CHICAGO — Chicago-area rapper Juice WRLD, who launched his career on SoundCloud before becoming a streaming juggernaut and rose to the top of the charts with the Sting-sampled hit “Lucid Dreams,” died early Sunday after a “medical emergency” at Chicago’s Midway International Airport.
Musicians and others around the country are shocked and are expressing their condolences.
God bless him. A young legend
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) December 8, 2019
Man, so sad. I pray you meet the lord above. RIP Young King. 🙏 @JuiceWorlddd pic.twitter.com/4u4HWiFggU
— FAT JOE (@fatjoe) December 8, 2019
I can’t believe it… you were such a sweet soul. I’ll always remember meeting you and your family on the video set and thinking how close you were. You had so much further to go, you were just getting started. You’ll be missed Juice 💔
— Ellie Goulding (@elliegoulding) December 8, 2019
Terrible news about the young man Juice Wrld. We share December 2nd as our arrival day. Gone way too soon. Life is precious.
— GREAT BAMBINO TOUR (@ActionBronson) December 8, 2019
Waking up to @JuiceWorlddd passing from a seizure… I loved his music and he was my most listened to artist in 2019. Im heartbroken, my love goes out to his family and loved ones. To soon man.
— Ninja (@Ninja) December 8, 2019
HE CANT BE GONE !
— Sir Ski Mask (@THESLUMPGOD) December 8, 2019