Jared Anthony Higgins was abandoned by his father at the age of three, leaving he and his older brother to be raised alone by their mother. Being more on the stricter side, Higgins' mother did not allow her boys to listen to hip hop, but he did learn a skill that gave him a unique heads-up. Jared started learning how to play the piano at just 4-years-old!
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His mother paid for his piano lessons, which would eventually lead to him taking up guitar, drums, and even the trumpet. He began making music and posting songs to SoundCloud using his smartphone, rudimentary production skills that would later help him become a successful rapper, singer and songwriter on his own steam.
But how did this talented, self-motivated young man become what many observers have called a contemporary icon in the industry?
Who Is Juice WRLD: The Rise & Fall of a New Hip Hop Icon
In 2015, Higgins took the stage name Juice WRLD and by 2017, he released his first full-length EP titled 9, 9, 9 which included the single "Lucid Dreams," a song that would become his first Billboard chart entry and one that remains his most streamed release.
Shortly after releasing this EP, Juice WRLD began to garner a huge fan following, while also being noticed by his peers like Waka Flocka Flame and Lil Bibby. Fellow rappers and fans were drawn to his unique hardcore rap grunge sound, as well as his relatable, yet poetic lyrics.
This momentum led him to signing with Lil' Bibby's record label, Grade A Productions, under which, he released an EP titled Nothings Different, in which his track "All Girls Are the Same" became a hit, leading to him signing with Interscope Records on a multi-million dollar deal.
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From this success came a string of major hits and collaborations with artists like Young Thug, Post Malone, Lil Uzi Vert, Halsey, The Weeknd, Benny Blanco, and many others. He was nominated for many awards and even won Top New Artist at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards.
Along with Juice WRLD's fame, however, came a dark side. He openly talked about how he started using drugs and drinking alcohol from a very young age. His mother later revealed that he also dealt with anxiety and depression. Mental health is an issue that Juice WRLD's mother still continues to advocate for through his social media account to this day.
The Death of Juice WRLD
Sadly, in 2019, while Juice WRLD was on a flight from Los Angeles to Chicago, he succumbed to his demons and suffered a devastating overdose. He was taken to the hospital upon landing, but was pronounced dead shortly after.
His album Legends Never Die was released after his death and is one of the most successful posthumous debuts of all time. It also had the most U.S. top-10 entries from one album. On December 2nd, 2020, which would have been Juice WRLD's 22nd birthday, Benny Blanco released a single titled "Real Sh*t," which was in collaboration with the late artist. Just six days later, on the anniversary of Juice WRLD's death, "Reminds Me of You" featuring Kid Laroi was released, and in 2020, Juice WRLD became Spotify's fourth most streamed artist in the world.
To say that Juicy WRLD impacted many lives is an understatement. It is more than evident that he continues to live on as his songs, lyrics, interviews, and words have continued to inspire and touch the lives of people of all ages and backgrounds. He is truly a legend and lucky for his fans, and has left behind a wealth of knowledge and depth that people can always look upon for motivation.
Juice WRLD Quotes About Life
"Don't let the scale define you. Be active. Eat healthy. Be happy."
"I wanna be more than a millionaire. I wanna change the world."
"If anybody’s going through anything. I hope and I pray that you get through it."
"The goal in life is not to live forever but to create something that will."
“Ain’t nothing like the feeling of uncertainty, the eeriness of silence.”
“Our heads are so imperfect, we drown ourselves in this imperfection. We don’t know what imperfection is. We only know how to spell it — we don’t know how it feels.”
"I’ve always been different."
“I numb and conceal them kinda like my feelings, but I still feel them.”
“Toss my pain with my wishes in a wishing well.”
"Break away from everybody break away from everything if you can’t stand the way this place is take yourself to higher places."
"Growing up means realizing a lot of your friends are not really your friends."
"Hate it when they play both sides. Too low in my life. Gotta stay high, gotta stay high."
“A mistake is a mistake. Some are more severe than others, but we’re no one to judge the severity of someone’s mistake."
