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Pre-2014
19982011:XXXTentacion grew up in Pompano Beach and Lauderhill in South Florida.
He lived with his mother, who he said had it hard, and sometimes with his grandmother.
From a very young age, he got involved in violent situations.
Ive been fighting since I was a kid, he said.
When he was 6, he tried to stab a man who was messing with his mother.
He was also expelled from his first middle school for fighting.
In his early teenage years, he developed a passion for music.
During this time he meets fellow rapper Ski Mask the Slump God.
After being released, the two go on to collaborate on several projects.
201415
March 2014:XXXTentacion uploads his first song to SoundCloud.
The track is called Vice City.
February 3, 2015:He releases another EP calledHeartbreak Hotelon SoundCloud.
Late 2014:XXXTentacion independently releases two EPs calledThe FallandIce Houseonline.
He later deletes them from SoundCloud.
April 20, 2015:XXXTentacion and Ski Mask the Slump God release a joint EP calledMembers Only Vol.
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October 23, 2015:XXXTentacion and Ski Mask release another EP,Members Only Vol.
December 31, 2015:Look at Me, XXXTentacions first big single,appears on SoundCloud.
2016
January 29:Look at Me gets an official release as a digital download.
While its SoundCloud numbers continue to grow, the single doesnt enter theBillboardcharts for another ten-and-a-half months.
He discusses his troubled past and time in juvenile detention.
Thats tight, he says.
Late May:The first instance of domestic violence allegedly takes place.
According to his ex-girlfriendstestimony, XXXTentacion threatened to penetrate her vagina with a barbecue cleaner or a barbecue fork.
July:XXXTentacion and his then-girlfriend move to Orlando.
Mid-July (approximately):The second incident of alleged domestic violence occurs.
He also threatened to cut out, her tongue, the victim said.
August 9:XXXTentacion isarrestedfor his 2015 robbery and assault charges.
He is held at Broward Regional Detention Center in Fort Lauderdale.
September 16:XXXTentacionagrees to house arrest,and is released from jail.
Soon after, he allegedly assaults his ex-girlfriend again after she confesses to sleeping with another man.
Late September:XXXTentacion and his then-girlfriend move to Sweetwater, Florida.
XXXTentacion is accused of strangling her on two occasions around this time, the testimony in Pitchfork states.
Early October:XXXTentactions ex-girlfriend finds out that she is pregnant with his child.
October 68:Over the course of two days, several instances of domestic violence allegedly take place.
He pleads not guilty, but is detained by Broward County for violating his house arrest agreement.
2017
January 1:Adam22 announces that he is managing XXXTentacion.
xxx is out in a couple weeks and im managing him, he tweets.
January 28:Drake previewsKMTat a show in Amsterdam.
Fans compare it to Look at Me on social media.
Pigeons and Planes posts a snippet of the two songs side by side.
February 18:In aninterview with DJ Semtexaired on OVO Sound radio, Drake denies copying Look at Me.
Im like, Whats happening to me right now?
So Im trying to read and figure out who theyre talking about.
March 29:In an interview on Miamis 103.5 The Beat, XXXTentacion accuses Drake of stealing his flow.
He is not a man.
I think hes a bitch, thats a bitch move, he tells the interviewer.
April 7:XXXTentacion hosts a surprise show in Miami, which turns into a riot.
Police intervene, shut down the show, and escort XXXTentacion out of the building.
April 22:Look at Me peaks at No.
24 on the Billboard Hot 100.
May 12:XXXTentacion releases a song called Looking for a Star, which is produced by Diplo.
May 17:XXXTentacion releases his debut mixtape,Revenge, via Empire Distribution.
It peaks at No.
June 7:XXXTentacion isknocked out onstageat a show in San Diego.
In the brawl that ensues, someone gets stabbed.
Fans blame rapper Rob Stone for the incident.
June 14:XXXTentacionpunches a fanat a show in Salt Lake City.
June 26:XXXTentacion and Ski Mask the Slump God release theirMembers Only Vol.
Early August:Look at Me is certified platinum.
August 25:17,XXXTentacions first album is released via Empire Distribution.It debuts at No.
2 on theBillboard200 chart.
The reasons it is difficult to listen to can overshadow the need to listen to it, she says.
