XXXTentacion
XXXTentacion, born Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy, was shot dead on the 18th of June 2018 near a motorcycle dealership in Deerfield Beach, Florida. He was 20 years old. At the time, he was a rising and deeply polarizing figure in hip-hop. Fans heard honesty about depression and alienation in his music. Prosecutors, meanwhile, had charged him with violent crimes that he was still fighting in court. This documentary asks how a teenager releasing songs online built such a devoted audience so quickly. It asks what the accusations against him actually involved. And it asks why people still disagree about what his short life meant.
Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy was born on the 23rd of January 1998 in Plantation, Florida, to Jamaican parents. His father, Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy, named him after the Bob Marley song “So Jah Seh”. His mother was Cleopatra Eretha Dreena Bernard. Both his father and his grandfather were Rastafarians. Jahseh was born with a ventricular septal defect, commonly called a hole in the heart. He never grew taller than 5 feet 6 inches.
His grandmother, Collette Jones, did most of the raising, in Pompano Beach and Lauderhill, because of his mother's personal problems. One story holds that at age six he tried to stab a man who was attacking his mother. A source close to the family denied it happened. Police reports cannot settle the question, since he was a minor. Even so, trauma and domestic violence experts have said it is unlikely the story was made up.
In early 2008, when Onfroy was ten, his father was jailed in Arizona for nine years on RICO charges. The arrest followed a sting operation organized by the Drug Enforcement Administration. His father was deported to Jamaica in late 2016. Asked about him in a 2017 interview, Onfroy answered sarcastically, “What's a father?” His mother later claimed that his father routinely beat him as a child.
Other wounds came early. As a child, Onfroy found the body of his uncle, who had died by suicide. He referred to that trauma in several songs. In 2017 he hinted that an unnamed adult had sexually abused him when he was a boy. He also said he had witnessed a person being tortured and a person being raped.
Music first reached him through his aunt, who persuaded him to join the school choir and later a church choir. He was thrown out of the school choir for attacking a student who touched him. Margate Middle School later expelled him after a series of fights. His mother then enrolled him at Sheridan House Family Ministries, where he stayed for more than six months.
At Sheridan House he listened to rap, nu metal and hard rock. That led him to learn piano and guitar. He later dropped out of Piper High School in the tenth grade. He called himself a “misfit” from those years, quiet yet popular and often in physical confrontations. He had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder as a child, and he said he felt insecure and depressed in high school. Music, which had first found him through a choir, would soon become the outlet for all of it.
In June 2013, the release of a song called “News/Flock” marked the start of Onfroy's career as a recording artist. Accounts differ on how he met Stokeley Goulbourne, the rapper later known as Ski Mask the Slump God. Onfroy said they met in juvenile detention, where he was held on gun possession charges. Sources interviewed for a 2020 biography say they met at high school. Either way, the two became close friends and began freestyling together.
After his release in 2013, Onfroy and Goulbourne reunited believing they were about to commit a string of home invasions for money. Instead, Onfroy bought a Blue Snowball microphone and started recording. That convinced Goulbourne to do the same. Onfroy later said music was a better outlet for his feelings. He credited his then-girlfriend, Geneva Ayala, with helping him see it.
His stage name borrowed from Spanish, since “tentación” means temptation. His first song that he did not delete was “Vice City”, which went up on SoundCloud. It appeared on his debut mixtape, XXX (Unmastered), released on the 5th of March 2014. On the 30th of April 2014 he released his first two official EPs, E.motion and XXX. In June 2014 he produced “Elegant” for Edward Skeletrix, who then worked under the name Cight.
The Weeknd's trilogy of mixtapes inspired Onfroy to plan three EPs of his own: The Nobody's, The Fall and The Underworld. The Underworld was abandoned entirely. An unfinished version of The Nobody's came out on the 11th of July 2014 and was pulled quickly. Onfroy meant to finish and re-release it, but never did. The Fall arrived on the 21st of November 2014.
He joined Ski Mask the Slump God's group Very Rare, then broke away to start the Members Only collective in 2015, which Ski Mask also joined. That year they released Members Only Vol. 1 together, and Vol. 2 followed with several collective members. On the 31st of December 2015, the original version of “Look at Me” was uploaded to the SoundCloud account of its co-producer, Rojas. On the 28th of April 2016, Onfroy put out the EP Willy Wonka Was a Child Murderer, heavily inspired by heavy metal and indie music. Around then he quit a call center job and moved in with the rapper Denzel Curry.
The sound itself broke with rap habits. He used distortion and heavy guitar-backed instrumentals, drawing on third-wave emo and grunge. The scene around him, SoundCloud rap, mixed lo-fi textures with harsh 808 drums. His influences ranged from Kurt Cobain, Slipknot and Eminem to Kanye West, the Weeknd and the video game composer Yoko Shimomura. Of that range he 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.”
The roughness was deliberate. He said the intentionally bad mixing on his tracks made them “genuine”. His voice changed with the song, showing what listeners called emotional vulnerability on sad tracks and something close to screaming on aggressive ones. Lyrics on many projects dwelled on violence, sex and drugs. On The Fall and 17, however, they turned to loneliness, depression, isolation and anxiety. In July 2016 his rise would collide with the justice system.
By 2017, “Look at Me” had climbed to number 34 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and into the top 40 of the Canadian Hot 100. Onfroy's half-colored hair, inspired by the villain Cruella de Vil from The Hundred and One Dalmatians, drew its own attention. Strangely, his breakthrough happened while he sat in jail. There he signed a deal to be managed by Soloman Sobande, who stayed with him until his death. Major-label scouts began offering six-figure contracts. Onfroy instead chose Empire Distribution, accepting a lower royalty rate and a smaller upfront payment in return for full creative control.
