Episode 412
XXXTentacion
Tue, 2018-Jun-19 02:30 UTC
Length - 2:01
Direct Link
Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a popular Wikipedia page every day.
With 2,030,192 views on Monday, 18 June 2018 our article of the day is XXXTentacion.
Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy (January 23, 1998 – June 18, 2018), known professionally as XXXTentacion (), was an American rapper, singer and songwriter.
Born and raised in Plantation, Florida, Onfroy spent most of his childhood in Lauderhill. He began writing music after being released from a youth correction center and eventually released his first song on the audio distribution platform SoundCloud in June 2013, titled "News/Flock". He was a popular figure in SoundCloud rap, a trap scene that takes elements of lo-fi music and harsh 808s.
Onfroy released his debut album, 17, on August 25, 2017. Onfroy's second album, ?, was released on March 16, 2018. 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 was shot and killed on June 18, 2018, in Deerfield Beach, Florida.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:30 UTC on Tuesday, 19 June 2018.
For the full current version of the article, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXXTentacion.
This podcast is produced by Abulsme Productions based on Wikipedia content and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.
Visit wikioftheday.com for our archives, sister podcasts, and swag. Please subscribe to never miss an episode. You can also follow @WotDpod on Twitter.
Abulsme Productions produces the current events podcast Curmudgeon's Corner as well. Check it out in your podcast player of choice.
This has been Justin. Thank you for listening to popular Wiki of the Day.
|
|
Buy WotD Stuff!!
