Juice Wrld is one of the youngest hip-hop artists who has already managed to go down in the history of world music. The name of the artist who was born in the Chicago area is Jared Higgins. The birthplace of the American artist is Chicago, Illinois.
Juice World was able to achieve a stream of popularity thanks to the musical compositions “All Girls Are the Same” and “Lucid Dreams”. After the tracks were recorded, the rapper was signed to Grade A Productions and Interscope Records.
“All Girls Are the Same” and “Lucid Dreams” came in handy for the singer. He included the tracks on his debut music album, Goodbye & Good Riddance. Note that the disc was certified platinum.
The early years of Juice WRLD’s work
Jared’s hometown became Chicago. A little later, the young man, together with his family, will change their place of residence. The future rap star will spend her childhood in Homewood. Note that Jared graduated from high school there.
It is known that when little Jared was 3 years old, his father left the family. It was not easy for the mother, morally and financially. She had to take extra work to pull herself and the child.
The American rapper’s mother was a conservative and religious woman. She limited her son in many ways. For example, she forbade Jared to listen to rap. In her opinion, the tracks of most American rappers contained profanity, and this badly influenced the formation of moral foundations and upbringing.
In his early years, Jared played video games. In addition, the young man became addicted to pop and rock music. The choice was not great, so young Jared was content with not going against the house rules set by his mother.
Jared attended music school. The mother did not know how to calm the ardor of her son, so she invited him to attend piano and drum lessons. Jared got hooked on rap during his sophomore year. In his youth, he first tries to read on his own.
It cannot be denied that Jared Anthony Higgins suffered from drug addiction. It is known that, as a 6th-grade student, he already used codeine, Percocet, and Xanax. In 2013, the health of the future rap star deteriorated sharply.
The use of hard drugs severely crippled Jared’s health. He was forced to leave school due to poor health. Since then, he has only used marijuana. He blamed family problems for his addiction. According to him, he lacked the attention of his father. The mother, however, was always strict with him, and rarely supported the interests of her son. Jared didn’t finish high school. However, he had to somehow support himself. That is why the young man got a job at a factory. However, he remained dissatisfied with the working conditions.
Meanwhile, rap admirers began to overwrite the tracks of the unknown rapper more and more. Jared is seriously considering a career as a musician. During this period, he took on a stage name and began to collaborate with Internet Money and producer Nick Myra and released the song Too Much Cash.
Biography
Despite the prohibitions of a conservative Christian mother, he was fond of rap culture from childhood. In his large family, the brothers instilled in him a love for such eminent performers as Gucci Mane and Lil Wayne. Juice has spent most of his life studying music and learning to play the piano, guitar, and drums.
This disc, according to the performer, reflects the problems in his life, which is why he wants to turn hell (666) upside down. At the end of May, the full-length album “Goodbye & Good Riddance” was released.
In high school, he realized that his calling was music. However, he was not destined to complete his studies at school. Juice Wrld already suffered from drug addiction at a young age. His health condition deteriorated significantly and the singer was forced to start long-term treatment. He stopped using hard drugs and switched to medicated marijuana.
At home, he mastered playing the piano, guitar, and drums. His musical impulses were appreciated by his mother, who raised the children on her own. He released his first track “Forever” on Soundcloud in 2015 under the pseudonym JuiceTheKidd. He chose his nickname from the “juice cut” hairstyle and then added “Wrld”.
Musical career
In 2017, the world saw the track “Too Much Cash”, which was produced by Nick Mira. He remained its producer throughout his career. After joining the “Internet Money” collective, Jared Higgins managed to release his debut album “9 9 9” in June 2017. Among several tracks was the song “Lucid Dreams”, which brought him recognition on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
He signed a $ 3 million deal with the American music label Interscope Records. Juice Wrld was named Best New Artist at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards.
In May 2018, the artist’s debut studio album “Goodbye & Good Riddance” was released. And in March 2019 – the album “Death Race”.