He was released from prison on the 18th of April 2017. Three days later he told XXL, “I got this really, really, really good album called 17. That's more of an alternative, R&B sound”. He also described a mixtape called I Need Jesus, which he said was mainly rap in his underground style. On the 28th of April he announced his first nationwide tour. The Revenge Tour ran for 26 dates and generated heavy media coverage.
The Revenge mixtape, his debut commercial solo release, came out on the 16th of May 2017 and gathered eight previously released songs. On the 13th of June, he appeared on the cover of XXL's annual Freshman list, alongside Playboi Carti, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Ugly God and PnB Rock. Members Only, Vol. 3 followed on the 26th of June. On the 9th of August, the singer DRAM brought him out at the Staples Center in Los Angeles during Kendrick Lamar's Damn Tour. It was his first appearance opening for a major act.
His debut album, 17, arrived on the 25th of August 2017. It debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 with 86,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. Critics were mixed, though some praised its personal narratives and varied style. Seven of its songs entered the Hot 100. The best was “Jocelyn Flores” at number 31, his highest placement since “Look at Me”. A guest spot on Kodak Black's “Roll in Peace” gave him his ninth Hot 100 entry, and it also peaked at 31.
On the 19th of October 2017, his label Bad Vibes Forever signed a distribution deal with Caroline, reportedly worth $6 million for one album. Six days later he announced that he was ending the contract, although a representative said he was still signed. Two days after that he declared he was retiring because of negativity and backlash. Some publications noted that he had made similar statements before without following through. On the 2nd of November he previewed new music. On the 11th of December he released his tenth EP, A Ghetto Christmas Carol, on SoundCloud.
The year 2018 opened with a promise of three albums: Skins, Bad Vibes Forever and a record titled ?. On the 22nd of June 2015, he had started using his YouTube channel, xxxtentacion, which grew to 36.7 million subscribers and an estimated 9 billion views by April 2022. In March 2018 it carried a video called #THEHELPINGHANDCHALLENGE, in which he donated instruments, video game consoles and other gifts to a foster home. He said he would release his album only after the hashtag reached one million mentions on Instagram. On the 21st of February, he released “Hope”, dedicated to the victims of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland.
On the 2nd of March 2018 he released two songs from his second album. They were “Sad!”, which debuted at number 17 and became his highest-charting song at that point, and “Changes”, featuring PnB Rock. The 18-track album ? was released on the 16th of March, with guests including Joey Bada$, Travis Barker and PnB Rock. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. Soon afterward, he signed a new deal with Empire Distribution for his third solo album, worth ten million dollars.
Spin called him “rap's most controversial man”, and XXL named him its most “controversial freshman ever”. Much of that reputation came from public fights with other artists. On the 28th of January 2017, Drake previewed a track called “KMT”. Social media users compared its triple-heavy flow to Onfroy's “Look at Me”. Onfroy told XXL that if Drake had taken the flow, he should at least have reached out. After leaving jail, he insulted Drake in a radio interview. He also posted mocking images of Drake's mother. Drake later told DJ Semtex that he had not stolen the flow and did not know Onfroy.
The feud widened. Offset of Migos attacked Onfroy over Instagram's livestream feature. A Chicago rapper named 600Breezy claimed Drake had given him permission to join in, and he threatened Onfroy. 600Breezy later traveled to Florida looking for him, without success. On the 14th of November, Onfroy accused Migos of pointing a firearm at him over the Drake dispute.
The most painful quarrel involved his closest friend. On the 30th of October 2017, Onfroy said he would make music again if Ski Mask the Slump God became his friend again. He accused Ski Mask of putting business before friendship. Ski Mask answered that he had to distance himself so people would see him as an individual rapper. He also claimed Onfroy had threatened his family. On the 8th of December 2017, Onfroy wrote on Instagram that he still loved him. The two reunited at Rolling Loud in Miami in 2018.
An earlier flashpoint was the video for “Riot”. In one scene, Onfroy placed a noose around the neck of a white child, in a depiction of lynching. The child's mother was anxious at first but accepted the message. Onfroy pointed to the real killings shown at the video's start, saying, “Heather Heyer, Emmett Till, Philando Castile, these are real murders.” He called the scene an “art portrayal” that put the shoe on the other foot.
His live shows were just as volatile. On the 7th of April 2017, a surprise Miami concert with a $5 entry price erupted into a riot before he arrived, and police closed it down. On the 31st of May, his Members Only colleague Wifisfuneral was kicked by audience members after stage-diving at the first Revenge Tour show in Houston. In June 2017 in San Diego, Onfroy was knocked unconscious and an audience member was stabbed, though not fatally. The attacker was reported to be linked to the rapper Rob Stone, whose feud with Onfroy and Ski Mask ended in October 2017.
On the 16th of June, Onfroy punched an audience member in Salt Lake City, saying he had warned that anyone who touched him would be hit. Four days later, a Chicago show at the Concord Music Hall was canceled at the last minute, and hundreds of fans nearly started a riot in the streets. On the 2nd of September, a free concert at the Orpheum in Tampa had space for 750 people, but over 3,000 turned up. Police broke up the crowd, and some fans claimed they were teargassed. A brawl at Rolling Loud in California on the 21st of October ended that run.
On the 10th of May 2018, Spotify announced it would stop promoting or recommending music by Onfroy, Tay-K and R. Kelly. Onfroy and his team replied that artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Dr. Dre, David Bowie and Michael Jackson faced no such treatment despite worse allegations. The policy was reversed after Top Dawg Entertainment's CEO, Anthony Tiffith, threatened to pull his label's music from the service. Onfroy publicly thanked Kendrick Lamar and Top Dawg.
