Many of his songs also referenced his own relationship to heavy drinking and drug use. He was named a top new artist at the Billboard Music Awards in May, soon after concluding a European tour with Nicki Minaj.Īmid the acclaim, some critics accused him of misogyny, pointing to his descriptions of women ("All girls are the same / They're rotting my brain, love"). "Any rap that's talking about what you're going through is 'emo rap,' " he told the magazine. In a cover story for Billboard magazine that month, he was singled out as "the primary ambassador" for emo rap, a moody stew of hip-hop and emo-rock influenced by groups such as Taking Back Sunday and Fall Out Boy. In March, Juice WRLD's follow-up album, "Death Race for Love," topped the Billboard 200. What he lacks in narrative, he makes up for in moody hooks, to the point that the nursery-rhyme simplicity of his singsong couplets can wash away the groaning melodrama of a line like, 'I'm on the drugs way too much' and needle it into your skull." "He sings often in weepy groans and emo snarls that match the blunt rawness of his lyrics. "There's an emotional immediacy to the music and Higgins is doing more than just spinning his wheels," wrote Pitchfork reviewer Jay Balfour. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was listed as the most-played SoundCloud song of 2018 at the Grammy Awards in February, it was covered by Alicia Keys. "We ain't making it past 21."Ī confident lyricist known for freestyle raps that could last more than an hour, Juice WRLD partnered with teenage producer Nick Mira, using melancholy synthesizer lines and thudding bass for his 2018 studio debut, "Goodbye & Good Riddance." The album's standout track, "Lucid Dreams," peaked at No. "I just want real love, guess it's been a minute." In another track, "Legends," he reflected on the early passing of two other rising hip-hop artists: Lil Peep, who died of a drug overdose in 2017 at 21, and XXXTentacion, who died after a shooting in 2018 at 20. "I'm a jealous boy, really feel like John Lennon," he sang in "All Girls Are the Same," in a mopey voice that could veer from downcast mumble to braggadocios rap. He was still a teenager when tracks such as "All Girls Are the Same" and "Lucid Dreams," which sampled Sting's "Shape of My Heart," began racking up tens of millions of listens. Juice WRLD, born Jarad Anthony Higgins, was part of a generation of emerging hip-hop artists who were discovered on the streaming service SoundCloud before achieving mainstream renown. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said he was pronounced dead at 3:14 a.m., and scheduled an autopsy for Monday morning to determine the cause of death. He was 21 and had been taken to a hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois, according to Chicago police. 8 after suffering a "medical emergency" at Midway International Airport. Juice WRLD, a budding rap star whose lush songs about heartbreak, drug use and teenage angst propelled him from SoundCloud obscurity to crossover success at the top of the pop charts, died Dec.
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