The curious case of Juice Wrld.
This is Juice Wrld. He was an American rapper, song writer and an overall cool person.
I really liked his music. Believe it or not, he used to inspire me. I actually loved him and what he represented.
He died on December 8, 2019 at the young age of just 21.
The cause of his death: suspected drug induced seizure. He died at Midway International Airport in Chicago.
The reason I really liked his music is because, he used to humanize himself. A lot of rappers, or pop artists for that matter like to portray themselves as super humans; as if they are perfect people. They brag about how their life is perfect, how they have a lot of money, how they are so cool or they talk about some fantasy of theirs. That is the reason why most music out there is not relatable at all.
But not juice wrld.
Juice wrld portrayed himself as a normal person. He never claimed to be some “superstar” so bright and distant that you could never relate to, instead it felt like he was just a normal person like everyone else. It felt that he could actually be your friend. That he had real life problems. And he had flaws and that he struggled in life, like most of us do.
His music was real. He talked about what he felt in his actual life. How he struggled with depression and drug addiction. How he struggled with suicidal thoughts. How he wanted to be better but just couldn’t. How he tried, as we all do, but unfortunately couldn’t do it.
And juice wrld was really talented. He had a lot of musical talent. He was a real good rapper. In his songs he could clearly articulate his feelings and tell a story. If you listen to a lot of music, you would know that only a handful of people can actually do that. And do it beautifully. And juice did it, and he used to do it beautifully, like no other rapper I know of.
He was so good that he used to these one-hour freestyles on live radio. One hour! Can you believe it? And he was just 21. Imagine all the potential he had. He already had millions and millions of views. He was getting so popular. He had millions of fans. I imagine all the songs he had written but now, we would never hear it. Such a shame.
This is one of my favorite songs of his called lean with me.
In this song he basically explains how he is struggling with his drug addiction. In the song he said, “Told her if I die, Imma die young”. And he did. At the age of just 21! He was not just saying it, he really meant it. He was literally asking for help. And it makes his death that much sadder for me.
This is another one of his songs called graduation. Here he remembers his high school days. You might like it; you might have even heard this song before. It’s quite entertaining too.
I am not sure why, but I used to relate to him a lot. Maybe because we all are struggling in life in our own ways. He never hid his flaws like many of us do. If he had become fat, he did not cover it up just to look good in the eyes of people, he remained shirtless in his music videos. He was true to himself. He represented much more than just his music and being a cool rapper.
He was a good person who was just struggling in life like most of us do.
I really miss him and his music.
I don’t really care about people in general, and I never met Juice Wrld. He didn’t even know I exist lol. I was just literally one of million others who like his music. For him, I might have been just another number.
But for some reason, his death really made me feel sad. Like I truly cared about him. I think about all those songs we will never get to hear. He had so much potential! He could have been so much bigger and inspire so many people.
But he died young.
Why do legends have to die young?
I miss Juice.
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