In late 2012, Onfroy was arrested for possessing 21 grams of marijuana, a felony under Florida law. He was sentenced to one month in juvenile detention and six months at a behavioral correction facility. Soon after his release, he was arrested again for breaking into a house to steal a laptop so he could make music. In 2014, he was sent to a youth detention center for a year on gun possession charges. He said prosecutors wanted to try him as an adult, which carried 5-10 years. Sources for the 2020 biography dispute his account, and public files cannot confirm it because he was a juvenile.
In August 2015, Onfroy tried to end his life by running into oncoming traffic. He was taken to a hospital and later fined $86.50 for the incident. The following year brought the first of the most serious cases. Dylan Turner, known as Tablez, was a New Jersey native studying at Full Sail University. He managed Onfroy and Ski Mask the Slump God in 2016, to be paid only from the proceeds of “Look at Me!”. According to Tablez, days after a falling-out, an angry Onfroy and others broke into his apartment. Tablez said Onfroy poked a knife toward his stomach, and then the blade sank in. He needed emergency surgery and suffered life-changing injuries.
Tablez pledged to drop the charges if his computer was returned, saying he “didn't want one bad choice to define who Onfroy was.” He kept his word even though every file on it had been deleted. Onfroy paid all of the hospital bills and later thanked him. Asked whether Onfroy had genuinely changed, Tablez answered, “Yes. Deep down we all are.”
On the 14th of July 2016, days after bailing out over the Tablez case, Onfroy was arrested again. The charges were robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and home invasion, for an incident in November 2015. According to the arrest report, he entered the home of Che Thomas with three others, armed with a firearm. He pistol-whipped Thomas three times and left with an iPad, an iPhone, a Sony PlayStation Portable and $20. Prosecutors moved him between jurisdictions until one would charge him as an adult for a juvenile crime. He was released on a $10,000 bond in September 2016. After Thomas asked that he not go to prison, Onfroy pleaded no contest and received six years of probation.
In October 2016, while awaiting trial, he was arrested on charges of aggravated battery of a pregnant woman, domestic battery and false imprisonment. The accuser was his ex-girlfriend, Geneva Ayala. She had moved in with Onfroy and his roommates in 2016. In her statement, she described beatings, choking and threats with knives. Onfroy was involuntarily hospitalized under Florida's Baker Act in 2016, after Ayala and his roommates told police he had attempted suicide. He maintained his innocence in public until his death. Roommates of both said he showed deep remorse and badly wanted to control his anger.
On the 26th of March 2017, he was released from jail on a $50,000 bail. The trial slipped from May to October, then December 2017. On the 8th of September 2017, Pitchfork leaked the testimony of the alleged victim. Onfroy donated $100,000 to domestic violence prevention programs, which drew fresh controversy. An event he announced to support rape victims was canceled after vandalism. Then Ayala filed an affidavit asking that the charges be “completely dropped”, and she declined to testify. Prosecutors responded by splitting the case in two and adding witness tampering charges.
On the 14th of December 2017, Onfroy pleaded not guilty and was taken into custody for violating his bond. He was released to house arrest on the 20th of December and freed from it on the 21st of March 2018. His lead attorney, J. David Bogenschutz, said that Judge Richard Hersch had been looking more kindly on him, even allowing him to tour. Bogenschutz believed Onfroy would have received probation rather than prison. After the killing, prosecutors dropped the domestic violence charges. Ayala said after his death that she had opposed any prison sentence for him.
Two more disputes surfaced. Shortly after Onfroy left house arrest, a Snapchat video appeared showing him striking a girl, Breonna Starling, in 2013 when he was 15. His lawyers called it a joke, and Starling's family then allegedly demanded $300,000 for her silence. Starling later admitted that Onfroy's account was correct, and he dropped his lawsuit against her. On the 23rd of October 2018, Pitchfork released a secret recording from around his October 2016 arrest. It alleged he confessed to domestic violence and described stabbing eight people. Critics, including the biographer Jonathan Reiss, said the outlet left out his expressions of remorse. A video later showed that he and the producer Khaed had been about to be jumped by roughly twenty-five to forty people.
On the 31st of December 2017, Onfroy began a relationship with Jenesis Sanchez, which grew into a domestic partnership. She said he showed progress in managing his anger, and would walk away from arguments instead of turning physical. He said he saw his late friend Jocelyn Flores as a guardian angel who helped him make better choices. In November 2017 he bought a 6000-square-foot mansion in Parkland. The couple owned three cats and two dogs. In the mid-2010s he had shared a Florida home with the rapper Denzel Curry and the producer Ronny J.
Three days after his death, his mother announced that Sanchez was pregnant. Sanchez said Onfroy learned the news three weeks before he died. Their son, Gekyume, was born on the 26th of January 2019, three days after what would have been his father's 21st birthday. Onfroy's mother filed to block a DNA test of his sample. On the 15th of May 2019, a Florida judge granted Sanchez access to it.
His friendships included Lil Uzi Vert, PnB Rock, Lil Yachty, Juice Wrld and Billie Eilish. Eilish said in an interview that he talked her out of a plan to attempt suicide. Trippie Redd briefly ended his association with Onfroy after the allegations surfaced. At a concert, Onfroy told the crowd he understood why, saying he had not been a good person and was trying to change. Trippie Redd accepted the apology on Instagram. In March 2018 Onfroy announced he was earning his GED and heading to community college. His death certificate indicates he finished the GED. By the time he died, he was seeing a therapist and taking medication, after being re-diagnosed with bipolar disorder as an adult.
