Speaking on his decision to abandon a life of crime for music, Onfroy said that he felt like music was a better outlet for his feelings and then-girlfriend Geneva Ayala was someone who helped him realize that. After Onfroy adopted the moniker XXXTentacion, he uploaded his first official song, called "Vice City", on SoundCloud. That same year, following his release from a juvenile detention center, Onfroy and Goulbourne met up again under the belief they were going to commit a string of home invasions for monetary gain though Onfroy eventually bought a Blue Snowball microphone and began recording music, which convinced Stokeley to do the same. Recalling his time in detention, Onfroy said that he was respectful to the officers and staff and used to protect people from other inmates, including a homosexual cellmate, whom Onfroy later beat for being "suspicious". During their time together, Onfroy and Goulbourne became good friends and began freestyling. While in juvenile detention for gun possession charges, Onfroy met Stokeley Clevon Goulbourne, another artist known as Ski Mask the Slump God.
Onfroy's career as a music artist began in June 2013 after the release of his song "News/Flock". Onfroy was not the athletic type and said that he was insecure and depressed during his time in high school. He described himself as a "misfit" during that time, citing how quiet he was despite being popular and regularly involved in physical confrontations. Onfroy attended Piper High School until he dropped out in the tenth grade. Onfroy began to listen to nu-metal, hard rock and rap during his time at Sheridan House Family Ministries, which led to him attempting to learn the piano and guitar. He was subsequently enrolled into Sheridan House Family Ministries by his mother for over six months.
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Onfroy attended Margate Middle School where he was later expelled from middle school after a series of physical altercations. He was soon kicked out of the school choir after attacking another student. Onfroy's interest in music initially started after his aunt persuaded him to begin attending school choir and later church choir. When Onfroy was six years old, he tried to stab a man attempting to attack his mother and was eventually put into a youth program before being forced to live with his grandmother. Onfroy was mainly raised by his grandmother, Collette Jones - due to his mother's financial situation -, in Pompano Beach, Florida, and Lauderhill, Florida. He had three siblings with one being half, shared paternally.
Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy was born on January 23, 1998, in Plantation, Florida, to Jamaican parents, Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy and Cleopatra Bernard.
It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with its singles "Sad!" and "Changes" peaking at numbers seven and 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively. Onfroy's second album, ?, was released on March 16, 2018. Onfroy released his debut album, 17, on August 25, 2017. He was a popular figure in SoundCloud rap, a trap scene that takes elements of lo-fi music and harsh 808s. He began writing music after being released from a youth correction center and released his first song on SoundCloud in June 2013, titled "News/Flock". Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy (JanuJune 18, 2018), better known by his stage name XXXTentacion, was an American rapper, singer and songwriter.īorn and raised in Plantation, Florida, Onfroy spent most of his childhood in Lauderhill. Top 100 Greatest Hip-hop/Rap Singles Of All Time.