XXXTENTACION

Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy, who went by the stage name XXXTentacion, was an American rapper and singer-songwriter who rose to fame for his innovative emo rap style. Born in Florida, XXXTentacion had a brief but successful career that included chart-topping hits. He had three siblings with one being half, shared paternally. Onfroy was mainly raised by his grandmother, Collette Jones due to his mother's financial situation in Pompano Beach, Florida and Lauderhill, Florida. His parents Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy and Cleopatra Bernard, were Jamaican. When Onfroy was six years old, he stabbed a man attempting to attack his mother and was eventually put into a youth program before being forced to live with his grandmother. Onfroy had problems with violence in school, so he got demoted from school. Onfroy's interest in music initially started after his aunt persuaded him to begin attending school choir and later church choir. He was soon kicked out of the school choir after attacking another student. Onfroy attended Margate Middle School where he was later expelled from middle school after a series of physical altercations. He was subsequently enrolled into Sheridan House Family Ministries by his mother for over six months. 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. Onfroy attended Piper High School until he dropped out in the tenth grade. He described himself as a "misfit" during that time, citing how quiet he was despite being popular and regularly involved in physical confrontations. Onfroy wasn't the athletic type and has said he was insecure and depressed during his time in high school.