19 Facts About Juice Wrld

Jarad Anthony Higgins, known professionally as Juice Wrld, was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter.

Juice Wrld emerged as a leading figure in the emo and SoundCloud rap genres, which garnered mainstream attention during the mid-to-late 2010s.

Juice Wrld gained recognition with the diamond-certified 2018 single "Lucid Dreams", which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.

Juice Wrld then released the collaborative mixtape Wrld on Drugs with Future, as well as his second album, Death Race for Love ; the latter contained the hit single "Robbery" and became Higgins' first number one debut on the US Billboard 200.

Juice Wrld grew up in the south suburbs and often played in Calumet Park.

Juice Wrld later moved to Homewood and graduated from Homewood-Flossmoor High School in 2017.

Juice Wrld's parents divorced when he was three years old.

Juice Wrld grew up with his mother; Carmella Wallace, and older brother in a single-parent home.

Juice Wrld drank lean for the first time in the sixth grade, and began using Percocet and Xanax in 2013.

Juice Wrld smoked cigarettes before quitting during his last year of high school because of health issues.

Juice Wrld learned to play the piano at four years old, having been inspired by his mother who later began paying for his lessons.

Juice Wrld then took up the guitar and drums while playing the trumpet for band class.

Juice Wrld changed his name from JuicetheKidd, a name inspired by his affection for rapper Tupac Shakur's role in the film Juice, to Juice Wrld because he and his associates believed the change would benefit his career.

Juice Wrld subsequently signed with Lil Bibby's co-owned record label, Grade A Productions.

Juice Wrld collaborated with American singer Seezyn for the song "Hide" from the film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and its soundtrack, both of which were released on December 14,2018.

Juice Wrld then embarked on The Nicki Wrld Tour, alongside Trinidadian-American rapper Nicki Minaj.

Juice Wrld's mother claimed that he was dealing with anxiety and depression on top of his battle with drug addiction.

Juice Wrld was living in Los Angeles, California, with his girlfriend, Ally Lotti, at the time of his death.

Juice Wrld established the Live Free 999 Fund later in honor of Higgins and the battle he fought against addiction, anxiety, and depression.