Despite his controversial origins, XXXTentacion was gradually starting to become more well known as one of hip-hop's most talented artists when his life was tragically snuffed out over the summer.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the music industry. Any posthumous release from XXXTentacion was guaranteed to perform well on the charts, and Skins ...

XXXTentacion‘s first posthumous release Skins debuted atop the Billboard 200, giving the late rapper the second Number One album of his brief career. The rapper born Janseh Onfroy was shot and killed ...

Reviewing the work of XXXTentacion during his lifetime required both acknowledging music that was wildly influential, extremely popular and often impressive while also underscoring that it was by an ...