Raised a Christian, Onfroy had a well-documented interest in the occult. Tarpley Hitt of the Miami New Times, who interviewed him, recalled that he spent most of two hours on that subject. Housemates said he owned books on the occult and took part in rituals. He drew inspiration from the Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner's anthroposophy. On his song “Daemons”, he voiced a revenge fantasy against God for allowing suffering, including his uncle's. He believed in reincarnation, and thought the cycle of rebirth ends when a person lives without harming others. He felt he had failed at that because of his violence. A fascination with Indigo children may explain his attraction to the color blue late in his life.
His politics were just as plainly stated. In 2016 he opposed Donald Trump and signaled support for Bernie Sanders. He called Hillary Clinton “garbage” but feared that a Trump win would leave minorities and lower classes worse off. His songs “Hate Will Never Win” and “Suicide Pit” contain anti-Trump lyrics. He said, “If weed was legal everywhere, the world would be a better place”, and he backed criminal justice reform.
On the day of the killing, the attackers fled in an SUV after taking a Louis Vuitton bag containing $50,000 in cash. Four suspects were arrested and charged with first-degree murder, among other counts. In August 2022, one of them pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in exchange for testifying against the other three. Their trial began on the 7th of February 2023. On the 20th of March 2023, all three were found guilty on every count. On the 6th of April 2023, they were sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
“Sad!” reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 after his death, and its video came out on the 28th of June 2018. The video showed Onfroy stressing that he had changed since the controversies of his career. By February 2024, the song had passed 1.2 billion views on YouTube and 2.1 billion streams on Spotify. The RIAA certified it diamond in August 2021. “Moonlight” and “Hope” also charted after his death, peaking at 13 and 70.
The first posthumous song was “Ghost Busters”, released on the 21st of June 2018 by Trippie Redd with Quavo and Ski Mask the Slump God. A few months later, Onfroy won Best New Hip Hop Artist at the BET Hip Hop Awards. He also won Favorite Album, Soul/R&B at the American Music Awards for 17. His estate released Skins on the 7th of December 2018, and it became his second number-one album. Bad Vibes Forever followed on the 6th of December 2019 as his fourth and final studio album, entering the top five. Its lead single, “Royalty”, featured Ky-Mani Marley, a son of Bob Marley.
Other artists kept adding him to their work. Lil Wayne featured him on “Don't Cry” from Tha Carter V. Skrillex's “Arms Around You” came out on the 25th of October 2018, after Lil Pump asked Onfroy's mother for permission to use his vocals as a tribute. On the 10th of May 2021, he became the first artist to release music posthumously as NFTs, with five scrapped SoundCloud songs. In January 2022 his estate began putting his old SoundCloud tracks on streaming services, starting with “Vice City”.
On the 26th of May 2022, the documentary Look at Me arrived on Hulu. Look at Me: The Album followed on the 10th of June with 25 songs. The film In His Own Words, built from unseen 2017 interviews by Fader Films, was released on the 22nd of November 2022.
By the numbers, he has RIAA-certified sales of 61 million units in the US and BPI-certified sales of over 7 million in the UK, a total of 68 million. He has received 11 Billboard Music Award nominations since his death. He is regarded as a leading figure in establishing emo rap and SoundCloud rap. Juice Wrld dedicated the song “Legends” to him. Trippie Redd credits him as a pioneer of rage music.
His legacy remains split. Some say his legal troubles and alleged violence define him. Others criticize the media's portrayal of him and see a story about second chances and redemption. On the 30th of July 2025, Ski Mask the Slump God released The Lost Files, a compilation of old SoundCloud tracks. It includes three early collaborations with his former friend: “Fatality”, “Broly” and “IWatchedHimDrown”.
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Who was XXXTentacion?
XXXTentacion was the stage name of Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy, an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer born on the 23rd of January 1998 in Plantation, Florida. He gained a following on SoundCloud with depression-themed music that mixed emo, trap and metal influences.
How did XXXTentacion die?
XXXTentacion was shot and killed on the 18th of June 2018 near a motorcycle dealership in Deerfield Beach, Florida, at age 20. The attackers fled in an SUV with a Louis Vuitton bag containing $50,000 in cash.
Who was convicted of killing XXXTentacion?
Four suspects were charged with first-degree murder. One pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in August 2022 and testified. The other three were found guilty on the 20th of March 2023 and sentenced to life without parole on the 6th of April 2023.
What are XXXTentacion's biggest songs and albums?
His best-known song is "Sad!", which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 after his death. His albums 17 and ? reached number 2 and number one on the Billboard 200, and both went triple platinum.
What legal trouble did XXXTentacion face?
XXXTentacion faced juvenile charges, a 2016 robbery and home invasion case that ended in six years of probation, and a domestic violence and witness tampering case. Prosecutors dropped the domestic violence charges after his death.
How did XXXTentacion start his music career?
XXXTentacion began releasing music on SoundCloud in 2013 after leaving a juvenile detention center. He bought a Blue Snowball microphone, uploaded his first mixtape in March 2014, and founded the Members Only collective in 2015.
How many records has XXXTentacion sold?
XXXTentacion has 61 million RIAA-certified units in the US and over 7 million BPI-certified units in the UK, a total of 68 million certified records.
What is XXXTentacion's influence on music?
XXXTentacion is regarded as a leading figure in establishing emo rap and SoundCloud rap. Trippie Redd credits him as a pioneer of rage music, and Juice Wrld dedicated the song "Legends" to him.
