creative pseudonym of the rapper sounds like JuicetheKidd.
- In the musical composition "Lucid Dreams", the American rapper used samples of Sting's 1993 hit "Shape of My Heart".
- During his musical career, Juice Wrld has released two mixtapes and two studio albums.
Death of American rapper Juice World
On December 8, 2019, Jared's representatives informed fans of his work that the rapper had died. The rapper died in one of the local clinics.
The press was told that the performer suddenly bled from his mouth. Those nearby immediately called an ambulance. Jared was hospitalized and taken to the hospital. However, doctors did not help save the rapper's life. He died in the hospital from a heart attack.
Later, the details of death were clarified. On December 8, 2019, Jared flew in a Gulfstream private jet. The plane took off from Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles to Midway International Airport in Chicago. In Chicago, the arrival of this aircraft was expected by the police. The police were given a signal that drugs and weapons were being transported on board.
While the cops searched the plane, Jared swallowed several Percocet pills. The American rapper wanted to hide drugs, so he took a lethal dose for himself. Several crew members gave official confirmation that Jared had taken several pills with an unknown content.
After taking the dose, the rapper began to have convulsions throughout his body. Doctors gave the rapper the drug "Narkan" because they suspected an overdose of opioids. The rapper was taken to Advocate Christ in Oak Lawn, where he died at the age of 21. The police managed to find three pistols and 70 pounds of marijuana on board the plane.
