FLORIDA- US rapper XXXTentacion has died after being shot in South Florida. He was 20 years old.
The Broward County Sheriff’s Department pronounced the rapper, whose real name is Jahseh Onfroy, as dead around 5.40pm local time. It had previously reported that XXX had “no pulse” following the incident, a suspected armed robbery as Onfroy was leaving a motorcycle dealership.
The hip-hop newcomer, a leading figure among the so-called ‘Soundcloud rap’ scene, broke out in late 2015 with his hit Look At Me!.
In 2017, he appeared on the cover of XXL Magazine’s influential “Freshman” issue, showcasing the year’s most promising rappers, alongside Kamiya, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, PnB Rock, MadeinTYO, Playboy Carti, Amine, Kap G, KYLE and Ugly God. XXX won the fan vote to make the cover.
However, the Florida native’s flourishing career had been embroiled in legal problems. In October 2016, he was arrested on multiple battery charges, including allegations he beat his girlfriend while she was pregnant.
Last month, the rapper’s music was pulled from Spotify’s curated playlists citing the streaming giant’s newly introduced policy on ‘Hate Content and Hateful Conduct’, but his music was reinstated and the policy dialed back following backlash from fellow artists and music executives.
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Rest in Peace XXXTentacion !
