Tributes flow after rapper’s shock death

American rapper Juice Wrld has died aged 21 after a “medical emergency” at a US airport. 

The Lucid Dreams star – whose real name is Jarad A Higgins – was reportedly bleeding from the mouth when paramedics arrived on Sunday local time, according to TMZ.

He was pronounced dead at a hospital around 3.15am and taken to the Cook County medical examiner’s office several hours later, according to office spokeswoman Natalia Derevyanny.

Gossip site TMZ reported that Juice Wrld suffered a seizure, though that has so far been unconfirmed by authorities.

Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said the rapper experienced cardiac arrest and was taken to a hospital from a small hangar at Midway, away from the main terminal, where private planes land. An autopsy will take place tomorrow.

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Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said there were “no signs of foul play evident to officers,” according to Chicago Sun-Times.

Juice Wrld’s death has shocked fans and came weeks after his toured Australia – his second visit Down Under in less than a year.

The rapper’s record label said he ahd “made a profound impact on the world in such a short period of time.”

“He was a gentle soul, whose creativity knew no bounds, an exceptional human being and artist who loved and cared for his fans above everything else,” Interscope Records tweeted. “To lose someone so kind and so close to our hearts is devastating. Our thoughts are with Juice’s family and friends, everyone at his label Grade A, and his millions of fans around the world.”

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