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| name = XXXTentacion
| image = File:Xxxtentacion.jpg <!-- THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN DECIDED TO BE USED AFTER A DISCUSSION ON THE TALK PAGE -->
| alt = Mugshot photograph of young male taken in October 2016
| caption = XXXTentacion in October 2016
| birth_name = Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy
| birth_date = {{birth date|1998|1|23}}
| birth_place = [[Plantation, Florida]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|6|18|1998|1|23}}
| death_place = [[Deerfield Beach, Florida]]
| death_cause = [[Gunshot wound]]
| resting_place = Gardens of Boca Raton Memorial Park<br>[[Boca Raton, Florida]]<ref name="Burial">{{cite web|url=https://theblast.com/xxxtentacion-private-funeral-featured-police-protection/|title=XXXTentacion Private Funeral Featured Police Protection|work=The Blast|authors=Gary Trock, Melissa Parrelli|date=July 2, 2018|accessdate=July 9, 2018}}</ref>
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| website = {{URL|https://www.xxxtentacion.com/|xxxtentacion.com}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes<!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
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| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|piano}}
| years_active = 2013–2018
| label = {{hlist|Bad Vibes Forever|[[Caroline Distribution|Caroline]]|[[Empire Distribution|Empire]]|[[Capitol Music Group|Capitol]]}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Members Only (hip hop collective)|Members Only]]|[[Ski Mask the Slump God]]|[[Denzel Curry]]|[[Joey Badass]]|[[Keith Ape]]|[[Robb Banks]]|[[Trippie Redd]]}}
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'''Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy''' (January 23, 1998 – June 18, 2018), known professionally as '''XXXTentacion''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɛ|k|s|ˌ|ɛ|k|s|ˌ|ɛ|k|s|ˌ|t|ɛ|n|t|ə|s|ˈ|j|ɒ|n}}),<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://genius.com/videos/How-to-correctly-pronounce-xxxtentacion |website=Genius.com |title=How To Correctly Pronounce XXXTentacion|access-date=June 24, 2017}}</ref> was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter.
Born in [[Plantation, Florida]], Onfroy spent most of his childhood in [[Lauderhill, Florida|Lauderhill]]. He began writing music after being released from a youth correction center<ref name="TheBreakPresentsSki">{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/04/the-break-presents-ski-mask-slump-god/ |title=The Break Presents: Ski Mask The Slump God – XXL |last=Weinstein |first=Max |date=April 22, 2017 |department=News |website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |publisher=[[Townsquare Media]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621042806/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/04/the-break-presents-ski-mask-slump-god/|archive-date=June 21, 2018|dead-url=no|access-date=June 21, 2018 |quote=Born near the Swap Shop in Deepside, a rough area that's a part of Broward County, Ski met X[XXTentacion] when the two were in a juvenile detention center [...] When they both got out, Ski started a group called Very Rare and brought X into the fold. Soon after that, X started Members Only, and it was on from there.}}</ref> and released his first song on [[SoundCloud]] in June 2013, titled "News/Flock".<ref name="5ThingsToKnow">{{Cite news |last=Welk |first=Brian |date=June 18, 2018 |title=5 Things to Know About Rapper XXXTentacion, From Feuds With Drake to Legal Trouble |url=https://www.thewrap.com/xxxtentacion-things-to-know-rapper-drake-legal-troubles/|dead-url=no |work=[[TheWrap]] |publisher=The Wrap News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621043710/https://www.thewrap.com/xxxtentacion-things-to-know-rapper-drake-legal-troubles/|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018 |quote=XXXTentacion released his first track 'News/Flock' onto the music streaming service SoundCloud in 2013.}}</ref> He was a popular figure in [[SoundCloud rap]], a [[Trap music|trap]] scene that takes elements of [[lo-fi music]] and harsh [[Roland TR-808|808s]].<ref name="SoundCloudRapVulture">{{Cite news|last=Guan|first=Frank|date=March 28, 2018|title=SoundCloud Rap Has Its First No. 1 Album — Now What?|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/03/xxxtentacion-no-1-album-explained.html|dead-url=no|department=Soundcloud Rap|work=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]|publisher=[[New York Media]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621041121/https://www.vulture.com/2018/03/xxxtentacion-no-1-album-explained.html|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018|quote=Despite mounting controversy, XXXTentacion has SoundCloud rap's first No. 1 album. [...] XXXTentacion, the sole SoundCloud rapper who's proven himself versatile in terms of genre and tone—East Coast boom-bap lyricism, nü-metal screaming, acoustic ballads, Weeknd-ish R&B, forays into EDM and Latin music—is facing the prospect of prolonged imprisonment, which would put an end to all experimentation.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Caramanica |first=Jon|author-link=Jon Caramanica |date=June 22, 2017 |title=The Rowdy World of Rap's New Underground |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/arts/music/soundcloud-rap-lil-pump-smokepurrp-xxxtentacion.html|dead-url=no |department=Arts (Music) |work=[[The New York Times]] |publisher=[[Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr.]] |issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://archive.is/20180621060053/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/arts/music/soundcloud-rap-lil-pump-smokepurrp-xxxtentacion.html|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018}}{{pb}}{{Cite news |last=Breihan |first=Tom |date=July 26, 2017 |title=SoundCloud Rap Is Thriving While SoundCloud Is Dying |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1953958/soundcloud-rap-is-thriving-while-soundcloud-is-dying/franchises/status-aint-hood/|dead-url=no |department=Status Ain't Hood |work=[[Stereogum]] |publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621061042/https://www.stereogum.com/1953958/soundcloud-rap-is-thriving-while-soundcloud-is-dying/franchises/status-aint-hood/|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018 |quote=But the whole SoundCloud rap tag probably best applies to a rangy mob of South Florida rap kids, raspy and forbidding stylistic descendants of SpaceGhostPurrp and Denzel Curry. [...] The most prominent of them is XXXtentacion<!--[sic]-->, the risible figure who went to jail for beating up his pregnant girlfriend and who seems to incite massive brawls at all his shows.}}</ref><ref name="SoundCloudRevolution">{{Cite news |last=Turner |first=David |date=June 1, 2017 |title=Look At Me!: The Noisy, Blown-Out SoundCloud Revolution Redefining Rap |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/look-at-me-the-noisy-soundcloud-revolution-changing-rap-w485101|dead-url=no |department=Music (Features) |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |publisher=[[Jann Wenner]] |issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621062120/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/look-at-me-the-noisy-soundcloud-revolution-changing-rap-w485101|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref> Well known for his "depressing, and at times devastating" music that brought attention to mental health, Onfroy employed styles and techniques that were unconventional in hip hop during his career, such as distortion and heavy guitar-backed instrumentals drawing inspiration from third-wave [[emo]].
Onfroy rose to fame with the release of his song "[[Look at Me (XXXTentacion song)|Look at Me]]". He released his debut album, ''[[17 (XXXTentacion album)|17]]'', on August 25, 2017. The album debuted at <abbr>No.</abbr> 2 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 86,000 album-equivalent units first week. The album received a positive response from critics, some of which lauded the album for its personal narratives and diverse musical style. Onfroy's second album, [[? (XXXTentacion album)|''?'']], was released on March 16, 2018. It debuted at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], with its singles "[[Sad!]]" and "[[Changes (XXXTentacion song)|Changes]]" both reaching the top 20 of the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 26, 2018.
Onfroy died on June 18, 2018, after being gunned down as he left a motorcycle dealership in [[Deerfield Beach, Florida]].<ref name="ShotDeadCNN">{{Cite news |last=Vera |first=Amir |others=Amanda Watts and Amanda Jackson contributed to this report. |date=June 19, 2018|orig-year=Updated; originally published June 18, 2018 |title=Rapper XXXTentacion shot dead in Florida, police say |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/18/entertainment/rapper-xxxtentacion-shot-dead/index.html|dead-url=no |department=Entertainment |work=[[CNN]] |publisher=[[Turner Broadcasting System]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621064641/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/18/entertainment/rapper-xxxtentacion-shot-dead/index.html|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018 |quote=Rapper XXXTentacion was shot and killed during an armed robbery Monday in Broward County, Florida, police said. The 20-year-old rapper, whose real name was Jahseh Onfroy, was leaving a motorsports store shortly before 4 p.m. when two men in a dark colored SUV shot and killed him in an apparent robbery, said Keyla Concepción, Broward County sheriff department public information officer.}}</ref> The attackers fled the scene in an [[Sport utility vehicle|SUV]] after stealing a bag from Onfroy, and the suspected shooter was arrested by police in his native [[Pompano Beach, Florida|Pompano Beach]], and charged with the murder.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/21/arts/music/xxxtentacion-arrest-murder-charge.html|title=Suspect, 22, is Arrested in Killing of Rapper XXXTentacion|publisher=New York Times|date=21 June 2018}}</ref> In the week following his murder, Onfroy's highest-charting single, "Sad!", went from 52nd to 1st on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making Onfroy the first artist to top the Hot 100 posthumously in a lead role since [[The Notorious B.I.G.]], with "[[Mo Money Mo Problems]]", in 1997. Onfroy left behind what ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called "a huge musical footprint" due to his impact on his young fanbase and his popularity during his career.
==Life and career==
===1998–2013: Childhood===
Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy was born on January 23, 1998, in [[Plantation, Florida]], to [[Jamaicans|Jamaican]] parents, Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy and Cleopatra Bernard.<ref name=":12">{{cite web |title=The Mars Files (EP. 25) XXXTENTACION [Powered MiamiSoundWav] |date=September 29, 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJIVuQFtbb4 |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=October 28, 2017}}</ref> He had three siblings with one being half, shared paternally.<ref>{{cite web |title=Q&A/WHY I DONT SPEAK TO XXXTENTACION (MY BROTHER) |date=April 4, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLznTP7tr94 |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=April 8, 2018}}</ref> Onfroy was mainly raised by his grandmother Collette Jones<ref name=":17">{{Cite news |last=Hitt |first=Tarpley |date=June 5, 2018 |title=The Real Story of South Florida Rapper XXXTentacion |url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/the-real-story-of-rapper-xxxtentacion-10410980|dead-url=no |department=Music |work=[[Miami New Times]] |publisher=[[Voice Media Group]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622171804/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/the-real-story-of-rapper-xxxtentacion-10410980|archive-date=June 22, 2018|access-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref>—due to his mother's financial situation<ref name="CompleteTimeline">{{Cite news |last=Burford |first=Corinna |date=June 19, 2018 |title=The Complete History of XXXTentacions Controversial Career |url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/06/a-complete-timeline-xxxtentacions-controversial-career.html|dead-url=no |department=Timelines |work=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |publisher=[[New York Media]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622180450/https://www.vulture.com/2018/06/a-complete-timeline-xxxtentacions-controversial-career.html|archive-date=June 22, 2018|access-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref>—in [[Pompano Beach, Florida]], and [[Lauderhill, Florida]]. When Onfroy was six years old, he tried to stab a man attempting to attack his mother<ref name="CompleteTimeline" /> and was eventually put into a youth program before being forced to live with his grandmother.<ref name=":12" />
Onfroy's interest in music initially started after his aunt persuaded him to begin attending school choir and later church choir. He was soon kicked out of the school choir after attacking another student.<ref name=":0" /> Onfroy attended Margate Middle School<ref name=":17" /> where he was later expelled from middle school after a series of physical altercations. He was subsequently enrolled into Sheridan House Family Ministries by his mother for over six months.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV7Q2teRLPc |title=No Jumper – The Xxxtentacion Interview |publisher=[[YouTube]] |date=April 27, 2016 |accessdate=October 13, 2017}}</ref> Onfroy began to listen to nu-metal, hard rock and rap during his time at Sheridan House Family Ministries, which led to him to learn the piano and guitar.<ref name="CompleteTimeline" />
Onfroy attended [[Piper High School (Florida)|Piper High School]] until he dropped out in the tenth grade.<ref name="CallsOutDrake">{{Cite news |last=Foxx |first=K |date=March 30, 2017 |title=Fresh Out Of Jail, XXXTentacion Calls Out Drake!!<!--Punctuation in original.--> |url=https://1035thebeat.iheart.com/content/2017-03-30-fresh-out-of-jail-xxxtentacion-calls-out-drake/|dead-url=no |department= |work=[[103.5 The Beat]] |publisher=[[iHeartMedia]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622181701/https://1035thebeat.iheart.com/content/2017-03-30-fresh-out-of-jail-xxxtentacion-calls-out-drake/|archive-date=June 22, 2018|access-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref> He described himself as a "misfit" during that time, citing how quiet he was despite being popular and regularly involved in physical confrontations.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weinstein |first=Max |date=June 30, 2017 |title=Watch XXXTentacion's 2017 XXL Freshman Freestyle and Interview |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/watch-xxxtentacions-2017-xxl-freshman-freestyle-and-interview/|dead-url=no |department=2017 XXL Freshman |work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |publisher=[[Townsquare Media]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622181021/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/watch-xxxtentacions-2017-xxl-freshman-freestyle-and-interview/|archive-date=June 22, 2018|access-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref> Onfroy was not the athletic type and said that he was insecure and depressed during his time in high school.<ref name=":12" />
===2013–2016: Career beginnings and "Look at Me"===
Onfroy's career as a music artist began in June 2013 after the release of his song "News/Flock".<ref name="5ThingsToKnow" /> While in juvenile detention for gun possession charges, Onfroy met Stokeley Clevon Goulbourne,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://florida.arrests.org/Arrests/Stokeley_Goulbourne_28306291/ |title=Stokeley Goulbourne Mugshot {{!}} 08/02/16 Florida Arrest|website=florida.arrests.org|access-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref> another artist known as [[Ski Mask the Slump God]]. During their time together, Onfroy and Goulbourne became good friends and began [[Freestyle rap|freestyling]].<ref name=":9">{{cite web |title=Ski Mask The Slump God Talks Meeting xxxTENTACION in Jail + Wanting to Die at 27? |date=August 15, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbKx4vPZbfQ |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=September 7, 2017}}</ref> Recalling his time in detention, Onfroy said that he was respectful to the officers and staff and used to protect people from other inmates, including a [[LGBT people in prison|homosexual cellmate]], whom Onfroy later attacked for allegedly staring at him while he was changing clothes.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bet.com/music/2018/06/06/xxxtentacion-abuse-new-york-times-feature |title=The Internet Is Outraged Over New Interview Exposing This Rapper's Horrific History Of Abuse |publisher= |accessdate=June 20, 2018}}</ref>
That same year, following his release from a juvenile detention center, Onfroy and Goulbourne met up again under the belief they were going to commit a string of home invasions for monetary gain<ref>{{cite web |title=Ski Mask The Slump God 🎤 Karaoke Performs "Catch Me Outside" & "Life Is Short" 👑 |date=August 16, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lsXjXun9ew |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=October 27, 2017}}</ref> though Onfroy eventually bought a [[Blue Microphones|Blue Snowball]] microphone and began recording music,<ref name=":9" /> which convinced Stokeley to do the same. After Onfroy adopted the [[moniker]] XXXTentacion, he uploaded his first official song, called "Vice City", on [[SoundCloud]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://undergroundflux.com/sotd-02-16-17/ |title=XXXTENTACION bursts on the scene with the release of "Vice City" |publisher=Underground Flux}}</ref> Speaking on his decision to abandon a life of crime for music, Onfroy said that he felt like music was a better outlet for his feelings and then-girlfriend Geneva Ayala was someone who helped him realize that.<ref name=":12" /> He would then continue uploading small snippets of his songs that he would either soon release or keep unreleased. Onfroy eventually joined Ski Mask the Slump God's group Very Rare, before breaking off and starting the Members Only collective, which Ski Mask then also joined.<ref name="TheBreakPresentsSki" /> The word "tentación" in his stage name is the Spanish word for "temptation".<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2151368/chart-topping-rapper-xxxtentacion-shot-dead-20-after |title=Chart-topping rapper XXXTentacion is shot dead at 20 |work=South China Morning Post|access-date=June 22, 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://slate.com/culture/2018/06/xxxtentacions-death-deserves-more-than-indifference.html |title=XXXTentacion’s Death Deserves More Than Indifference |last=Hamilton |first=Jack |work=Slate Magazine|access-date=June 22, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
Onfroy released his first official [[extended play]] (EP), called ''The Fall'', on November 21, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Fall |url=https://soundcloud.com/jahseh-onfroy/the-fall |language=en |website=Soundcloud.com |accessdate=September 7, 2017}}</ref> Onfroy released one collaboration album with Ski Mask the Slump God, called ''Members Only Vol. 1'', before releasing ''Members Only Vol. 2'' in 2015 with several members of the growing Members Only collective. In 2016, he released the EP ''Willy Wonka Was a Child Murderer'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dailychiefers.com/xxxtentacion-willy-wonka-was-an-child-murderer-ep/ |title=Daily Chiefers – xxxtentacion – Willy Wonka Was an Child Murderer [EP] |publisher=}}</ref> with music heavily inspired by [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] and [[independent music|indie music]]. In 2016, Onfroy quit his job as a call center operator due to his growing music career<ref name="CallsOutDrake" /> and moved in with rapper [[Denzel Curry]].<ref name=":16">{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/denzel-curry-talks-living-with-xxxtentacion-love-of-goku-and-more-news.42776.html |title=Denzel Curry Talks Living With XXXTentacion, Love Of Goku & More |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=March 15, 2018}}</ref>
In July 2016, Onfroy was arrested and charged with [[robbery]] and [[assault with a deadly weapon]].<ref name="Pitchfork" /><ref name=":13" /> After posting $10,000 bail, Onfroy continued to work on his debut independent album, ''Bad Vibes Forever'', which had a slated October 31, 2016 release date.<ref name=":12" /> The album missed the release date and was delayed due to Onfroy being arrested in early October on charges of [[false imprisonment]], [[witness tampering]] and [[Battery (crime)|aggravated battery]] of his pregnant girlfriend .<ref name=":14" />
===2017: Release from prison, ''Revenge'', ''17'', and ''A Ghetto Christmas Carol''===
In 2017 "[[Look at Me (XXXTentacion song)|Look at Me]]" gained traction, peaked at number 34 on US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and the top 40 of the [[Canadian Hot 100]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5B0%5D=ts_chart_artistname:Xxxtentacion&f%5B1%5D=itm_field_chart_id:379&f%5B2%5D=ss_bb_type:chart_item&type=2&artist=Xxxtentacion |title=Chart Search – Billboard |website=www.billboard.com |accessdate=June 23, 2017}}</ref> The single helped him gain more popularity due to accusations of Canadian rapper [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] using a similar [[Flow (music)|rap flow]] in his then-unreleased song "[[KMT (Drake song)|KMT]]" that he previewed at a concert in [[Amsterdam]] with feature guest appearance from British rapper [[Giggs (rapper)|Giggs]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/the-internet-thinks-drake-is-biting-xxxtentacions-flow-on-his-new-track-news.28132.html |title=The Internet Thinks Drake Is Biting XXXTENTACION's Flow On His New Track |work=[[HotNewHipHop]] |accessdate=February 8, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":62">{{Cite web |url=http://news.hiphopearly.com/did-drake-jack-xxxtentacion-in-his-new-more-life-track/ |title=Did Drake Jack XXXTENTACION On His New ‘More Life’ Track? |accessdate=February 8, 2017}}</ref>
After his release from prison on April 18, 2017, he released three more songs on SoundCloud.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://undergroundflux.com/sotd-041817-xxxtentacion/ |title=XXXTENTACION returns with "Slipknot," a track discussing his troubled past and unclear future |publisher=Underground Flux}}</ref> In an interview with [[WMIB]], Onfroy announced that he was working on the [[studio album]]s ''Bad Vibes'' and ''[[17 (XXXTentacion album)|17]]''; as well as a [[mixtape]], ''I Need Jesus''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/03/xxxtentacions-debut-project-bad-vibes-this-spring/ |title=XXXTentacion's Debut Project 'Bad Vibes' to Be Released This Spring – XXL |publisher=Xxlmag.com |date= |accessdate=May 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/03/xxxtentacion-released-from-jail/ |title=XXXTentacion Released From Jail – XXL |publisher=Xxlmag.com |date= |accessdate=May 24, 2017}}{{pb}}{{Cite web |author= |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/03/xxxtentacion-plans-free-from-jail/ |title=Here's What XXXTentacion Plans to Do Now That He's Free From Jail – XXL |publisher=Xxlmag.com |date= |accessdate=May 24, 2017}}</ref> In an interview three days after his release from prison, Onfroy said to ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]'', "I got this really, really, really good album called ''[[17 (XXXTentacion album)|17]]''. That's more of an alternative, R&B sound—then I've got this mixtape called ''I Need Jesus'', which is mainly rap and the underground sound I did."<ref name=":5" />
Onfroy announced his first nationwide tour on April 28, 2017. The tour, titled "The Revenge Tour", had 26 tour dates overall and was widely publicized due to numerous controversies which included a rapper being assaulted,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/wifisfuneral-gets-jumped-crowdsurfing-houston/ |title=Wifisfuneral Gets Jumped After Crowd Surfing in Houston – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref> Onfroy being involved in an altercation on stage that led to him being knocked unconscious<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.spin.com/2017/06/xxxtentacion-attacked-san-diego-show/ |title=XXXTentacion Was Attacked On-Stage During San Diego Show |date=June 8, 2017 |work=Spin|access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref> an audience member being stabbed,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-concert-brawl-left-somebody-stabbed-reportedly-in-critical-condition-news.33479.html |title=XXXTENTACION Concert Brawl Left Somebody Stabbed, Reportedly In Critical Condition |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref> Onfroy being thrown into a barricade by security,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2017/06/xxxtentacion-accidentally-thrown-stage-barricade/ |title=XXXTentacion Accidentally Thrown Into Stage Barricade – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref> and Onfroy punching a fan.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-addresses-punching-fan-in-the-face-news.34060.html |title=XXXTentacion Addresses Punching Fan In The Face |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref> He announced the cancellation of the rest of the tour dates due to his cousin being shot on June 24, 2017,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.43874/title.xxxtentacion-cancels-rest-of-tour-after-cousin-gets-shot |title=XXXTENTACION Cancels Rest Of Tour After Cousin Gets Shot |work=HipHopDX|access-date=August 7, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> though the final tour date in Broward County, Florida, still went ahead<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/xxxtentacion-livestream-revenge-tour-wav/ |title=XXXTentacion Will Live Stream His Last Show on the Revenge Tour – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref> and was later streamed on the ''watchthemusic (''WAV) app.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/xxxtentacion-livestream-revenge-tour-wav/ |title=XXXTentacion Will Livestream His Last Show on the Revenge Tour – XXL |website=XXL Mag|access-date=October 27, 2017}}</ref>
Onfroy was named as the tenth pick on ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]''{{'}}s "2017 Freshman Class" after being voted in.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/2017-xxl-freshman-cover/ |title=2017 XXL Freshman Cover Revealed |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=June 29, 2017}}{{pb}}{{Cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/xxl-2017-freshman-class-kamaiyah-xxxtentacion-playboi-carti-more/ |title=XXL 2017 Freshman Class: Kamaiyah, XXXTentacion, Playboi Carti, More {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=July 1, 2017}}{{pb}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/broward-rapper-xxxtentacion-makes-the-xxl-freshman-list-9418280 |title=Broward Rapper XXXTentacion Makes the XXL Freshman List |last=Markowitz |first=Douglas |date=June 14, 2017 |work=Miami New Times|access-date=July 1, 2017}}</ref> In his XXL freestyle (which is regularly done by freshmen where a rapper will rhyme a cappella), it was speculated that he verbally insulted fellow American rapper [[J. Cole]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://uk.complex.com/music/2017/07/xxxtentacion-shot-at-j-cole-xxl-freshman-freestyle |title=XXXTentacion Took A Shot At J. Cole In His XXL Freshman Freestyle |website=Complex UK |language=en|access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref> though later Cole endorsed the rapper's music, calling him "talented".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.45786/title.j-cole-co-signs-xxxtentacions-music |title=J. Cole Co-Signs XXXTENTACION's Music |work=HipHopDX|access-date=January 28, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref>
Onfroy released his major-label debut commercial project, called ''[[Revenge (XXXTentacion mixtape)|Revenge]]'', on May 16, 2017. The mixtape consists of eight previously released songs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/revenge/id1237322615 |title=Revenge by XXXTENTACION on Apple Music |publisher=iTunes |accessdate=May 20, 2017}}</ref> The collaborative mixtape, ''Members Only, Vol. 3'', with [[Members Only (hip hop collective)|Members Only]], was released on June 26, 2017.
