16 Facts About Juice Wrld

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

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

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

Juice Wrld then collaborated with Future on the mixtape Wrld on Drugs, and released his second album, Death Race for Love, in 2019; it 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 spending his childhood in Calumet Park.

Juice Wrld's parents divorced when he was three years old, and his father left, leaving his mother to raise him and an older brother as a single parent.

Juice Wrld began drinking lean in sixth grade and using Percocet and Xanax in 2013.

Juice Wrld learned to play the piano at four years old, having been inspired by his mother, Carmella Wallace, who later began paying for 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 with his girlfriend, Ally Lotti, at the time of his death.

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