Konshens

Konshens has sought to address the death of rapper Juice WRLD.

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.

The rapper, whose legal name was Jarad A. Higgins, was 21.

Several entertainers took to social media following the devastating news including Dancehall artiste Konshens.

“Rip. Juice world. Just saw age 21 star. Jah know.
LIFE,” he wrote. “Have an idea what caused this, not sure but i can bet.The Coping mechanisms we turn to sometimes hit us just as hard or harder than the reason we turn to them.”

“People look at ur life and have no idea what its really like. Speak out fam. Dont try to self medicate. And we need to learn how to get the fuck off people back sometimes bcuz u never know,” Konshens continued.

Juice WRLD was pronounced dead at a hospital around 3:15 a.m. and taken to the Cook County medical examiner’s office several hours later.

Chicago police launched a death investigation after a 21-year-old male experiencing a “medical emergency” was transported from Midway to an area hospital. Police said there were no signs of foul play and those aboard the aircraft were cooperating with authorities. Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said the man experienced cardiac arrest and was taken to a hospital from a hangar operated by Atlantic Aviation at Midway, away from the main terminal, where private planes land. Atlantic didn’t return a message Sunday.

The rapper, who was named top new artist at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards in May, lived in the Chicago suburb of Homewood where he stood out as a musician early on.

Juice WRLD turned 21 only days earlier. He was only two years out of high school.