During a tribute at Rolling Loud on Sunday night in Los Angeles, Ally Lotti, late rapper Juice WRLD’s girlfriend, took the stage to speak about the loss of the emerging emcee.
Lotti was present Dec. 8 when the rapper, whose birth name is Jarad Higgins, began convulsing during an FBI check of his belongings at Chicago Midway International Airport. He would later die at a nearby hospital at the age of 21.
On Sunday, Lotti spoke during the tribute for Higgins at Rolling Loud Los Angeles, where the “Lucid Dreams” rapper was slated to perform. She told the crowd full of hip-hop fans that his main goal was love.
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“Hello, I just wanted to come out here and let everyone know that Jarad loved every single person that he helped on this earth,” she said with a trembling voice as “Legends Never Die” was projected behind her on a jumbotron. “He literally loved every single one of you guys. There's not a time that he had showed me any different love that he felt for you. He wants everyone to know that you need to take any negative thing in your life — he would tell you every time he saw you — and change that to a positive situation.”
Several fans on Twitter expressed sympathy for Lotti because Higgins and Lotti were young in life and love.
Fellow rappers YBN Cordae and Boogie Wit Da Hoodie took part in the tribute to Juice WRLD on Sunday.
The Chicago rapper's star was just beginning to rise prior to his death. He was named top new artist at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards in May. He collaborated with rappers including Future and Nicki Minaj. In just one day after his death, Juice WRLD's streams climbed nearly 500%, according to Variety. His music was streamed more than 38 million times Sunday, according to Buzz Angle Music.
His death is still under investigation, but Lotti told investigators on the day of his death that the rapper had a drug problem, including an addiction to Percocet.
Though an autopsy was conducted Dec. 9, the official cause of death will not be clear until toxicology, cardiac pathology and neuropathology tests are conducted.
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