Onfroy announced that he would be taking a small break from social media on July 20, 2017,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/07/xxxtentacion-tells-fans-disappearing-for-a-while/ |title=XXXTentacion Tells Fans He’s Disappearing for a While – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref> until he came back two weeks later to announce the release date for his upcoming debut album, called ''[[17 (XXXTentacion album)|17]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/07/xxxtentacion-17-release-date/ |title=XXXTentacion Announces Release Date for '17' Album – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref> Rapper [[DRAM (rapper)|DRAM]] brought Onfroy out at a concert in the Staples Centre during [[Kendrick Lamar]]'s DAMN. Tour, being the first time that Onfroy performed at the arena and the first time he was brought out as an opening act by a mainstream artist.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/08/dram-xxxtentacion-damn-tour-la/ |title=D.R.A.M. Brings Out XXXTentacion at DAMN. Tour Stop in L.A. – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 11, 2017}}</ref> This was following Lamar's comments about rappers using [[ghostwriter]]s for song lyrics<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/kendrick-lamar-on-humble-bono-taylor-swift-mandela-w496385 |title=Kendrick Lamar: The Best Rapper Alive on Bono, Mandela, Stardom and More |work=Rolling Stone|access-date=August 11, 2017}}</ref> which may have been directed at Drake, whom Onfroy was in a rap feud with earlier that year.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.vibe.com/2017/03/xxxtentacion-released-jail-disses-drake/ |title=XXXTentacion Calls Out Drake After Being Released From Jail |date=March 30, 2017 |work=Vibe|access-date=August 12, 2017}}</ref>
He released his major-label debut album, ''[[17 (XXXTentacion album)|17]]'', on August 25, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/08/xxxtentacion-drops-debut-album-17/ |title=XXXTentacion Drops Debut Album '17' – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref> The album debuted at {{Abbr|No.|Number}} 2 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 86,000 album-equivalent units first week.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/chart-beat/7950042/lil-uzi-vert-luv-is-rage-2-debuts-no-1-on-billboard-200-albums-chart |title=Lil Uzi Vert's 'Luv Is Rage 2' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart |website=www.billboard.com |language=en|access-date=September 3, 2017}}</ref> The album received a positive response from critics, some of which lauded the album for its personal narratives and diverse musical style.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://undergroundflux.com/xxxtentacion-17/ |title=Album Review: XXXTentacion impresses on gloomy debut album '17' |website=Underground Flux |language=en|access-date=September 8, 2017}}</ref> On September 3, 2017, Onfroy announced that ''Bad Vibes Forever'', his second album, was still in production.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://xxxtentacion.tumblr.com/post/164941686087/my-next-concept-will-be-even-more-beautiful-a |title=... |website=... |language=en|access-date=September 3, 2017}}</ref> ''17'' gave Onfroy's seven songs—"[[Jocelyn Flores]]", "Revenge", "Fuck Love", "Everybody Dies in Their Nightmares", "Depression & Obsession", "Save Me" and "Carry On"—that debuted in the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at number 31, 77, 41, 54, 91, 94 and 95, respectively. [[Jocelyn Flores]] became XXXTentacion's highest-charting song since "[[Look at Me (XXXTentacion song)|Look at Me]]", which peaked it at 34.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/7809983/xxxtentacion/chart |title=XXXTENTACION – Chart history {{!}} Billboard|website=www.billboard.com|language=en|access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref> Onfroy then had his ninth song to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, in turn with his being featured on [[Kodak Black]]'s song "[[Roll in Peace]]", taken from ''[[Project Baby 2]]''. The song debuted at 52 and peaked at 31, matching Jocelyn Flores.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/7409876/kodak-black/chart |title=Kodak Black – Chart history {{!}} Billboard|website=www.billboard.com|language=en|access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref>
On September 12, 2017, Onfroy released his first official [[music video]] for his 2016 song "Look at Me", as well as sharing a music video with his 2015 song "Riot".<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2017/09/12/video-xxxtentacion-look-at-me/ |title=Video: XXXTentacion – 'Look at Me!' |work=Rap-Up|access-date=September 13, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> The song generated controversy hours after being posted due to the video depicting a white child being hanged by Onfroy, as another black child observed.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4457688/rapper-xxxtentacion-sparks-outrage-with-music-video-showing-him-hanging-a-white-child/ |title=Rapper XXXTentacion sparks outrage with music video showing him HANGING a white child |date=September 13, 2017 |work=The Sun|access-date=September 13, 2017 |language=en-GB}}</ref> Onfroy's label, Bad Vibes Forever, signed a distribution deal with Capitol Music Group subsidiary Caroline on October 19, 2017. The deal, reportedly worth 6 million dollars, is for one album only.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8006688/xxxtentacion-signs-deal-capitol-music-group-exclusive |title=XXXTentacion Signs With Capitol Music Group's Caroline: Exclusive |work=Billboard|access-date=October 26, 2017}}</ref> Shortly afterwards on October 25, 2017, Onfroy announced he was terminating his contract with Caroline<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/10/xxxtentacion-terminating-capitol-records-deal/ |title=XXXTentacion Says He’s Terminating His Deal With Capitol Records – XXL |website=XXL Mag|access-date=October 26, 2017}}</ref> despite a representative confirming he was still signed.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.spin.com/2017/10/xxxtentacion-instagram-capitol-records-statement/ |title=Rep: XXXTentacion Is Still Signed to Capitol Despite Claiming Otherwise |date=October 26, 2017 |work=Spin|access-date=October 27, 2017}}</ref> Two days later, he announced that he will be retiring due to negativity and backlash<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/10/xxxtentacion-quit-making-music/ |title=XXXTentacion Appears to Quit Making Music – XXL |website=XXL Mag|access-date=October 27, 2017}}</ref> though some publications noted that Onfroy made similar statements before and not followed through.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://hiphopwired.com/558131/promise-xxxtentacion-claims-hes-quitting-music/ |title=Promise?: XXXTentacion Claims He’s Quitting Music |work=Hip-Hop Wired|access-date=November 1, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> On October 30, 2017, Onfroy announced that he will make music again if fellow Broward rapper and "former best friend", Ski Mask the Slump God, was his friend again.<ref name="friend again2">{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-will-make-music-if-ski-mask-the-slump-god-is-his-friend-again-news.38953.html |title=XXXTentacion Will Make Music If Ski Mask the Slump God Is His Friend Again |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=November 1, 2017}}</ref> Later, Onfroy answered a fan's question on Instagram live about his retirement, saying, "Am I quitting? Yes, I'm quitting—I don't know for how long, but I'm just not going to make music right now."<ref name="slump back2">{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/10/xxxtentacion-friends-ski-mask-the-slump-god-again/ |title=XXXTentacion Wants Friendship With Ski Mask The Slump God Back – XXL |website=XXL Mag|access-date=November 1, 2017}}</ref>
Onfroy previewed new music on November 2, 2017, signaling a return to making music.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2017/11/xxxtentacion-previews-new-song/ |title=XXXTentacion Previews New Song After Giving Up Music – XXL |website=XXL Mag|access-date=December 10, 2017}}</ref> Onfroy announced a new album titled ''Bad Vibes Forever'' on November 17, 2017,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-announces-new-album-bad-vibes-forever-news.39673.html |title=XXXTENTACION Announces New Album "Bad Vibes Forever" |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref> speaking on the album, Onfroy said "It will be a mix of genres you have seen me dabble with, if you are not a fan of me this is not an album for you, it is for core fans only".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/11/xxxtentacion-bad-vibes-forever-different-genres/ |title=XXXTentacion’s New Album Will Be a Mix of Different Genres – XXL |website=XXL Mag|access-date=December 10, 2017}}</ref> The album title shares its name with his label.<ref>{{cite web |title=Look At Me! |date=February 20, 2017 |url=http://gb.napster.com/artist/xxxtentacion/album/look-at-me-bad-vibes-forever-empire |language=en-GB |website=Gb.naoster.com |accessdate=December 10, 2017}}</ref> On December 11, 2017, Onfroy released the ''[[A Ghetto Christmas Carol]]'' EP on SoundCloud.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2017/12/xxxtentacion-a-ghetto-christmas-carol-e |title=XXXTentacion Releases 'A Ghetto Christmas Carol' EP |website=Complex |language=en|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref> A day before his hearing for witness tampering charges, Onfroy announced that he was preparing three albums to be ready for 2018,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2017/12/xxxtentacion-goes-back-on-retirement-claims-promises-3-albums-2018 |title=XXXTentacion Goes Back on Retirement Claims, Promises 3 Albums in 2018 |website=Complex |language=en|access-date=December 14, 2017}}</ref> and after being released on house arrest, he announced the titles of all three albums, ''Skins'', ''Bad Vibes Forever'' and ''?''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/12/xxxtentacion-titles-new-albums/ |title=XXXTentacion Shares the Titles of His New Albums – XXL |website=XXL Mag|access-date=December 29, 2017}}</ref>
===2018: YouTube channel, ''?'' album and posthumous releases===
Onfroy began to use his long-time [[YouTube]] channel "xxxtentacion", previously used to upload music, to upload gaming videos and [[Video blog|vlogs]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/01/xxxtentacion-gaming-channel/ |title=Here’s the First Look at XXXTentacion’s New Gaming Channel – XXL |website=XXL Mag|access-date=January 28, 2018}}</ref> The channel has over 10 million subscribers and 1.4 billion total views as of July 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=THIS VIDEO IS PROBABLY GOING TO GET DEMONOTIZED!!! |date=January 11, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdOix4Yv0mo |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=January 28, 2018}}</ref> On January 22, 2018, Onfroy announced on [[Instagram]] that he and New York rapper [[Joey Badass]] had been creating a project together<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://hiphopwired.com/742246/joey-badass-announces-a-project-with-xxxtentacion/ |title=Joey Badass Announces A Project With XXXTentacion |date=January 22, 2018 |work=The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media {{!}} Hip-Hop Wired|access-date=January 28, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> and the two dropped a freestyle to the song "[[King's Dead]]" on SoundCloud on March 9, 2018, in preparation for the collab project.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2018/03/xxxtentacion-joey-badass-kings-dead-freestyle/ |title=Joey Badass and XXXTentacion Drop ''King's Dead (Freestyle)'' – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en|access-date=March 16, 2018}}</ref> The "xxxtentacion" YouTube channel uploaded the video "#THEHELPINGHANDCHALLENGE" on the same day. The video included Onfroy donating musical instruments, video game consoles, and other gifts to a foster home.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/twitter-reacts-to-xxxtentacion-giving-out-ps4s-toys-at-foster-homes-news.42709.html |title=Twitter Reacts To XXXTentacion Giving Out PS4's, Toys At Foster Homes |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=January 28, 2018}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, Onfroy declared his album had finished and he was preparing to release it but would only do so after the hashtag #HELPINGHANDCHALLENGE reached one million mentions on Instagram.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.themaven.net/allhiphop/news/xxxtentacion-offers-up-cash-and-prizes-in-challenge-to-fans-RKEShYF2802AC7sKiP8yHg |title=XXXTentacion Offers Up Cash And Prizes In Challenge To Fans - AllHipHop.com |work=AllHipHop.com|access-date=January 28, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref>
Onfroy released his first single of 2018 on February 2, titled "Shining Like the Northstar".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-returns-with-new-single-shining-like-the-northstar-new-song.1977214.html |title=XXXTentacion Returns With New Single "Shining Like The Northstar" |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=February 5, 2018}}</ref> He was also featured on long-time collaborator and producer Ronny J's track "Banded Up".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2018/02/ronny-j-banded-up-xxxtentacion/ |title=Ronny J and XXXTentacion Stay ''Banded Up'' on New Song – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en|access-date=February 26, 2018}}</ref> Onfroy released the song "Hope" on his SoundCloud account on February 21, 2018, dedicated to the victims of the [[Stoneman Douglas High School shooting]], which had occurred in [[Parkland, Florida|Parkland]], several miles north of Onfroy's native [[Plantation, Florida|Plantation]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2018/02/xxxtentacion-new-song-hope-parkland-shooting/ |title=XXXTentacion Drops New Song ''Hope'' – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en|access-date=February 26, 2018}}</ref> Onfroy announced that he was releasing two songs at midnight on March 2, 2018, both the first singles for his upcoming album ''?''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://urbanislandz.com/2018/03/02/xxxtentacion-dropping-two-songs-tonight-from-album/ |title=XXXTentacion Dropping Two Songs Tonight From Album – Urban Islandz |date=March 2, 2018 |work=Urban Islandz|access-date=March 2, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> The lead single for ''?'', "[[Sad!]]", was released several hours later<ref>{{cite web |title=Sad! – Single by XXXTENTACION on Apple Music |date=March 2, 2018 |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/sad-single/1353621668 |language=en-GB |website=Itunes.apple.com |accessdate=March 2, 2018}}</ref> alongside "Changes", which features fellow 2017 XXL Freshman [[PnB Rock]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/pnbrock/status/969660569908273152 |title=Go check out @xxxtentacion new single feat. ME VIBEEESSSE itunes.apple.com/us/album/changes/1353751517?i=1353751522 … |date=March 2, 2018 |website=[[Twitter]] |language=en|access-date=March 3, 2018}}{{pb}}{{cite web |title=Changes – Single by XXXTENTACION on Apple Music |date=March 2, 2018 |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/changes-single/1353751517 |language=en-GB |website=Itunes.apple.com |accessdate=March 2, 2018}}{{pb}}{{Cite news |url=https://urbanislandz.com/2018/03/02/xxxtentacion-drops-two-new-songs-sad-changes/ |title=Listen XXXTentacion Two New Songs "SAD!" & "Changes" – Urban Islandz |date=March 2, 2018 |work=Urban Islandz|access-date=March 2, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> "Sad!" debuted at number 17, becoming his highest-charting song in the United States, and eventually peaked at number 1 after XXXTentacion's death before releasing its official music video on June 28.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8462525/xxxtentacion-sad-no-1-hot-100|title=XXXTentacion's 'Sad!' Vaults From No. 52 to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 Following Rapper/Singer's Death|publisher=Billboard|date=June 25, 2018|accessdate=June 25, 2018}}</ref> "Hope" also charted after his death, peaking at number 80.
Onfroy announced the release date for his second studio album, ''[[? (XXXTentacion album)|?]]'', on March 12, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-announces-album-to-be-released-this-week-news.45491.html |title=XXXTentacion Announces "?" Album To Be Released This Week |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=March 12, 2018}}</ref> He shared the 18 track track-list with features from [[Joey Badass|Joey Bada$$]], [[Travis Barker]] and [[PnB Rock]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/03/xxxtentacion-shares-tracklist-for-forthcoming-album/ |title=XXXTentacion Shares the Tracklist for His Forthcoming Album ‘?’ – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en|access-date=March 12, 2018}}</ref> ''?'' was released on March 16, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2018/03/xxxtentacion-new-album/ |title=XXXTentacion Delivers '?' Album – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en|access-date=March 16, 2018}}</ref> ''?'' debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, becoming Onfroy's first number one in the country, losing out with his debut album ''17'' due to Lil Uzi Vert's ''[[Luv Is Rage 2]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8260857/xxxtentacion-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-albums-chart |title=XXXTentacion's '?' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart |work=Billboard|access-date=March 29, 2018}}</ref>
On June 21, 2018, the first posthumous song featuring Onfroy was released, "Ghost Busters", with Trippie Redd featuring [[Quavo]] and Ski Mask the Slump God, and was uploaded on Trippie Redd's SoundCloud.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/trippie-redd-releases-ghost-busters-with-xxxtentacion-and-ski-mask-the-slump-god-new-song.1979125.html |title=Trippie Redd Releases "Ghost Busters" With XXXTentacion & Ski Mask The Slump God |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref> Hip hop magazine and blog ''XXL'' released a series of freestyles that Onfroy performed as a part of his 2017 Freshman Cypher.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/06/xxxtentacion-2017-xxl-freshman-cypher-outtakes/ |title=Watch Outtakes From XXXTentacion's 2017 XXL Freshman Cypher – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref> [[Ugly God]] released a song titled "Tear Drop" on June 22, 2018, which featured Onfroy's aforementioned unreleased cypher verses, as a tribute to Onfroy.<ref>https://soundcloud.com/imrealugly/teardrop</ref>
==Murder==
{{Main|Murder of XXXTentacion}}
On June 18, 2018, Onfroy was leaving the Riva Motorsports motorcycle dealership in [[Deerfield Beach, Florida]] and at approximately 3:55 p.m., while sitting in his car, it is alleged that "two armed men dressed in dark clothing and gloves — and one wearing a red mask, the other in a black mask — approached the rapper while he was in the driver’s seat." A brief struggle occurred, and the masked men reached inside Onfroy's vehicle, removed a small bag, and shot Onfroy multiple times. The perpetrators allegedly left in a black [[Dodge Journey]] SUV. Onfroy was transported by paramedics to the nearby [[Broward Health North]] in Deerfield Beach, "where he died shortly after he was shot".<ref name="Trischitta">{{cite news | last = Trischitta | first = Linda | date = June 22, 2018 | title = Deadly Ambush of XXXTentacion Detailed in New Court Papers | url = http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-sb-xxx-targeted-20180622-story.html | work = Florida Sun Sentinel}}</ref> Onfroy was pronounced dead by the [[Broward County Sheriff's Office]] at approximately 5:30 p.m.<ref name="ShotDeadCNN" /><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/xxxtentacion-shot-dead-at-20-w521684 |title=XXXTentacion Shot Dead at 20 |last1=Leight |first1=Elias |date=June 18, 2018 |work=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621064146/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/xxxtentacion-shot-dead-at-20-w521684|archive-date=June 21, 2018|dead-url=no |publisher=[[Jann Wenner]] |last2=Klinkenberg |first2=Brendan |department=Music (News) |issn=0035-791X |quote=The Broward County Sheriff's Office subsequently tweeted that 'the adult male that was taken to the hospital has been pronounced dead' at approximately 5:30 p.m.}}</ref>
Suspect Dedrick Devonshay Williams of Pompano Beach was arrested 2 days after the shooting, shortly before 7 p.m. Held in the Broward County jail, he is charged with first degree murder without premeditation.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://abc7news.com/entertainment/suspect-arrested-in-rapper-xxxtentacions-shooting-death/3631727/ |title=Suspect arrested in rapper XXXTentacion's shooting death |date=June 21, 2018 |work=ABC7 San Francisco|access-date=June 22, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> In the weeks following the event, three different people were arrested for their actions involved with the event, including trigger man Michael Boatwright.<ref>http://www.tmz.com/2018/07/19/xxxtentacion-murder-four-suspects-indicted/</ref>
In his will, Onfroy named his mother Cleopatra and brother Aiden as the sole beneficiaries of his estate. Onfroy's future child, that his girlfriend at the time of his death is pregnant with, was not named in the will as the will was written before the pregnancy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/06/xxxtentacion-names-mother-and-brothers-in-will/|title=XXXTentacion Leaves Everything to His Mother and Brother in Will - XXL|website=XXL Mag|language=en|access-date=2018-06-30}}</ref>
===Funeral===
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An open casket service for Onfroy took place at the [[BB&T Center (Sunrise, Florida)|BB&T Center]] on June 27 where fans were allowed to pay their respects.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2018/06/xxxtentacion-fans-invited-to-memorial-at-florida-stadium.html|title=XXXTentacion Fans Invited to Open Casket Memorial at Florida Panthers Stadium|work=[[New York (magazine)#Digital expansion and blogs|Vulture.com]]|first=Kiefer|last=Halle|accessdate=July 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44638859|title=XXXTentacion fans queue to pay respects at Florida service|work=[[BBC News]]|date=June 28, 2018|accessdate=July 9, 2018}}</ref> His private funeral took place on June 28 where rappers [[Lil Uzi Vert]], [[Lil Yachty]] and singer [[Erykah Badu]] were among the attendees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/948004/xxxtentacion-laid-to-rest-in-private-funeral-after-shooting|title=XXXTentacion Laid to Rest in Private Funeral After Shooting|work=[[E! News]]|author=Mike Vulpo|date=June 28, 2018|accessdate=July 9, 2018}}</ref> He was entombed in a mausoleum at Gardens of Boca Raton Memorial Park, [[Boca Raton, Florida]].<ref name="Burial"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-reg-xxxtentacion-grave-mausoleum-20180701-story.html|title=XXXTentacion's mausoleum gravesite revealed in Instagram photo by his mother|work=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|author=Brett Clarkson|date=July 1, 2018|accessdate=July 9, 2018}}</ref>
===Commercial impact===
On June 19, the day after Onfroy's death, ''Billboard'' reported that [[Taylor Swift]]'s [[Spotify]] single-day streaming record for "[[Look What You Made Me Do]]" was broken by Onfroy's track "[[Sad!]]", with 10.4 million streams compared to Swift's 10.1 million streams.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/8461988/xxxtentacion-breaks-taylor-swifts-single-day-streaming |title=XXXTentacion Breaks Taylor Swift's Single-Day Streaming Record on Spotify |work=Billboard|access-date=June 21, 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/xxxtentacion-breaks-taylor-swifts-spotify-streaming-record/ |title=XXXTentacion Breaks Taylor Swift’s Spotify Streaming Record {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref> This was followed by a 16-fold sales increase across all streaming and download platforms, including a 7000-fold sales increase in CDs on [[Amazon.com]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/06/20/xxxtentacion-mourn-rapper-memorial-killers/716971002/ |title=XXXTentacion shooting: Rapper's music sales skyrocket 1,603% as fans hold impromptu vigils |work=USA TODAY|access-date=June 21, 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrolli/2018/06/19/xxxtentacion-album-sales-skyrocket-following-death/#59db518b3d1b |title=XXXTentacion's Amazon Album Sales Skyrocket More Than 700,000% Following His Death |last=Rolli |first=Bryan |work=Forbes|access-date=June 21, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Onfroy's album ''[[? (XXXTentacion album)|?]]'' was expected to return to the top five the week of his death following his murder, ultimately reaching number three with 90,000 album-equivalent units sold, up from 19,000 the last week.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8462010/beyonce-jay-z-5-seconds-of-summer-billboard-200 |title=Beyonce & JAY-Z vs. 5 Seconds of Summer for No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart |work=Billboard|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref>
In the week following his murder, Onfroy's highest-charting single, "Sad!", went from 52nd to 1st on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making Onfroy the first artist to top the Hot 100 posthumously in a lead role since [[The Notorious B.I.G.]], with "[[Mo Money Mo Problems]]", in 1997.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8462525/xxxtentacion-sad-no-1-hot-100|title=XXXTentacion's 'Sad!' Vaults From No. 52 to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 Following Rapper/Singer's Death|work=Billboard|access-date=2018-06-25}}</ref> On June 28, Onfroy's management team posthumously released the music video for "Sad!" on his [[YouTube]] channel which has received over 70 million views as of July 2018.<ref>{{Cite website|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAeYPfrXwk4|title=XXXTENTACION - SAD! (Official Music Video)|access-date=2018-06-28}}</ref>
===Memorial riot===
On June 19, 2018, a memorial for Onfroy was held on [[Melrose Avenue]], Los Angeles. Around 9 pm, groups that had gathered filled the road and blocked traffic. This prompted the police to arrive at the scene and a riot ensued.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edm.com/news/xxxtentacion-memorial-riot-la|title=XXXTentacion Memorial Turns Into Massive Riot|first=Alya|last=Khan|website=edm.com|date=June 20, 2018}}</ref>
==Legacy==
