Kind of like how the Wonderland Murders forever altered the 70s porn scene.

Or how Kurt Cobain’s death marked the decline of the grunge scene.

Or how losing Tupac and Biggie put a dent in the “gangsta rap” scene.

Dare I say it, is this “THE event”?

WARNING: PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS AS AN INSULT (it's a really good question)

I think that because he just died and it's very sad, this thread could wait a few days.  :(

Wait what's happening? I keep seeing XXX on my Twitter feed.

Wait what's happening? I keep seeing XXX on my Twitter feed.

he died

Wait what's happening? I keep seeing XXX on my Twitter feed.


Don't follow back the porn bots.

Don't follow back the porn bots.

lol The porn bots?

Wait what's happening? I keep seeing XXX on my Twitter feed.


You should only be looking up XXX when you're in incognito mode  ;D

Kind of like how the Wonderland Murders forever altered the 70s porn scene.

Or how Kurt Cobain’s death marked the decline of the grunge scene.

Or how losing Tupac and Biggie put a dent in the “gangsta rap” scene.

Dare I say it, is this “THE event”?


prob the decline of emo rap

You do have artists like LIL uzi and JUICE WRLD glamafying sadness

lol The porn bots?


Don't make me explain a joke ;D

Don't follow back the porn bots.

I meant XXXtentacion not XXX as in porn.

I meant XXXtentacion not XXX as in porn.


We're just joking around.

Don't make me explain a joke ;D

I do follow a lot of Gay porn stars  ;D

We're just joking around.

I finally got the joke lol

The Wonderland Murders were irrelevant to the 70s porn scene as they occurred in 1981, and they certainly did not lead to the end of the Golden Age of Porn.

Nor did they cause the decline of the career of its central figure, John "Johnny Wadd" Holmes. By the time of the murders he was already a raging cocaine addict who had, how shall I phrase this delicately, "performance issues". He simply could not get his mojo working due to all that dope and at that time, Viagra was not available.

Additionally by 1982 (when John was finally released from jail after he was exonerated of the murders by a jury) videotape was taking over the porno scene and so the huge paydays that top-line performers like John Holmes, Harry Reems, Tony "the Hook" Perez, Marilyn Chambers and the like were gone. The industry flocked to C-list people who would do the nasty in front of a camcorder for a couple of hundred bucks. John's last big payday was for a gay flick where he played some sort of sultan being serviced by other men.  :o  The entire cast of that flick ultimately died from AIDS and it is speculated that this is where Holmes caught the dreaded disease.  :-\\

As much as people on this forum want Trap music to die, there's no sign of it stopping soon. Beyoncé x Jay Z's new Trap/Hip Hop album is going to do very well, and Trap is still the dominant genre in the streaming era. Trap music is here to stay for at least a few years more years. This might slowdown the emo-wave of Hip Hop that's become popular in Soundcloud, but trap as a whole has never been bigger. I think the death of trap will be in the early 20s, probably in '21.

I only heard of this dude through DJ Akademiks. Its definitely sad to see him go.

Its all fun and games till you can't move without knowing.

I think it's a sad way to end the 2017-18 school year honestly,

If this kills anything, it's that trolling culture this new wave of rappers are all about. Won't be surprised if 6IX9INE comes out and says he's done with trolling.

If this kills anything, it's that trolling culture this new wave of rappers are all about. Won't be surprised if 6IX9INE comes out and says he's done will trolling.

He actually made a instagram video about it and  on xxxtentacion's death.

In regards to the original post, no offence, but you can't compare XXXTentacion to Kurt Cobain or even 2Pac.

wtf is going on?

Picksburgh's own up and coming rapper Jimmy Wopo was shot today, and is in critical condition at a local hospital.

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2018/06/18/rapper-Jimmy-Wopo-shot-Pittsburgh-Hill-District/stories/201806180180

This is the third time :o that he has been shot. He's lived the life of a G...

Dude is the real deal.

wtf is going on?

XXXTentacion died.

