XXXTentacion's Murder Met With Controversy, Conspiracy Theories & Very Dark Memes

Ada Elder

Jun 20, 2018 8:00 PM EDT

Florida hip-hop artist XXXTentacion was shot dead Monday in what officials believe to have been an armed robbery. Reception to his death has been mixed - with many artists coming out on Twitter to lament his wasted potential. The death was also met with as much controversy as he received during his life.

XXXTentacion, born Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, spent much of his career in jail for various felonies, and most upsettingly - severely assaulting his pregnant girlfriend. Memers do not take kindly to injustices such as this. While redditors generally avoid meme-ing the dead, XXXTentacion's sinister side makes memers feel this is an exception. And the memes are kinda brutal. Even more unsettling? The bizarre conspiracy theories that Jahseh is still alive. It seems fans have been spreading an old clip of the artist claiming he is still alive, and it has caused a great amount of confusion.

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Twitter users called out kpop fans for their cold social media posts.

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r/dankmemes seemed to respect the death of XXXTentacion - but the dark and insensitive memes rushed in anyway.

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Several of the memes poke fun at the apparent difficulty people have at separating XXXTentacion and Tekashi69.

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Some people are still convinced the artist is alive - and sharing their conspiracy theories.

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