Well known for his "depressing, and at times devastating"<ref name="HyperfastLife">{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/jun/19/xxxtentacion-hyperfast-life-of-trauma-inflicted-endured |title=XXXTentacion: a hyperfast life of trauma, endured and inflicted |last=Wolfson |first=Sam |date=June 19, 2018 |work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621082326/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/jun/19/xxxtentacion-hyperfast-life-of-trauma-inflicted-endured|archive-date=June 21, 2018|dead-url=no |publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]] |department=Culture |issn=0261-3077 |quote=His ex-girlfriend detailed the most horrendous abuse in court documents and press interviews. He will be remembered mostly for the unusually cruel violence he committed on vulnerable people, particularly his ex-girlfriend, crimes for which he never expressed remorse. His music, a combination of hip-hop and emo that was depressive, and at times devastating, reflected a life lived with disregard for humanity, both other people's and his own. [...] His music rarely tried to demonstrate bravado or material gains, it mostly traced round mental illness, suicide, extreme misogyny and a prevailing feeling of numbness. [...] When she [his mother] was away, a darkness and depression ate away at him, one that would define his short life.}}</ref> music that brought attention to mental health,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JTL5WgdDYk |title=How Logic, Lil Uzi Vert, And XXXTENTACION Put Mental Health Center Stage In Hip-Hop {{!}} Genius News|date=September 5, 2017|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=June 20, 2018}}</ref> Onfroy employed styles and techniques that were unconventional in hip hop during his career, such as distortion<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-brutal-distortion-of-xxxtentacions-look-at-me-is-changing-the-sound-of-the-hot-100/2017/03/24/fa6a3e8e-0fe9-11e7-ab07-07d9f521f6b5_story.html |title=The brutal distortion of XXXTentacion's 'Look at Me' is changing the sound of the Hot 100 |last=Richards |first=Chris |date=March 24, 2017 |work=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621131307/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-brutal-distortion-of-xxxtentacions-look-at-me-is-changing-the-sound-of-the-hot-100/2017/03/24/fa6a3e8e-0fe9-11e7-ab07-07d9f521f6b5_story.html|archive-date=June 21, 2018|dead-url=no |publisher=[[Fred Ryan]] |department=Lifestyle (Style [Perspectives]) |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> and heavy guitar-backed instrumentals drawing inspiration from third-wave [[emo]].<ref name="YoungSadboys">{{Cite news|last=Zoladz|first=Lindsay|date=August 30, 2017|title=All the Young Sadboys: XXXTentacion, Lil Peep, and the Future of Emo|url=https://www.theringer.com/music/2017/8/30/16225968/emo-xxxtentacion-lil-peep-brand-new|dead-url=no|department=Music|work=[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621040720/https://www.theringer.com/music/2017/8/30/16225968/emo-xxxtentacion-lil-peep-brand-new|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref> This influenced artists such as [[Lil Pump]], [[Trippie Redd]], [[Ski Mask the Slump God]], [[Smokepurpp]] and [[6ix9ine]] with the [[Grunge|grungy]] vocals and [[Lo-fi music|lo-fi]] mixing of his early career.<ref name=":4" /> He was also credited with giving artists their first taste of fame and helping them with their careers through features and co-signs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUNYcwDkBPc |title=Trippie Redd – "Love Scars" Official Music Video {{!}} Pigeons & Planes Premiere|date=June 25, 2017|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=June 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite interview |last=White IV |first=Michael Lamar|subject-link=Trippie Redd |interviewer=Tyler Benz |title=Trippie Redd Is on the Way to Becoming Soundcloud Rap's Frank Sinatra |url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/qvvp9v/trippie-redd-is-on-the-way-to-becoming-soundcloud-raps-frank-sinatra |department=[[Noisey]] (Interviews) |work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |publisher=[[Vice Media]] |date=August 11, 2017|access-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621131716/https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/qvvp9v/trippie-redd-is-on-the-way-to-becoming-soundcloud-raps-frank-sinatra|archive-date=June 21, 2018|dead-url=no |quote=<!--Link in original omitted.-->That's not to say that Trippie's tracks lack gusto: He connected with XXXTentacion for a remix of the track 'Uh Oh, Thots!,' which has taken the internet by storm, and most of his songs explode with energy thanks to production from the likes of Pi'erre Bourne, 12hunna, Dpbeats, and Goose the Guru.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8461690/xxxtentacion-career-timeline |title=A Timeline of XXXTentacion's Career, From Soundcloud Rapper to Hip-Hop Sensation |work=Billboard|access-date=June 20, 2018}}</ref>
Onfroy left behind what ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called "a huge musical footprint" due to his impact on his young fanbase and his popularity during his career.<ref name="BegunToUnderstand">{{Cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/weve-only-begun-understanding-xxxtentacions-musical-legacy-w521739 |title=We've Only Begun to Understand XXXTentacion's Musical Legacy |last=Weingarten |first=Christopher R. |date=June 19, 2018 |work=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=|archive-date=June 21, 2018|dead-url=no |publisher=[[Jann Wenner]] |department=Music (News) |issn=0035-791X}}</ref> Given his immense influence only to die young, the article compared his cultural impact with that of [[Ritchie Valens]] and [[Darby Crash]].<ref name="BegunToUnderstand" /> This success as "a zeitgeist-grabbing, industry-defying, boundary-destroying phenomenon" is "overshadowed" by his reported abuse of his pregnant ex-girlfriend, however, and the latter is focus of his life story.<ref name="BegunToUnderstand" /> Nonetheless, the article contends that despite media attempts to suppress him, Onfroy's "impact on music will be felt for years to come" and his recordings have "helped signal a new era of post-streaming, post-genre teenagers".<ref name="BegunToUnderstand" />
Onfroy's personal life and history are also noted as prominent parts of his legacy.<ref name="HyperfastLife" /><ref name="BegunToUnderstand" /><ref name="HowRemembered">{{Cite news |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/06/how-will-xxxtentacion-be-remembered/563171/ |title=How Will XXXTentacion Be Remembered? |last=Giorgis |first=Hannah |date=June 19, 2018 |work=[[The Atlantic]]|access-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621104209/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/06/how-will-xxxtentacion-be-remembered/563171/|archive-date=June 21, 2018|dead-url=no |publisher=Hayley Romer |department=Culture |issn=1072-7825 |quote=Onfroy, in his music, reminded young fans in particular that their hurt was valid but that it did not form the sum total of their lives. He gave voice to their insecurities, wrapped their unending dread in the cover of his lyricism and transformed those nervous bundles into an electrifying body of work. [...] XXXTentacion may have spent his career trying to convince his most ardent young fans that they're worth more than they believe, but his legacy—of trauma endured and seemingly unrepentantly inflicted—reminds us that worth has never been distributed evenly. |eissn=2151–9463}}</ref><ref name="StruggleToMakeSense">{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-struggle-to-make-sense-of-xxxtentacions-horrific-life-and-death/2018/06/19/1c577468-73ca-11e8-b4b7-308400242c2e_story.html |title=The struggle to make sense of XXXTentacion’s horrific life and death |last=Richards |first=Chris |date=June 19, 2018 |work=The Washington Post|access-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621114148/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-struggle-to-make-sense-of-xxxtentacions-horrific-life-and-death/2018/06/19/1c577468-73ca-11e8-b4b7-308400242c2e_story.html|archive-date=June 21, 2018|dead-url=no |publisher=Fred Ryan |department=Lifestyle (Style [Perspective]) |issn=0190-8286 |quote=He encouraged his fans to find hope in the fog of their despair, but bragged enthusiastically about the joy he felt in brutalizing others. His music brought solace to the depressed, the same way it granted validation to violent young men like him, legitimizing the pain of so many while paving over the suffering of countless victims of domestic violence. [...] Listening to a hateful song in the privacy of our minds will not turn us into a hateful people—but it might make hateful people feel more comfortable in their hatefulness. The possibility haunts us. [...] And this is the madness of our country right now—feeling profoundly paranoid about the hateful thoughts that might be hiding in the heads of others.}}</ref> An article in ''[[The Guardian]]'' described his legacy in more critical terms, stating that "[h]e will be remembered mostly for the unusually cruel violence he committed on vulnerable people, particularly his ex-girlfriend, crimes for which he never expressed remorse."<ref name="HyperfastLife" /> According to the article, his music "reflected a life lived with disregard for humanity, both other people's and his own"; and rarely attempted to engage in bravado or bragging, instead focusing on "mental illness, suicide, extreme misogyny, and a prevailing feeling of numbness."<ref name="HyperfastLife" />
An article in ''[[The Atlantic]]'' expressed similar criticisms, though it also noted that Onfroy "reminded young fans in particular that their hurt was valid but that it did not form the sum total of their lives" and that he "gave voice to their insecurities".<ref name="HowRemembered" /> Contrasting these elements of his legacy, the article acknowledged that though he spent his career encouraging young fans to recognize their greater worth, Onfroy's legacy is nonetheless characterized by the trauma he both experienced and caused.<ref name="HowRemembered" />
In ''[[The Washington Post]]'', Chris Richards likewise commented on Onfroy's complicated legacy, contrasting how he "encouraged his fans to find hope in the fog of their despair, but bragged enthusiastically about the joy he felt in brutalizing others."<ref name="StruggleToMakeSense" /> According to Richards, Onfroy's music "brought solace to the depressed" while validating the sort of violence he practiced and legitimized the pain of his fans while erasing the suffering of domestic violence victims.<ref name="StruggleToMakeSense" /> Onfroy's music serves as an example for Richards of how "a hateful song" might normalize such feelings in "hateful people", which contributes to the profound paranoia in society about the hatred that might be in the minds of others.<ref name="StruggleToMakeSense" />
==Musical style==
{{Listen|filename=Members Only - Save Me (feat. Yaprak Asimov).ogg|title="Save Me"|pos=left|description="Save Me" by XXXTentacion (released 2015) shows Onfroy replicating his screaming-like rap flow alongside his aggressive and violent lyrics. The distorted production is a mark of Onfroy's earlier music and the sound that boosted him into the mainstream.}}
Onfroy's influences included [[Kurt Cobain]], [[Tupac Shakur]], [[Cage the Elephant]], [[The Fray]], [[Papa Roach]], [[Three Days Grace]], [[Gorillaz]], and [[Coldplay]]. When speaking on his influences, X said, "I'm really into multi-genre things that aren't just based around rapping itself. I'm more inspired by artists in other genres besides rap."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://freshman.xxlmag.com/xxxtentacion/ |title=XXXTentacion's 2017 XXL Freshman Freestyle and Interview |website=2017 XXL Freshman Class |language=en-US|access-date=August 6, 2017}}</ref> Onfroy as an artist has been defined as versatile<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://pigeonsandplanes.com/music/2017/02/xxxtentacion-music-more-than-loud-aggressive-rap |title=XXXTENTACION is Much More Than Loud, Aggressive Rap |work=PigeonsandPlanes|access-date=August 6, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> and his music has been described as having a "lo-fi" aesthetic,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-xxxtentacion-news.28195.html? |title=Everything You Need To Know About XXXTENTACION |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 6, 2017}}</ref> being diverse<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |url=http://www.mtvvoices.com/en/2017/02/xxxtentacion-blowing/ |title=Why is XXXTENTACION Blowing Up? – MTV Voices |website=www.mtvvoices.com |language=en-US|access-date=August 6, 2017}}</ref> and experimental, drawing influence from heavy metal.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://vergecampus.com/2017/03/rapper-xxxtentacion/ |title=Prison and Promise: Who is Xxxtentacion? |date=March 21, 2017 |work=Verge Campus|access-date=August 6, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> His music also has the tendency to contain distorted bass<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://theringer.com/xxxtentacion-recent-release-from-jail-46e7381da141 |title=XXXTentacion Doesn’t Deserve the Internet’s Sympathy |date=April 6, 2017 |work=The Ringer|access-date=August 6, 2017}}</ref> and an "intentional lack of polish".<ref name="SoundCloudRevolution" /> Speaking about this, Onfroy said that the intentionally bad mixing on his tracks make it "genuine".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-brutal-distortion-of-xxxtentacions-look-at-me-is-changing-the-sound-of-the-hot-100/2017/03/24/fa6a3e8e-0fe9-11e7-ab07-07d9f521f6b5_story.html |title=The brutal distortion of XXXTentacion’s ‘Look at Me’ is changing the sound of the Hot 100 |last=Richards |first=Chris |date=March 24, 2017 |work=The Washington Post|access-date=August 6, 2017 |last2=Richards |first2=Chris |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Some fans have also noted that his music has inspired many up-and-coming artists, such as Craig Xen, [[Lil Pump]], [[Trippie Redd]], Karami, and [[Smokepurpp]], into channeling similar vibes into their music.<ref name=":4" />
Onfroy generally changed his vocal style depending on the type of song he was performing on. His vocal style has been described as displaying "emotional vulnerability" on much more depressing tracks<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/stream-xxxtentacions-17-here-news.36657.html |title=Stream XXXTENTACION's "17" Here |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref> and as replicating screaming on much more aggressive tracks.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://vergecampus.com/2017/03/rapper-xxxtentacion/ |title=Prison and Promise: Who is Xxxtentacion? |date=March 21, 2017 |work=Verge Campus|access-date=August 30, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> His songwriting has been described as outlandish and shocking, often referring to "violence, sex, and drugs"<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theringer.com/2017/4/6/16045088/xxxtentacion-recent-release-from-jail-46e7381da141 |title=XXXTentacion Doesn’t Deserve the Internet’s Sympathy |work=The Ringer|access-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref> though on some projects such as ''The Fall'' and ''[[17 (XXXTentacion album)|17]]'', Onfroy's songwriting was more emotional in comparison to his previous work, often referring to loneliness, depression, isolation, and anxiety.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacions-most-emotional-17-lyrics-news.36809.html |title=Xxxtentacion's Most Emotional "17" Lyrics |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Onfroy lived in Florida.<ref name=":17" /><ref name="OnHouseArrest">{{Cite news |last=Gaca |first=Anna |date=December 20, 2017 |title=XXXTentacion Will Be Released on House Arrest |url=https://www.spin.com/2017/12/xxxtentacion-house-arrest/|dead-url=no |department=News |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]] |issn=0886-3032|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621072441/https://www.spin.com/2017/12/xxxtentacion-house-arrest/|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref> He lived with rapper [[Denzel Curry]] in the past.<ref name=":16" /> Before his death, Onfroy was moving into a {{Convert|6,000|ft2|adj=on}} mansion in [[Parkland, Florida]], which he bought, in November 2017, for {{US$|{{Format price|1400000}}}}.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goddard |first=Kevin |date=June 19, 2018 |title=XXXTentacion Was Finishing Up His Dream Home In Florida Before Being Murdered |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-was-finishing-up-his-dream-home-in-florida-before-being-murdered-news.53000.html|dead-url=no |department=Music |work=[[HotNewHipHop]] |publisher=Urbanlinx Media|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621070630/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-was-finishing-up-his-dream-home-in-florida-before-being-murdered-news.53000.html|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref>
In February 2018, Onfroy posted on Instagram that he was preparing to head back into education<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zidel |first=Alex |date=February 14, 2018 |title=XXXTentacion Planning To Go Back To School |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621075159/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-focusing-on-himself-going-back-to-school-news.43819.html|dead-url=no |department=Music |work=HotNewHipHop |publisher=Urbanlinx Media|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621080426/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-focusing-on-himself-going-back-to-school-news.43819.html|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref> and went on to announce in March 2018 that he was going to a community college to get his [[General Educational Development|GED]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=A. |first=Aron |date=March 13, 2018 |title=XXXTENTACION Announces That He's Going To College |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-announces-that-hes-going-to-college-news.45637.html|dead-url=no |department=Music |work=HotNewHipHop |publisher=Urbanlinx Media|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621075527/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-announces-that-hes-going-to-college-news.45637.html|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref> Onfroy was public about his struggle with depression.<ref name="HyperfastLife" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Chaput |first=Madeline |date=February 7, 2018 |title=Not all rap has to be art: Response to 'Lil pump, big problem' |url=https://www.trinitonian.com/response-to-lil-pump-big-problem/|dead-url=no |work=The Trinitonian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621081308/https://www.trinitonian.com/response-to-lil-pump-big-problem/|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018 |quote=Asserting that rappers like XXXTentacion and Lil Pump are a lyrical disease on the genre because their songs aren't about serious topics is ridiculous—never mind the fact that XXXTentacion's album was about his struggle with depression, which I suppose wasn’t deep enough when compared with J. Cole's 'Wet Dreamz.' }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Khristen |date=August 1, 2017 |title=From Biggie to XXXTentacion: Rap's Grim Relationship with Depression |url=https://archive.massappeal.com/xxxtentacion-biggie-smalls-rap-depression/|dead-url=no |department=Archive |work=Mass Appeal |publisher=[[Mass Appeal (media)|Mass Appeal]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621080621/https://archive.massappeal.com/xxxtentacion-biggie-smalls-rap-depression/|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref>
Three days after his death, Onfroy's mother announced on Instagram that Onfroy's girlfriend is pregnant with his child.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Coe |first=Kairi |date=June 21, 2018 |title=XXXTentacion's Mother Reveals Slain Rapper Has a Child on the Way With His Girlfriend |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/06/xxxtentacions-mother-reveals-slain-rapper-has-child-on-the-way/|dead-url=no |department=News |work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |publisher=[[Townsquare Media]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622160129/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/06/xxxtentacions-mother-reveals-slain-rapper-has-child-on-the-way/|archive-date=June 22, 2018|access-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref>
===Public image===
Onfroy was generally considered a controversial figure within the hip-hop industry due to assaulting fans,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://theboombox.com/xxxtentacion-punches-fan-in-the-face-concert-video/ |title=XXXtentacion Punches Fan In the Face at His Concert [VIDEO] |website=The Boombox |language=en-US|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref> public feuds with other artists<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://heavy.com/entertainment/2017/02/rapper-xxxtentacion-drake-diss-ovo-sound-radio-stealing-flow-twitter/ |title=Rapper XXXTENTACION Disses Drake On Twitter |last=Castro |first=Danilo |date=February 19, 2017 |work=Heavy.com|access-date=August 25, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> and general social media scandals.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.metrotimes.com/city-slang/archives/2017/06/21/xxxtentacion-brings-his-controversial-tour-to-the-majestic-on-thursday |title=XXXTentacion brings his controversial tour to the Majestic on Thursday |last=Cockrel |first=Kayla |work=Detroit Metro Times|access-date=August 25, 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.44469/title.xxxtentacion-adamant-fake-hanging-wasnt-a-publicity-stunt |title=XXXTENTACION Adamant Fake Hanging Wasn't A Publicity Stunt |work=HipHopDX|access-date=August 25, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-addresses-his-controversial-ig-post-news.36632.html |title=XXXTentacion Addresses His Controversial IG Post |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacions-5-most-controversial-moments-news.36653.html |title=XXXTENTACION's 5 Most Controversial Moments So Far |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref> ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' labeled Onfroy "rap's most controversial man"<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.spin.com/2017/03/xxxtentacion-released-prison/ |title=The Most Controversial Man in Rap is Free From Jail |date=March 30, 2017 |work=Spin|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref> and ''XXL'' labeled him as their most "controversial freshman ever".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/watch-xxxtentacions-2017-xxl-freshman-freestyle-and-interview/ |title=XXXTentacion's 2017 XXL Freshman Freestyle and Interview – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref>
On August 24, 2017, a day before the release of his debut album, ''[[17 (XXXTentacion album)|17]]'', Onfroy uploaded a video to the social media platform [[Instagram]] of him depicting the act of [[suicide by hanging]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-hangs-himself-on-instagram-nsfw-news.36629.html |title=XXXTentacion "Hangs" Himself On Instagram (NSFW) |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 24, 2017}}</ref> He later uploaded a video onto Instagram showcasing the video being shot in part of a music video.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BYKYzfpAVdM/?taken-by=xxxtentacion |title=Instagram post by MAKE OUT HILL • Aug 24, 2017 at 3:58am UTC |website=Instagram |language=en|access-date=August 24, 2017}}</ref>
Onfroy uploaded a music video to [[YouTube]] for his song "Riot" after sharing a music video for his on September 12, 2017. The controversial scene portrays him placing a [[noose]] around the neck of a white child then hanging him (representing [[lynching]]). The child's mother originally was anxious about the scene but said she was fine with the message being portrayed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/09/14/outrage-as-well-known-rapper-lynches-small-white-child-in-music-video.html/ |title=Outrage as well-known rapper 'lynches' small white child in music video |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref> Talking on Instagram live, he told his followers that the video was not supporting [[Black Lives Matter]] or addressing police brutality but was supporting [[All Lives Matter]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-says-look-at-me-video-is-all-lives-matter-news.37311.html |title=XXXTENTACION Says "Look At Me" Video Is "All Lives Matter" |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref>
Onfroy announced he was retiring from producing music on October 27, 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8015009/xxxtentacion-quit-music-instagram-statement |title=XXXTentacion Says He's Quitting Music: 'I Am Tired of the Hate. I'm Done.' |work=Billboard|access-date=November 1, 2017}}</ref> Onfroy then stated using the Instagram story feature that he would make music again if South Floridan rapper, frequent collaborator and "best friend" [[Ski Mask the Slump God]] would become his friend again, telling his fans to post "Be friends with X again" on Ski Mask's social media accounts.<ref name="friend again2" /> The post led to a social media exchange between the two, with Onfroy explaining his side using the Instagram Live feature on Instagram:<blockquote>"It was a lack of appreciation on his end, not because of me, I guess just from a business perspective. But he put a business perspective before a personal relationship, and I've been with him as a friend and as a brother for a very long time. I mean, it's just on some other shit to be honest. It's not on anything I've done wrong. I can't even say I've done anything to him, and I wouldn't go on the Internet and express that if I didn't care about the relationship, but you already know how it goes. They use you to where they wanna go and then part ways. And I've been used a lot if you haven't noticed."<ref name="slump back2" /></blockquote>
[[File:XXXTentacion-MugshotDec2017.jpg|thumb|upright|XXXTentacion's mugshot in December 2017]]
Ski Mask replied shortly afterwards, using Instagram's story feature, "[I'll] always love that alien-looking nigga named XXX, but I have to distance myself because it's like nobody would see me as an individual rapper if I don't, on top of that, that nigga crazy as hell", Ski Mask then went on to post a much more intense version of the story, claiming that Onfroy threatened his family.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2017/10/ski-mask-the-slump-god-love-xxxtentacion-distance-friendship/ |title=Ski Mask The Slump God Distances Himself From XXXTentacion – XXL |website=XXL Mag|access-date=November 1, 2017}}</ref> On December 8, 2017, Onfroy wrote on Instagram, "don't care about what you said about me, you know who got your back, love you, forever", referring to Ski Mask the Slump God. Later, during Rolling Loud in Miami in 2018, they reunited, ending the feud.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-extends-olive-branch-to-ski-mask-the-slump-god-news.40631.html |title=XXXTentacion Extends Olive Branch To Ski Mask The Slump God |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=December 10, 2017}}</ref>
Following a rumor that Onfroy was arrested in [[Las Vegas]], [[Houston]] rapper [[Ugly God]] tweeted "Free X" which prompted a strong response from Onfroy which featured Onfroy insulting Ugly God. Ugly God later clarified there was no feud between them.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/11/ugly-god-no-beef-xxxtentacion/ |title=Ugly God Assures Fans There’s No Beef With XXXTentacion – XXL |website=XXL Mag|access-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref>
On November 14, Onfroy posted on his Instagram story accusing rap group [[Migos]] of attacking him and pointing a firearm at him.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2017/11/xxxtentacion-claims-migos-jumped-him |title=XXXTentacion Claims Migos Jumped Him in L.A. |website=Complex|access-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref>
The music streaming service [[Spotify]] announced on May 10, 2018 that it was going to stop promoting or recommending music by him and [[R&B]] artist [[R. Kelly]]. Spotify stated, "We don't censor content because of an artist's or creator's behavior, but we want our editorial decisions—what we choose to program—to reflect our values".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/10/arts/music/rkelly-spotify-accusations-xxxtentacion.html |title=Spotify Pulls R. Kelly and XXXTentacion From Playlists, Stirring a Debate |last=Coscarelli |first=Joe |date=May 10, 2018 |work=New York Times|access-date=May 11, 2018}}</ref> The decision to remove XXXTentacion's music from curated playlists was later reversed on June 1 after [[Top Dawg Entertainment]] CEO Anthony Tiffith threatened to remove his label's music from the service.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8458884/top-dawg-warned-spotify-ceo-kendrick-lamar-others-pull-music-hate-conduct-policy |title=Top Dawg Explains How He Warned Spotify's CEO That Kendrick Lamar, Others Would Pull Music Over Conduct Policy |last=Rys |first=Dan |date=June 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/spotify-walks-back-controversial-hateful-conduct-policy/ |title=Spotify Walks Back Controversial "Hateful Conduct" Policy, Adds XXXTentacion to Major Playlist |date=June 1, 2018}}</ref>
====Incidents at concerts====
On March 26, 2017, following Onfroy's release from jail, he set up a surprise concert that was arranged for April 7 in [[Miami]]. The show had an admission price of $5 until it was apparently filled up. However, before he arrived, a [[riot]] broke out. Police eventually escorted Onfroy out and closed the show down.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/04/xxxtentacion-not-arrested/ |title=XXXTentacion Was Not Arrested at Miami Show After Fans Start Riot – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 3, 2017}}</ref>