Picksburgh's own up and coming rapper Jimmy Wopo was shot today, and is in critical condition at a local hospital.

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2018/06/18/rapper-Jimmy-Wopo-shot-Pittsburgh-Hill-District/stories/201806180180

This is the third time :o that he has been shot. He's lived the life of a G...

Dude is the real deal.


Considering how you described XXXTentacion as a G, I'm guessing that's not a good thing.  :-X

Nonetheless, it is tragic to see someone die so young  :(

Oh well time to move on.  ;D

In regards to the original post, no offence, but you can't compare XXXTentacion to Kurt Cobain or even 2Pac.


I'm not.

But in case you're not aware, XXXTentacion had a MASSIVE following. He was an up-and-comer. This new generation is going to have XXX's death etched in their minds, just like John Lennon's death is still etched in Boomers' minds.

Who do you think 15-year-old suburban white Joshua from Ohio is listening to? I'll give you a hint, it's not Alice In Chains. Or Megadeth. Or even NWA. Most young white suburban/exurban males in Middle America don't know of a world beyond trap rap, EDM, or whatever's being promoted to death online. XXX's death is going to have an impact, and you can't underestimate it.

What's my source? I have a 13 year old sister (7 years my junior) and she's a tomboy of sorts. She knows what's selling and what's not. XXX was selling big until' today. Nobody's comparing him to 2Pac or Cobain or fu*king Lennon, but you can't underestimate his impact on this new generation of music fans.

Oh well time to move on.  ;D

Don't know if i should give you a smite.

Picksburgh's own up and coming rapper Jimmy Wopo was shot today, and is in critical condition at a local hospital.

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2018/06/18/rapper-Jimmy-Wopo-shot-Pittsburgh-Hill-District/stories/201806180180

This is the third time :o that he has been shot. He's lived the life of a G...

Dude is the real deal.


I just read that Jimmy Wopo has also died.  :-\\

He actually made a instagram video about it and  on xxxtentacion's death.

What did he say?

Picksburgh's own up and coming rapper Jimmy Wopo was shot today, and is in critical condition at a local hospital.

This is the third time :o that he has been shot. He's lived the life of a G...


Correction. Jimmy Wopo was shot six times before, according to this article. Yikes.

http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13774666-74/pittsburgh-rapper-jimmy-wopo-dies-in-drive-by-shooting-in-hill-district

Correction. Jimmy Wopo was shot six times before, according to this article. Yikes.

http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13774666-74/pittsburgh-rapper-jimmy-wopo-dies-in-drive-by-shooting-in-hill-district


As tragic as this is, this rapper doesn't even have a Wikipedia article. Is he all that important?

I really do think that this guy was the face of late 2010s music. Lil Pump is arguably more popular, sure, but XXXTentacion has a huge and devoted fanbase, a way more diverse musical catalog, and he's respected by a decent amount of big name staples in the music industry (Kanye, Tyler the Creator, Kendrick Lamar and Travis Barker to name a few).

As someone who graduated high school this year, I can't emphasize just how many people at my school listened to and idolized this guy. His influence was crazy. People played his music all the time, talked about his newest albums (he released two in a pretty short span of time), argued over his latest antics. Losing him was losing a huge part of late 2010s teen/young adult culture. If you're familiar with this guy, you'll know that he's irreplaceable, whether because of his musical versatility, his controversy, his fanboys, his haters, etc. You probably have at least a few XXXTentacion fans (and passionate haters) in each of your classes.

His death is absolutely making waves across the hip hop community, too. I can't think of a single big late 2010s rapper who hasn't paid their respects to him on Twitter or Instagram.

So to address your point about this being a pivotal event, I'll say this: the 2017-18 school year may have just been the height of late 2010s culture, with the slow descent towards early 20s culture starting today with the death of XXXTentacion. That's how much of an impact I think this guy's death really had on today's youth. And just like how Kurt Cobain's death spawned a copycat suicide crisis, I've already been seeing some people claiming they know others who are threatening suicide because of XXXTentacion's death.

