Rapper XXXTentacion Reportedly Dead At 20

XXXTentacion, the often controversial nevertheless hugely popular rapper in back of hits like "SAD!," has reportedly died. He was 20.


TMZ reported that the rapper was shot in South Florida on Monday (June 18) while leaving a motorcycle dealer. Immediately after being rushed to an area hospital, he was pronounced dead. The Broward Sheriff's Office confirmed his death on Twitter.


Born Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, he hailed from Flordia's Broward County and first came to a moderate degree of fame in 2017 thanks to his SoundCloud hit "Look At Me!" XXL magazine also included him in its annual Freshman class of rappers to watch that same year, giving him further mainstream exposure.


Although, the rapper gained notoriety for charges of domestic battery by strangulation, false imprisonment, and aggravated battery of a pregnant woman stemming from a 2016 domestic violence case. According to TMZ, he was charged with eight new felonies in December, which are connected to accusations of witness tampering, as soon as he was imprisoned.


Despite legal troubles Onfroy scored a No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with the release of his second album, ?, in March. His song "SAD!" Would go on to peak at No. 7 on the Hot 100. Recently, he was at the center of Spotify's "hateful conduct" policy, which saw the streaming service remove the young rapper from its playlist. Immediately after much backlash, the Florida rapper was speedily reinstated.


In one his final interviews, he determined to give a Miami New Times reporter a rare glimpse into his life by sharing his thoughts on feminism.


girls may visualize or feel that they're belittled, however you're only belittled in case you wish to be belittled," he said."[Hillary Clinton] ran [for president] and she wasn't killed for it. That says everything."