JUICE Wrld reportedly popped several pills before suffering fits on his private jet which was loaded with 70lbs of weed.
The 21-year-old, who had been open about his battles with drug addiction, suffered a seizure after landing at Chicago’s Midway airport having flown from California.
Police have told TMZ Juice had apparently swallowed “several unknown pills” aboard the plane, which landed at about 1am yesterday,
After his fit he was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn at about 2.30am, but was pronounced dead at hospital at 3.14am.
Sources told the entertainment news website, the rapper has a problem with the painkiller Percocet.
Meanwhile the FBI found the huge stash of cannabis in several suitcases on board the plane.
Juice’s cause of death is currently unknown, but it is reported that the Cook County Medical Examiner will conduct a post-mortem examination on Monday.
Two men, Chris Long, 36, and Henry Dean, 27, were arrested on allegations of illegally possessing handguns.
Three guns were reportedly recovered.
The star whose real name is Jarad A Higgins spoke candidly about his experiences with Lean, Percocet and Xanax to NME: “Drugs can ruin your whole life. If they don’t kill you, they can leave you in a trance for the rest of your life.
“Most f***ing rappers rap about getting high and feeling great. But I talk about the good side and the bad side. Just to shed some light on the negative side.”
Lean, or purple drank – a mixture of prescription-grade cough syrup mixed with a fizzy drink and a hard sweet – has become prolific in America’s rap scene.
Emo rapper Lil Peep died in 2017 from an accidental overdose after taking fentanyl and Xanax – he was vocal about his battles with Bipolar and other mental health issues.
Lil Wayne has sung about Lean, in his 2008 song, “Me and my drank”, he refers to his double cup ‘sizzurp’ as his “beloved”.
Mac Miller, who died from a drug overdose of cocaine, Fentanyl and alcohol in September last year aged just 26.
Lil Pump, who released a song in 2018 called ‘Drug Addicts’ and is often seen drinking Lean and other drugs on social media.
Not keeping the heavy drug use a secret, Juice Wrld once rapped: “What’s the 27 club? We ain’t making it past 21.”
The lyric is from a song written shortly after the deaths of Lil Peep, 21 and XXXTenaction, 20.
