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Facts about Juice WRLD, The Rapper

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Young American rapper and hip-hop sensation Juice WRLD, made a huge impact on the music industry up until his untimely death on December 8, 2019, at age 21.

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The “Lucid Dreams”, “All Girls Are the Same” and “Lean Wit Me” rapper and songwriter had just begun his promising career before suffering a seizure at a Chicago Midway Airport. 

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His first song, “Forever” was recorded on his cell phone and then released on the Soundcloud platform.

discovered on SoundCloud as “JuiceTheKidd”

Juice WRLD performed in 2017 at a rec center in Chicago for mostly his friends and family. This performance earned him only $100 but was his first paid gig.

His First Performance Made Him $100

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Although Juice Wrld had recorded several EPs prior, his debut album, Goodbye & Good Riddance was recorded with Interscope Records in 2018. 

His First Studio Album

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In 2018, Billboard named Juice WRLD their top new R&B/hip-hop artist, followed by the Top New Artist Award at Billboard Music Awards in 2019.

Won Multiple Music Awards

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Juice WRLD was professionally taught or self-taught many instruments as a child, including trumpet, guitar, piano, and drums.

Trained In Multiple Instruments

Juice WRLD chose his rap moniker after he saw the movie “Juice,”, a film which stars the late rapper Tupac Shakur. One of his biggest musical influences was Eminem.

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