XXXTENTACION (pronounced
eks-eks-eks-ten-ta-shi-on) is
an American hip hop recording artist from Plantation, Florida.
On June 18, 2018
XXXTentacion was leaving a motorcycle dealership in Deerfield Beach, Florida when he was shot by two assailants
in a SUV in an apparent robbery.
He was
well known for his "depressing, and at times devastating" music that brought attention to mental health
and "encouraged his fans to find hope in the fog of their despair"
-Wikipedia