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- 1XXXTentacion Private Funeral Featured Police ProtectionGary Trock et al. — July 2, 2018
- 2XXXTentacion's Son Gekyume Onfroy Is BornJanuary 27, 2019
- 3XXXTentacion’s Manager and Producer Talk SoundCloud Reissues and the Long-Delayed DocumentaryA. D. Amorosi — 2022-01-28
- 4XXXTentacion Calls Out Drake In His First Interview After Jail!((1035 TheBeat)) — March 29, 2017
- 5NewsWe've Only Begun to Understand XXXTentacion's Musical LegacyChristopher R. Weingarten — Rolling Stone — June 19, 2018
- 6NewsHere Are All the Winners From the 2018 BET Hip Hop AwardsKatie Atkinson — October 16, 2018
- 8SoundCloud Rap Has Its First No. 1 Album — Now What?Frank Guan — March 28, 2018
- 9NewsXXXTentacion, Rapper Accused of Violent Crimes, Shot Dead at 20Jon Caramanica — June 18, 2018
- 13XXXTentacion – Sad!March 2, 2018
- 14XXXTentacion – Sad! (Official Music Video)June 28, 2018
- 15Sad! – SpotifyMarch 16, 2018
- 17XXXTentacion Nominated for 10 2019 Billboard Music AwardsTrent Fitzgerald — April 4, 2019
- 19The Mars Files (EP. 25) XXXTENTACION Powered MiamiSoundWavYouTube — September 29, 2016
- 20NewsXXXTENTACION CALLS OUT DRAKE IN HIS FIRST INTERVIEW AFTER JAILPeter Sobat
- 21NewsThe Real Story of South Florida Rapper XXXTentacionTarpley Hitt — June 5, 2018
- 22NewsThe Complete History of XXXTentacion's Controversial CareerCorinna Burford — New York Media — June 19, 2018
- 23Rob Stone Discusses "Look At Me: XXXTentacion"Wonderland Staff — November 22, 2022
- 24Solomon Sobande & Rob Stone Talks In His Own Words: XXXTentacionBryson "Boom" Paul — November 22, 2022
- 26NewsNo Jumper – The Xxxtentacion InterviewYouTube — April 27, 2016
- 27NewsFresh Out Of Jail, XXXTentacion Calls Out Drake!!K Foxx — iHeartMedia — March 30, 2017
- 28NewsWatch XXXTentacion's 2017 XXL Freshman Freestyle and InterviewMax Weinstein — June 30, 2017
- 29'Look at Me: XXXTentacion' Review: Mental Illness, Domestic Violence and Overnight Stardom Mark a Rapper's Very Short StoryChris Willman — March 19, 2022
- 30News5 Things to Know About Rapper XXXTentacion, From Feuds With Drake to Legal TroubleBrian Welk — The Wrap News — June 18, 2018
- 31Ski Mask The Slump God Talks Meeting xxxTENTACION in Jail + Wanting to Die at 27?YouTube — August 15, 2017
- 33The Xxxtentacion InterviewApril 27, 2016
- 35Ski Mask The Slump God 🎤 Karaoke Performs "Catch Me Outside" & "Life Is Short" 👑YouTube — August 16, 2017
- 36XXXTENTACION bursts on the scene with the release of "Vice City"Underground Flux
- 39NewsXXXTentacion's Death Deserves More Than IndifferenceJack Hamilton
- 40The Break Presents: Ski Mask The Slump God – XXLMax Weinstein — April 22, 2017
- 43Edward Skeletrix Re-Invents The Wheel With His "Museum Music" Projects Released Under Different NamesAlexander Cole — 2025-11-03
- 47The Fall
- 50NewsHeartbreak Hotel original tracklist2015-01-29
- 51NewsHeartbreak Hotel tracklist2015-08-04
- 57The Internet Thinks Drake Is Biting XXXTENTACION's Flow On His New TrackJanuary 29, 2017
- 60NewsXXXTentacion Signed $10 Million Album Deal Before His DeathBen Sisario et al. — July 8, 2018
- 63XXXTentacion's Debut Project 'Bad Vibes' to Be Released This Spring – XXLXxlmag.com — March 2, 2017
- 64XXXTentacion Released From Jail – XXLXxlmag.com — March 29, 2017
- 66NewsXXXTentacion Was Attacked On-Stage During San Diego ShowJune 8, 2017
- 68XXXTentacion Accidentally Thrown Into Stage Barricade – XXLJune 16, 2017
- 732017 XXL Freshman Cover RevealedJune 13, 2017
- 75D.R.A.M. Brings Out XXXTentacion at DAMN. Tour Stop in L.A. – XXLAugust 10, 2017
- 76XXXTentacion Drops Debut Album '17' – XXLAugust 25, 2017
- 77Lil Uzi Vert's 'Luv Is Rage 2' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums ChartSeptember 3, 2017
- 84XXXTentacion Says He's Terminating His Deal With Capitol Records – XXLOctober 26, 2017
- 85NewsRep: XXXTentacion Is Still Signed to Capitol Despite Claiming OtherwiseOctober 26, 2017
- 86XXXTentacion Appears to Quit Making Music – XXLOctober 27, 2017
- 89XXXTentacion Wants Friendship With Ski Mask The Slump God Back – XXLOctober 30, 2017
- 90NewsHow Did This Noah Cyrus/XXXTentacion Song Happen?SHAWN SETARO — September 22, 2017
- 91XXXTentacion Previews New Song After Giving Up Music – XXLNovember 2, 2017
- 92NewsXXXTENTACION Announces New Album "Bad Vibes Forever"Aron A.