As tragic as this is, this rapper doesn't even have a Wikipedia article. Is he all that important?


I had heard a few songs but I never really thought of him as being all that big.  Not as big as say Khalid or Post Malone.

Holy crap!!!!! R.I.P
I just saw that he died and I'm so shocked. Maybe do this thread later? You know, out of respect and stuff?

Holy crap!!!!! R.I.P
I just saw that he died and I'm so shocked. Maybe do this thread later? You know, out of respect and stuff?

Yeah i kind of agree.

Holy crap!!!!! R.I.P
I just saw that he died and I'm so shocked. Maybe do this thread later? You know, out of respect and stuff?


Heck, over at Facebook and Twitter they are running video that shows XXX slumped over in his ‘Vette.

As tragic as this is, this rapper doesn't even have a Wikipedia article. Is he all that important?


If you Google Jimmy Wopo there are stories being run all over the country about his violent death. He was quite well known. Maybe too well known.

Rip X
Dude was crazy but he deserves peace now

The title of this thread is really infuriating though considering X wasn't pure Trap at all, and why would the death of a single artist mean the death of a whole genre CONSIDERING he wasn't a huge representative of to begin with??
This board is so hogging on the death of the genre it's getting embarassing

Change it immediately

Rip X
Dude was crazy but he deserves peace now

The title of this thread is really infuriating though considering X wasn't pure Trap at all, and why would the death of a single artist mean the death of a whole genre CONSIDERING he wasn't a huge representative of to begin with??
This board is so hogging on the death of the genre it's getting embarassing

Change it immediately


Well the poster's point has some comparative validity... Disco Demolition Night was a singular event that kicked off the end of the dreaded Disco Era. It is quite possible that the death of XXX (along with the death on the same day of Jimmy Wopo) could precipitate a similar demise of the rap genre.

Rip X
Dude was crazy but he deserves peace now

The title of this thread is really infuriating though considering X wasn't pure Trap at all, and why would the death of a single artist mean the death of a whole genre CONSIDERING he wasn't a huge representative of to begin with??
This board is so hogging on the death of the genre it's getting embarassing

Change it immediately

Lmao yeah. Literally everything is apparently a sign of Trap dying and Rock coming back.

Well the poster's point has some comparative validity... Disco Demolition Night was a singular event that kicked off the end of the dreaded Disco Era. It is quite possible that the death of XXX (along with the death on the same day of Jimmy Wopo) could precipitate a similar demise of the rap genre.
Bahahaha, now it's the whole rap genre that is doomed  ::) ::) ::)
Demolition Day was a violent backlash purposely targeted that was already on its way out in 1979. How is that in any way, shape or form comparable to the death of a mildly succesful artist? Like I said he's more the face of emo-rap (and this genre already suffered from the death of a big representative artist back in November, and yet the genre is still picking up), than really trap.

Rap in general is nowhere close to doomed, if it survived the deaths of two big rap giants (2Pac and Biggy back) back in the 90s, it will certainly survives this.

Wait what's happening? I keep seeing XXX on my Twitter feed.


It's some rapper, not porn.

I just read that Jimmy Wopo has also died.  :-\\


What the hell is going on with these shootings? :o

Bahahaha, now it's the whole rap genre that is doomed  ::) ::) ::)
Demolition Day was a violent backlash purposely targeted that was already on its way out in 1979. How is that in any way, shape or form comparable to the death of a mildly succesful artist? Like I said he's more the face of emo-rap (and this genre already suffered from the death of a big representative artist back in November, and yet the genre is still picking up), than really trap.

Rap in general is nowhere close to doomed, if it survived the deaths of two big rap giants (2Pac and Biggy back) back in the 90s, it will certainly survives this.

People here are really freakin obsessed with these "shifts."

Why make this thread the same day someone dies? And why are we comparing this man to Cobain, 2pac and Biggie? Doesn't make sense.

Jimmy Wopo also died yesterday.

R.I.P. XXXTenacion and Jimmy Wopo

People here are really freakin obsessed with these "shifts."