Rapper and member of Onfroy's members-only collective Wifisfuneral was assaulted at the first show in the Revenge Tour in Houston on May 31, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/wifisfuneral-interview-jumped-houston-show-xxxtentacion/ |title=Wifisfuneral Talks About Getting Jumped at Houston Show – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 3, 2017}}</ref> Wifisfuneral stage-dived into the audience where several audience members proceeded to kick him and then leave the venue.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.vibe.com/2017/06/wifisfuneral-jumped-at-concert/ |title=Wifisfuneral Discusses Being Jumped At Concert |date=June 2, 2017 |work=Vibe|access-date=August 3, 2017}}</ref>
During a concert in San Diego in June 2017, a physical altercation occurred, which led to Onfroy being knocked unconscious<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2017/06/xxxtentacion-jumped-on-stage-performing-san-diego/ |title=XXXTentacion Gets Punched While Performing in San Diego – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://complex.com/music/2017/06/xxxtentacion-attacked-onstage-san-diego |title=XXXTentacion Attacked While Onstage in San Diego |website=Complex |language=en|access-date=July 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/74060-xxxtentacion-attacked-on-stage-brawl-and-stabbing-ensue/ |title=XXXTentacion Attacked on Stage, Brawl and Stabbing Ensue {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=July 1, 2017}}</ref> and an audience member being stabbed,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tmz.com/2017/06/08/xxxtentacion-knocked-out-onstage-san-diego-show-stabbing-fight/ |title=XXXTentacion Knocked Out Onstage, One Person Stabbed (VIDEOS) |website=TMZ|access-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref> though the injury was non-life-threatening.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://fox5sandiego.com/2017/06/07/police-cars-swarm-north-park-observatory-after-reports-of-fight/ |title=XXXTentacion attacked on stage, man stabbed during Observatory North Park concert |date=June 8, 2017 |website=fox5sandiego.com|access-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref> The assailant was reported to be an associate of rapper [[Rob Stone (rapper)|Rob Stone]], then involved in a feud involving Onfroy and Ski Mask. The feud had already led to Ski Mask the Slump God being assaulted during rapper [[Desiigner]]'s Outlet tour.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2017/06/xxxtentacion-rob-stone-beef-explainer |title=Inside the Beef That Led to XXXTentacion Getting Knocked Out |website=Complex |language=en|access-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref> Stone released a [[Diss (music)|diss track]] following the attack, titled "Xxxtracredit", in which he mentions the attack in San Diego and then proceeds to tell Onfroy to "not come back to California".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/rob-stone-disses-xxxtentacion-ski-mask-the-slump-god-xxxtracredit/ |title=Rob Stone Disses XXXTentacion and Ski Mask on 'Xxxtracredit' – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref> Later in an interview, Stone denied knowing who that assailant is.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://uproxx.com/realtalk/rob-stone-xxxtentacion-knockout/ |title=Rob Stone Speaks Out On The XXXTentacion Brawl, And Blames Him For It |date=June 9, 2017 |work=UPROXX|access-date=June 29, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://complex.com/music/2017/06/rob-stone-drops-xxxtentacion-diss-song |title=Rob Stone Drops XXXTentacion Diss Track, Shares His Side of Beef and San Diego Incident |website=Complex |language=en|access-date=July 1, 2017}}</ref> In October 2017, Stone confirmed that he and Onfroy had talked and resolved their feud.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rob Stone Talks Struggles w Record Label + XXXTentacion Beef Put To Rest [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW] |date=October 27, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DULdvLRbQwI |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=October 28, 2017}}</ref>
Onfroy punched an audience member during a concert at the Complex in [[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, Utah]] on June 18, 2017. He claimed this was in self-defense, as he had requested that no one in the audience touch him, warning that he would punch them if they did.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/xxxtentacion-punches-fan/ |title=XXXTentacion Punches Fan in Alleged Self-Defense at Show – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref>
Onfroy was scheduled to perform at the Concord Music Hall in [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]] on June 21, 2017. The concert was canceled at the last minute, which led to hundreds of fans flooding the streets and nearly starting a riot.<ref name="UPROXX2">{{Cite news |url=http://uproxx.com/realtalk/xxxtentacion-concert-chicago-cancelled-near-riot/ |title=An XXXTentacion Concert Was Cancelled And The Fans Almost Rioted |date=June 21, 2017 |work=UPROXX|access-date=August 3, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> He said that the reason for the performance being canceled was the venue management's decision.<ref name="UPROXX2" /> Four days later, his cousin was shot and he canceled his tour.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/xxxtentacion-postpones-tour-cousin-shot/ |title=XXXTentacion Postpones Tour After His Cousin Gets Shot – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 3, 2017}}</ref>
Following the release of Onfroy's ''[[17 (XXXTentacion album)|17]]'' album, a free concert was announced to take place at the Orpheum in [[Tampa, Florida]], on September 2, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/soundcheck/xxxtentacion-announces-free-show-at-the-orpheum-in-tampa-this-saturday/2335772 |title=XXXTentacion announces free show at the Orpheum in Tampa this Saturday |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en-us|access-date=September 3, 2017}}</ref> The venue only had the capacity to support 750 concertgoers, but over 3,000 people appeared to attend the concert and the venue had to cancel the concert before a safety hazard was created.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.spin.com/2017/09/xxxtentacion-concert-riot-tampa/ |title=Police Shut Down Free XXXTentacion Concert in Tampa Due to Crowd Size "Safety Hazard" |date=September 3, 2017 |work=Spin|access-date=September 3, 2017}}</ref> This led to many fans of the artist nearly rioting in the street and the police needing to break up the crowd.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/xxxtentacion-concert-shut-down-by-police-deemed-a-safety-hazard/ |title=XXXTentacion Concert Shut Down by Police, Deemed a "Safety Hazard" {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=September 3, 2017}}</ref> Some fans later claimed online that they were teargassed by police officers following the riot.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/09/xxxtentacions-free-show-florida-canceled-cops-break-up-crowds/ |title=XXXTentacion’s Fans Riot After Free Show in Florida Canceled, Cops Break It Up – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=September 3, 2017}}</ref>
Onfroy was involved in another brawl with a fan during California's Rolling Loud Festival on October 23, 2017. Onfroy announced on Instagram that the fight was purely self-defense before any video of the altercation was uploaded.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8007078/xxxtentacion-fight-rolling-loud-festival-2017-video |title=XXXTentacion Involved in Brawl With Fan at Rolling Loud Festival |work=Billboard|access-date=October 28, 2017}}</ref>
====Drake feud====
Canadian rapper [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] previewed a new track, titled "KMT", on January 28, 2017. The song featured a guest appearance from British rapper [[Giggs (rapper)|Giggs]] in [[Amsterdam]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/drake-previews-new-song-at-amsterdam-show-news.28126.html? |title=Drake Previews New Song At Amsterdam Show |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref> The song, following its preview, was compared by users on social media to Onfroy's breakout song "Look at Me" due to the use of a similar [[Tuplet|triplet]]-heavy flow.<ref name=":62" /> Before the release of KMT, ''HotNewHipHop'' revealed that Drake followed Onfroy's account on Twitter.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/the-internet-thinks-drake-is-biting-xxxtentacions-flow-on-his-new-track-news.28132.html? |title=The Internet Thinks Drake Is Biting XXXTENTACION's Flow On His New Track |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]'', Onfroy was questioned about the Drake comparisons, responding "If Drake is gonna take the flow, and I don't know if he legitimately did, but if that is the situation, at least reach out to a nigga, help a nigga out in this situation."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/02/xxxtentacion-interview-case-drake/ |title=XXXTentacion Aims to Be the Biggest Artist Ever Despite Legal Case and Drake Controversy – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref>
Drake released the mixtape ''More Life'' on March 18, 2017, which included "KMT".<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.nme.com/news/drake-releases-more-life-sampha-giggs-2022026 |title=Drake releases new project 'More Life' featuring Sampha and Skepta – NME |date=March 19, 2017 |work=NME|access-date=August 8, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> Onfroy was released from jail on probation two weeks later and was subsequently interviewed by [[WMIB]], where he called Drake a "bitch" and said that he respected Drake's influence but felt like "KMT" was disrespecting him.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://thebreakfastclub.iheart.com/content/2017-03-30-internet-sensation-xxxtentacion-calls-drake-a-bch-announces-three-new-projects-in-first-post-jail-interview/ |title=Internet Sensation XXXTentacion Calls Drake a B**ch, Announces Three New Projects In First Post-Jail Interview {{!}} The Breakfast Club|work=The Breakfast Club|access-date=August 8, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> The following day on Twitter, Onfroy posted a picture of Drake's mother saying "she could get it".<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-goes-after-drakes-mom-she-could-get-it-news.30737.html |title=XXXTENTACION Goes After Drake's Mom: "She Could Get It" |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref> He then posted a picture of Drake's mother and a child version of Drake with Onfroy's face photoshopped over that of Drake's father, Dennis Graham.<ref name=":72">{{Cite news |url=http://heavy.com/music/2017/04/xxxtentacion-claims-that-he-can-out-rap-drake-facebook-video-beef-feud/ |title=XXXTENTACION Claims That He Can ‘Out Rap’ Drake |last=Castro |first=Danilo |date=April 4, 2017 |work=Heavy.com|access-date=August 8, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> Later, in an interview with [[DJ Semtex]], Drake denied those accusations that he stole Onfroy's "flow". Drake also denied knowing him and said that he only heard about him regarding rumors circulated following the "KMT" snippet.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://the6track.com/2017/dj-semtex-interview-drake/ |title=DJ Semtex Interview With Drake – The6Track |date=February 19, 2017 |work=The6Track|access-date=August 8, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/02/drake-quentin-miller-meek-mill-interview/ |title=Drake Talks Quentin Miller, Meek Mill, Kanye West and More in New Interview – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref> Onfroy replied on his Twitter page requesting that Drake "come to Florida", after Onfroy saying that he won't "twitter rap with niggas".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/02/xxxtentacion-seems-to-respond-to-new-drake-interview/ |title=XXXTentacion Responds to Drake Denying He Bit the Flow From 'Look At Me' – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref> Onfroy then claimed on Instagram live that he could "out-rap" Drake.<ref name=":72" />
Rapper [[Offset (rapper)|Offset]] from the hip-hop group [[Migos]] used Instagram's livestream feature to verbally attack Onfroy, further escalating the feud.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/04/offset-calls-out-xxxtentacion-claiming-drake-stole-flow/ |title=Offset Seems to Call Out XXXTentacion for Claimiing Drake Stole His Flow – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref> 600Breezy, a Chicago rapper (who is currently in prison for violating his probation),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/600-breezy-sentenced-10-years-prison-violating-probation/ |title=600 Breezy Sent to Prison for Violating Probation – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref> then claimed that Drake gave him permission to enter into the feud and attack Onfroy.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/600breezy-enters-the-drake-and-xxxtentacion-beef-news.31102.html? |title=600Breezy Enters The Drake & XXXTENTACION Beef |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref> 600Breezy told Onfroy that he has "got a couple niggas that will knock you off in your own city".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/04/600-breezy-advice-xxxtentacion-drake-beef/ |title=600 Breezy Has Advice for XXXTentacion Over Drake Beef – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref> 600Breezy later went to Florida to attempt to search for him, though it was fruitless.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://kollegekidd.com/news/600breezy-in-florida-looking-for-xxxtentacion/ |title=600Breezy In Florida Looking For XXXTentacion! {{!}} Welcome To KollegeKidd.com|date=April 28, 2017|work=Welcome To KollegeKidd.com|access-date=August 8, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
Following Onfroy being knocked unconscious on stage in [[San Diego]], Drake liked a post on Instagram ridiculing him.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.capitalxtra.com/artists/drake/news/responds-xxxtentacion-knockout-rob-stone/ |title=Drake Responds To Brutal XXXTentacion Knockout Video |work=Capital XTRA|access-date=August 8, 2017 |language=en}}</ref>
Onfroy's Twitter account posted explicit photos of a Drake [[look-alike]] on February 25, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://olisa.tv/ukamaka/rapper-xxxtentacion-comes-under-fire-for-tweeting-photo-of-a-drake-lookalike-giving-head/ |title=XXXTentacion Comes Under Fire for Tweeting Photo of a Drake Lookalike Giving Head {{!}} Olisa.tv|date=February 25, 2018|work=Olisa.tv|access-date=February 26, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Onfroy's Instagram account also posted "IF ANYONE TRIES TO KILL ME IT WAS [Drake] IM SNITCHING [right now]."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bet.com/music/2018/02/26/xxxtentacion-accuses-drake-of-murder-hacked-account.html |title=Drake Is Being Accused Of Premeditated Murder, According To This Rapper's Instagram |work=BET.com|access-date=February 26, 2018}}</ref> He later claimed the account was hacked in a YouTube video titled "UPDATE, JUST CHECKING IN (VLOG)".<ref>{{cite web |title=UPDATE, JUST CHECKING IN (VLOG) |date=February 26, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIktwqFcLhU |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=February 26, 2018}}</ref> Onfroy traded insults with former collaborator Trippie Redd on social media following reports Trippie Redd worked with Drake on the song "God's Plan".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/03/trippie-redd-xxxtentacion-beef-banned-from-florida/ |title=Trippie Redd Calls XXXTentacion ''P*!?y'' for Florida Ban – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en|access-date=March 15, 2018}}</ref> Trippie and Onfroy resolved their feud shortly afterwards in March 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/03/trippie-redd-xxxtentacion-end-beef/ |title=Trippie Redd Squashes Beef With XXXTentacion – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en|access-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref>
===Legal issues and controversy===
In 2014, Onfroy was sent to a [[youth detention center]] for a year on gun possession charges.<ref name="TheBreakPresentsSki" /><ref name=":0" /> According to him, during his time in detention, the district attorney was attempting to try the artist as an adult for gun possession charges which Onfroy said would have had a sentence of 5–10 years in prison.<ref name=":0" />
In July 2016, he was arrested and charged with [[robbery]] and [[assault with a deadly weapon]].<ref name="Pitchfork">{{Cite news |url=http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1437-xxxtentacion-is-blowing-up-behind-bars-should-he-be/ |title=XXXTentacion Is Blowing Up Behind Bars. Should He Be? |last=Hogan |first=Marc |date=February 7, 2017 |publisher=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |accessdate=February 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":13">{{Cite web |url=http://mugshots.com/US-Counties/Florida/Orange-County-FL/Jahseh-Onfroy.139534103.html/ |title=Jahseh Onfroy Mugshot – Jahseh Onfroy Arrest – Orange County, FL |publisher=}}</ref> According to the arrest report, Onfroy entered the home of Che Thomas with three other people, armed with a firearm. After [[pistol-whipping]] Thomas three times, Onfroy escaped the home with an [[iPad]], an [[iPhone]], a Sony [[PlayStation Portable]] and $20.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/338157730/Broward-County-Arrest-Report-August-2016 |title=Broward County Arrest Report August 2016 |website=Scribd |language=en|access-date=October 28, 2017}}</ref> Onfroy was arrested in [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] originally until he was transferred to [[Orange County, Florida|Orange County]].<ref name=":12" />
After posting the bail of $10,000<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.elevatormag.com/broward-county-rapper-xxxtentacion-arrest-on-robbery-assault-charges/ |title=Broward County Rapper XXXTENTACION Arrested on Robbery & Assault Charges {{!}} ELEVATOR|date=July 16, 2016|work=ELEVATOR|access-date=August 8, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> in early October of the same year, while awaiting trial, the rapper was arrested again later that month on charges of [[false imprisonment]], [[witness tampering]], and [[battery (crime)|aggravated battery]] of a pregnant victim.<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/338233731/Miami-Dade-arrest-report |title=Miami-Dade arrest report |website=Scribd |language=en|access-date=August 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jailbase.com/en/arrested/fl-mdc/2016-10-08/jahseh-d-onfroy-135751331/ |title=Jahseh D Onfroy – Arrested on Oct. 08, 2016 |work=jailbase.com |accessdate=April 2, 2017}}</ref> On March 26, 2017, Onfroy was released from jail on bail<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/03/xxxtentacion-released-from-jail/ |title=XXXTentacion Released From Jail |last=Weinstein |first=Max |date=March 29, 2017 |publisher=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |accessdate=March 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/72563-xxxtentacion-is-out-of-jail-for-now/ |title=XXXTentacion Is Out of Jail (For Now) {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=July 1, 2017}}{{pb}}{{Cite news |url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.42893/title.xxxtentacion-freed-from-jail |title=XXXTENTACION Freed From Jail |work=HipHopDX|access-date=July 1, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> while facing charges of robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. His trial for aggravated battery of a pregnant victim was originally going to take place in May 2017 and was pushed back several times, and was set to take place on October 5, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www2.miami-dadeclerk.com/cjis/casesearch.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 |title=Miami-Dade County Clerk Criminal Justice |website=www2.miami-dadeclerk.com|access-date=September 7, 2017}}</ref> On September 8, 2017, ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' leaked the testimony of the victim in Onfroy's aggravated battery case.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/xxxtentacions-reported-victim-details-grim-pattern-of-abuse-in-testimony/ |title=XXXTentacion’s Reported Victim Details Grim Pattern of Abuse in Testimony {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=September 10, 2017}}</ref> The trial was then delayed again<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/sep/29/xxxtentacions-domestic-abuse-trial-delayed |title=XXXTentacion's domestic abuse trial delayed |date=September 29, 2017 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=October 11, 2017 |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> with a date of December 11, 2017, announced.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.spin.com/2017/10/xxxtentacion-trial-start-date/ |title=XXXTentacion’s Trial Is Set to Begin December 11 |date=October 5, 2017 |work=Spin|access-date=October 28, 2017}}</ref> Controversy arose once again following Onfroy's choice to donate $100,000 to domestic violence prevention programs<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.44956/title.xxxtentacion-apologizes-to-women-hes-disrespected |title=XXXTENTACION Apologizes To Women He's "Disrespected" |work=HipHopDX|access-date=October 28, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> and then further when Onfroy announced an event to support rape victims though it was later canceled due to vandalism.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/12/xxxtentacion-free-concert-anti-rape-event-cancelled/ |title=XXXTentacion Offers Free Concert After Anti-Rape Event Cancels – XXL |website=XXL Mag|access-date=December 10, 2017}}</ref>
Onfroy's trial was delayed again after an [[affidavit]] was filed asking for the charges to be "completely dropped".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8054950/xxxtentacions-ex-drop-domestic-abuse-case-prosecution |title=XXXTentacion's Ex Allegedly Wants to Drop Domestic Abuse Case, But Prosecutors Plan to Continue |work=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref> The victim in the case also declined to testify in court. In reaction, the prosecution moved to split the case into two, with witness tampering charges filed against Onfroy and a new trial date announced for December 15, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/xxxtentacion-prosecutors-plan-to-split-up-his-case/ |title=XXXTentacion Prosecutors Plan to Split Up His Case {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref> On December 10, 2017, Onfroy posted a message to Instagram, writing "Court date is on the 15th 9:00 am here is my court information, if I am taken into custody, I want to tell everyone I've let down I apologize, I tried my best, I really did...";<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-apologizes-to-fans-as-court-date-looms-news.40648.html |title=XXXTentacion Apologizes To Fans As Court Date Looms |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=December 10, 2017}}</ref> he then released the information of the court hearing.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.themaven.net/allhiphop/news/xxxtentacion-invites-fans-to-his-upcoming-court-date-ZMWFku3lxUu2S4w300l1Hw |title=XXXTentacion Invites Fans To His Upcoming Court Date |website=AllHipHop.com|access-date=December 10, 2017}}</ref>
Onfroy pleaded not guilty on December 14, 2017, and was taken into pretrial custody after a motion was filed by the prosecution on the grounds of Onfroy having violated his bond.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www2.miami-dadeclerk.com/CJIS/CaseSearch.aspx |title=Miami-Dade County Clerk Criminal Justice |website=www2.miami-dadeclerk.com|access-date=December 15, 2017}}</ref> He was held without bail.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/xxxtentacion-jailed-on-new-charges-of-harassing-witness-1202642602/ |title=XXXTentacion Jailed on New Charges of Harassing Witness |date=December 15, 2017 |work=Variety|access-date=December 15, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> It was confirmed on December 20, 2017, that Onfroy was being released on house arrest.<ref name="OnHouseArrest" /> Onfroy was released from house arrest on March 21, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46286/title.judge-lets-xxxtentacion-off-house-arrest-to-support-album# |title=Judge Lets XXXTENTACION Off House Arrest To Support "?" Album |work=HipHopDX|access-date=March 23, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> Shortly after being released from house arrest, a video surfaced of Onfroy hitting a woman in 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/xxxtentacion-video-punch-woman-head-domestic-violence-trial-charges-rapper-a8277371.html |title=Controversial rapper XXXTentacion 'punches woman in head' in newly circulated video ahead of domestic violence trial |date=March 28, 2018 |work=The Independent|access-date=March 29, 2018 |language=en-GB}}{{pb}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-punches-a-woman-in-newly-surfaced-video-news.46525.html |title=XXXTentacion Punches A Woman In Newly-Surfaced Video |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=March 29, 2018}}</ref> Onfroy's attorneys claimed the video, which shows Onfroy dancing to some music before striking the girl, was in jest.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46331/title.xxxtentacion-attorney-says-old-video-of-rapper-hitting-girl-was-in-jest |title=XXXTENTACION Attorney Says Old Video Of Rapper Hitting Girl Was "In Jest" |work=HipHopDX|access-date=March 29, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> Onfroy also claimed afterwards that he was afraid he was going to be financially extorted by the woman and already was called by her family members requesting money.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2018/03/xxxtentacion-lawyer-suggests-woman-he-hit-is-only-coming-forward-for-money |title=XXXTentacion's Lawyer Suggests Woman He Hit Is Only Coming Forward for Money |website=Complex |language=en|access-date=March 29, 2018}}</ref> The woman attacked by Onfroy in the video came forward several days later saying she was "terrified for her life".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/woman-allegedly-hit-by-xxxtentacion-releases-statement/ |title=Woman Allegedly Hit by XXXTentacion Releases Statement {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=March 29, 2018}}</ref>
==Discography==
{{Main|XXXTentacion discography}}
* ''[[17 (XXXTentacion album)|17]]'' (2017)
* ''[[? (XXXTentacion album)|?]]'' (2018)
==See also==
* [[List of murdered hip hop musicians]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{Commons}}
* {{Official website}}
* {{Find a Grave|190690199|Jahseh "XXXTentacion" Onfroy}}
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| image = File:Xxxtentacion.jpg <!-- THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN DECIDED TO BE USED AFTER A DISCUSSION ON THE TALK PAGE -->
| alt = Mugshot photograph of young male taken in October 2016
| caption = XXXTentacion in October 2016
| birth_name = Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy
| birth_date = {{birth date|1998|1|23}}
| birth_place = [[Plantation, Florida]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|6|18|1998|1|23}}
| death_place = [[Deerfield Beach, Florida]]
| death_cause = [[Gunshot wound]]
| resting_place = Gardens of Boca Raton Memorial Park<br>[[Boca Raton, Florida]]<ref name="Burial">{{cite web|url=https://theblast.com/xxxtentacion-private-funeral-featured-police-protection/|title=XXXTentacion Private Funeral Featured Police Protection|work=The Blast|authors=Gary Trock, Melissa Parrelli|date=July 2, 2018|accessdate=July 9, 2018}}</ref>
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| website = {{URL|https://www.xxxtentacion.com/|xxxtentacion.com}}
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| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|piano}}
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'''Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy''' (January 23, 1998 – June 18, 2018), known professionally as '''XXXTentacion''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɛ|k|s|ˌ|ɛ|k|s|ˌ|ɛ|k|s|ˌ|t|ɛ|n|t|ə|s|ˈ|j|ɒ|n}}),<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://genius.com/videos/How-to-correctly-pronounce-xxxtentacion |website=Genius.com |title=How To Correctly Pronounce XXXTentacion|access-date=June 24, 2017}}</ref> was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter.
