xxx hit the scene and was release from prison March 26, 2017
during his time behind bars, he ran the risk of hurting his blossoming rap career
but in reality, the exact opposite thing happened
intrigue due to his incarceration drew more attention to his music
his unique artistry, and #freex spread like wild fire online
he's become raps latest and greatest viral sensation
racking up millions and millions of plays on soundcloud and shooting up the billboard hot 100
all while he was in prison
Jahseh Onfroy has spoken in a podcast interview that his greatest inspiration is Kurt Cobain
and there's something seriously fascinating about this young artist
that has me feeling like he could be the Kurt Cobain of rap in the coming years
although i hope he has a really long career
you know what i mean
what's going on guys?
my name is Michael McCrudden and due to popular demand
follow up on video to xxxtentacion
i got a link to his soundcloud in the description down below
also we're going to be doing a giveaway of "Before they were famous" t-shirts
just like this one
now follow me on instagram and on twitter. we'll announce it shortly
alright, it's time we jump into this top 5 list on xxx tentacion
first up on the number five spot, we're going to talk about x's future
while he was incarcerated, he had an interview with genius
where he stated the artist he hopes to work with in the near future
it might surprise you
including the fray,
kings of leon,
and lorde
"i'll never be, i'll never be royalty"
he continued, "i don't just rap, i do multi-genre"
and these artists show you there's a softer side to x
the kids got a serious rap sheet
but it seems like when he gets time to chill and kick back
he likes to listen to songs like this
"i never knew, i never that everything was falling through"
currently our boy is working on multiple studio albums
titled "bad vibes" and "17"
as well as his mixtapes "i need jesus" and "revenge"
if that weren't enough, also working on a collab album titled "members only vol. 2"
in which he co-founded with ski mask the slump god
and it also includes houston's craig xen and florida's wifisfuneral
he also just announced his revenge tour kicking off on May 1st in Houston, Tx
the kid is keeping pretty busy
so for those out there who leaked his cellphone number, it's probably just best to just give him his time to record his music
and not be crank calling him
moving onto number four spot, we're going to talk about his recent incarceration
it seems like x has always been on the wrong side of the law
his formative years he spent time in a boot camp and at a behavioral correctional facility
his past indisgressions include: armed robbery, armed burglery,
possession of a firearm, resistance without violence,
armed robbery with dwelling, possession of oxycodone,
and his latest stint in jail was for false imprisonment, witness tampering and domestic abuse of his pregnant girlfriend
now according to an arrest report
it read that the victim's eyes had been punched until where both eyes had been shut
and the victim could not see
but x had plead his innocence and has been released from prison
and is out on 6 years probation
if you want to hear his side of the story, you can scroll through his twitter
or, well you can take a listen to this
"i did not beat her, she got jumped"
bye
laughs
moving onto number 3 spot, we got to talk about his name
cuz truthfully i'm not the only one who can't say it properly
genius put this video together aligning the problems
we all share
xxx tentacion
i wanna spank ya own
before xxxtentacion
today we're here with
x x x tentacion
xxx tentacion is a pretty unusual name for a rapper moniker and it sounds kind of like a porn site
it turns out that was the plan all along because x is a huge fan of porn
asian porn is just amazing
literally
absolutely
he looks at it like a cherished art form
who spent his youth
in the bathroom a whole bunch
to the point where his grandma was like "you spend too much time in there. what the hell is going on?"
as for tentacion he has admitted in interviews it is latin for "temptation"
and he likes the sound of that
next up at number 2 we have some serious shoutouts
lil uzi tweeted out
"free da xxxster"
a$ap rocky called him the hottest rapper in Florida
danny brown took to twitter to quote x saying "cocaine for my breakfast, hold that pistol ambidextrous"
which is a tough word to say, i don't know how he raps it
even youtube superstar pewdiepie used x's music as the soundtrack
for his roasting simulator video which has been viewed almost 6 billion times
and which it was a collab between him and fellow youtuber cinnamon toast ken
(music)
but not all the plugs have been positive
migo offset came to the defense of x's allegations that drake bit his flow
stating: "we ain't even heard of you shorty"
get your ass outta jail
which brings us to the #1 spot
him beefing with drake
while locked up, x claimed that he was told by one of his homies that drake reached out and said he was going to be contacting his manager
then as time passed never really heard from drake
then drake dropped more life
and the track "kmt", well it had a lot of people thinking it sounded a lot like x's "look at me"
then the internet went wild
as soon as x got out of prison, he went on the miami radio show 103.5 to call out drizzy for stealing his sound
he stated:
he continued:
drake responded during an interview with dj semtex saying:
it's crazy how people think that after all this time, after all i've been through
that i'm the type of person to take that and make it my own
i'm not stupid, i'm not a s*** person like that
x continued in a number of tweets including:
he even went as far as banning drake from florida
another thing x would theoretically do for drake
is get his name tattooed on his ass cheek
but only if drake could out rap him first
so there you have it. the top 5 strange facts i could dig up on xxx tentacion
hoo
let me know if you guys want me to do a followup with a part 2
or someone else you want me to do a top 5 on or before they were famous
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i feel like i'm wearing nothing at all
cuz i'm invisible, right?
alright
see you guys in another video