Hip-hop luminaries have shared their grief at the loss of rapper Juice WLRD, who has died at age 21.
Juice WRLD, born Jarad A. Higgins, was pronounced dead on Sunday after appearing to suffer a seizure at Chicago’s Midway airport.
Discussing the tragic circumstances, the young star’s record label Interscope said “To lose someone so kind and so close to our hearts is devastating.”
To lose someone so kind and so close to our hearts is devastating. Our thoughts are with Juice’s family and friends, everyone at his label Grade A, and his millions of fans around the world.
— interscope (@Interscope) December 8, 2019
Industry heavyweights like Drake and Chance The Rapper have voiced their praise for the rapper, joining friends and collaborators like Ellie Goulding and Ski Mask the Slump God in mourning his death.
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I can’t believe it… you were such a sweet soul. I’ll always remember meeting you and your family on the video set and thinking how close you were. You had so much further to go, you were just getting started. You’ll be missed Juice 💔
— Ellie Goulding (@elliegoulding) December 8, 2019
RIP JUICE
— Denzel Curry (@denzelcurry) December 8, 2019
rip juice. so sad how often this is happening lately to young talented rising artists. 🖤
— pussy (@LilNasX) December 8, 2019
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rip JUICE WRLD 💔
— Abel Tesfaye (@theweeknd) December 8, 2019