Why make this thread the same day someone dies? And why are we comparing this man to Cobain, 2pac and Biggie? Doesn't make sense.


I agree 100%.

Also, as tragic as this is, I don't think XXXTentacion was on that level (2Pac, Biggie, Cobain, etc).  Somebody earlier compared him to John Lennon.

Can I just say I've never heard about this guy before, a guy who, from what I'm reading, beat a pregnant woman, took part in armed home invasions, and assaulted fans doesn't really seem, from any perspective, a model for today's youth. I don't really truck with woman beaters.

Just remembered he was one year younger than me :o
Wow that's so young to die :(

Just remembered he was one year younger than me :o
Wow that's so young to die :(

He was a year older than me. He and my step-cousin were both born in January 1998.

You should never say bad things about the dead, only good… XXXTentacion is dead. Good

Can I just say I've never heard about this guy before, a guy who, from what I'm reading, beat a pregnant woman, took part in armed home invasions, and assaulted fans doesn't really seem, from any perspective, a model for today's youth. I don't really truck with woman beaters.


You'll be labeled a "hater" if you have this opinion.

Can I just say I've never heard about this guy before, a guy who, from what I'm reading, beat a pregnant woman, took part in armed home invasions, and assaulted fans doesn't really seem, from any perspective, a model for today's youth. I don't really truck with woman beaters.

She admitted to lying. If you're going to be crapping on a dead guy, do some research first.

She admitted to lying. If you're going to be crapping on a dead guy, do some research first.


Whether or not she "admitted" to lying, there seems to be a nice amount of evidence that he was abusing her.

Also, the other woman he hit, of which there is a tape of him hitting her, said she felt terrorized.

And I think a home invasion is worse than beating a woman. Imagine you're the person whose house is being robbed. You don't know if the guy is gonna blow your brains out at the end of it. And odds are it'll be a long time before you feel safe in your own home again.

It's some rapper, not porn.


Duh I think I know that.

I agree 100%.

Also, as tragic as this is, I don't think XXXTentacion was on that level (2Pac, Biggie, Cobain, etc).  Somebody earlier compared him to John Lennon.


Absolutely no way he's on the level of 2Pac, Biggie, Cobain, or Lennon. He might be big, but he was a next-level douche too.

Absolutely no way he's on the level of 2Pac, Biggie, Cobain, or Lennon. He might be big, but he was a next-level douche too.
To be fair, while he had some following, he wasn't that big

To be fair, while he had some following, he wasn't that big


Nah, my high school would beg to differ. I explained earlier but this dude was everywhere here. He was definitely mostly a teen sensation, but big nonetheless.

Nah, my high school would beg to differ. I explained earlier but this dude was everywhere here. He was definitely mostly a teen sensation, but big nonetheless.
Your highschool wasn't the norm then. Most teens will know who Cardi B or Lil Uzi Vert is, but XXXTencion would definitely be a blur to a lot more people.

To be fair, while he had some following, he wasn't that big


I think this is like Michael Jackson where everyone pretends they were his #1 fan all along only after his death, when in reality they were casual listeners at best.

Also, the other woman he hit, of which there is a tape of him hitting her, said she felt terrorized.

And I think a home invasion is worse than beating a woman. Imagine you're the person whose house is being robbed. You don't know if the guy is gonna blow your brains out at the end of it. And odds are it'll be a long time before you feel safe in your own home again.


The solution is to get extra security for your house so it won't happen.

The solution is to get extra security for your house so it won't happen.


Those plans are really expensive.

Dude sounds like the furthest thing from a good role model, and that à lot of kids looked up to him is very troubling.  :-X nonetheless it's not good to see someone murdered in cold blood like that, not something we should be normalizing. Hopefully whoever it was gets caught.

I think this is like Michael Jackson where everyone pretends they were his #1 fan all along only after his death, when in reality they were casual listeners at best.

Nah, MJ had and still has a HUGE following.

XXXTentacion shouldn't even be mentioned in the same breath as MJ.

Those plans are really expensive.

