In late 2012, X was arrested for possession of 21 grams of marijuana, a felony in Florida law. He 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. XXXTentacion dropped out in the tenth grade.
He began to listen to nu-metal, hard rock and rap during his time at Sheridan House Family Ministries, which led to him learning how to play the piano and guitar. He was then enrolled into Sheridan House Family Ministries by his mom for over six months. He was expelled from his middle school after a series of physical altercations. XXXTentacion's interest in music initially started after his aunt persuaded him to begin attending school choir and later church choir, however he was soon kicked out after attacking another student. His father was deported to Jamaica in late 2016. In early 2008, when X was 10, his father was jailed for nine years in Arizona on RICO charges after the Drug Enforcement Administration organized a sting operation.
He had three siblings and was mainly raised by his grandmother Collette Jones, in Pompano Beach and Lauderhill, Florida due to his mother's personal problems. XXXTentacion stated he also had Egyptian or Syrian, Indian and possibly Italian ancestry in an interview in 2017. His father named him after the Bob Marley song "So Jah Seh'' which interpolates Ezekiel 34 both X’s father and grandfather were Rastafarians.
Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy was born on January 23, 1998, in Plantation, Florida to Jamaican parents, Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy and Cleopatra Eretha Dreena Bernard. Here is a look back at his entire career, life, and legacy. His legacy is complicated, with some praising him for the honesty and realness in his songs dealing with his mental health struggles and others denouncing him for his long history of violence.
His short but impressive career is full of headlines highlighting both the greatest and worst moments of his life. Floridian rapper XXXTentacion built his career off of being labeled rap's most controversial man.