Kendrick Lamar cosigns the album on Twitter.
Listen to this album if you feel anything, he writes.
https://t.co/ovjuQN8weOlisten to this album if you feel anything.
The crowd riots and chases XXXTentacions car.
September 8:Pitchforkreleases excerptsfrom XXXTentacions ex-girlfriends testimony.
September 17:The Look at Mevideois released.
It includes a shot of XXXTentacion hanging from a noose.
September 28:XXXTentations October 5 domestic-abuse trial gets postponed.
October 5:A new trial date is set for December 11.
October 19:XXXTentacion signs a deal with Caroline, a subsidiary of Capitol Records,Billboardreports.
One source says that the deal is worth $6 million.
Avideo of the incidentshows XXXTentacion hitting the crowd member in the head with his microphone.
October 26:XXXTentacionposts a messageon his Instagram story stating that he is no longer signed to Capitol Records.
October 27:Inanother Instagram story, XXXTentacion says that he will not be making or releasing any music.
Tell Ski Mask to be my friend again and I will make music.
Tell him to be my friend again, he said in the (now deleted) post.
I dont consider this music.
November 26:XXXTentacionannouncesthat he plans to host an anti-rape event at this years Art Basel in Miami.
His bail is denied.
He now reportedly faces decades in prison, at minimum, if convicted.
March 16:XXXtentacion releases his second studio album,?,via his label Bad Vibes Forever.
The album is distributed by Caroline Distribution, which is part of Capitol Records.
It debuts at No.
1 on theBillboardalbum chart, selling the equivalent of 131,000 units in its first week.
March 25:XXXTentacions sophomore album,?,debutsat No.
1 on the Billboard charts, giving SoundCloud rap its first No.
March 26:Sad, one of the two singles from?, reaches No.
7 on theBillboardHot 100, becoming XXXtentacions first top-ten song.
May 10:Spotifyremoves XXXTentacions music from its playlistsin accordance with a new Hate Content and Hateful Conduct policy.
His reps issue a statement listing other artists accused of abuse, asking if they will also be penalized.
June 1:Spotifyscraps its hate content policyfollowing complaints from industry insiders.
XXXTentacions music is reinstated on its playlists.
He was awaiting trial at the time of the shooting.
Posthumous (201822)
June 19, 2018:SAD!
A verse from Quavo is later added to the song.
June 25, 2018:XXXtentacion earns his first No.
1on the Billboard Hot 100 for SAD!
The track jumped from No.
52 after its posthumous streaming bump.
June 28, 2018:A music videofor SAD!
is released, depicting XXXtentacion attending his own funeral.
Police claim Boatwright was the one who shot XXXtentacion.
On the tape, from the Miami-Date County state attorneys office, the rapper confesses to abusing his ex-girlfriend.
I started fucking her up because she made one mistake, he said.
And from there, the whole cycle went down.
That girl is scared for her life.
Per Pitchfork, prosecutors and XXXtentacions defense both took the tape as a confession.
He also admitted to multiple stabbings.
December 17, 2018:Skinsdebuts at No.
1 on the Billboard 200 with 132,000 album equivalent units.
Its the first posthumous No.
1 album sinceThe Very Best of Princein 2016.
June 18, 2019:On the anniversary of his death, XXXtentacions estate releasesa trailerto a documentary.
The documentary is teased as coming soon, alongside a new album, in a release from the estate.
November 21, 2019:The XXXtentacion estateannouncesthe rappers final album,Bad Vibes Forever, out December 6.
The documentary was then shelved, with the rappers estate becoming involved after his death.
December 15, 2019:Bad Vibes Foreverdebutsat No.
5 on the Billboard 200 with 65,000 equivalent units, a fraction of XXXtentacions previous two releases.
March 15, 2022:Hulu announcesthe documentaryLook at Me: XXXtentacion.
Directed by Sabaah Folayan, its producers include XXXtentacions mother, Cleopatra Bernard, and former manager Solomon Sobande.
It premieres at South by Southwest that day.
May 26, 2022:Look at Mehits Hulu.
It features pre-death interviews with XXXtentacion and an interview with Ayala along with footage of her meeting his mother.
This post has been updated throughout.