- 93XXXTentacion's New Album Will Be a Mix of Different Genres – XXLNovember 17, 2017
- 94Look At Me!February 20, 2017
- 97XXXTentacion Shares the Titles of His New Albums – XXLDecember 29, 2017
- 98Here's the First Look at XXXTentacion's New Gaming Channel – XXLJanuary 11, 2018
- 99THIS VIDEO IS PROBABLY GOING TO GET DEMONOTIZED!!!YouTube — January 11, 2018
- 100XXXTENTACION – YouTubeNovember 28, 2021
- 101NewsJoey Badass Announces A Project With XXXTentacionMartin Berrios — January 22, 2018
- 105NewsXXXTentacion Returns With New Single Shining Like The NorthstarKevin Goddard — February 2, 2018
- 106Ronny J and XXXTentacion Stay Banded Up on New Song – XXLFebruary 16, 2018
- 107XXXTentacion Drops New Song Hope – XXLFebruary 21, 2018
- 108NewsXXXTentacion Dropping Two Songs Tonight From Album – Urban IslandzMarch 2, 2018
- 109Sad! – Single by XXXTENTACION on Apple MusicMarch 2, 2018
- 114XXXTentacion Delivers '?' Album – XXLMarch 16, 2018
- 119NewsXXXTentacion's mother accepts posthumous honour at American Music AwardsOctober 10, 2018
- 123New Song From Lil Peep and XXXTentacion to Be Released TomorrowNoah Yoo — September 18, 2018
- 124NewsKanye West's "Yandhi" Will Feature XXXTentacion & 6ix9ineMitch Findlay — September 27, 2018
- 125XXXTentacion Rumored To Be on Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter V' AlbumTosten Burks — September 27, 2018
- 126Skrillex shares new collaborative track 'Arms Around You' with XXXTentacion, Lil Pump and moreRhian Daly — October 25, 2018
- 127XXXTENTACION's "Arms Around You" Excludes Rio Santana For Big FeaturesAron A. — October 26, 2018
- 128Posthumous XXXTentacion Collaboration With Lil Pump, Swae Lee and Maluma ReleasedWinston Cook-Wilson — October 25, 2018
- 132XXXTentacion Revealed as "Surprise" Guest on New Spider-Man SoundtrackMatthew Strauss — December 13, 2018
- 133XXXTentacion's Group Drop 'Members Only Vol. 4' ProjectJanuary 23, 2019
- 137XXXTentacion's "Hearteater" Gets Official ReleaseOctober 22, 2019
- 138NewsXXXTentacion 'Bad Vibes Forever' Cover Art RevealedAlex Zidel — November 21, 2019
- 139XXXTENTACION – Bad Vibes Forever (Teaser)YouTube — November 21, 2019
- 140MagazineLil Wayne Displays Moments of Genius on the Wildly Uneven 'Funeral'Danny Schwartz — February 3, 2020
- 141XXXTentacion's 2015 Song 'Riot' Has Been Re-Released2020-06-05
- 142XXXTentacion's Estate Will Drop His Unreleased SoundCloud Songs as NFTsRolling Stone — May 6, 2021
- 143Trippie Redd Reveals Tracklist for 'Trip At Knight' AlbumShawn Grant — 2021-08-12
- 147XXXTentacion's Estate To Release SoundCloud Classic "Vice City" On Streaming Platforms FridayThomas Galinfo — January 23, 2022
- 149Kanye West and XXXTentacion's Single 'True Love' Drops This WeekJem Aswad — May 23, 2022
- 153XXXTentacion's "let's pretend we're numb" Added To StreamingAlexander Cole — 2023-03-30
- 154XXXTentacion's Four-Track "ItWasntEnough" EP Hits Streaming ServicesAlexander Cole — 2021-03-09
- 155RONNY J And XXXTENTACION Team Up For "EMOJI"Zachary Horvath — 2024-02-28
- 156XXXTentacion and Juice WRLD Collab Gets Release DateMay 24, 2025
- 158MagazineJuice WRLD Posthumously Joins Forces With XXXTENTACION for 'The Way': WatchMichael Saponara — 2025-07-11
- 159Juice WRLD & XXXTENTACION Find "The Way" On New SingleGabriel Bras Nevares — 2019-10-15
- 160Ski Mask the Slump God Unloads Mass Influx Of Soundcloud Files Via "The Lost Files"Zachary Horvath — 2017-09-17
- 161Exclusive: XXXTENTACION-Inspired Animated Feature 'Make Out Hill' AnnouncedTrace William Cowen — 2026-07-11
- 162XXXTentacion Animated Film MAKE OUT HILL in the WorksJosh Sharpe — 2026-07-13
- 164XXXTentacion's "Vice City" is Officially Available on Streaming PlatformsJanuary 28, 2022
- 165Kingdom Hearts Soundtrack Creator Releases XXXTentacion Tribute Song, VideoSeptember 6, 2019
- 166NewsSlipknot's Class-conscious Rage Is More Potent Than EverTarpley Hitt — August 17, 2019
- 174NewsPrison and Promise: Who is Xxxtentacion?March 21, 2017
- 175NewsXXXTentacion Doesn't Deserve the Internet's SympathyApril 6, 2017
- 176MagazineLook At Me!: The Noisy, Blown-Out SoundCloud Revolution Redefining RapDavid Turner — June 1, 2017
- 177NewsThe brutal distortion of XXXTentacion's 'Look at Me' is changing the sound of the Hot 100Chris Richards et al. — March 24, 2017
- 178JuiceWorlddd
- 179Battle Over Rage Music - Ye Claims He Invented It, Trippie Redd Shuts Him Down ExpeditiouslyGeorgette Cline — 2025-04-28
