Rap/Hip-Hop music has a wild reputation for violence and this is a deep reflection of the reality in the communities of those deeply involved in the genre, particularly the African American community. However, as the world evolved and the hip hop genre gained international traction, it began to shed its violent reputation. As it evolved beyond its violent lyrics, its audience broadened and soon it became one of the leading genres in the world. Arguably, Drake, Mac Miller, XXXtentacion and the rest of them have proven these facts.
Moreso, despite the milder lyrics that has replaced guns and knives with money, girls and cars, there are those who still strive to uphold the genre’s violent heydays. Not only did they do it in their music, they lived it. For some it was just an identity, a musical personality to differentiate themselves in a genre that had become increasingly materialistic, while for others it was still a representation of their reality.
A glimpse into the life of the late popular rapper, Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy, popularly known as XXXtentacion, lived his days. The rapper had enjoyed a torrid upsurge before his death, leaving behind tales of controversy and violence. who was he? Learn more by reading below.
Who was XXXtentacion? – Biography
Born Jahseh Dwayne RicardoOnfroy on January 23, 1998, he was Jamaican in all respects except that he was not born in Jamaica. He was born in Plantation, Florida to parents Cleopatra Bernard and Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy. Like almost every violent hip-hop star, Ricardo grew up through a very difficult childhood. Ricardo did not grow up with his father and he spent most of his childhood being raised by his grandmother because of his mother’s financial situation. His violent tendencies were already evident in his childhood when he tried to stab a man who was attacking his mother. As a result, he was accepted into a youth program.
Ricardo attended four schools, three of which he was expelled for various violent behaviors. He was introduced to music at Sheridan House Family Ministries before being kicked out. With Sheridan he learned piano, guitar and listened to nu-metal, rap and hard rock.
His entry into professional music began in 2013, when he released his first song, News/Flock, in June 2013 while he was in juvenile detention center. Following its release, he recorded and released Vice City on the popular independent music platform SoundCloud. He released his first project, an extended play (EP) titled Der Herbst In November 2014, he released a collaboration album with Ski Mask, the Slump God he met in Juvenile. He released another EP in 2016 entitled Willy Wonka Was a Child Killer. With the release of the second EP, Ricardo’s music popularity grew and he eventually quit his job as a call center operator to focus on his growing career.
Despite this, Ricardo went into music as part of Ricardo’s struggle to give up a life of crime and struggled to become perfectly clean and an upstanding citizen. He was arrested in July 2016 for robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. After posting a massive bail, Onfroy continued with his plans to release his debut album. The album failed to release as XXXtentacion was arrested again after witnesses tampered with his pregnant girlfriend and damaged the battery.
While he was in prison, XXXtentacion released another single, Look at Me, which further increased his popularity following a minor controversy over his flow-style theft at the hands of hip-hop giant Drake. He received label offers while in prison and was eventually released on April 18, 2017. He released his debut album which peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200 on August 17, 2017. At his death he had released two studio albums and a posthumous album is planned for December 2018.
ex girlfriend mom
Although he spent his childhood days with his grandmother, XXXtentacion has always been close to his mother as she put a lot of effort into protecting her from a young age. At the time of his death, he left all his possessions to his mother, Cleopatra Bernard, and his brother, Aiden.
Ricardo Onfroy was in a relationship with Jenesis before his death, Sanchez and the two were expecting a baby, who was born in December 2018. Prior to Jenesis, Onfroy was in a relationship with a woman who accused him of domestic violence, including aggravated battery that led to an arrest in July 2016.
Death: Who is XXXtentacion? Murderer?
XXXtentacion was killed on June 18, 2018 in a robbery gone wrong. While exiting the Riva Motorsports dealership in Deerfield Beach, Florida, he was approached by two gunmen who stole his Louis Vuitton bag before shooting him multiple times. Although the incident is considered a robbery due to the bag being stolen, it is widely believed that the shooting was premeditated. Killers Michel Boatright and Dedrick Devonshay Williams were subsequently arrested.