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<\/div>Chicago – 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 \u201cLucid Dreams,\u201d died early Sunday after a \u201cmedical emergency\u201d at Chicago’s Midway International Airport.<\/p>\n
The rapper, whose legal name was Jarad A. Higgins, was 21. Authorities have not released details about his cause of death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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. <\/p>\n
Chicago police launched a death investigation after a 21-year-old male experiencing a \u201cmedical emergency\u201d 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.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Juice WRLD turned 21 only days earlier. He was only two years out of high school. <\/p>\n
Like a good number of young hip-hop performers, Juice WRLD blended rapping and singing on his songs, sometimes mumbling words and focusing more on melody. His hit \u201cLucid Dreams,\u201d which heavily samples Sting\u2019s 1993 song \u201cShape of My Heart,\u201d was a six-times platinum success and reached No. 2 on the all-genre Hot 100 chart. It reached No. 1 on Billboard\u2019s Hot R&B\/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was very impressed by what he put on top of (my version),\u201d Sting told The Associated Press this year. \u201cIt\u2019s a really good song.\u201d<\/p>\n
Juice WRLD got his start on the music sharing platform SoundCloud before signing to a record label and finding major success on streaming services. His major-label debut album, \u201cGoodbye & Good Riddance,\u201d was a platinum success. It featured the hit \u201cAll Girls Are the Same,\u201d which gained platinum status, alongside seven more platinum hits including \u201cArmed & Dangerous,\u201d \u201cRobbery,\u201d \u201cFine China\u201d and \u201cLegends,\u201d which features the lyrics: \u201cWhat’s the 27 Club?\/We ain’t making it past 21.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u2019s had 10 songs reach gold status and also had success with 2018\u2019s \u201cWrld on Drugs,\u201d a collaborative album with rapper-singer-producer Future.<\/p>\n
His second album, \u201cDeath Race for Love,\u201d debuted on top of the Billboard charts this year and his most recent single, \u201cBandit\u201d with YoungBoy Never Broke Again, reached the Top 10 of the pop charts in October.<\/p>\n
Juice WRLD graduated in 2017 from Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School outside Chicago, where he gained a reputation as a talented musician among the nearly 3,000 students. School officials said Sunday that they would offer counseling services for students affected by his death. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe is remembered by his teachers and staff as being a brilliant and creative student. Jared was extraordinarily talented in music and played many instruments,\u201d said school spokeswoman Jodi Bryant. \u201cHe was a caring and outgoing person who always tried to reach out to others while at the same time he was introspective and had a great sense of humor.\u201d<\/p>\n
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