Rapper Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, known professionally as XXXTentacion, was shot dead
in Miami on Monday 18th June. According to a reports, the 20-yearold was shopping for motorcycles and as he left the dealership with his entourage, a gunman approached the
car and opened fire killing the talented musician. Arriving on the hip hop scene with
his debut album, 17, XXXTentacion has been a divisive figure from the start. He quickly amassed a large and devoted fan base, with multiple singles from his second album making
their way onto the Billboard 200.
But just as rapidly as his career began, it was derailed by a string of scandals. Onfroy began rapping professionally not long after being released from a youth detention
centre, where he was locked up on weapons possessions charges. At the time of going to print no one had been arrested for his murder.