Juice Wrld Album Fighting Demons Dropped in December

Alex Caicedo, Staff Writer

Juice Wrld, also known as Jarad Anthony Higgins, is a hip-hop/rap artist. Sadly, he passed away from a drug overdose on December 8, 2019, but he is still remembered by his loyal fans. Juice Wrld had a global album launch event on December 9, 2021, at the United Center live in Chicago. 

Juice Wrld

Juice Wrld was first known for his ability to freestyle for hours and his ability to make good songs in a matter of minutes. Juice Wrld made “Lucid Dreams” in fifteen minutes that later peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and would go on to be certified 5x platinum becoming the most popular song of 2018. 

If you are still not impressed or don’t know who Juice Wrld is, well, here’s one more fact about him. Juice Wrld is called a legend by some people because he has guided people from depression and drug addiction to a better life.

According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Juice Wrld has gone platinum sixty times and gold nineteen times. He also won the Billboard Music Award for Top New Artist in 2019, the American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist in 2020, and iHeartRadio Music Award for Hip-Hop Album of the Year in 2020. 

A Juice Wrld documentary arrived on HBO’s streaming platform on December 16, 2021. This documentary showed people what drug use can make you do and how it affects you in a negative way.