Juice Wrld

Juice Wrld
Juice Wrld in July 2018
Background information
Birth name Jarad Higgins
Born (1998-12-02) December 2, 1998
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar
Years active 2015–present
Labels Interscope
Associated acts

Jarad Higgins (born December 2, 1998), better known by his stage name Juice Wrld (stylized as Juice WRLD and pronounced "Juice World"), is an American rapper, singer and songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. He is primarily known for his breakout hits "All Girls Are the Same", "Lucid Dreams", and "Legends".[3]

Early life

Jarad Higgins was born on December 2, 1998 in Chicago, Illinois. He later moved to Homewood, Illinois, and attended Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Higgins' parents divorced when he was three years old[4] and his father left, leaving his mother to raise him as a single mother alongside one older brother.[5] Higgins' mother was very religious and conservative, not letting Higgins listen to hip-hop though allowing Higgins to listen to rock and pop music he found on video games such as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Guitar Hero, introducing Higgins to artists such as Billy Idol, Blink 182, Black Sabbath, Fall Out Boy, Megadeth, and Panic at the Disco.[6][7]

Higgins was a heavy drug user during his childhood and teens. He began drinking lean in sixth grade and using percocets and xanax in 2013. Higgins also smoked cigarettes, quitting in his last year of high school due to health issues[8] and now only smokes cannabis.[9]

He first learned to play the piano at four years old, being inspired by his mother who later began paying for lessons, followed by guitar and drums. Higgins also played trumpet for band class.[8] Higgins began to take rapping seriously in his sophomore year of high school.[10][11]

Career

Higgins began to develop himself as an artist in his freshman year of high school. His first track, "Forever", was released on SoundCloud in 2015 under the name JuicetheKidd. Higgins recorded a majority of his first tracks on a cellphone, uploading them to SoundCloud in his sophomore year.[9] His name changed from JuicetheKidd, a name inspired by his affection for rapper Tupac Shakur and his part in the film Juice, to Juice Wrld because it "represents taking over the world."[7]

His first track produced by his current producer Nick Mira, "Too Much Cash", was released in 2017.[12] While releasing projects and songs on SoundCloud, Higgins worked in a factory, but was fired within two weeks after finding himself dissatisfied with the job.[13] After joining the internet collective Internet Money, Higgins released his debut full-length EP, 9 9 9, on June 15, 2017, with the song "Lucid Dreams" breaking out and growing his following.[14][11]

In December 2017, Higgins released the three-song EP Nothings Different. It was featured on numerous hiphop blogs, such as Lyrical Lemonade,[15] which helped Higgins's track "All Girls Are the Same" gain popularity. In February 2018, a music video directed by Cole Bennett was released.[14] Following the release of All Girls Are the Same's video, Higgins was signed to Interscope Records for $3,000,000[16] and a remix featuring Lil Uzi Vert was previewed.[17] "All Girls Are the Same" was critically praised, receiving a "Best New Music" designation from Pitchfork.[18] This song and "Lucid Dreams" were Higgins's first entries on a Billboard chart, debuting at number 92 and 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively.[19]

In May 2018, "Lucid Dreams" was officially released as a single and given a video.[20] It has since peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100[21] and quickly became one of the biggest streaming songs of 2018.[9] Higgins released his first studio album, Goodbye & Good Riddance, on May 23, 2018.[22] On June 19, 2018, he released a two-song EP, Too Soon.., in remembrance of and dedicated to deceased rappers Lil Peep and XXXTentacion, the latter of whom was killed in a homicide case relating to robbery a day earlier. The song "Legends" from that EP charted under its debut at number 65.

Higgins's first single as Juice WRLD featuring a collaboration was released on July 10, 2018, titled "Wasted" featuring Lil Uzi Vert. The song was added to Goodbye & Good Riddance and debuted at number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100.[23] The day following Higgins announced he was working on his next album.[24] Following a series of leaks, Higgins' producer Danny Wolf released "Motions" on SoundCloud, giving the song an official release.[25] On July 20, 2018, Higgins announced his first tour, "WRLD Domination" with additional acts YBN Cordae and Lil Mosey.[26]

Higgins was featured on Travis Scott's Astroworld featuring on the song "No Bystanders" which peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100.[27][28][29] He also had his first late night television debut performing the song "Lucid Dreams" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on August 8, 2018.[30]

Musical style

Higgins states his musical influences as being genre-wide going from rock music to rap music. Higgins stated that his biggest influences are Chicago rapper Chief Keef[4], Houston rapper Travis Scott[31], rapper Kanye[32][33] and British rock singer Billy Idol.[34][35] His other influences are Wu-Tang Clan, Fall Out Boy, Black Sabbath, Megadeth, Tupac, Eminem.[36][37]

Higgins music has been branded as "emo" and "rock" leaning, "genre-bending"[33][4] with music focusing on having a "every broken heart, every wounded feeling."[38]

Personal life

Higgins currently lives in Los Angeles with his girlfriend, Alexa.[9][4]

In June 2018, Higgins was involved in an incident where he fell off a motorcycle, though he only tumbled off and was safe following the incident.[39]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with year released
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[40]		 DEN
[41]		 IRE
[42]		 NOR
[43]		 NZ
[44]		 SWE
[45]		 UK
[46]
Goodbye & Good Riddance 4559517725

