Juice Wrld, an American rapper who shot to fame on music streaming platforms, has died at the age of 21.
Celebrity news website TMZ said he died after suffering a seizure at Chicago’s Midway airport on Sunday morning.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said the cause was unknown.
Juice Wrld, real name Jarad Anthony Higgins, was best-known for his viral 2018 hit Lucid Dreams. Mental health, mortality and drug use were common themes in his music.
His record label, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, said Juice Wrld was an “exceptional human being” who “made a profound impact on the world in such a short period of time”.
Chicago police told the BBC a 21-year-old man suffered a medical emergency at around 02:00 local time (08:00 GMT) and was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told the Chicago Sun Times there were “no signs of foul play” and it was unclear whether drugs played a role in his death.