Born in [[Plantation, Florida]], Onfroy spent most of his childhood in [[Lauderhill, Florida|Lauderhill]]. He began writing music after being released from a youth correction center<ref name="TheBreakPresentsSki">{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/04/the-break-presents-ski-mask-slump-god/ |title=The Break Presents: Ski Mask The Slump God – XXL |last=Weinstein |first=Max |date=April 22, 2017 |department=News |website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |publisher=[[Townsquare Media]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621042806/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/04/the-break-presents-ski-mask-slump-god/|archive-date=June 21, 2018|dead-url=no|access-date=June 21, 2018 |quote=Born near the Swap Shop in Deepside, a rough area that's a part of Broward County, Ski met X[XXTentacion] when the two were in a juvenile detention center [...] When they both got out, Ski started a group called Very Rare and brought X into the fold. Soon after that, X started Members Only, and it was on from there.}}</ref> and released his first song on [[SoundCloud]] in June 2013, titled "News/Flock".<ref name="5ThingsToKnow">{{Cite news |last=Welk |first=Brian |date=June 18, 2018 |title=5 Things to Know About Rapper XXXTentacion, From Feuds With Drake to Legal Trouble |url=https://www.thewrap.com/xxxtentacion-things-to-know-rapper-drake-legal-troubles/|dead-url=no |work=[[TheWrap]] |publisher=The Wrap News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621043710/https://www.thewrap.com/xxxtentacion-things-to-know-rapper-drake-legal-troubles/|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018 |quote=XXXTentacion released his first track 'News/Flock' onto the music streaming service SoundCloud in 2013.}}</ref> He was a popular figure in [[SoundCloud rap]], a [[Trap music|trap]] scene that takes elements of [[lo-fi music]] and harsh [[Roland TR-808|808s]].<ref name="SoundCloudRapVulture">{{Cite news|last=Guan|first=Frank|date=March 28, 2018|title=SoundCloud Rap Has Its First No. 1 Album — Now What?|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/03/xxxtentacion-no-1-album-explained.html|dead-url=no|department=Soundcloud Rap|work=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]|publisher=[[New York Media]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621041121/https://www.vulture.com/2018/03/xxxtentacion-no-1-album-explained.html|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018|quote=Despite mounting controversy, XXXTentacion has SoundCloud rap's first No. 1 album. [...] XXXTentacion, the sole SoundCloud rapper who's proven himself versatile in terms of genre and tone—East Coast boom-bap lyricism, nü-metal screaming, acoustic ballads, Weeknd-ish R&B, forays into EDM and Latin music—is facing the prospect of prolonged imprisonment, which would put an end to all experimentation.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Caramanica |first=Jon|author-link=Jon Caramanica |date=June 22, 2017 |title=The Rowdy World of Rap's New Underground |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/arts/music/soundcloud-rap-lil-pump-smokepurrp-xxxtentacion.html|dead-url=no |department=Arts (Music) |work=[[The New York Times]] |publisher=[[Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr.]] |issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://archive.is/20180621060053/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/arts/music/soundcloud-rap-lil-pump-smokepurrp-xxxtentacion.html|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018}}{{pb}}{{Cite news |last=Breihan |first=Tom |date=July 26, 2017 |title=SoundCloud Rap Is Thriving While SoundCloud Is Dying |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1953958/soundcloud-rap-is-thriving-while-soundcloud-is-dying/franchises/status-aint-hood/|dead-url=no |department=Status Ain't Hood |work=[[Stereogum]] |publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621061042/https://www.stereogum.com/1953958/soundcloud-rap-is-thriving-while-soundcloud-is-dying/franchises/status-aint-hood/|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018 |quote=But the whole SoundCloud rap tag probably best applies to a rangy mob of South Florida rap kids, raspy and forbidding stylistic descendants of SpaceGhostPurrp and Denzel Curry. [...] The most prominent of them is XXXtentacion<!--[sic]-->, the risible figure who went to jail for beating up his pregnant girlfriend and who seems to incite massive brawls at all his shows.}}</ref><ref name="SoundCloudRevolution">{{Cite news |last=Turner |first=David |date=June 1, 2017 |title=Look At Me!: The Noisy, Blown-Out SoundCloud Revolution Redefining Rap |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/look-at-me-the-noisy-soundcloud-revolution-changing-rap-w485101|dead-url=no |department=Music (Features) |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |publisher=[[Jann Wenner]] |issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621062120/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/look-at-me-the-noisy-soundcloud-revolution-changing-rap-w485101|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref> Well known for his "depressing, and at times devastating" music that brought attention to mental health, Onfroy employed styles and techniques that were unconventional in hip hop during his career, such as distortion and heavy guitar-backed instrumentals drawing inspiration from third-wave [[emo]].
Onfroy rose to fame with the release of his song "[[Look at Me (XXXTentacion song)|Look at Me]]". He released his debut album, ''[[17 (XXXTentacion album)|17]]'', on August 25, 2017. The album debuted at <abbr>No.</abbr> 2 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 86,000 album-equivalent units first week. The album received a positive response from critics, some of which lauded the album for its personal narratives and diverse musical style. Onfroy's second album, [[? (XXXTentacion album)|''?'']], was released on March 16, 2018. It debuted at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], with its singles "[[Sad!]]" and "[[Changes (XXXTentacion song)|Changes]]" both reaching the top 20 of the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 26, 2018.
Onfroy died on June 18, 2018, after being gunned down as he left a motorcycle dealership in [[Deerfield Beach, Florida]].<ref name="ShotDeadCNN">{{Cite news |last=Vera |first=Amir |others=Amanda Watts and Amanda Jackson contributed to this report. |date=June 19, 2018|orig-year=Updated; originally published June 18, 2018 |title=Rapper XXXTentacion shot dead in Florida, police say |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/18/entertainment/rapper-xxxtentacion-shot-dead/index.html|dead-url=no |department=Entertainment |work=[[CNN]] |publisher=[[Turner Broadcasting System]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621064641/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/18/entertainment/rapper-xxxtentacion-shot-dead/index.html|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018 |quote=Rapper XXXTentacion was shot and killed during an armed robbery Monday in Broward County, Florida, police said. The 20-year-old rapper, whose real name was Jahseh Onfroy, was leaving a motorsports store shortly before 4 p.m. when two men in a dark colored SUV shot and killed him in an apparent robbery, said Keyla Concepción, Broward County sheriff department public information officer.}}</ref> The attackers fled the scene in an [[Sport utility vehicle|SUV]] after stealing a bag from Onfroy, and the suspected shooter was arrested by police in his native [[Pompano Beach, Florida|Pompano Beach]], and charged with the murder.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/21/arts/music/xxxtentacion-arrest-murder-charge.html|title=Suspect, 22, is Arrested in Killing of Rapper XXXTentacion|publisher=New York Times|date=21 June 2018}}</ref> In the week following his murder, Onfroy's highest-charting single, "Sad!", went from 52nd to 1st on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making Onfroy the first artist to top the Hot 100 posthumously in a lead role since [[The Notorious B.I.G.]], with "[[Mo Money Mo Problems]]", in 1997. Onfroy left behind what ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called "a huge musical footprint" due to his impact on his young fanbase and his popularity during his career.
==Life and career==
===1998–2013: Childhood===
Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy was born on January 23, 1998, in [[Plantation, Florida]], to [[Jamaicans|Jamaican]] parents, Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy and Cleopatra Bernard.<ref name=":12">{{cite web |title=The Mars Files (EP. 25) XXXTENTACION [Powered MiamiSoundWav] |date=September 29, 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJIVuQFtbb4 |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=October 28, 2017}}</ref> He had three siblings with one being half, shared paternally.<ref>{{cite web |title=Q&A/WHY I DONT SPEAK TO XXXTENTACION (MY BROTHER) |date=April 4, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLznTP7tr94 |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=April 8, 2018}}</ref> Onfroy was mainly raised by his grandmother Collette Jones<ref name=":17">{{Cite news |last=Hitt |first=Tarpley |date=June 5, 2018 |title=The Real Story of South Florida Rapper XXXTentacion |url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/the-real-story-of-rapper-xxxtentacion-10410980|dead-url=no |department=Music |work=[[Miami New Times]] |publisher=[[Voice Media Group]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622171804/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/the-real-story-of-rapper-xxxtentacion-10410980|archive-date=June 22, 2018|access-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref>—due to his mother's financial situation<ref name="CompleteTimeline">{{Cite news |last=Burford |first=Corinna |date=June 19, 2018 |title=The Complete History of XXXTentacions Controversial Career |url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/06/a-complete-timeline-xxxtentacions-controversial-career.html|dead-url=no |department=Timelines |work=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |publisher=[[New York Media]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622180450/https://www.vulture.com/2018/06/a-complete-timeline-xxxtentacions-controversial-career.html|archive-date=June 22, 2018|access-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref>—in [[Pompano Beach, Florida]], and [[Lauderhill, Florida]]. When Onfroy was six years old, he tried to stab a man attempting to attack his mother<ref name="CompleteTimeline" /> and was eventually put into a youth program before being forced to live with his grandmother.<ref name=":12" />
Onfroy's interest in music initially started after his aunt persuaded him to begin attending school choir and later church choir. He was soon kicked out of the school choir after attacking another student.<ref name=":0" /> Onfroy attended Margate Middle School<ref name=":17" /> where he was later expelled from middle school after a series of physical altercations. He was subsequently enrolled into Sheridan House Family Ministries by his mother for over six months.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV7Q2teRLPc |title=No Jumper – The Xxxtentacion Interview |publisher=[[YouTube]] |date=April 27, 2016 |accessdate=October 13, 2017}}</ref> Onfroy began to listen to nu-metal, hard rock and rap during his time at Sheridan House Family Ministries, which led to him to learn the piano and guitar.<ref name="CompleteTimeline" />
Onfroy attended [[Piper High School (Florida)|Piper High School]] until he dropped out in the tenth grade.<ref name="CallsOutDrake">{{Cite news |last=Foxx |first=K |date=March 30, 2017 |title=Fresh Out Of Jail, XXXTentacion Calls Out Drake!!<!--Punctuation in original.--> |url=https://1035thebeat.iheart.com/content/2017-03-30-fresh-out-of-jail-xxxtentacion-calls-out-drake/|dead-url=no |department= |work=[[103.5 The Beat]] |publisher=[[iHeartMedia]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622181701/https://1035thebeat.iheart.com/content/2017-03-30-fresh-out-of-jail-xxxtentacion-calls-out-drake/|archive-date=June 22, 2018|access-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref> He described himself as a "misfit" during that time, citing how quiet he was despite being popular and regularly involved in physical confrontations.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weinstein |first=Max |date=June 30, 2017 |title=Watch XXXTentacion's 2017 XXL Freshman Freestyle and Interview |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/watch-xxxtentacions-2017-xxl-freshman-freestyle-and-interview/|dead-url=no |department=2017 XXL Freshman |work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |publisher=[[Townsquare Media]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622181021/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/watch-xxxtentacions-2017-xxl-freshman-freestyle-and-interview/|archive-date=June 22, 2018|access-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref> Onfroy was not the athletic type and said that he was insecure and depressed during his time in high school.<ref name=":12" />
===2013–2016: Career beginnings and "Look at Me"===
Onfroy's career as a music artist began in June 2013 after the release of his song "News/Flock".<ref name="5ThingsToKnow" /> While in juvenile detention for gun possession charges, Onfroy met Stokeley Clevon Goulbourne,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://florida.arrests.org/Arrests/Stokeley_Goulbourne_28306291/ |title=Stokeley Goulbourne Mugshot {{!}} 08/02/16 Florida Arrest|website=florida.arrests.org|access-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref> another artist known as [[Ski Mask the Slump God]]. During their time together, Onfroy and Goulbourne became good friends and began [[Freestyle rap|freestyling]].<ref name=":9">{{cite web |title=Ski Mask The Slump God Talks Meeting xxxTENTACION in Jail + Wanting to Die at 27? |date=August 15, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbKx4vPZbfQ |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=September 7, 2017}}</ref> Recalling his time in detention, Onfroy said that he was respectful to the officers and staff and used to protect people from other inmates, including a [[LGBT people in prison|homosexual cellmate]], whom Onfroy later attacked for allegedly staring at him while he was changing clothes.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bet.com/music/2018/06/06/xxxtentacion-abuse-new-york-times-feature |title=The Internet Is Outraged Over New Interview Exposing This Rapper's Horrific History Of Abuse |publisher= |accessdate=June 20, 2018}}</ref>
That same year, following his release from a juvenile detention center, Onfroy and Goulbourne met up again under the belief they were going to commit a string of home invasions for monetary gain<ref>{{cite web |title=Ski Mask The Slump God 🎤 Karaoke Performs "Catch Me Outside" & "Life Is Short" 👑 |date=August 16, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lsXjXun9ew |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=October 27, 2017}}</ref> though Onfroy eventually bought a [[Blue Microphones|Blue Snowball]] microphone and began recording music,<ref name=":9" /> which convinced Stokeley to do the same. After Onfroy adopted the [[moniker]] XXXTentacion, he uploaded his first official song, called "Vice City", on [[SoundCloud]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://undergroundflux.com/sotd-02-16-17/ |title=XXXTENTACION bursts on the scene with the release of "Vice City" |publisher=Underground Flux}}</ref> Speaking on his decision to abandon a life of crime for music, Onfroy said that he felt like music was a better outlet for his feelings and then-girlfriend Geneva Ayala was someone who helped him realize that.<ref name=":12" /> He would then continue uploading small snippets of his songs that he would either soon release or keep unreleased. Onfroy eventually joined Ski Mask the Slump God's group Very Rare, before breaking off and starting the Members Only collective, which Ski Mask then also joined.<ref name="TheBreakPresentsSki" /> The word "tentación" in his stage name is the Spanish word for "temptation".<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2151368/chart-topping-rapper-xxxtentacion-shot-dead-20-after |title=Chart-topping rapper XXXTentacion is shot dead at 20 |work=South China Morning Post|access-date=June 22, 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://slate.com/culture/2018/06/xxxtentacions-death-deserves-more-than-indifference.html |title=XXXTentacion’s Death Deserves More Than Indifference |last=Hamilton |first=Jack |work=Slate Magazine|access-date=June 22, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
Onfroy released his first official [[extended play]] (EP), called ''The Fall'', on November 21, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Fall |url=https://soundcloud.com/jahseh-onfroy/the-fall |language=en |website=Soundcloud.com |accessdate=September 7, 2017}}</ref> Onfroy released one collaboration album with Ski Mask the Slump God, called ''Members Only Vol. 1'', before releasing ''Members Only Vol. 2'' in 2015 with several members of the growing Members Only collective. In 2016, he released the EP ''Willy Wonka Was a Child Murderer'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dailychiefers.com/xxxtentacion-willy-wonka-was-an-child-murderer-ep/ |title=Daily Chiefers – xxxtentacion – Willy Wonka Was an Child Murderer [EP] |publisher=}}</ref> with music heavily inspired by [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] and [[independent music|indie music]]. In 2016, Onfroy quit his job as a call center operator due to his growing music career<ref name="CallsOutDrake" /> and moved in with rapper [[Denzel Curry]].<ref name=":16">{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/denzel-curry-talks-living-with-xxxtentacion-love-of-goku-and-more-news.42776.html |title=Denzel Curry Talks Living With XXXTentacion, Love Of Goku & More |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=March 15, 2018}}</ref>
In July 2016, Onfroy was arrested and charged with [[robbery]] and [[assault with a deadly weapon]].<ref name="Pitchfork" /><ref name=":13" /> After posting $10,000 bail, Onfroy continued to work on his debut independent album, ''Bad Vibes Forever'', which had a slated October 31, 2016 release date.<ref name=":12" /> The album missed the release date and was delayed due to Onfroy being arrested in early October on charges of [[false imprisonment]], [[witness tampering]] and [[Battery (crime)|aggravated battery]] of his pregnant girlfriend .<ref name=":14" />
===2017: Release from prison, ''Revenge'', ''17'', and ''A Ghetto Christmas Carol''===
In 2017 "[[Look at Me (XXXTentacion song)|Look at Me]]" gained traction, peaked at number 34 on US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and the top 40 of the [[Canadian Hot 100]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5B0%5D=ts_chart_artistname:Xxxtentacion&f%5B1%5D=itm_field_chart_id:379&f%5B2%5D=ss_bb_type:chart_item&type=2&artist=Xxxtentacion |title=Chart Search – Billboard |website=www.billboard.com |accessdate=June 23, 2017}}</ref> The single helped him gain more popularity due to accusations of Canadian rapper [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] using a similar [[Flow (music)|rap flow]] in his then-unreleased song "[[KMT (Drake song)|KMT]]" that he previewed at a concert in [[Amsterdam]] with feature guest appearance from British rapper [[Giggs (rapper)|Giggs]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/the-internet-thinks-drake-is-biting-xxxtentacions-flow-on-his-new-track-news.28132.html |title=The Internet Thinks Drake Is Biting XXXTENTACION's Flow On His New Track |work=[[HotNewHipHop]] |accessdate=February 8, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":62">{{Cite web |url=http://news.hiphopearly.com/did-drake-jack-xxxtentacion-in-his-new-more-life-track/ |title=Did Drake Jack XXXTENTACION On His New ‘More Life’ Track? |accessdate=February 8, 2017}}</ref>
After his release from prison on April 18, 2017, he released three more songs on SoundCloud.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://undergroundflux.com/sotd-041817-xxxtentacion/ |title=XXXTENTACION returns with "Slipknot," a track discussing his troubled past and unclear future |publisher=Underground Flux}}</ref> In an interview with [[WMIB]], Onfroy announced that he was working on the [[studio album]]s ''Bad Vibes'' and ''[[17 (XXXTentacion album)|17]]''; as well as a [[mixtape]], ''I Need Jesus''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/03/xxxtentacions-debut-project-bad-vibes-this-spring/ |title=XXXTentacion's Debut Project 'Bad Vibes' to Be Released This Spring – XXL |publisher=Xxlmag.com |date= |accessdate=May 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/03/xxxtentacion-released-from-jail/ |title=XXXTentacion Released From Jail – XXL |publisher=Xxlmag.com |date= |accessdate=May 24, 2017}}{{pb}}{{Cite web |author= |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/03/xxxtentacion-plans-free-from-jail/ |title=Here's What XXXTentacion Plans to Do Now That He's Free From Jail – XXL |publisher=Xxlmag.com |date= |accessdate=May 24, 2017}}</ref> In an interview three days after his release from prison, Onfroy said to ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]'', "I got this really, really, really good album called ''[[17 (XXXTentacion album)|17]]''. That's more of an alternative, R&B sound—then I've got this mixtape called ''I Need Jesus'', which is mainly rap and the underground sound I did."<ref name=":5" />
Onfroy announced his first nationwide tour on April 28, 2017. The tour, titled "The Revenge Tour", had 26 tour dates overall and was widely publicized due to numerous controversies which included a rapper being assaulted,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/wifisfuneral-gets-jumped-crowdsurfing-houston/ |title=Wifisfuneral Gets Jumped After Crowd Surfing in Houston – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref> Onfroy being involved in an altercation on stage that led to him being knocked unconscious<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.spin.com/2017/06/xxxtentacion-attacked-san-diego-show/ |title=XXXTentacion Was Attacked On-Stage During San Diego Show |date=June 8, 2017 |work=Spin|access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref> an audience member being stabbed,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-concert-brawl-left-somebody-stabbed-reportedly-in-critical-condition-news.33479.html |title=XXXTENTACION Concert Brawl Left Somebody Stabbed, Reportedly In Critical Condition |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref> Onfroy being thrown into a barricade by security,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2017/06/xxxtentacion-accidentally-thrown-stage-barricade/ |title=XXXTentacion Accidentally Thrown Into Stage Barricade – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref> and Onfroy punching a fan.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-addresses-punching-fan-in-the-face-news.34060.html |title=XXXTentacion Addresses Punching Fan In The Face |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref> He announced the cancellation of the rest of the tour dates due to his cousin being shot on June 24, 2017,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.43874/title.xxxtentacion-cancels-rest-of-tour-after-cousin-gets-shot |title=XXXTENTACION Cancels Rest Of Tour After Cousin Gets Shot |work=HipHopDX|access-date=August 7, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> though the final tour date in Broward County, Florida, still went ahead<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/xxxtentacion-livestream-revenge-tour-wav/ |title=XXXTentacion Will Live Stream His Last Show on the Revenge Tour – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref> and was later streamed on the ''watchthemusic (''WAV) app.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/xxxtentacion-livestream-revenge-tour-wav/ |title=XXXTentacion Will Livestream His Last Show on the Revenge Tour – XXL |website=XXL Mag|access-date=October 27, 2017}}</ref>
Onfroy was named as the tenth pick on ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]''{{'}}s "2017 Freshman Class" after being voted in.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/2017-xxl-freshman-cover/ |title=2017 XXL Freshman Cover Revealed |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=June 29, 2017}}{{pb}}{{Cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/xxl-2017-freshman-class-kamaiyah-xxxtentacion-playboi-carti-more/ |title=XXL 2017 Freshman Class: Kamaiyah, XXXTentacion, Playboi Carti, More {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=July 1, 2017}}{{pb}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/broward-rapper-xxxtentacion-makes-the-xxl-freshman-list-9418280 |title=Broward Rapper XXXTentacion Makes the XXL Freshman List |last=Markowitz |first=Douglas |date=June 14, 2017 |work=Miami New Times|access-date=July 1, 2017}}</ref> In his XXL freestyle (which is regularly done by freshmen where a rapper will rhyme a cappella), it was speculated that he verbally insulted fellow American rapper [[J. Cole]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://uk.complex.com/music/2017/07/xxxtentacion-shot-at-j-cole-xxl-freshman-freestyle |title=XXXTentacion Took A Shot At J. Cole In His XXL Freshman Freestyle |website=Complex UK |language=en|access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref> though later Cole endorsed the rapper's music, calling him "talented".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.45786/title.j-cole-co-signs-xxxtentacions-music |title=J. Cole Co-Signs XXXTENTACION's Music |work=HipHopDX|access-date=January 28, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref>
Onfroy released his major-label debut commercial project, called ''[[Revenge (XXXTentacion mixtape)|Revenge]]'', on May 16, 2017. The mixtape consists of eight previously released songs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/revenge/id1237322615 |title=Revenge by XXXTENTACION on Apple Music |publisher=iTunes |accessdate=May 20, 2017}}</ref> The collaborative mixtape, ''Members Only, Vol. 3'', with [[Members Only (hip hop collective)|Members Only]], was released on June 26, 2017.
