Florida — A major public memorial is planned at a Florida arena for rising rap star XXXTentacion — pronounced ex-ex-ex-ten-ta-see-YAWN — who was shot and killed this week.
Earlier this week, the slain rapper's mother Cleopatra Bernard took to Instagram to share a photo of an ultrasound, captioned: ""He left us a final gift". Bernard did not reveal who the expectant mother was, but according to the text on the ultrasound picture, she's about eight weeks along.
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The family of the 20-year-old rapper, whose real name is Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, announced Saturday that a memorial will be held next Wednesday at BB&T Center, a 20,000 seat arena that is home to hockey's Florida Panthers.
A mourner of rapper XXXTentacion pauses at a memorial, Tuesday, June 19, 2018, outside Riva Motorsports in Deerfield Beach, Fla., where the troubled singer was killed the day before. The 20-year-old rising star, whose real name is Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, was shot and killed Monday in Florida in what police called an apparent robbery attempt. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
A flyer posted to XXXTentacion's Instagram page invites fans to "come say your final goodbye."
A post shared by MAKE OUT HILL(@xxxtentacion) on Jun 23, 2018 at 7:31am PDT
The rapper was fatally shot in his BMW as he left an upscale motorcycle dealership in Florida on Monday. A 22-year-old suspect was arrested Wednesday and charged with murder.
XXXTentacion, who sported dreadlocks and facial tattoos, had his second album reach No. 1 in March and had a top 10 hit with "Sad!"