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes
Title Details
9 9 9
  • Released: June 15, 2017
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[49]		 AUS
[50]		 CAN
[51]		 DEN
[52]		 GER
[53]		 NZ
[54]		 SWE
[55]		 UK
[46]
"All Girls Are the Same"[56] 2018 41—54————[upper-alpha 1]— Goodbye & Good Riddance
"Lucid Dreams" 28411363510 9 9 9 and Goodbye & Good Riddance
"Lean wit Me"[61] 68—79————[upper-alpha 2]— Goodbye & Good Riddance
"Legends" 65—97———[upper-alpha 3]—— Too Soon..
"Wasted"[63]
(featuring Lil Uzi Vert)		 67—69————— Goodbye & Good Riddance
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ↑ "All Girls Are the Same" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number seven on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[57]
  2. ↑ "Lean wit Me" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 20 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[57]
  3. ↑ "Legends" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[62]

Awards and nominations

MTV Video Music Awards

Year Nominee/work Award Result Ref.
2018 "Lucid Dreams" Song of Summer Pending [64]

References

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  2. ↑ Findlay, Mitch (April 26, 2018). "Juice WRLD's "MY X Was Poison" Lands An Official Release". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  3. ↑ Isom, Eric; Moore, Jacob (February 15, 2018). "Juice WRLD is a Genre-Defying 19-Year-Old From the Chicago Suburbs, and He's About to Blow Up". Pigeons & Planes. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Juice Wrld's music is confusing but popular". Gulf-Times (in Arabic). 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  5. ↑ No Jumper (March 7, 2018), Juice Wrld Exposed!, retrieved May 20, 2018
  6. ↑ "Juice WRLD and the evolution of 'emo-rap'". 88Nine Radio Milwaukee. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  7. 1 2 Durtty Daily (2018-07-18), Juice Wrld Shares Some Of His Biggest Influences In Music & His Name Before He Was Juice Wrld., retrieved 2018-08-20
  8. 1 2 HOTSPOTATL (2018-07-19), Juice Wrld Shares What His Favorite Class In Grade School Is, retrieved 2018-08-20
  9. 1 2 3 4 "The Chart-Topping Deep Feelings of Juice WRLD". Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  10. ↑ "How 19-Year-Old Juice WRLD Scored a $3 Million Record Deal Without a Plan". Complex. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  11. 1 2 Ware, Tajah (September 20, 2017). "An Interview with Juice Wrld". Elevator. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Too Much Cash (Prod. Nick Mira)". SoundCloud. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  13. ↑ Ison, Eric. "It's All Authentic: An Interview With Juice WRLD". Pigeons & Planes. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  14. 1 2 Galil, Leor (March 19, 2018). "Tracking the astronomical rise of Chicagoland rapper Juice Wrld". Chicago Reader. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  15. ↑ Martinez, Elliot (February 5, 2018). "Nothings Different – [Juice WRLD]". Lyrical Lemonade. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  16. ↑ Stutz, Colin (March 13, 2018). "Juice WRLD Signs With Interscope". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  17. ↑ Margaritoff, Marco (May 17, 2018). "Juice WRLD Previews a Remix of "Lucid Dreams" With Lil Uzi Vert". Complex. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
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  21. ↑ "Cardi B Becomes First Female Rapper With Two Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s, as 'I Like It', With Bad Bunny & J Balvin, Follows 'Bodak Yellow' to the Top".
  22. ↑ "Juice WRLD's 'Goodbye & Good Riddance' Project Has Arrived". PigeonsandPlanes. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  23. ↑ "Juice WRLD - "Wasted" ft. Lil Uzi Vert: Listen". Spin. 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  24. ↑ "Juice WRLD Hints at Releasing More Projects in 2018". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
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  27. ↑ "Travis Scott releases ASTROWORLD: From Frank Ocean to The Weeknd, who features on his new album?". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  28. ↑ "Everyone who features on Travis Scott's new album Astroworld". Metro. 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
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  30. ↑ "Juice WRLD Makes Late Night Television Debut With Starry 'Lucid Dreams' Performance On 'Kimmel': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  31. ↑ "Juice WRLD Says Travis Scott Is His Biggest Inspiration, Wants To Collaborate". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
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  33. 1 2 "JUICE WRLD talks about his influences, being inspired by rock, and more on No Jumper "Exposed"". Modern Life Mag. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
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  38. ↑ "Juice WRLD And SoundCloud Rap's Toxic Masculinity". Stereogum. 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  39. ↑ REAL 92.3 LA (2018-06-23), Juice WRLD Shares About How He Got His Start Live From The BET Radio Room | BET Weekend 2018, retrieved 2018-08-20
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  41. ↑ "Album Top-40 Uge 29, 2018". Hitlisten. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  42. ↑ "Irish Albums Chart: 1 June 2018". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  43. ↑ "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 26, 2018". VG-lista. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  44. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. June 4, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
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  48. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Juice Wrld – Goodbye & Good Riddance". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  49. ↑ Peaks on the Hot 100:
    • "Lucid Dreams": Trust, Gary (October 1, 2018). "Maroon 5 & Cardi B's 'Girls Like You' Holds Atop Hot 100, Juice WRLD's 'Lucid Dreams' Lifts to No. 2". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
    • "Legends": "Billboard Hot 100: July 7, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
    • "Wasted": "Lil Uzi Vert Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
    • "Lean wit Me": "Hot 100: September 1, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
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  51. ↑ Peaks on the Canadian Hot 100:
    • "Lucid Dreams" and "Legends": "Canadian Hot 100: July 7, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
    • "All Girls Are the Same": "Canadian Hot 100: August 4, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
    • "Wasted": "Canadian Hot 100: July 28, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
    • "Lean wit Me": "Canadian Hot 100: September 8, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
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