Onfroy announced that he would be taking a small break from social media on July 20, 2017,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/07/xxxtentacion-tells-fans-disappearing-for-a-while/ |title=XXXTentacion Tells Fans He’s Disappearing for a While – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref> until he came back two weeks later to announce the release date for his upcoming debut album, called ''[[17 (XXXTentacion album)|17]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/07/xxxtentacion-17-release-date/ |title=XXXTentacion Announces Release Date for '17' Album – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref> Rapper [[DRAM (rapper)|DRAM]] brought Onfroy out at a concert in the Staples Centre during [[Kendrick Lamar]]'s DAMN. Tour, being the first time that Onfroy performed at the arena and the first time he was brought out as an opening act by a mainstream artist.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/08/dram-xxxtentacion-damn-tour-la/ |title=D.R.A.M. Brings Out XXXTentacion at DAMN. Tour Stop in L.A. – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 11, 2017}}</ref> This was following Lamar's comments about rappers using [[ghostwriter]]s for song lyrics<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/kendrick-lamar-on-humble-bono-taylor-swift-mandela-w496385 |title=Kendrick Lamar: The Best Rapper Alive on Bono, Mandela, Stardom and More |work=Rolling Stone|access-date=August 11, 2017}}</ref> which may have been directed at Drake, whom Onfroy was in a rap feud with earlier that year.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.vibe.com/2017/03/xxxtentacion-released-jail-disses-drake/ |title=XXXTentacion Calls Out Drake After Being Released From Jail |date=March 30, 2017 |work=Vibe|access-date=August 12, 2017}}</ref>
He released his major-label debut album, ''[[17 (XXXTentacion album)|17]]'', on August 25, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/08/xxxtentacion-drops-debut-album-17/ |title=XXXTentacion Drops Debut Album '17' – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref> The album debuted at {{Abbr|No.|Number}} 2 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 86,000 album-equivalent units first week.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/chart-beat/7950042/lil-uzi-vert-luv-is-rage-2-debuts-no-1-on-billboard-200-albums-chart |title=Lil Uzi Vert's 'Luv Is Rage 2' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart |website=www.billboard.com |language=en|access-date=September 3, 2017}}</ref> The album received a positive response from critics, some of which lauded the album for its personal narratives and diverse musical style.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://undergroundflux.com/xxxtentacion-17/ |title=Album Review: XXXTentacion impresses on gloomy debut album '17' |website=Underground Flux |language=en|access-date=September 8, 2017}}</ref> On September 3, 2017, Onfroy announced that ''Bad Vibes Forever'', his second album, was still in production.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://xxxtentacion.tumblr.com/post/164941686087/my-next-concept-will-be-even-more-beautiful-a |title=... |website=... |language=en|access-date=September 3, 2017}}</ref> ''17'' gave Onfroy's seven songs—"[[Jocelyn Flores]]", "Revenge", "Fuck Love", "Everybody Dies in Their Nightmares", "Depression & Obsession", "Save Me" and "Carry On"—that debuted in the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at number 31, 77, 41, 54, 91, 94 and 95, respectively. [[Jocelyn Flores]] became XXXTentacion's highest-charting song since "[[Look at Me (XXXTentacion song)|Look at Me]]", which peaked it at 34.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/7809983/xxxtentacion/chart |title=XXXTENTACION – Chart history {{!}} Billboard|website=www.billboard.com|language=en|access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref> Onfroy then had his ninth song to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, in turn with his being featured on [[Kodak Black]]'s song "[[Roll in Peace]]", taken from ''[[Project Baby 2]]''. The song debuted at 52 and peaked at 31, matching Jocelyn Flores.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/7409876/kodak-black/chart |title=Kodak Black – Chart history {{!}} Billboard|website=www.billboard.com|language=en|access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref>
On September 12, 2017, Onfroy released his first official [[music video]] for his 2016 song "Look at Me", as well as sharing a music video with his 2015 song "Riot".<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2017/09/12/video-xxxtentacion-look-at-me/ |title=Video: XXXTentacion – 'Look at Me!' |work=Rap-Up|access-date=September 13, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> The song generated controversy hours after being posted due to the video depicting a white child being hanged by Onfroy, as another black child observed.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4457688/rapper-xxxtentacion-sparks-outrage-with-music-video-showing-him-hanging-a-white-child/ |title=Rapper XXXTentacion sparks outrage with music video showing him HANGING a white child |date=September 13, 2017 |work=The Sun|access-date=September 13, 2017 |language=en-GB}}</ref> Onfroy's label, Bad Vibes Forever, signed a distribution deal with Capitol Music Group subsidiary Caroline on October 19, 2017. The deal, reportedly worth 6 million dollars, is for one album only.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8006688/xxxtentacion-signs-deal-capitol-music-group-exclusive |title=XXXTentacion Signs With Capitol Music Group's Caroline: Exclusive |work=Billboard|access-date=October 26, 2017}}</ref> Shortly afterwards on October 25, 2017, Onfroy announced he was terminating his contract with Caroline<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/10/xxxtentacion-terminating-capitol-records-deal/ |title=XXXTentacion Says He’s Terminating His Deal With Capitol Records – XXL |website=XXL Mag|access-date=October 26, 2017}}</ref> despite a representative confirming he was still signed.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.spin.com/2017/10/xxxtentacion-instagram-capitol-records-statement/ |title=Rep: XXXTentacion Is Still Signed to Capitol Despite Claiming Otherwise |date=October 26, 2017 |work=Spin|access-date=October 27, 2017}}</ref> Two days later, he announced that he will be retiring due to negativity and backlash<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/10/xxxtentacion-quit-making-music/ |title=XXXTentacion Appears to Quit Making Music – XXL |website=XXL Mag|access-date=October 27, 2017}}</ref> though some publications noted that Onfroy made similar statements before and not followed through.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://hiphopwired.com/558131/promise-xxxtentacion-claims-hes-quitting-music/ |title=Promise?: XXXTentacion Claims He’s Quitting Music |work=Hip-Hop Wired|access-date=November 1, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> On October 30, 2017, Onfroy announced that he will make music again if fellow Broward rapper and "former best friend", Ski Mask the Slump God, was his friend again.<ref name="friend again2">{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-will-make-music-if-ski-mask-the-slump-god-is-his-friend-again-news.38953.html |title=XXXTentacion Will Make Music If Ski Mask the Slump God Is His Friend Again |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=November 1, 2017}}</ref> Later, Onfroy answered a fan's question on Instagram live about his retirement, saying, "Am I quitting? Yes, I'm quitting—I don't know for how long, but I'm just not going to make music right now."<ref name="slump back2">{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/10/xxxtentacion-friends-ski-mask-the-slump-god-again/ |title=XXXTentacion Wants Friendship With Ski Mask The Slump God Back – XXL |website=XXL Mag|access-date=November 1, 2017}}</ref>
Onfroy previewed new music on November 2, 2017, signaling a return to making music.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2017/11/xxxtentacion-previews-new-song/ |title=XXXTentacion Previews New Song After Giving Up Music – XXL |website=XXL Mag|access-date=December 10, 2017}}</ref> Onfroy announced a new album titled ''Bad Vibes Forever'' on November 17, 2017,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-announces-new-album-bad-vibes-forever-news.39673.html |title=XXXTENTACION Announces New Album "Bad Vibes Forever" |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref> speaking on the album, Onfroy said "It will be a mix of genres you have seen me dabble with, if you are not a fan of me this is not an album for you, it is for core fans only".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/11/xxxtentacion-bad-vibes-forever-different-genres/ |title=XXXTentacion’s New Album Will Be a Mix of Different Genres – XXL |website=XXL Mag|access-date=December 10, 2017}}</ref> The album title shares its name with his label.<ref>{{cite web |title=Look At Me! |date=February 20, 2017 |url=http://gb.napster.com/artist/xxxtentacion/album/look-at-me-bad-vibes-forever-empire |language=en-GB |website=Gb.naoster.com |accessdate=December 10, 2017}}</ref> On December 11, 2017, Onfroy released the ''[[A Ghetto Christmas Carol]]'' EP on SoundCloud.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2017/12/xxxtentacion-a-ghetto-christmas-carol-e |title=XXXTentacion Releases 'A Ghetto Christmas Carol' EP |website=Complex |language=en|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref> A day before his hearing for witness tampering charges, Onfroy announced that he was preparing three albums to be ready for 2018,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2017/12/xxxtentacion-goes-back-on-retirement-claims-promises-3-albums-2018 |title=XXXTentacion Goes Back on Retirement Claims, Promises 3 Albums in 2018 |website=Complex |language=en|access-date=December 14, 2017}}</ref> and after being released on house arrest, he announced the titles of all three albums, ''Skins'', ''Bad Vibes Forever'' and ''?''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/12/xxxtentacion-titles-new-albums/ |title=XXXTentacion Shares the Titles of His New Albums – XXL |website=XXL Mag|access-date=December 29, 2017}}</ref>
===2018: YouTube channel, ''?'' album and posthumous releases===
Onfroy began to use his long-time [[YouTube]] channel "xxxtentacion", previously used to upload music, to upload gaming videos and [[Video blog|vlogs]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/01/xxxtentacion-gaming-channel/ |title=Here’s the First Look at XXXTentacion’s New Gaming Channel – XXL |website=XXL Mag|access-date=January 28, 2018}}</ref> The channel has over 10 million subscribers and 1.4 billion total views as of July 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=THIS VIDEO IS PROBABLY GOING TO GET DEMONOTIZED!!! |date=January 11, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdOix4Yv0mo |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=January 28, 2018}}</ref> On January 22, 2018, Onfroy announced on [[Instagram]] that he and New York rapper [[Joey Badass]] had been creating a project together<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://hiphopwired.com/742246/joey-badass-announces-a-project-with-xxxtentacion/ |title=Joey Badass Announces A Project With XXXTentacion |date=January 22, 2018 |work=The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media {{!}} Hip-Hop Wired|access-date=January 28, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> and the two dropped a freestyle to the song "[[King's Dead]]" on SoundCloud on March 9, 2018, in preparation for the collab project.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2018/03/xxxtentacion-joey-badass-kings-dead-freestyle/ |title=Joey Badass and XXXTentacion Drop ''King's Dead (Freestyle)'' – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en|access-date=March 16, 2018}}</ref> The "xxxtentacion" YouTube channel uploaded the video "#THEHELPINGHANDCHALLENGE" on the same day. The video included Onfroy donating musical instruments, video game consoles, and other gifts to a foster home.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/twitter-reacts-to-xxxtentacion-giving-out-ps4s-toys-at-foster-homes-news.42709.html |title=Twitter Reacts To XXXTentacion Giving Out PS4's, Toys At Foster Homes |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=January 28, 2018}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, Onfroy declared his album had finished and he was preparing to release it but would only do so after the hashtag #HELPINGHANDCHALLENGE reached one million mentions on Instagram.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.themaven.net/allhiphop/news/xxxtentacion-offers-up-cash-and-prizes-in-challenge-to-fans-RKEShYF2802AC7sKiP8yHg |title=XXXTentacion Offers Up Cash And Prizes In Challenge To Fans - AllHipHop.com |work=AllHipHop.com|access-date=January 28, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref>
Onfroy released his first single of 2018 on February 2, titled "Shining Like the Northstar".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-returns-with-new-single-shining-like-the-northstar-new-song.1977214.html |title=XXXTentacion Returns With New Single "Shining Like The Northstar" |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=February 5, 2018}}</ref> He was also featured on long-time collaborator and producer Ronny J's track "Banded Up".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2018/02/ronny-j-banded-up-xxxtentacion/ |title=Ronny J and XXXTentacion Stay ''Banded Up'' on New Song – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en|access-date=February 26, 2018}}</ref> Onfroy released the song "Hope" on his SoundCloud account on February 21, 2018, dedicated to the victims of the [[Stoneman Douglas High School shooting]], which had occurred in [[Parkland, Florida|Parkland]], several miles north of Onfroy's native [[Plantation, Florida|Plantation]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2018/02/xxxtentacion-new-song-hope-parkland-shooting/ |title=XXXTentacion Drops New Song ''Hope'' – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en|access-date=February 26, 2018}}</ref> Onfroy announced that he was releasing two songs at midnight on March 2, 2018, both the first singles for his upcoming album ''?''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://urbanislandz.com/2018/03/02/xxxtentacion-dropping-two-songs-tonight-from-album/ |title=XXXTentacion Dropping Two Songs Tonight From Album – Urban Islandz |date=March 2, 2018 |work=Urban Islandz|access-date=March 2, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> The lead single for ''?'', "[[Sad!]]", was released several hours later<ref>{{cite web |title=Sad! – Single by XXXTENTACION on Apple Music |date=March 2, 2018 |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/sad-single/1353621668 |language=en-GB |website=Itunes.apple.com |accessdate=March 2, 2018}}</ref> alongside "Changes", which features fellow 2017 XXL Freshman [[PnB Rock]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/pnbrock/status/969660569908273152 |title=Go check out @xxxtentacion new single feat. ME VIBEEESSSE itunes.apple.com/us/album/changes/1353751517?i=1353751522 … |date=March 2, 2018 |website=[[Twitter]] |language=en|access-date=March 3, 2018}}{{pb}}{{cite web |title=Changes – Single by XXXTENTACION on Apple Music |date=March 2, 2018 |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/changes-single/1353751517 |language=en-GB |website=Itunes.apple.com |accessdate=March 2, 2018}}{{pb}}{{Cite news |url=https://urbanislandz.com/2018/03/02/xxxtentacion-drops-two-new-songs-sad-changes/ |title=Listen XXXTentacion Two New Songs "SAD!" & "Changes" – Urban Islandz |date=March 2, 2018 |work=Urban Islandz|access-date=March 2, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> "Sad!" debuted at number 17, becoming his highest-charting song in the United States, and eventually peaked at number 1 after XXXTentacion's death before releasing its official music video on June 28.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8462525/xxxtentacion-sad-no-1-hot-100|title=XXXTentacion's 'Sad!' Vaults From No. 52 to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 Following Rapper/Singer's Death|publisher=Billboard|date=June 25, 2018|accessdate=June 25, 2018}}</ref> "Hope" also charted after his death, peaking at number 80.
Onfroy announced the release date for his second studio album, ''[[? (XXXTentacion album)|?]]'', on March 12, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-announces-album-to-be-released-this-week-news.45491.html |title=XXXTentacion Announces "?" Album To Be Released This Week |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=March 12, 2018}}</ref> He shared the 18 track track-list with features from [[Joey Badass|Joey Bada$$]], [[Travis Barker]] and [[PnB Rock]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/03/xxxtentacion-shares-tracklist-for-forthcoming-album/ |title=XXXTentacion Shares the Tracklist for His Forthcoming Album ‘?’ – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en|access-date=March 12, 2018}}</ref> ''?'' was released on March 16, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2018/03/xxxtentacion-new-album/ |title=XXXTentacion Delivers '?' Album – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en|access-date=March 16, 2018}}</ref> ''?'' debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, becoming Onfroy's first number one in the country, losing out with his debut album ''17'' due to Lil Uzi Vert's ''[[Luv Is Rage 2]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8260857/xxxtentacion-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-albums-chart |title=XXXTentacion's '?' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart |work=Billboard|access-date=March 29, 2018}}</ref>
On June 21, 2018, the first posthumous song featuring Onfroy was released, "Ghost Busters", with Trippie Redd featuring [[Quavo]] and Ski Mask the Slump God, and was uploaded on Trippie Redd's SoundCloud.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/trippie-redd-releases-ghost-busters-with-xxxtentacion-and-ski-mask-the-slump-god-new-song.1979125.html |title=Trippie Redd Releases "Ghost Busters" With XXXTentacion & Ski Mask The Slump God |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref> Hip hop magazine and blog ''XXL'' released a series of freestyles that Onfroy performed as a part of his 2017 Freshman Cypher.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/06/xxxtentacion-2017-xxl-freshman-cypher-outtakes/ |title=Watch Outtakes From XXXTentacion's 2017 XXL Freshman Cypher – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref> [[Ugly God]] released a song titled "Tear Drop" on June 22, 2018, which featured Onfroy's aforementioned unreleased cypher verses, as a tribute to Onfroy.<ref>https://soundcloud.com/imrealugly/teardrop</ref>
==Murder==
{{Main|Murder of XXXTentacion}}
On June 18, 2018, Onfroy was leaving the Riva Motorsports motorcycle dealership in [[Deerfield Beach, Florida]] and at approximately 3:55 p.m., while sitting in his car, it is alleged that "two armed men dressed in dark clothing and gloves — and one wearing a red mask, the other in a black mask — approached the rapper while he was in the driver’s seat." A brief struggle occurred, and the masked men reached inside Onfroy's vehicle, removed a small bag, and shot Onfroy multiple times. The perpetrators allegedly left in a black [[Dodge Journey]] SUV. Onfroy was transported by paramedics to the nearby [[Broward Health North]] in Deerfield Beach, "where he died shortly after he was shot".<ref name="Trischitta">{{cite news | last = Trischitta | first = Linda | date = June 22, 2018 | title = Deadly Ambush of XXXTentacion Detailed in New Court Papers | url = http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-sb-xxx-targeted-20180622-story.html | work = Florida Sun Sentinel}}</ref> Onfroy was pronounced dead by the [[Broward County Sheriff's Office]] at approximately 5:30 p.m.<ref name="ShotDeadCNN" /><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/xxxtentacion-shot-dead-at-20-w521684 |title=XXXTentacion Shot Dead at 20 |last1=Leight |first1=Elias |date=June 18, 2018 |work=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621064146/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/xxxtentacion-shot-dead-at-20-w521684|archive-date=June 21, 2018|dead-url=no |publisher=[[Jann Wenner]] |last2=Klinkenberg |first2=Brendan |department=Music (News) |issn=0035-791X |quote=The Broward County Sheriff's Office subsequently tweeted that 'the adult male that was taken to the hospital has been pronounced dead' at approximately 5:30 p.m.}}</ref>
Suspect Dedrick Devonshay Williams of Pompano Beach was arrested 2 days after the shooting, shortly before 7 p.m. Held in the Broward County jail, he is charged with first degree murder without premeditation.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://abc7news.com/entertainment/suspect-arrested-in-rapper-xxxtentacions-shooting-death/3631727/ |title=Suspect arrested in rapper XXXTentacion's shooting death |date=June 21, 2018 |work=ABC7 San Francisco|access-date=June 22, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> In the weeks following the event, three different people were arrested for their actions involved with the event, including trigger man Michael Boatwright.<ref>http://www.tmz.com/2018/07/19/xxxtentacion-murder-four-suspects-indicted/</ref>
In his will, Onfroy named his mother Cleopatra and brother Aiden as the sole beneficiaries of his estate. Onfroy's future child, that his girlfriend at the time of his death is pregnant with, was not named in the will as the will was written before the pregnancy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/06/xxxtentacion-names-mother-and-brothers-in-will/|title=XXXTentacion Leaves Everything to His Mother and Brother in Will - XXL|website=XXL Mag|language=en|access-date=2018-06-30}}</ref>
===Funeral===
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An open casket service for Onfroy took place at the [[BB&T Center (Sunrise, Florida)|BB&T Center]] on June 27 where fans were allowed to pay their respects.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2018/06/xxxtentacion-fans-invited-to-memorial-at-florida-stadium.html|title=XXXTentacion Fans Invited to Open Casket Memorial at Florida Panthers Stadium|work=[[New York (magazine)#Digital expansion and blogs|Vulture.com]]|first=Kiefer|last=Halle|accessdate=July 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44638859|title=XXXTentacion fans queue to pay respects at Florida service|work=[[BBC News]]|date=June 28, 2018|accessdate=July 9, 2018}}</ref> His private funeral took place on June 28 where rappers [[Lil Uzi Vert]], [[Lil Yachty]] and singer [[Erykah Badu]] were among the attendees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/948004/xxxtentacion-laid-to-rest-in-private-funeral-after-shooting|title=XXXTentacion Laid to Rest in Private Funeral After Shooting|work=[[E! News]]|author=Mike Vulpo|date=June 28, 2018|accessdate=July 9, 2018}}</ref> He was entombed in a mausoleum at Gardens of Boca Raton Memorial Park, [[Boca Raton, Florida]].<ref name="Burial"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-reg-xxxtentacion-grave-mausoleum-20180701-story.html|title=XXXTentacion's mausoleum gravesite revealed in Instagram photo by his mother|work=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|author=Brett Clarkson|date=July 1, 2018|accessdate=July 9, 2018}}</ref>
===Commercial impact===
On June 19, the day after Onfroy's death, ''Billboard'' reported that [[Taylor Swift]]'s [[Spotify]] single-day streaming record for "[[Look What You Made Me Do]]" was broken by Onfroy's track "[[Sad!]]", with 10.4 million streams compared to Swift's 10.1 million streams.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/8461988/xxxtentacion-breaks-taylor-swifts-single-day-streaming |title=XXXTentacion Breaks Taylor Swift's Single-Day Streaming Record on Spotify |work=Billboard|access-date=June 21, 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/xxxtentacion-breaks-taylor-swifts-spotify-streaming-record/ |title=XXXTentacion Breaks Taylor Swift’s Spotify Streaming Record {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref> This was followed by a 16-fold sales increase across all streaming and download platforms, including a 7000-fold sales increase in CDs on [[Amazon.com]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/06/20/xxxtentacion-mourn-rapper-memorial-killers/716971002/ |title=XXXTentacion shooting: Rapper's music sales skyrocket 1,603% as fans hold impromptu vigils |work=USA TODAY|access-date=June 21, 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrolli/2018/06/19/xxxtentacion-album-sales-skyrocket-following-death/#59db518b3d1b |title=XXXTentacion's Amazon Album Sales Skyrocket More Than 700,000% Following His Death |last=Rolli |first=Bryan |work=Forbes|access-date=June 21, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Onfroy's album ''[[? (XXXTentacion album)|?]]'' was expected to return to the top five the week of his death following his murder, ultimately reaching number three with 90,000 album-equivalent units sold, up from 19,000 the last week.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8462010/beyonce-jay-z-5-seconds-of-summer-billboard-200 |title=Beyonce & JAY-Z vs. 5 Seconds of Summer for No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart |work=Billboard|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref>
In the week following his murder, Onfroy's highest-charting single, "Sad!", went from 52nd to 1st on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making Onfroy the first artist to top the Hot 100 posthumously in a lead role since [[The Notorious B.I.G.]], with "[[Mo Money Mo Problems]]", in 1997.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8462525/xxxtentacion-sad-no-1-hot-100|title=XXXTentacion's 'Sad!' Vaults From No. 52 to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 Following Rapper/Singer's Death|work=Billboard|access-date=2018-06-25}}</ref> On June 28, Onfroy's management team posthumously released the music video for "Sad!" on his [[YouTube]] channel which has received over 70 million views as of July 2018.<ref>{{Cite website|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAeYPfrXwk4|title=XXXTENTACION - SAD! (Official Music Video)|access-date=2018-06-28}}</ref>
===Memorial riot===
On June 19, 2018, a memorial for Onfroy was held on [[Melrose Avenue]], Los Angeles. Around 9 pm, groups that had gathered filled the road and blocked traffic. This prompted the police to arrive at the scene and a riot ensued.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edm.com/news/xxxtentacion-memorial-riot-la|title=XXXTentacion Memorial Turns Into Massive Riot|first=Alya|last=Khan|website=edm.com|date=June 20, 2018}}</ref>
==Legacy==
