XXXTentacion

Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy (January 23, 1998 – June 18, 2018), known professionally as XXXTentacion () (sometimes stylised as xxxtentacion or XXXTENTACION and referred to colloquially as X), was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter.

Born in Plantation, Florida, Onfroy spent most of his childhood in Lauderhill. His parents are Jamaican. He began writing music after being released from a juvenile detention center and released his first song on SoundCloud in June 2013, titled "News/Flock". He was a popular figure in SoundCloud rap, a trap scene that takes elements of lo-fi music and harsh 808s.

He released his first album, 17, on August 25, 2017. Onfroy's second album, ?, was released on March 16, 2018. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. Its singles "Sad!", "Changes" and "Moonlight" all reached the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100.

On June 18, 2018, he was shot to death at the age of 20 in his car after he was robbed at a motorcycle dealership in Deerfield Beach, Florida.

Career
He made Members Only when he was 16 after leaving Ski Mask the Slump God's group Very Rare. Ski later joined Members Only as well.

In 2013, he recorded the song "Vice City" which was the first song he released on SoundCloud.

In May 2021, three years after his death, five of his unreleased SoundCloud songs were posthumously released as NFTs with the money being made going to his charity.

Personal life
He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when he was 13 and was re-diagnosed later on in his life. One of his best friends was fellow rapper Ski Mask the Slump God. He met Ski while in juvenile detention for gun possession.

In 2016, he was charged with domestic violence against his ex-girlfriend Geneva Ayala. Ayala later wanted the charges to be dropped. She did not want to testify in court and did not want Onfroy to be sent to prison. He pled not guilty and was put on house arrest. The charges were voluntarily dropped after he died.

Seven months after his death, his son, Gekyume Onfroy was born with Jenesis Sanchez on January 26, 2019.

Discography
Albums
XXXTentacion released 2 studio albums and 2 posthumous albums:
 Year  Album 2017  17 2018  ? 2018  Skins 2019  Bad Vibes Forever
Singles
 Year  Album 2016  Look at Me! 2017  What in XXXTarnation (feat. Ski Mask the Slump God) 2017  Gospel (with Rich Brian & Keith Ape) 2017  Revenge 2017  Fuck Love (feat. Trippie Redd) 2017  Jocelyn Flores 2018  Sad! 2018  Changes 2018  Moonlight* 2018  Falling Down (with Lil Peep)  2018  Arms Around You (with Lil Pump feat. Maluma & Swae Lee) 2018  Bad! 2019  Run It Back! (with Craig Xen) 2019  Royalty (with Ky-Mani Marley, Stefflon Don, and Vybz Kartel) 2019  Hearteater 2019  Bad Vibes Forever (with PnB Rock and Trippie Redd) 2022  Vice City 2022  True Love (with Kanye West) 2022  WitDemDicks 2023  I'm Not Human (with Lil Uzi Vert) 2023  Very Rare Forever Freestyle 2023  Let's Pretend We're Numb 2023  Emoji (with Ronny J)

Robbery and murder

On June 18, 2018, Onfroy went to a bank to withdraw some money before heading to a motor sports dealership at Riva Motorsports. As he was leaving the store, a black SUV blocked his car from leaving the parking lot. Two men stepped out of the SUV and started fighting Onfroy. The men stole a Louis Vuitton bag from Onfroy's car. Then they shot him three times in the neck. He was dead on arrival at hospital.

Michael Boatwright, Dedrick Williams, Robert Allen and Trayvon Newsome were arrested and charged with first-degree murder in Onfroy's killing. On August 12, 2022, Allen pled guilty of second-degree murder in exchange for testimony against the other three. Allen was sentenced to 7 years in prison with credit for time served, as well as 20 years probation when he is released. The other three were found guilty on all counts. Newsome and Williams were sentenced to life in prison without parole. Boat wright was sentenced to six hundred

life sentences without parole, one for first-degree murder and one for armed robbery, and was sentenced to another 30000 years for other charges.

References

Other websites
Official website


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