- 183XXXTentacion: a hyperfast life of trauma, endured and inflictedSam Wolfson — June 19, 2018
- 184NewsRapper XXXTENTACION Disses Drake On TwitterDanilo Castro — February 19, 2017
- 185NewsXXXTentacion brings his controversial tour to the Majestic on ThursdayKayla Cockrel
- 189NewsThe Most Controversial Man in Rap is Free From JailMarch 30, 2017
- 193Outrage as well-known rapper 'lynches' small white child in music videoSeptember 13, 2017
- 197Ski Mask The Slump God Distances Himself From XXXTentacion – XXLOctober 31, 2017
- 199Ugly God Assures Fans There's No Beef With XXXTentacion – XXLNovember 13, 2017
- 202NewsDrake releases new project 'More Life' featuring Sampha and Skepta – NMEMarch 19, 2017
- 205NewsXXXTENTACION Claims That He Can 'Out Rap' DrakeDanilo Castro — April 4, 2017
- 206NewsDJ Semtex Interview With Drake – The6TrackFebruary 19, 2017
- 208XXXTentacion Responds to Drake Denying He Bit the Flow From 'Look At Me' – XXLFebruary 19, 2017
- 211600 Breezy Has Advice for XXXTentacion Over Drake Beef – XXLApril 10, 2017
- 212News600Breezy In Florida Looking For XXXTentacion! Welcome To KollegeKidd.comApril 28, 2017
- 214NewsSpotify Pulls R. Kelly and XXXTentacion From Playlists, Stirring a DebateJoe Coscarelli — May 10, 2018
- 216MagazineTop Dawg Explains How He Warned Spotify's CEO That Kendrick Lamar, Others Would Pull Music Over Conduct PolicyDan Rys — June 1, 2018
- 220NewsWifisfuneral Discusses Being Jumped At ConcertJune 2, 2017
- 228NewsRob Stone Speaks Out On The XXXTentacion Brawl, And Blames Him For ItJune 9, 2017
- 230Rob Stone Talks Struggles w Record Label + XXXTentacion Beef Put To Rest EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWYouTube — October 27, 2017
- 231XXXTentacion Punches Fan in Alleged Self-Defense at Show – XXLJune 18, 2017
- 232NewsAn XXXTentacion Concert Was Cancelled And The Fans Almost RiotedJune 21, 2017
- 233XXXTentacion Postpones Tour After His Cousin Gets Shot – XXLJune 25, 2017
- 235NewsPolice Shut Down Free XXXTentacion Concert in Tampa Due to Crowd Size "Safety Hazard"September 3, 2017
- 236XXXTentacion Concert Shut Down by Police, Deemed a "Safety Hazard" PitchforkSeptember 3, 2017
- 239XXXTentacion Is Blowing Up Behind Bars. Should He Be?Marc Hogan — February 7, 2017
- 246XXXTentacion Is Out of Jail (For Now) PitchforkMarch 30, 2017
- 248XXXTentacion's Reported Victim Details Grim Pattern of Abuse in TestimonyMarc Hogan — September 8, 2017
- 249NewsXXXTentacion's domestic abuse trial delayedSeptember 29, 2017
- 250NewsXXXTentacion's Trial Is Set to Begin December 11October 5, 2017
- 252XXXTentacion Offers Free Concert After Anti-Rape Event Cancels – XXLDecember 7, 2017
- 254XXXTentacion Prosecutors Plan to Split Up His Case PitchforkDecember 2017
- 255NewsXXXTentacion's Family: We Believe His Abuse VictimCheyenne Roundtree — March 15, 2022
- 259NewsXXXTentacion Jailed on New Charges of Harassing WitnessDecember 15, 2017
- 261NewsXXXTentacion's Witness-Tampering Tapes Sealed by Miami JudgeChuck Strouse — May 8, 2018
- 262XXXTentacion's Domestic Abuse Charges Officially Dropped After His DeathVictoria Johnson
- 268Woman Allegedly Hit by XXXTentacion Releases Statement PitchforkMarch 28, 2018
- 273XXXTentacion Confessed to Domestic Abuse and Other Violent Crimes in Newly Obtained Secret RecordingMarc Hogan — October 23, 2018
- 274Why XXXTentacion's violent confession matters even after his deathGary Suarez — October 26, 2018
- 275YouTube – XXXTENTACION Full TapeOctober 24, 2018
- 276NewsXXXTentacion Discussed Sex, Violence, and Donald Trump in Recorded Prison Phone Calls After 2016 ArrestMarc Hogan — November 8, 2018
- 277Instagram
- 278XXXTentacion's Sister Thinks His Murder Was an Inside Job – XXLSeptember 17, 2018
- 280Instagram
- 281Instagram
- 282NewsXXXTentacion Will Be Released on House ArrestAnna Gaca — December 20, 2017
- 283NewsXXXTentacion Was Finishing Up His Dream Home In Florida Before Being MurderedKevin Goddard — Urbanlinx Media — June 19, 2018
- 285Billie Eilish on XXXTENTACION "He didn't think he was Human."August 17, 2018
- 287Trippie Redd & XXXTentacion Are Friends AgainMarch 19, 2018
- 288Trippie Redd & XXXTENTACION End RiftMarch 20, 2018
- 289NewsXXXTentacion Planning To Go Back To SchoolAlex Zidel — Urbanlinx Media — February 14, 2018
- 290NewsXXXTENTACION Announces That He's Going To CollegeAron A. — March 13, 2018
- 292NewsNot all rap has to be art: Response to 'Lil pump, big problem'Madeline Chaput — February 7, 2018