Well known for his "depressing, and at times devastating"<ref name="HyperfastLife">{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/jun/19/xxxtentacion-hyperfast-life-of-trauma-inflicted-endured |title=XXXTentacion: a hyperfast life of trauma, endured and inflicted |last=Wolfson |first=Sam |date=June 19, 2018 |work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621082326/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/jun/19/xxxtentacion-hyperfast-life-of-trauma-inflicted-endured|archive-date=June 21, 2018|dead-url=no |publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]] |department=Culture |issn=0261-3077 |quote=His ex-girlfriend detailed the most horrendous abuse in court documents and press interviews. He will be remembered mostly for the unusually cruel violence he committed on vulnerable people, particularly his ex-girlfriend, crimes for which he never expressed remorse. His music, a combination of hip-hop and emo that was depressive, and at times devastating, reflected a life lived with disregard for humanity, both other people's and his own. [...] His music rarely tried to demonstrate bravado or material gains, it mostly traced round mental illness, suicide, extreme misogyny and a prevailing feeling of numbness. [...] When she [his mother] was away, a darkness and depression ate away at him, one that would define his short life.}}</ref> music that brought attention to mental health,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JTL5WgdDYk |title=How Logic, Lil Uzi Vert, And XXXTENTACION Put Mental Health Center Stage In Hip-Hop {{!}} Genius News|date=September 5, 2017|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=June 20, 2018}}</ref> Onfroy employed styles and techniques that were unconventional in hip hop during his career, such as distortion<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-brutal-distortion-of-xxxtentacions-look-at-me-is-changing-the-sound-of-the-hot-100/2017/03/24/fa6a3e8e-0fe9-11e7-ab07-07d9f521f6b5_story.html |title=The brutal distortion of XXXTentacion's 'Look at Me' is changing the sound of the Hot 100 |last=Richards |first=Chris |date=March 24, 2017 |work=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621131307/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-brutal-distortion-of-xxxtentacions-look-at-me-is-changing-the-sound-of-the-hot-100/2017/03/24/fa6a3e8e-0fe9-11e7-ab07-07d9f521f6b5_story.html|archive-date=June 21, 2018|dead-url=no |publisher=[[Fred Ryan]] |department=Lifestyle (Style [Perspectives]) |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> and heavy guitar-backed instrumentals drawing inspiration from third-wave [[emo]].<ref name="YoungSadboys">{{Cite news|last=Zoladz|first=Lindsay|date=August 30, 2017|title=All the Young Sadboys: XXXTentacion, Lil Peep, and the Future of Emo|url=https://www.theringer.com/music/2017/8/30/16225968/emo-xxxtentacion-lil-peep-brand-new|dead-url=no|department=Music|work=[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621040720/https://www.theringer.com/music/2017/8/30/16225968/emo-xxxtentacion-lil-peep-brand-new|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref> This influenced artists such as [[Lil Pump]], [[Trippie Redd]], [[Ski Mask the Slump God]], [[Smokepurpp]] and [[6ix9ine]] with the [[Grunge|grungy]] vocals and [[Lo-fi music|lo-fi]] mixing of his early career.<ref name=":4" /> He was also credited with giving artists their first taste of fame and helping them with their careers through features and co-signs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUNYcwDkBPc |title=Trippie Redd – "Love Scars" Official Music Video {{!}} Pigeons & Planes Premiere|date=June 25, 2017|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=June 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite interview |last=White IV |first=Michael Lamar|subject-link=Trippie Redd |interviewer=Tyler Benz |title=Trippie Redd Is on the Way to Becoming Soundcloud Rap's Frank Sinatra |url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/qvvp9v/trippie-redd-is-on-the-way-to-becoming-soundcloud-raps-frank-sinatra |department=[[Noisey]] (Interviews) |work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |publisher=[[Vice Media]] |date=August 11, 2017|access-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621131716/https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/qvvp9v/trippie-redd-is-on-the-way-to-becoming-soundcloud-raps-frank-sinatra|archive-date=June 21, 2018|dead-url=no |quote=<!--Link in original omitted.-->That's not to say that Trippie's tracks lack gusto: He connected with XXXTentacion for a remix of the track 'Uh Oh, Thots!,' which has taken the internet by storm, and most of his songs explode with energy thanks to production from the likes of Pi'erre Bourne, 12hunna, Dpbeats, and Goose the Guru.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8461690/xxxtentacion-career-timeline |title=A Timeline of XXXTentacion's Career, From Soundcloud Rapper to Hip-Hop Sensation |work=Billboard|access-date=June 20, 2018}}</ref>
Onfroy left behind what ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called "a huge musical footprint" due to his impact on his young fanbase and his popularity during his career.<ref name="BegunToUnderstand">{{Cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/weve-only-begun-understanding-xxxtentacions-musical-legacy-w521739 |title=We've Only Begun to Understand XXXTentacion's Musical Legacy |last=Weingarten |first=Christopher R. |date=June 19, 2018 |work=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=|archive-date=June 21, 2018|dead-url=no |publisher=[[Jann Wenner]] |department=Music (News) |issn=0035-791X}}</ref> Given his immense influence only to die young, the article compared his cultural impact with that of [[Ritchie Valens]] and [[Darby Crash]].<ref name="BegunToUnderstand" /> This success as "a zeitgeist-grabbing, industry-defying, boundary-destroying phenomenon" is "overshadowed" by his reported abuse of his pregnant ex-girlfriend, however, and the latter is focus of his life story.<ref name="BegunToUnderstand" /> Nonetheless, the article contends that despite media attempts to suppress him, Onfroy's "impact on music will be felt for years to come" and his recordings have "helped signal a new era of post-streaming, post-genre teenagers".<ref name="BegunToUnderstand" />
Onfroy's personal life and history are also noted as prominent parts of his legacy.<ref name="HyperfastLife" /><ref name="BegunToUnderstand" /><ref name="HowRemembered">{{Cite news |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/06/how-will-xxxtentacion-be-remembered/563171/ |title=How Will XXXTentacion Be Remembered? |last=Giorgis |first=Hannah |date=June 19, 2018 |work=[[The Atlantic]]|access-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621104209/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/06/how-will-xxxtentacion-be-remembered/563171/|archive-date=June 21, 2018|dead-url=no |publisher=Hayley Romer |department=Culture |issn=1072-7825 |quote=Onfroy, in his music, reminded young fans in particular that their hurt was valid but that it did not form the sum total of their lives. He gave voice to their insecurities, wrapped their unending dread in the cover of his lyricism and transformed those nervous bundles into an electrifying body of work. [...] XXXTentacion may have spent his career trying to convince his most ardent young fans that they're worth more than they believe, but his legacy—of trauma endured and seemingly unrepentantly inflicted—reminds us that worth has never been distributed evenly. |eissn=2151–9463}}</ref><ref name="StruggleToMakeSense">{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-struggle-to-make-sense-of-xxxtentacions-horrific-life-and-death/2018/06/19/1c577468-73ca-11e8-b4b7-308400242c2e_story.html |title=The struggle to make sense of XXXTentacion’s horrific life and death |last=Richards |first=Chris |date=June 19, 2018 |work=The Washington Post|access-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621114148/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-struggle-to-make-sense-of-xxxtentacions-horrific-life-and-death/2018/06/19/1c577468-73ca-11e8-b4b7-308400242c2e_story.html|archive-date=June 21, 2018|dead-url=no |publisher=Fred Ryan |department=Lifestyle (Style [Perspective]) |issn=0190-8286 |quote=He encouraged his fans to find hope in the fog of their despair, but bragged enthusiastically about the joy he felt in brutalizing others. His music brought solace to the depressed, the same way it granted validation to violent young men like him, legitimizing the pain of so many while paving over the suffering of countless victims of domestic violence. [...] Listening to a hateful song in the privacy of our minds will not turn us into a hateful people—but it might make hateful people feel more comfortable in their hatefulness. The possibility haunts us. [...] And this is the madness of our country right now—feeling profoundly paranoid about the hateful thoughts that might be hiding in the heads of others.}}</ref> An article in ''[[The Guardian]]'' described his legacy in more critical terms, stating that "[h]e will be remembered mostly for the unusually cruel violence he committed on vulnerable people, particularly his ex-girlfriend, crimes for which he never expressed remorse."<ref name="HyperfastLife" /> According to the article, his music "reflected a life lived with disregard for humanity, both other people's and his own"; and rarely attempted to engage in bravado or bragging, instead focusing on "mental illness, suicide, extreme misogyny, and a prevailing feeling of numbness."<ref name="HyperfastLife" />
An article in ''[[The Atlantic]]'' expressed similar criticisms, though it also noted that Onfroy "reminded young fans in particular that their hurt was valid but that it did not form the sum total of their lives" and that he "gave voice to their insecurities".<ref name="HowRemembered" /> Contrasting these elements of his legacy, the article acknowledged that though he spent his career encouraging young fans to recognize their greater worth, Onfroy's legacy is nonetheless characterized by the trauma he both experienced and caused.<ref name="HowRemembered" />
In ''[[The Washington Post]]'', Chris Richards likewise commented on Onfroy's complicated legacy, contrasting how he "encouraged his fans to find hope in the fog of their despair, but bragged enthusiastically about the joy he felt in brutalizing others."<ref name="StruggleToMakeSense" /> According to Richards, Onfroy's music "brought solace to the depressed" while validating the sort of violence he practiced and legitimized the pain of his fans while erasing the suffering of domestic violence victims.<ref name="StruggleToMakeSense" /> Onfroy's music serves as an example for Richards of how "a hateful song" might normalize such feelings in "hateful people", which contributes to the profound paranoia in society about the hatred that might be in the minds of others.<ref name="StruggleToMakeSense" />
==Musical style==
{{Listen|filename=Members Only - Save Me (feat. Yaprak Asimov).ogg|title="Save Me"|pos=left|description="Save Me" by XXXTentacion (released 2015) shows Onfroy replicating his screaming-like rap flow alongside his aggressive and violent lyrics. The distorted production is a mark of Onfroy's earlier music and the sound that boosted him into the mainstream.}}
Onfroy's influences included [[Kurt Cobain]], [[Tupac Shakur]], [[Cage the Elephant]], [[The Fray]], [[Papa Roach]], [[Three Days Grace]], [[Gorillaz]], and [[Coldplay]]. When speaking on his influences, X said, "I'm really into multi-genre things that aren't just based around rapping itself. I'm more inspired by artists in other genres besides rap."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://freshman.xxlmag.com/xxxtentacion/ |title=XXXTentacion's 2017 XXL Freshman Freestyle and Interview |website=2017 XXL Freshman Class |language=en-US|access-date=August 6, 2017}}</ref> Onfroy as an artist has been defined as versatile<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://pigeonsandplanes.com/music/2017/02/xxxtentacion-music-more-than-loud-aggressive-rap |title=XXXTENTACION is Much More Than Loud, Aggressive Rap |work=PigeonsandPlanes|access-date=August 6, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> and his music has been described as having a "lo-fi" aesthetic,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-xxxtentacion-news.28195.html? |title=Everything You Need To Know About XXXTENTACION |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 6, 2017}}</ref> being diverse<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |url=http://www.mtvvoices.com/en/2017/02/xxxtentacion-blowing/ |title=Why is XXXTENTACION Blowing Up? – MTV Voices |website=www.mtvvoices.com |language=en-US|access-date=August 6, 2017}}</ref> and experimental, drawing influence from heavy metal.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://vergecampus.com/2017/03/rapper-xxxtentacion/ |title=Prison and Promise: Who is Xxxtentacion? |date=March 21, 2017 |work=Verge Campus|access-date=August 6, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> His music also has the tendency to contain distorted bass<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://theringer.com/xxxtentacion-recent-release-from-jail-46e7381da141 |title=XXXTentacion Doesn’t Deserve the Internet’s Sympathy |date=April 6, 2017 |work=The Ringer|access-date=August 6, 2017}}</ref> and an "intentional lack of polish".<ref name="SoundCloudRevolution" /> Speaking about this, Onfroy said that the intentionally bad mixing on his tracks make it "genuine".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-brutal-distortion-of-xxxtentacions-look-at-me-is-changing-the-sound-of-the-hot-100/2017/03/24/fa6a3e8e-0fe9-11e7-ab07-07d9f521f6b5_story.html |title=The brutal distortion of XXXTentacion’s ‘Look at Me’ is changing the sound of the Hot 100 |last=Richards |first=Chris |date=March 24, 2017 |work=The Washington Post|access-date=August 6, 2017 |last2=Richards |first2=Chris |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Some fans have also noted that his music has inspired many up-and-coming artists, such as Craig Xen, [[Lil Pump]], [[Trippie Redd]], Karami, and [[Smokepurpp]], into channeling similar vibes into their music.<ref name=":4" />
Onfroy generally changed his vocal style depending on the type of song he was performing on. His vocal style has been described as displaying "emotional vulnerability" on much more depressing tracks<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/stream-xxxtentacions-17-here-news.36657.html |title=Stream XXXTENTACION's "17" Here |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref> and as replicating screaming on much more aggressive tracks.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://vergecampus.com/2017/03/rapper-xxxtentacion/ |title=Prison and Promise: Who is Xxxtentacion? |date=March 21, 2017 |work=Verge Campus|access-date=August 30, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> His songwriting has been described as outlandish and shocking, often referring to "violence, sex, and drugs"<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theringer.com/2017/4/6/16045088/xxxtentacion-recent-release-from-jail-46e7381da141 |title=XXXTentacion Doesn’t Deserve the Internet’s Sympathy |work=The Ringer|access-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref> though on some projects such as ''The Fall'' and ''[[17 (XXXTentacion album)|17]]'', Onfroy's songwriting was more emotional in comparison to his previous work, often referring to loneliness, depression, isolation, and anxiety.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacions-most-emotional-17-lyrics-news.36809.html |title=Xxxtentacion's Most Emotional "17" Lyrics |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Onfroy lived in Florida.<ref name=":17" /><ref name="OnHouseArrest">{{Cite news |last=Gaca |first=Anna |date=December 20, 2017 |title=XXXTentacion Will Be Released on House Arrest |url=https://www.spin.com/2017/12/xxxtentacion-house-arrest/|dead-url=no |department=News |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]] |issn=0886-3032|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621072441/https://www.spin.com/2017/12/xxxtentacion-house-arrest/|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref> He lived with rapper [[Denzel Curry]] in the past.<ref name=":16" /> Before his death, Onfroy was moving into a {{Convert|6,000|ft2|adj=on}} mansion in [[Parkland, Florida]], which he bought, in November 2017, for {{US$|{{Format price|1400000}}}}.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goddard |first=Kevin |date=June 19, 2018 |title=XXXTentacion Was Finishing Up His Dream Home In Florida Before Being Murdered |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-was-finishing-up-his-dream-home-in-florida-before-being-murdered-news.53000.html|dead-url=no |department=Music |work=[[HotNewHipHop]] |publisher=Urbanlinx Media|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621070630/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-was-finishing-up-his-dream-home-in-florida-before-being-murdered-news.53000.html|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref>
In February 2018, Onfroy posted on Instagram that he was preparing to head back into education<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zidel |first=Alex |date=February 14, 2018 |title=XXXTentacion Planning To Go Back To School |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621075159/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-focusing-on-himself-going-back-to-school-news.43819.html|dead-url=no |department=Music |work=HotNewHipHop |publisher=Urbanlinx Media|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621080426/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-focusing-on-himself-going-back-to-school-news.43819.html|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref> and went on to announce in March 2018 that he was going to a community college to get his [[General Educational Development|GED]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=A. |first=Aron |date=March 13, 2018 |title=XXXTENTACION Announces That He's Going To College |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-announces-that-hes-going-to-college-news.45637.html|dead-url=no |department=Music |work=HotNewHipHop |publisher=Urbanlinx Media|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621075527/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-announces-that-hes-going-to-college-news.45637.html|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref> Onfroy was public about his struggle with depression.<ref name="HyperfastLife" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Chaput |first=Madeline |date=February 7, 2018 |title=Not all rap has to be art: Response to 'Lil pump, big problem' |url=https://www.trinitonian.com/response-to-lil-pump-big-problem/|dead-url=no |work=The Trinitonian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621081308/https://www.trinitonian.com/response-to-lil-pump-big-problem/|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018 |quote=Asserting that rappers like XXXTentacion and Lil Pump are a lyrical disease on the genre because their songs aren't about serious topics is ridiculous—never mind the fact that XXXTentacion's album was about his struggle with depression, which I suppose wasn’t deep enough when compared with J. Cole's 'Wet Dreamz.' }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Khristen |date=August 1, 2017 |title=From Biggie to XXXTentacion: Rap's Grim Relationship with Depression |url=https://archive.massappeal.com/xxxtentacion-biggie-smalls-rap-depression/|dead-url=no |department=Archive |work=Mass Appeal |publisher=[[Mass Appeal (media)|Mass Appeal]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621080621/https://archive.massappeal.com/xxxtentacion-biggie-smalls-rap-depression/|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref>
Three days after his death, Onfroy's mother announced on Instagram that Onfroy's girlfriend is pregnant with his child.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Coe |first=Kairi |date=June 21, 2018 |title=XXXTentacion's Mother Reveals Slain Rapper Has a Child on the Way With His Girlfriend |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/06/xxxtentacions-mother-reveals-slain-rapper-has-child-on-the-way/|dead-url=no |department=News |work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |publisher=[[Townsquare Media]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622160129/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/06/xxxtentacions-mother-reveals-slain-rapper-has-child-on-the-way/|archive-date=June 22, 2018|access-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref>
===Public image===
Onfroy was generally considered a controversial figure within the hip-hop industry due to assaulting fans,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://theboombox.com/xxxtentacion-punches-fan-in-the-face-concert-video/ |title=XXXtentacion Punches Fan In the Face at His Concert [VIDEO] |website=The Boombox |language=en-US|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref> public feuds with other artists<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://heavy.com/entertainment/2017/02/rapper-xxxtentacion-drake-diss-ovo-sound-radio-stealing-flow-twitter/ |title=Rapper XXXTENTACION Disses Drake On Twitter |last=Castro |first=Danilo |date=February 19, 2017 |work=Heavy.com|access-date=August 25, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> and general social media scandals.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.metrotimes.com/city-slang/archives/2017/06/21/xxxtentacion-brings-his-controversial-tour-to-the-majestic-on-thursday |title=XXXTentacion brings his controversial tour to the Majestic on Thursday |last=Cockrel |first=Kayla |work=Detroit Metro Times|access-date=August 25, 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.44469/title.xxxtentacion-adamant-fake-hanging-wasnt-a-publicity-stunt |title=XXXTENTACION Adamant Fake Hanging Wasn't A Publicity Stunt |work=HipHopDX|access-date=August 25, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-addresses-his-controversial-ig-post-news.36632.html |title=XXXTentacion Addresses His Controversial IG Post |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacions-5-most-controversial-moments-news.36653.html |title=XXXTENTACION's 5 Most Controversial Moments So Far |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref> ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' labeled Onfroy "rap's most controversial man"<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.spin.com/2017/03/xxxtentacion-released-prison/ |title=The Most Controversial Man in Rap is Free From Jail |date=March 30, 2017 |work=Spin|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref> and ''XXL'' labeled him as their most "controversial freshman ever".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/watch-xxxtentacions-2017-xxl-freshman-freestyle-and-interview/ |title=XXXTentacion's 2017 XXL Freshman Freestyle and Interview – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref>
On August 24, 2017, a day before the release of his debut album, ''[[17 (XXXTentacion album)|17]]'', Onfroy uploaded a video to the social media platform [[Instagram]] of him depicting the act of [[suicide by hanging]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-hangs-himself-on-instagram-nsfw-news.36629.html |title=XXXTentacion "Hangs" Himself On Instagram (NSFW) |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 24, 2017}}</ref> He later uploaded a video onto Instagram showcasing the video being shot in part of a music video.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BYKYzfpAVdM/?taken-by=xxxtentacion |title=Instagram post by MAKE OUT HILL • Aug 24, 2017 at 3:58am UTC |website=Instagram |language=en|access-date=August 24, 2017}}</ref>
Onfroy uploaded a music video to [[YouTube]] for his song "Riot" after sharing a music video for his on September 12, 2017. The controversial scene portrays him placing a [[noose]] around the neck of a white child then hanging him (representing [[lynching]]). The child's mother originally was anxious about the scene but said she was fine with the message being portrayed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/09/14/outrage-as-well-known-rapper-lynches-small-white-child-in-music-video.html/ |title=Outrage as well-known rapper 'lynches' small white child in music video |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref> Talking on Instagram live, he told his followers that the video was not supporting [[Black Lives Matter]] or addressing police brutality but was supporting [[All Lives Matter]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-says-look-at-me-video-is-all-lives-matter-news.37311.html |title=XXXTENTACION Says "Look At Me" Video Is "All Lives Matter" |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref>
Onfroy announced he was retiring from producing music on October 27, 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8015009/xxxtentacion-quit-music-instagram-statement |title=XXXTentacion Says He's Quitting Music: 'I Am Tired of the Hate. I'm Done.' |work=Billboard|access-date=November 1, 2017}}</ref> Onfroy then stated using the Instagram story feature that he would make music again if South Floridan rapper, frequent collaborator and "best friend" [[Ski Mask the Slump God]] would become his friend again, telling his fans to post "Be friends with X again" on Ski Mask's social media accounts.<ref name="friend again2" /> The post led to a social media exchange between the two, with Onfroy explaining his side using the Instagram Live feature on Instagram:<blockquote>"It was a lack of appreciation on his end, not because of me, I guess just from a business perspective. But he put a business perspective before a personal relationship, and I've been with him as a friend and as a brother for a very long time. I mean, it's just on some other shit to be honest. It's not on anything I've done wrong. I can't even say I've done anything to him, and I wouldn't go on the Internet and express that if I didn't care about the relationship, but you already know how it goes. They use you to where they wanna go and then part ways. And I've been used a lot if you haven't noticed."<ref name="slump back2" /></blockquote>
[[File:XXXTentacion-MugshotDec2017.jpg|thumb|upright|XXXTentacion's mugshot in December 2017]]
Ski Mask replied shortly afterwards, using Instagram's story feature, "[I'll] always love that alien-looking nigga named XXX, but I have to distance myself because it's like nobody would see me as an individual rapper if I don't, on top of that, that nigga crazy as hell", Ski Mask then went on to post a much more intense version of the story, claiming that Onfroy threatened his family.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2017/10/ski-mask-the-slump-god-love-xxxtentacion-distance-friendship/ |title=Ski Mask The Slump God Distances Himself From XXXTentacion – XXL |website=XXL Mag|access-date=November 1, 2017}}</ref> On December 8, 2017, Onfroy wrote on Instagram, "don't care about what you said about me, you know who got your back, love you, forever", referring to Ski Mask the Slump God. Later, during Rolling Loud in Miami in 2018, they reunited, ending the feud.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-extends-olive-branch-to-ski-mask-the-slump-god-news.40631.html |title=XXXTentacion Extends Olive Branch To Ski Mask The Slump God |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=December 10, 2017}}</ref>
Following a rumor that Onfroy was arrested in [[Las Vegas]], [[Houston]] rapper [[Ugly God]] tweeted "Free X" which prompted a strong response from Onfroy which featured Onfroy insulting Ugly God. Ugly God later clarified there was no feud between them.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/11/ugly-god-no-beef-xxxtentacion/ |title=Ugly God Assures Fans There’s No Beef With XXXTentacion – XXL |website=XXL Mag|access-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref>
On November 14, Onfroy posted on his Instagram story accusing rap group [[Migos]] of attacking him and pointing a firearm at him.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2017/11/xxxtentacion-claims-migos-jumped-him |title=XXXTentacion Claims Migos Jumped Him in L.A. |website=Complex|access-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref>
The music streaming service [[Spotify]] announced on May 10, 2018 that it was going to stop promoting or recommending music by him and [[R&B]] artist [[R. Kelly]]. Spotify stated, "We don't censor content because of an artist's or creator's behavior, but we want our editorial decisions—what we choose to program—to reflect our values".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/10/arts/music/rkelly-spotify-accusations-xxxtentacion.html |title=Spotify Pulls R. Kelly and XXXTentacion From Playlists, Stirring a Debate |last=Coscarelli |first=Joe |date=May 10, 2018 |work=New York Times|access-date=May 11, 2018}}</ref> The decision to remove XXXTentacion's music from curated playlists was later reversed on June 1 after [[Top Dawg Entertainment]] CEO Anthony Tiffith threatened to remove his label's music from the service.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8458884/top-dawg-warned-spotify-ceo-kendrick-lamar-others-pull-music-hate-conduct-policy |title=Top Dawg Explains How He Warned Spotify's CEO That Kendrick Lamar, Others Would Pull Music Over Conduct Policy |last=Rys |first=Dan |date=June 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/spotify-walks-back-controversial-hateful-conduct-policy/ |title=Spotify Walks Back Controversial "Hateful Conduct" Policy, Adds XXXTentacion to Major Playlist |date=June 1, 2018}}</ref>
