Trying to understand the shocking death of an ascendant star.

When Interscope offered Juice WRLD millions just one year ago, he hadn’t even played a real show. Now he’s a crossover megastar worth exponentially more, and his label’s making another big bet: that with his second album, he’ll take his place among rap’s all-time greats.

Complex caught up with Juice WRLD to talk his recent success, what it’s like to get label attention without a plan, and getting Lil Uzi Vert in the studio for a remix of “Lucid Dreams.”

Calumet Park native Juice Wrld's genre-bending "emo rap" is resonating with millions of streams and a lot of feelings -helping to usher in a new wave thanks to the Soundcloud platform.

Juice Wrld bid goodbye and good riddance to love then went on a death race to find it. Now, armed with platinum plaques, a $3 million-dollar deal and his girl by his side, he's on a mission to change the world.

Juice WRLD has topped the charts with melodic songwriting, but his freestyles show another side to the story.

In a neo-Italianate mansion in Beverly Hills, a group is gathered around the kitchen island waiting for 20-year-old rapper Juice WRLD (birth name Jarad Higgins) to come downstairs. The kitchen is stocked with boxes of Sprinkled Donut Crunch and Honey Bun cereal.

Juice WRLD's "Lucid Dreams" was an era-defining crossover that made it all the way to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2018.

As we continue to remember the life of Juice WRLD, take a look at some of our favorite assists from the late rapper.

In celebration of Juice Wrld's brief-but-impactful career, XXL compiles a list of 20 of the best lyrics the young legend ever spat. 

Juice WRLD has the No. 1 album in America. Where did he come from and where is he going? Lil Bibby, Peter Jideonwo, and Nick Mira share their insights.

The rapper and singer reached millions by filling a void in hip-hop: tackling depression, addiction and heartbreak in anthems trembling with trauma.

His resonance seemed to highlight just how desperate many young people have become to dissociate from an increasingly fraught world.

The hugely popular 21-year-old rapper, who died after an apparent seizure, captured inner instability with ingenious sing-alongs.

The world often speaks of black boys and their anger but rarely of their sadness; Juice forced us to see. 

Juice WRLD will be remembered as an endlessly talented artist who reached great heights in a tragically short amount of time.

A year ago, Juice WRLD asked a rhetorical question: "What's the 27 Club?" And then: "We ain't making it past 21." The we there is crucial. Juice WRLD asked that question, and gave his own heavy-hearted answer, on the song "Legends." He released it in June of 2018, the day after the murder of XXXTentacion.

The MC born Jarad Higgins became a commercial juggernaut in less than two years, and passed away just days after turning 21.

Raj Jadeja, who signed Juice WRLD to a publishing deal, pays tribute to the singer, who died on Sunday at age 21.