“Everybody has their mistakes. A mistake is a mistake. Some are more severe than others, but we’re no one to judge the severity of someone’s mistake. As long as we doin’ wrong, as long as we sinnin’, you can’t judge nobody else’s mistakes.”
"A minor setback paves the way for a major comeback."
“Made mistakes, but that’s what life is about. My mistakes lead me to a better route.”
“People love to talk about the money that they make. Nobody wanna talk about the money that they save.”
"The devil is so beautiful and strong. but don’t be fooled.. you are much stronger."
When it gets dark outside, in you I confide. You help me face my demons I won’t hide.”
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“Never been afraid to die but I always been afraid to die before I get where I’m going.”
“Exhale depression as the wind blows. These are the laws of living in vogue.”
"It’s good to put money back into communities."
"Drugs can ruin your whole life."
“A lot of men make fun of you for expressing your feelings because they don’t get it. They can’t wrap their heads around the concept of being completely honest and forthright.”
“Tell me that it is all okay. I have been waiting on this all damn day.”
“Everybody, stay positive no matter how negative life gets.”
"People will do you wrong over and over, but the one time you call them out you're suddenly the bad guy."
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"I feel like I inspire more people than I think I do. I just need to remember that."
"Even if I’m talking about something that’s negative, I look at it as putting my mistakes out there for people to learn from it."
"Thank you, God, for waking me up when u ain’t have to. This life is a blessing I won’t take for granted."
"My music is straightforward because I want to give people me and let them know they’re not alone in going through the things that they go through."
“I never thought about college, but my mom thought about it for me. I knew 100% it wasn’t for me.”
"By default I’m kind-hearted and it’s a gift, not a curse, you just gotta know who to show your kind heart to."
The Most Famous Juice WRLD Quotes
“We’re perfectly imperfect children. Rose from the dust, all of us are on a mission.” - Empty
"I really just like making music. People call that ‘work.’ Like, ‘Oh, you’re going to the studio to work?’ No, that’s even what I do in my off day. I love recording."
"I feel as though, if you’re able to control your dreams, you have more power and control over your mind, like you could reach more areas of your mind. Therefore, I feel like it creates the ability for you to achieve more things in reality."
“If you ain’t payin’ a hundred thousand, get them features out my face.”
"You found another one, but I am the better one. I won't let you forget me."
- Lucid Dreams
"I think it’s important to add a personal aspect to your music – that’s what makes it authentic at the end of the day."
“Music is the best way that I can communicate with other people”
Billboard interview
"It is hard to separate the art from the artist."
“Some people don’t get the credit that they deserve strictly based on the color of their skin."
"Nobody on this earth is perfect. Everybody has their flaws; everybody has their dark secrets and vices."
“I talk about a lot of issues I go through and some of my fans go through and try to create a fellowship where people can relate to each other.”
"I just walked in the building. Look like a million, but I’m worth more than a million."
"I had phases of listening to rap and trap, and then I had phases where I’d listen to post-hardcore, rap, grunge, metal… all that. I had different time periods of listening to different music. And now it all clashes together."
“But now I got a bigger job, the world screaming my songs.”
“My school had a radio show, and when I first decided to become a rapper, I was on there, and I would like, freestyle.”
“Trust me—it’s cool to invest.”
“Some people don’t get the credit that they deserve strictly based on the color of their skin. And technically speaking, my people made up those same genres. They created that sound in the first place.”
-GQ Magazine
"I feel like that’s what’s going to be most respected at the end of the day, that I’m able to do so many different things and become less of a rapper and just more as a musician."
"I got family members that’s police officers. I don’t got no problem if you a cop, as long as y’all doing y’all job, and y’all not harassing."
"Some people don’t get the credit that they deserve strictly based on the color of their skin. And technically speaking, my people made up those same genres. They created that sound in the first place."
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"Never been afraid to die but I always been afraid to die before I get where I’m going."
"Words have a lot of power."
“I freestyle everything.”
“Words can be as sweet as candy or as sharp as a blade. That’s the beauty of it.”
"My goal is to get overly famous, shine for a couple years then fake my death.”
“I try my best to make time with music that doesn’t have an expiration date.”
