Who was Juice Wrld?
Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1998, Juice Wrld started rapping in high school, using online music streaming platform SoundCloud to upload and promote his music. He went on to release his debut full-length EP, 999, on the platform in 2017, garnering him attention from fellow Chicago-based artists such as G Herbo and Lil Bibby. Juice Wrld shot to fame in 2018, when hit single Lucid Dreams reached number two in the charts The rapper rose to fame in 2018, when hit singles All Girls Are the Same and Lucid Dreams, which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, drew the attention of music fans and record labels. More plaudits followed the release first studio album, Goodbye & Good Riddance, in 2018, cementing his himself as one of the rising stars of US rap. In early 2018, he was signed by Interscope Records, landing a record deal reported to be worth more than $3m (£2.2m). He topped the Billboard chart this year with his second album Death Race for Love. In one of his songs, Juice Wrld rapped about the short lives of artists, saying "all the legends seem to die out". The song, titled Legends, was dedicated to two late rappers, 20-year-old XXXTentacion and 21-year-old Lil Peep, who died in 2018 and 2017, respectively. In the song Juice Wrld rapped: "What's the 27 Club? We ain't making it past 21. I been going through paranoia." Juice Wrld had celebrated his 21st birthday last week. In a tweet, he said it was "one of his best" birthdays yet. His music has been described as emo rap, a genre that draws influences from hip hop and alternative rock. In a four-star review of his second album, music publication NME said the rapper "makes songs that stick, his vocal dissonance capturing what it feels like to be young and in pain, and feeling a sense of indifference towards authority figures". In a 2018 interview with the New York Times, Juice Wrld opened up about his use of cannabis and Xanax, an anti-anxiety medication. "I smoke weed, and every now and then I slip up and do something that's poor judgment," he told the paper.Who has paid tribute?
In a tweet, British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding, who collaborated with Juice Wrld on her 2019 single Hate Me, described the rapper as "such a sweet soul" who had "so much further to go". Chicago-based artist Chance the Rapper paid a heartfelt tribute on Instagram, writing: "Millions of people, not just in Chicago but around the world are hurting because of this and don't know what to make of it." "Wow, I cannot believe this. Rip my brother juice world," tweeted fellow rapper Lil Yachty. US rapper Lil Nas X, also writing on Twitter, said it is "so sad how often this is happening lately to young talented rising artists". Hip hop artist HaHa Davis wrote on Twitter: "Heartbroken @JuiceWorlddd I love you bro."Heart broken @JuiceWorlddd I love you bro 💔💔 pic.twitter.com/B2lp93dR6G
— HaHa Davis (@HaHaDavis) December 8, 2019
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