Rapper Juice, 21, has seizure, dies

Juice Wrld, a young rapper from the Chicago area who recently signed with a major label, died Sunday morning after suffering cardiac arrest at a private hangar at Midway Airport, reports the Chicago Tribune. Paramedics were called to the hangar operated by Atlantic Aviation shortly after 2 a.m., according to Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford. The 21-year-old rapper, whose real name was Jarad Higgins, apparently had arrived at Midway on a private jet. Higgins was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 3:14 a.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Langford said he did not know what caused Higgins to go into cardiac arrest. An autopsy will be performed Monday (today). Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement that “there were no signs of foul play and all individuals aboard the aircraft are cooperating with CPD and have given all of their information. We are awaiting the Cook County medical examiner on the cause and manner of death.” Higgins grew up in the south suburbs of Chicago and attended Homewood-Flossmoor High School. A 2017 graduate, he is remembered by teachers and staff as a brilliant and creative student, who was extraordinarily talented in music and played many instruments, according to Jodi Bryant, a Homewood-Flossmoor spokeswoman. “He was a caring and outgoing person who always tried to reach out to others while at the same time he was introspective and had a great sense of humor,” Bryant said in an emailed statement. “Jared connected with many staff and students while he was a H-F Viking and he will be truly missed.” In March of last year, he signed a reported $3 million deal with Interscope after his EP “Juice Wrld 999” racked up millions of streams on SoundCloud. He released his second album, “Death Race for Love,” this past spring, and it hit No. 1 on the album chart. He toured Europe with Nicki Minaj on a co-headlining bill this year.