Episode #100 | 4.19.22
Juice WRLD: Percocets, Lucid Dreams, and a Whole Lotta Lean
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In this episode
The loss of emo-rap trailblazer Juice WRLD is one of the most sudden, tragic, and graphic celebrity deaths in recent memory. His adolescence experimenting with bold beats, prescription pills, and lean set him up to become Gen Z’s new spokesperson. His music helped hit the reset button on popular music, transforming a once-bubbly genre into an all-consuming wormhole of depression, tension, and heartache. But his music earned more than just a global audience — it also drew the attention of the FBI, a force that was very present during Juice WRLD’s final days.
Sources
Juice WRLD Talks Mental Health, Heartbreak, Nicki Minaj, New Music + More (Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM)
Juice WRLD: The Lyrical Lemonade Interview
Watch footage from Juice WRLD’s final shows in Australia (NME)
Rapper Juice WRLD was supposed to attend his own 21st birthday party in Chicago on day he died, source says (Fox 32 Chicago)
Juice WRLD vows to quit codeine after scaring his girlfriend (Revolt)
Juice WRLD’s ex-girlfriend claims he took lean and Percocet daily due to depression (NME)
Law enforcement sources claim that Juice WRLD took “unknown pills” just before death (NME)
Juice WRLD Profile (Vulture)
7 Juice WRLD facts you never knew (Revolt)
The First Time: Juice WRLD (Rolling Stone)
Juice WRLD Proves He’s More Than a One-Hit Wonder on ‘Death Race for Love’ (Rolling Stone)
Rapper Juice WRLD Dead at 21 (Rolling Stone)
Juice WRLD, Who Rapped About Drug Abuse, Died of Accidental Overdose, Autopsy Shows (New York Times)
On the FBI watchlist: Juice WRLD: Feds Were on His Trail ...SEARCHED PRIVATE JET IN NOV. TOO (TMZ)
Juice WRLD Is Ready To Go From Streaming Superstar to Hip-Hop Great (Billboard)
The Life and Death of Juice WRLD (GQ)
Juice WRLD: RACIAL PROFILING REFUTED … Checked Bag Caused 2018 Bust (TMZ)
Juice WRLD's Friends Say Airplane Search Was Sparked By Racial Profiling (iHeart)
Wrld on Drugs (Wikipedia)
JUICE WRLD DEAD AT 21 … Final Moments Captured (TMZ)
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