Dude sounds like the furthest thing from a good role model, and that à lot of kids looked up to him is very troubling.  :-X nonetheless it's not good to see someone murdered in cold blood like that, not something we should be normalizing. Hopefully whoever it was gets caught.


Sorry I don't know who he is.

Nah, MJ had and still has a HUGE following.

XXXTentacion shouldn't even be mentioned in the same breath as MJ.


I can't believe people are comparing XXXTentacion to people like MJ and John Lennon.  Not even in the same league at all.  XXXTentacion wasn't even a 2Pac.

I can't believe people are comparing XXXTentacion to people like MJ and John Lennon.  Not even in the same league at all.  XXXTentacion wasn't even a 2Pac.


People are thirsty for that cultural shift.

People are thirsty for that cultural shift.


Maybe, but people should stop holding their breath.  I mean...none of us will ever see a shift bigger than the 2006 shift.

Maybe, but people should stop holding their breath.  I mean...none of us will ever see a shift bigger than the 2006 shift.

Yeah. The late 2006 shift changed absolutely everyone and things, life, and the world have always sucked since then.

Yeah. The late 2006 shift changed absolutely everyone and things, life, and the world have always sucked since then.


The 2006 shift was the shift to end all shifts.

Well the poster's point has some comparative validity... Disco Demolition Night was a singular event that kicked off the end of the dreaded Disco Era. It is quite possible that the death of XXX (along with the death on the same day of Jimmy Wopo) could precipitate a similar demise of the rap genre.

Sorry but this is reaching.  ;D

The 2006 shift was the shift to end all shifts.

Yeah. Everything has been 100% exactly the same since September 1st, 2006 12:00 AM. I can't tell a single difference between then and now.

Alright, we get it. Enough with the troll posts about "the 2006 shift".

Or else, I'll lock this thread.

Well the poster's point has some comparative validity... Disco Demolition Night was a singular event that kicked off the end of the dreaded Disco Era. It is quite possible that the death of XXX (along with the death on the same day of Jimmy Wopo) could precipitate a similar demise of the rap genre.


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Just saw the evening news in Pittsburgh. Jimmy Wopo was characterized as "the terror of the Hill District" and that the cops were looking at him for involvement in two recent murders.

Like I said in a prior post, this guy was keeping it real. An authentic G, living the life of which he rapped.

And that's a good thing why??? We shouldn't be idolizing murderers.

And that's a good thing why??? We shouldn't be idolizing murderers.


Oh I was not idolizing him. Just noting that indeed he was the real deal. Lived the life. Of course he reaped the rewards of that life. Not some wannabe from the 'burbs wearing a backwards ball cap, rapping about "busting a cap in yo' ass" but a real G... with all that implies. Street violence, drug busts, the full Monty. Maybe even murder, we'll see what the PPD comes up with.

Of course now the Department of Public Assistance will now have to pay for the upbringing of his two children plus the other one that is on the way. All part of the game.


I knew this kid named Max who used to get fat stacks out on the corner with drugs
He liked to hang out late he liked to get s***-faced and keep the pace with thugs
Until late one night there was a big gun fight and Max lost his head
He pulled out his chrome .45, talked some s***, and wound up dead
Now his wife and his kids are caught in the midst of all of this pain
You know it comes that way at least that's what they say when you play the game

Can I just say I've never heard about this guy before, a guy who, from what I'm reading, beat a pregnant woman, took part in armed home invasions, and assaulted fans doesn't really seem, from any perspective, a model for today's youth. I don't really truck with woman beaters.

Watch this video before you go assume he's just some rapper who's a women beater and that' it.
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Watch this video before you go assume he's just some rapper who's a women beater and that' it.
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Indeed. Sure he had some peccadilloes, but he was an inspirational figure.

Kinda like Tupac who had rape and drug dealing going on, as well as an incident where he was playing with guns and a 6 year old was killed, but is so inspirational! This is what some people look for when searching for inspiration.

XXX coulda been the next Tupac.

And that's a good thing why??? We shouldn't be idolizing murderers.


Exactly!