====Incidents at concerts====
On March 26, 2017, following Onfroy's release from jail, he set up a surprise concert that was arranged for April 7 in [[Miami]]. The show had an admission price of $5 until it was apparently filled up. However, before he arrived, a [[riot]] broke out. Police eventually escorted Onfroy out and closed the show down.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/04/xxxtentacion-not-arrested/ |title=XXXTentacion Was Not Arrested at Miami Show After Fans Start Riot – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 3, 2017}}</ref>
Rapper and member of Onfroy's members-only collective Wifisfuneral was assaulted at the first show in the Revenge Tour in Houston on May 31, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/wifisfuneral-interview-jumped-houston-show-xxxtentacion/ |title=Wifisfuneral Talks About Getting Jumped at Houston Show – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 3, 2017}}</ref> Wifisfuneral stage-dived into the audience where several audience members proceeded to kick him and then leave the venue.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.vibe.com/2017/06/wifisfuneral-jumped-at-concert/ |title=Wifisfuneral Discusses Being Jumped At Concert |date=June 2, 2017 |work=Vibe|access-date=August 3, 2017}}</ref>
During a concert in San Diego in June 2017, a physical altercation occurred, which led to Onfroy being knocked unconscious<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2017/06/xxxtentacion-jumped-on-stage-performing-san-diego/ |title=XXXTentacion Gets Punched While Performing in San Diego – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://complex.com/music/2017/06/xxxtentacion-attacked-onstage-san-diego |title=XXXTentacion Attacked While Onstage in San Diego |website=Complex |language=en|access-date=July 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/74060-xxxtentacion-attacked-on-stage-brawl-and-stabbing-ensue/ |title=XXXTentacion Attacked on Stage, Brawl and Stabbing Ensue {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=July 1, 2017}}</ref> and an audience member being stabbed,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tmz.com/2017/06/08/xxxtentacion-knocked-out-onstage-san-diego-show-stabbing-fight/ |title=XXXTentacion Knocked Out Onstage, One Person Stabbed (VIDEOS) |website=TMZ|access-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref> though the injury was non-life-threatening.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://fox5sandiego.com/2017/06/07/police-cars-swarm-north-park-observatory-after-reports-of-fight/ |title=XXXTentacion attacked on stage, man stabbed during Observatory North Park concert |date=June 8, 2017 |website=fox5sandiego.com|access-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref> The assailant was reported to be an associate of rapper [[Rob Stone (rapper)|Rob Stone]], then involved in a feud involving Onfroy and Ski Mask. The feud had already led to Ski Mask the Slump God being assaulted during rapper [[Desiigner]]'s Outlet tour.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2017/06/xxxtentacion-rob-stone-beef-explainer |title=Inside the Beef That Led to XXXTentacion Getting Knocked Out |website=Complex |language=en|access-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref> Stone released a [[Diss (music)|diss track]] following the attack, titled "Xxxtracredit", in which he mentions the attack in San Diego and then proceeds to tell Onfroy to "not come back to California".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/rob-stone-disses-xxxtentacion-ski-mask-the-slump-god-xxxtracredit/ |title=Rob Stone Disses XXXTentacion and Ski Mask on 'Xxxtracredit' – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref> Later in an interview, Stone denied knowing who that assailant is.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://uproxx.com/realtalk/rob-stone-xxxtentacion-knockout/ |title=Rob Stone Speaks Out On The XXXTentacion Brawl, And Blames Him For It |date=June 9, 2017 |work=UPROXX|access-date=June 29, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://complex.com/music/2017/06/rob-stone-drops-xxxtentacion-diss-song |title=Rob Stone Drops XXXTentacion Diss Track, Shares His Side of Beef and San Diego Incident |website=Complex |language=en|access-date=July 1, 2017}}</ref> In October 2017, Stone confirmed that he and Onfroy had talked and resolved their feud.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rob Stone Talks Struggles w Record Label + XXXTentacion Beef Put To Rest [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW] |date=October 27, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DULdvLRbQwI |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=October 28, 2017}}</ref>
Onfroy punched an audience member during a concert at the Complex in [[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, Utah]] on June 18, 2017. He claimed this was in self-defense, as he had requested that no one in the audience touch him, warning that he would punch them if they did.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/xxxtentacion-punches-fan/ |title=XXXTentacion Punches Fan in Alleged Self-Defense at Show – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref>
Onfroy was scheduled to perform at the Concord Music Hall in [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]] on June 21, 2017. The concert was canceled at the last minute, which led to hundreds of fans flooding the streets and nearly starting a riot.<ref name="UPROXX2">{{Cite news |url=http://uproxx.com/realtalk/xxxtentacion-concert-chicago-cancelled-near-riot/ |title=An XXXTentacion Concert Was Cancelled And The Fans Almost Rioted |date=June 21, 2017 |work=UPROXX|access-date=August 3, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> He said that the reason for the performance being canceled was the venue management's decision.<ref name="UPROXX2" /> Four days later, his cousin was shot and he canceled his tour.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/xxxtentacion-postpones-tour-cousin-shot/ |title=XXXTentacion Postpones Tour After His Cousin Gets Shot – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 3, 2017}}</ref>
Following the release of Onfroy's ''[[17 (XXXTentacion album)|17]]'' album, a free concert was announced to take place at the Orpheum in [[Tampa, Florida]], on September 2, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/soundcheck/xxxtentacion-announces-free-show-at-the-orpheum-in-tampa-this-saturday/2335772 |title=XXXTentacion announces free show at the Orpheum in Tampa this Saturday |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en-us|access-date=September 3, 2017}}</ref> The venue only had the capacity to support 750 concertgoers, but over 3,000 people appeared to attend the concert and the venue had to cancel the concert before a safety hazard was created.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.spin.com/2017/09/xxxtentacion-concert-riot-tampa/ |title=Police Shut Down Free XXXTentacion Concert in Tampa Due to Crowd Size "Safety Hazard" |date=September 3, 2017 |work=Spin|access-date=September 3, 2017}}</ref> This led to many fans of the artist nearly rioting in the street and the police needing to break up the crowd.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/xxxtentacion-concert-shut-down-by-police-deemed-a-safety-hazard/ |title=XXXTentacion Concert Shut Down by Police, Deemed a "Safety Hazard" {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=September 3, 2017}}</ref> Some fans later claimed online that they were teargassed by police officers following the riot.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/09/xxxtentacions-free-show-florida-canceled-cops-break-up-crowds/ |title=XXXTentacion’s Fans Riot After Free Show in Florida Canceled, Cops Break It Up – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=September 3, 2017}}</ref>
Onfroy was involved in another brawl with a fan during California's Rolling Loud Festival on October 23, 2017. Onfroy announced on Instagram that the fight was purely self-defense before any video of the altercation was uploaded.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8007078/xxxtentacion-fight-rolling-loud-festival-2017-video |title=XXXTentacion Involved in Brawl With Fan at Rolling Loud Festival |work=Billboard|access-date=October 28, 2017}}</ref>
====Drake feud====
Canadian rapper [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] previewed a new track, titled "KMT", on January 28, 2017. The song featured a guest appearance from British rapper [[Giggs (rapper)|Giggs]] in [[Amsterdam]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/drake-previews-new-song-at-amsterdam-show-news.28126.html? |title=Drake Previews New Song At Amsterdam Show |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref> The song, following its preview, was compared by users on social media to Onfroy's breakout song "Look at Me" due to the use of a similar [[Tuplet|triplet]]-heavy flow.<ref name=":62" /> Before the release of KMT, ''HotNewHipHop'' revealed that Drake followed Onfroy's account on Twitter.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/the-internet-thinks-drake-is-biting-xxxtentacions-flow-on-his-new-track-news.28132.html? |title=The Internet Thinks Drake Is Biting XXXTENTACION's Flow On His New Track |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]'', Onfroy was questioned about the Drake comparisons, responding "If Drake is gonna take the flow, and I don't know if he legitimately did, but if that is the situation, at least reach out to a nigga, help a nigga out in this situation."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/02/xxxtentacion-interview-case-drake/ |title=XXXTentacion Aims to Be the Biggest Artist Ever Despite Legal Case and Drake Controversy – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref>
Drake released the mixtape ''More Life'' on March 18, 2017, which included "KMT".<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.nme.com/news/drake-releases-more-life-sampha-giggs-2022026 |title=Drake releases new project 'More Life' featuring Sampha and Skepta – NME |date=March 19, 2017 |work=NME|access-date=August 8, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> Onfroy was released from jail on probation two weeks later and was subsequently interviewed by [[WMIB]], where he called Drake a "bitch" and said that he respected Drake's influence but felt like "KMT" was disrespecting him.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://thebreakfastclub.iheart.com/content/2017-03-30-internet-sensation-xxxtentacion-calls-drake-a-bch-announces-three-new-projects-in-first-post-jail-interview/ |title=Internet Sensation XXXTentacion Calls Drake a B**ch, Announces Three New Projects In First Post-Jail Interview {{!}} The Breakfast Club|work=The Breakfast Club|access-date=August 8, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> The following day on Twitter, Onfroy posted a picture of Drake's mother saying "she could get it".<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-goes-after-drakes-mom-she-could-get-it-news.30737.html |title=XXXTENTACION Goes After Drake's Mom: "She Could Get It" |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref> He then posted a picture of Drake's mother and a child version of Drake with Onfroy's face photoshopped over that of Drake's father, Dennis Graham.<ref name=":72">{{Cite news |url=http://heavy.com/music/2017/04/xxxtentacion-claims-that-he-can-out-rap-drake-facebook-video-beef-feud/ |title=XXXTENTACION Claims That He Can ‘Out Rap’ Drake |last=Castro |first=Danilo |date=April 4, 2017 |work=Heavy.com|access-date=August 8, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> Later, in an interview with [[DJ Semtex]], Drake denied those accusations that he stole Onfroy's "flow". Drake also denied knowing him and said that he only heard about him regarding rumors circulated following the "KMT" snippet.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://the6track.com/2017/dj-semtex-interview-drake/ |title=DJ Semtex Interview With Drake – The6Track |date=February 19, 2017 |work=The6Track|access-date=August 8, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/02/drake-quentin-miller-meek-mill-interview/ |title=Drake Talks Quentin Miller, Meek Mill, Kanye West and More in New Interview – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref> Onfroy replied on his Twitter page requesting that Drake "come to Florida", after Onfroy saying that he won't "twitter rap with niggas".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/02/xxxtentacion-seems-to-respond-to-new-drake-interview/ |title=XXXTentacion Responds to Drake Denying He Bit the Flow From 'Look At Me' – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref> Onfroy then claimed on Instagram live that he could "out-rap" Drake.<ref name=":72" />
Rapper [[Offset (rapper)|Offset]] from the hip-hop group [[Migos]] used Instagram's livestream feature to verbally attack Onfroy, further escalating the feud.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/04/offset-calls-out-xxxtentacion-claiming-drake-stole-flow/ |title=Offset Seems to Call Out XXXTentacion for Claimiing Drake Stole His Flow – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref> 600Breezy, a Chicago rapper (who is currently in prison for violating his probation),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/600-breezy-sentenced-10-years-prison-violating-probation/ |title=600 Breezy Sent to Prison for Violating Probation – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref> then claimed that Drake gave him permission to enter into the feud and attack Onfroy.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/600breezy-enters-the-drake-and-xxxtentacion-beef-news.31102.html? |title=600Breezy Enters The Drake & XXXTENTACION Beef |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref> 600Breezy told Onfroy that he has "got a couple niggas that will knock you off in your own city".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/04/600-breezy-advice-xxxtentacion-drake-beef/ |title=600 Breezy Has Advice for XXXTentacion Over Drake Beef – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en-US|access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref> 600Breezy later went to Florida to attempt to search for him, though it was fruitless.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://kollegekidd.com/news/600breezy-in-florida-looking-for-xxxtentacion/ |title=600Breezy In Florida Looking For XXXTentacion! {{!}} Welcome To KollegeKidd.com|date=April 28, 2017|work=Welcome To KollegeKidd.com|access-date=August 8, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
Following Onfroy being knocked unconscious on stage in [[San Diego]], Drake liked a post on Instagram ridiculing him.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.capitalxtra.com/artists/drake/news/responds-xxxtentacion-knockout-rob-stone/ |title=Drake Responds To Brutal XXXTentacion Knockout Video |work=Capital XTRA|access-date=August 8, 2017 |language=en}}</ref>
Onfroy's Twitter account posted explicit photos of a Drake [[look-alike]] on February 25, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://olisa.tv/ukamaka/rapper-xxxtentacion-comes-under-fire-for-tweeting-photo-of-a-drake-lookalike-giving-head/ |title=XXXTentacion Comes Under Fire for Tweeting Photo of a Drake Lookalike Giving Head {{!}} Olisa.tv|date=February 25, 2018|work=Olisa.tv|access-date=February 26, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Onfroy's Instagram account also posted "IF ANYONE TRIES TO KILL ME IT WAS [Drake] IM SNITCHING [right now]."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bet.com/music/2018/02/26/xxxtentacion-accuses-drake-of-murder-hacked-account.html |title=Drake Is Being Accused Of Premeditated Murder, According To This Rapper's Instagram |work=BET.com|access-date=February 26, 2018}}</ref> He later claimed the account was hacked in a YouTube video titled "UPDATE, JUST CHECKING IN (VLOG)".<ref>{{cite web |title=UPDATE, JUST CHECKING IN (VLOG) |date=February 26, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIktwqFcLhU |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=February 26, 2018}}</ref> Onfroy traded insults with former collaborator Trippie Redd on social media following reports Trippie Redd worked with Drake on the song "God's Plan".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/03/trippie-redd-xxxtentacion-beef-banned-from-florida/ |title=Trippie Redd Calls XXXTentacion ''P*!?y'' for Florida Ban – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en|access-date=March 15, 2018}}</ref> Trippie and Onfroy resolved their feud shortly afterwards in March 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/03/trippie-redd-xxxtentacion-end-beef/ |title=Trippie Redd Squashes Beef With XXXTentacion – XXL |website=XXL Mag |language=en|access-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref>
===Legal issues and controversy===
In 2014, Onfroy was sent to a [[youth detention center]] for a year on gun possession charges.<ref name="TheBreakPresentsSki" /><ref name=":0" /> According to him, during his time in detention, the district attorney was attempting to try the artist as an adult for gun possession charges which Onfroy said would have had a sentence of 5–10 years in prison.<ref name=":0" />
In July 2016, he was arrested and charged with [[robbery]] and [[assault with a deadly weapon]].<ref name="Pitchfork">{{Cite news |url=http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1437-xxxtentacion-is-blowing-up-behind-bars-should-he-be/ |title=XXXTentacion Is Blowing Up Behind Bars. Should He Be? |last=Hogan |first=Marc |date=February 7, 2017 |publisher=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |accessdate=February 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":13">{{Cite web |url=http://mugshots.com/US-Counties/Florida/Orange-County-FL/Jahseh-Onfroy.139534103.html/ |title=Jahseh Onfroy Mugshot – Jahseh Onfroy Arrest – Orange County, FL |publisher=}}</ref> According to the arrest report, Onfroy entered the home of Che Thomas with three other people, armed with a firearm. After [[pistol-whipping]] Thomas three times, Onfroy escaped the home with an [[iPad]], an [[iPhone]], a Sony [[PlayStation Portable]] and $20.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/338157730/Broward-County-Arrest-Report-August-2016 |title=Broward County Arrest Report August 2016 |website=Scribd |language=en|access-date=October 28, 2017}}</ref> Onfroy was arrested in [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] originally until he was transferred to [[Orange County, Florida|Orange County]].<ref name=":12" />
After posting the bail of $10,000<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.elevatormag.com/broward-county-rapper-xxxtentacion-arrest-on-robbery-assault-charges/ |title=Broward County Rapper XXXTENTACION Arrested on Robbery & Assault Charges {{!}} ELEVATOR|date=July 16, 2016|work=ELEVATOR|access-date=August 8, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> in early October of the same year, while awaiting trial, the rapper was arrested again later that month on charges of [[false imprisonment]], [[witness tampering]], and [[battery (crime)|aggravated battery]] of a pregnant victim.<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/338233731/Miami-Dade-arrest-report |title=Miami-Dade arrest report |website=Scribd |language=en|access-date=August 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jailbase.com/en/arrested/fl-mdc/2016-10-08/jahseh-d-onfroy-135751331/ |title=Jahseh D Onfroy – Arrested on Oct. 08, 2016 |work=jailbase.com |accessdate=April 2, 2017}}</ref> On March 26, 2017, Onfroy was released from jail on bail<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/03/xxxtentacion-released-from-jail/ |title=XXXTentacion Released From Jail |last=Weinstein |first=Max |date=March 29, 2017 |publisher=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |accessdate=March 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/72563-xxxtentacion-is-out-of-jail-for-now/ |title=XXXTentacion Is Out of Jail (For Now) {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=July 1, 2017}}{{pb}}{{Cite news |url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.42893/title.xxxtentacion-freed-from-jail |title=XXXTENTACION Freed From Jail |work=HipHopDX|access-date=July 1, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> while facing charges of robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. His trial for aggravated battery of a pregnant victim was originally going to take place in May 2017 and was pushed back several times, and was set to take place on October 5, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www2.miami-dadeclerk.com/cjis/casesearch.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 |title=Miami-Dade County Clerk Criminal Justice |website=www2.miami-dadeclerk.com|access-date=September 7, 2017}}</ref> On September 8, 2017, ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' leaked the testimony of the victim in Onfroy's aggravated battery case.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/xxxtentacions-reported-victim-details-grim-pattern-of-abuse-in-testimony/ |title=XXXTentacion’s Reported Victim Details Grim Pattern of Abuse in Testimony {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=September 10, 2017}}</ref> The trial was then delayed again<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/sep/29/xxxtentacions-domestic-abuse-trial-delayed |title=XXXTentacion's domestic abuse trial delayed |date=September 29, 2017 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=October 11, 2017 |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> with a date of December 11, 2017, announced.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.spin.com/2017/10/xxxtentacion-trial-start-date/ |title=XXXTentacion’s Trial Is Set to Begin December 11 |date=October 5, 2017 |work=Spin|access-date=October 28, 2017}}</ref> Controversy arose once again following Onfroy's choice to donate $100,000 to domestic violence prevention programs<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.44956/title.xxxtentacion-apologizes-to-women-hes-disrespected |title=XXXTENTACION Apologizes To Women He's "Disrespected" |work=HipHopDX|access-date=October 28, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> and then further when Onfroy announced an event to support rape victims though it was later canceled due to vandalism.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/12/xxxtentacion-free-concert-anti-rape-event-cancelled/ |title=XXXTentacion Offers Free Concert After Anti-Rape Event Cancels – XXL |website=XXL Mag|access-date=December 10, 2017}}</ref>
Onfroy's trial was delayed again after an [[affidavit]] was filed asking for the charges to be "completely dropped".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8054950/xxxtentacions-ex-drop-domestic-abuse-case-prosecution |title=XXXTentacion's Ex Allegedly Wants to Drop Domestic Abuse Case, But Prosecutors Plan to Continue |work=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref> The victim in the case also declined to testify in court. In reaction, the prosecution moved to split the case into two, with witness tampering charges filed against Onfroy and a new trial date announced for December 15, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/xxxtentacion-prosecutors-plan-to-split-up-his-case/ |title=XXXTentacion Prosecutors Plan to Split Up His Case {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref> On December 10, 2017, Onfroy posted a message to Instagram, writing "Court date is on the 15th 9:00 am here is my court information, if I am taken into custody, I want to tell everyone I've let down I apologize, I tried my best, I really did...";<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-apologizes-to-fans-as-court-date-looms-news.40648.html |title=XXXTentacion Apologizes To Fans As Court Date Looms |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=December 10, 2017}}</ref> he then released the information of the court hearing.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.themaven.net/allhiphop/news/xxxtentacion-invites-fans-to-his-upcoming-court-date-ZMWFku3lxUu2S4w300l1Hw |title=XXXTentacion Invites Fans To His Upcoming Court Date |website=AllHipHop.com|access-date=December 10, 2017}}</ref>
Onfroy pleaded not guilty on December 14, 2017, and was taken into pretrial custody after a motion was filed by the prosecution on the grounds of Onfroy having violated his bond.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www2.miami-dadeclerk.com/CJIS/CaseSearch.aspx |title=Miami-Dade County Clerk Criminal Justice |website=www2.miami-dadeclerk.com|access-date=December 15, 2017}}</ref> He was held without bail.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/xxxtentacion-jailed-on-new-charges-of-harassing-witness-1202642602/ |title=XXXTentacion Jailed on New Charges of Harassing Witness |date=December 15, 2017 |work=Variety|access-date=December 15, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> It was confirmed on December 20, 2017, that Onfroy was being released on house arrest.<ref name="OnHouseArrest" /> Onfroy was released from house arrest on March 21, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46286/title.judge-lets-xxxtentacion-off-house-arrest-to-support-album# |title=Judge Lets XXXTENTACION Off House Arrest To Support "?" Album |work=HipHopDX|access-date=March 23, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> Shortly after being released from house arrest, a video surfaced of Onfroy hitting a woman in 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/xxxtentacion-video-punch-woman-head-domestic-violence-trial-charges-rapper-a8277371.html |title=Controversial rapper XXXTentacion 'punches woman in head' in newly circulated video ahead of domestic violence trial |date=March 28, 2018 |work=The Independent|access-date=March 29, 2018 |language=en-GB}}{{pb}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacion-punches-a-woman-in-newly-surfaced-video-news.46525.html |title=XXXTentacion Punches A Woman In Newly-Surfaced Video |work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=March 29, 2018}}</ref> Onfroy's attorneys claimed the video, which shows Onfroy dancing to some music before striking the girl, was in jest.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46331/title.xxxtentacion-attorney-says-old-video-of-rapper-hitting-girl-was-in-jest |title=XXXTENTACION Attorney Says Old Video Of Rapper Hitting Girl Was "In Jest" |work=HipHopDX|access-date=March 29, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> Onfroy also claimed afterwards that he was afraid he was going to be financially extorted by the woman and already was called by her family members requesting money.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2018/03/xxxtentacion-lawyer-suggests-woman-he-hit-is-only-coming-forward-for-money |title=XXXTentacion's Lawyer Suggests Woman He Hit Is Only Coming Forward for Money |website=Complex |language=en|access-date=March 29, 2018}}</ref> The woman attacked by Onfroy in the video came forward several days later saying she was "terrified for her life".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/woman-allegedly-hit-by-xxxtentacion-releases-statement/ |title=Woman Allegedly Hit by XXXTentacion Releases Statement {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=March 29, 2018}}</ref>
==Discography==
{{Main|XXXTentacion discography}}
* ''[[17 (XXXTentacion album)|17]]'' (2017)
* ''[[? (XXXTentacion album)|?]]'' (2018)
==See also==
* [[List of murdered hip hop musicians]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
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* {{Official website}}
* {{Find a Grave|190690199|Jahseh "XXXTentacion" Onfroy}}
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