“Honestly, the way I make music, you know it is like I don’t want to sound cocky or anything, but I try my best to make time with music that doesn’t have an expiration date.”
"All I ever wanted was real love. Got a pint of the lean, I done lucked up."
“I chase thrills, you still crashin’ Hot Wheels.”
"I like to call myself an artist who can tap into a lot of different sounds. I can make a rap song, and then turn around and make music with a live band if I wanted to."
-Elevator Magazine
“It’s funny how the blessed ones had the most curses.”
“I have these Lucid Dreams where I can’t move a thing.”
“What’s the 27 club? We ain’t making it past 21.”
"Nobody on this earth is perfect. Everybody has their flaws; everybody has their dark secrets and vices."
“Roses are red, violets are blue, my heart is dead, I am such a fool.”
“Either I grow with you or outgrow you, I am not standing still for nobody.”
“I talk about a lot of issues I go through and some of my fans go through and try to create a fellowship where people can relate to each other.”
Juice WRLD Quotes About Relationships
"You brought meaning to my life, all because of you I do right; because of you, I have a purpose; Fight for the world because you’re worth it."
"It’s to the point where I love and I hate you."
“You gave me a heart that was full of mistakes, I gave you my heart, and you made heartbreak.”
“You found another one, but I am the better one. I won’t let you forget me.”
-Lucid Dreams
"We are trying to hide our feelings, but we forgot that our eyes speak."
"I’m sad inside, but I know it’s for the best, right? You had to realize when you drew the line. I would cross the line a thousand times; you’ve got what I need, bae, I need your spotlight."
"Can’t take back the love that I gave you."
"She told me to put my heart in the bag and nobody gets hurt. Now I am running from her love I am not fast so I am making it worse."
“You done woke me up from my eternal slumber, “I’m the lightning you’re the thunder.”
-Flaws and Sins
"If you ever get jealous, just remember I chose you out of everyone else."
"You just gotta learn to live and love on."
“All girls are the same. They are rotting my brain, love. Think I need a change before I go insane, love. All girls are the same. They are potting my brain. love. Think I need a change before I go.”
"Once you fall in love you fall, there’s a reason why we use that word."
“Don’t know when I met you, but I met you. Don’t know why I love you, but I love you.”
“Don’t know when I met you, but I met you. Don’t know why I love you, but I love you. It is something bound by that dress, the way it fits you. I don’t even wanna tell you to take it off, but baby take it off.”
“One thing my dad told me was, ‘Never let your woman know when you’re insecure."
“Tell me you love me, tell me everything gon’ be okay. Tell me you love me, tell me you love me, and you gon’ stay.”
“You said, ‘I love you,’ and I said it too. The only difference is, I didn’t lie to you.”
“I still see your shadows in my room. Can’t take back the love that I gave you. It’s to the point where I love and I hate you.”
“And I cannot change you, so I must replace you. Oh easier said than done.”
“Who knew evil girls had the prettiest faces?”
“Now I’m running from her love, I’m not fast. So I’m making it worse. Now I’m digging up a grave from my past.”
“I don’t know if it’s because my heart hurts or if I am insecure.”
"Why did I fall for you? I gave it all for you."
"I bet if you someone you never even thought about giving a chance to you’ll be the happiest with."
"They all always notice when you acting different but they never see what they did to make you start acting that way."
"Even in high school, I went through a lot of relationship issues, and that’s at the center of my music."
"You were my everything. Thoughts of a wedding ring. Now I’m just better off dead."
"This type of love don’t always come and go."
"Thank God, I finally found you. You put the light in my eyes when I’m around you."
“Life is not the same with your pictures in my frame. Now that you’re here, I want nothing to change. You pick me up when I’m down; I need you around.”
“Date me, break me, easily replace me. Hopefully you see it clear. Hopefully, it’s HD.”
“The best feeling in the world is lying with my beautiful wife.”
“I’ve been through the wringer, tryna put a diamond ring on her finger.”
“Now I am insane, demons in my brain. Love, peace, I can’t obtain ‘cause all these girls the same, love.”
