Juice WRLD Dead: Everything to Know

“I won’t let you forget me. ” Fans are remembering Juice WRLD — famous for that chorus in his debut hit “Lucid Dreams” — after he died early Sunday morning at 21, PEOPLE confirmed. The Chicago born artist, whose real name was Jarad Anthony Higgins, died after reportedly having a seizure at Chicago’s Midway Airport. Higgins reportedly remained conscious while en route to a local hospital, TMZ reported.

He was pronounced dead around 3:14 a. m. local time at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, a spokesperson for the Cook County Medical Examiner said. The spokesperson for the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to PEOPLE that they had been “notified of the death of Jarad A.

Higgins. ” An autopsy has yet to be performed and his cause of death is not immediately known. Chicago police confirmed to the Chicago Sun-Times that a 21-year-old man had suffered a medical emergency at Chicago’s Midway Airport after disembarking from a private jet around 2 a. m.

Police also confirmed the man was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. Here’s everything to know about the late rapper. He began sharing his music online while still in high school. Throughout his sophomore year of high school, Juice WRLD began posting songs on SoundCloud that he would record on his cellphone, he told the New York Times in 2018.

Back then, he went by his first rap name, JuiceTheKidd. “I’ve always been different,” he told the outlet of breaking into the music industry with his unique sound at a young age. “I used to try to hide it a little bit, but now I have a platform for being different.

“” Juice WRLD’s hit single “Lucid Dreams” took him just 15 minutes to make.”

In May 2018, Juice WRLD debuted two singles, “All Girls Are the Same” and “Lucid Dreams. ” The latter became one of the most popular songs of 2018 and even snagged an MTV Video Music Awards nomination for song of summer. The hit quickly rose to the top of the charts, peaking at no. 2 on Billboard’s Hot 100.