But those who knew X through his social media presence and through his art valued him for something that they felt superseded the personal allegations: his rawness. Around his name are and always have been a whirlwind of controversies and alleged misconduct: a brutal assault of a girlfriend, a jailhouse beating, a deviant and disgusting personality. X epitified this character: a ceaselessly working young man with the edgy charisma of an Iggy Pop, or a Charles Manson.
As an artist, as a mentor, he was an essential personality across SoundCloud verses and Instagram live videos in an emergent, counter-cultural movement of musicians and influencers taking to the internet to vent and air their expressions unspoiled by large corporate interests.
XXXtentacion’s gunshot death this week has cemented his already-established status as one of the most powerful, misunderstood, and enigmatic voices of hip-hop’s newest generation. What XXXtentacion’s Death Says About Our Culture
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