- 293NewsFrom Biggie to XXXTentacion: Rap's Grim Relationship with DepressionKhristen Wilson — August 1, 2017
- 296XXXTentacion's Alleged Victim Raised $12,000 on GoFundMe in One Day (Updated)Tarpley Hitt — June 6, 2018
- 298XXXTentacion's Ex-Girlfriend Gets More Than $36K in Donations Following His DeathAmber McKynzie — June 21, 2018
- 301Geneva Ayala speaking the TRUTH on XXXTENTACIONMay 21, 2020
- 303NewsXXXTentacion's Mother Reveals Slain Rapper Has a Child on the Way With His GirlfriendKairi Coe — June 21, 2018
- 304XXXTENTACION'S SON, GEKYUME, IS ADORABLE IN NEW PHOTOSApril 29, 2020
- 306NewsXXXTENTACION's Mother Unveils His Unborn Baby's NameKyle Eustice
- 307XXXTentacion's Baby Mama Explains What Gekyume Onfroy's Name MeansFebruary 26, 2019
- 310NewsWhat Does Gekyume Mean? Name Meaning of XXXTentacion Son, Who Was Born 7 Months After Father’s Untimely DeathKelly Wynne — January 28, 2019
- 312Mother of XXXTentacion's child wins legal battle over his DNA, wants "evidence" he is the fatherTerry Carter — May 15, 2019
- 321Flashback Interview with XXXTentacion Wanting to DieJune 20, 2018
- 324What Happens When the Line Between Hip-Hop Journalist & Online Personality Becomes Blurry?Elijah C. Watson — 2018
- 328Flashback Interview with XXXTentacion Wanting to DieJune 20, 2018
- 330NewsDeadly Ambush of XXXTentacion Detailed in New Court PapersLinda Trischitta — June 22, 2018
- 331NewsRapper XXXTentacion shot dead in Florida, police sayAmir Vera — June 19, 2018
- 332MagazineXXXTentacion Shot Dead at 20Elias Leight et al. — June 18, 2018
- 333NewsSuspect arrested in rapper XXXTentacion's shooting deathJune 21, 2018
- 334NewsGrand Jury Indicts 4 Men in XXXTentacion MurderJuly 19, 2018
- 335Plea Deal Struck in 2018 Murder of Rapper XXXTentacion in Pompano BeachAugust 12, 2022
- 337Jury selection begins for 3 in rapper XXXTentacion's slayingJanuary 18, 2023
- 338NewsThree Convicted in 2018 Murder of Rapper XXXTentacionJoe Coscarelli — March 20, 2023
- 339NewsXXXTentacion: Three Men Found Guilty of Murdering RapperMarch 20, 2023
- 340Jury Convicts 3 of Murder in Death of Rapper XXXTentacionMarch 20, 2023
- 343XXXTentacion Fans Invited to Open Casket Memorial at Florida Panthers StadiumKiefer Halle — June 24, 2018
- 344XXXTentacion fans queue to pay respects at Florida serviceJune 28, 2018
- 345XXXTentacion Laid to Rest in Private Funeral After ShootingJune 28, 2018
- 349How Logic, Lil Uzi Vert, And XXXTENTACION Put Mental Health Center Stage In Hip-Hop Genius NewsYouTube — September 5, 2017
- 350NewsAll the Young Sadboys: XXXTentacion, Lil Peep, and the Future of EmoLindsay Zoladz — August 30, 2017
- 351MagazineWe've Only Begun to Understand XXXTentacion's Musical LegacyChristopher R. Weingarten — June 19, 2018
- 352MagazineXXXTENTACION
- 353SXSW Film Festival Slates Music Docs on XXXTentacion, Sheryl Crow, Dio, Nick Cave, Tanya Tucker, Jazz Fest and MoreChris Willman — February 3, 2022
- 354XXXTentacion Documentary "Look At Me!" Gets Release DateFebruary 3, 2022
- 358XXXTentacion just received the ultimate co-sign from Kendrick LamarAugust 26, 2017
- 359Lil Nas X Recalls "Scary" Period of Self-Medicating and Coming OutJanuary 22, 2020
- 360Trippie Redd on Being Inspired by XXXTentacion, Pegasus Album and MoreDecember 15, 2020
- 362Celebs and Hip-Hop Stars React to Rapper XXXTentacion's DeathJune 18, 2018
- 364Trippie Redd Claps Back At Kanye West For Claiming To Have Invented Rage MusicCole Blake — 2025-04-13
- 365Trippie Redd Says He, XXXtentacion, Playboi Carti & Lil Uzi Vert Invented Rage RapAngel Diaz — 2025-04-29
- 366NewsHow Will XXXTentacion Be Remembered?Hannah Giorgis — June 19, 2018
- 367NewsThe struggle to make sense of XXXTentacion's horrific life and deathChris Richards — June 19, 2018
- 368As A Woman, I Didn't Like XXXTentacion, But I Didn't Want Him To Die EitherShenequa Golding — June 19, 2018
- 370Watch XXXTentacion's New Video for "Hearteater"December 5, 2024
- 371Instagram
- 372Documentary trailer recalls XXXTentacion a year after his deathJune 19, 2019
- 376MagazineDrake, Cardi B Lead 2018 AMAs Nominations With 8 Each: See the Full ListSeptember 12, 2018
- 3772018 Winners
- 378MagazineBillboard Music Awards 2018 Nominations: See the Full ListApril 17, 2018
- 379Look at Me! The XXXTentacion StoryJonathan Reiss — Hachette — 2020
- 380Do Every Thing Wrong! XXXTentacion Against the WorldJarett Kobek — We Heard You Like Books — 2018