XXXTentacion was gunned down in Deerfield, Florida, on Monday afternoon in what police believe was a ‘possible robbery.’
After the news of his death broke, the 20-year-old rapper’s music rapidly climbed the charts.
On Tuesday, the recording artist’s only two albums occupied the top two slots on Amazon’s Movers And Shakers Digital Music list.
RIP: XXXTentacion was gunned down in Deerfield, Florida, on Monday afternoon in what police believe was a ‘possible robbery’; his 2017 mugshot
The rapper’s most recent album, ? – which dropped in March – saw a 41,306% spike as it charged to number one on the Seattle-based company’s digital list.
Meanwhile, his debut studio LP, 17, which was unveiled in August of 2017, was up about 9,000%.
His move up the chart isn’t limited to digital, as he is also receiving plenty of attention in the hard copy sales section.
He holds the number two and three spots on the CDs and Vinyl category, where the vinyl LP of ? jumped 542,566% and the CD spiked 54,057%.
Climbing the charts: After the news of his death broke, the 20-year-old rapper’s music rapidly climbed the charts
At the top: On Tuesday, the recording artist’s only two albums occupied the top two slots on Amazon’s Movers and Shakers Digital Music list
XXXTentacion’s music was also seen climbing up the iTunes charts.
His single Sad! climbed to number one, while the track Changes reached number five – both songs are from his most recent LP.
At the same time, his newest album rocketed to number three on the chart, while 17 moved up to number five.
Thousands: His debut studio LP, 17, which was unveiled in August of 2017, was up about 9,000%
The rapper was pronounced dead on Monday at a Florida hospital after being rushed there in a ‘comatose’ condition by paramedics following the shooting.
The Broward County Sheriff’s Office confirmed his death, tweeting: ‘The adult male victim has been confirmed as 20 year old Jahseh Onfroy aka rapper #XXXTentacion.
According to TMZ, two armed suspects approached his vehicle as he left a motorcycle dealership where he’d been checking out new models.
Scene: The rapper was pronounced dead on Monday at a Florida hospital after being rushed there in a ‘comatose’ condition by paramedics following the shooting
The website said one of the suspects, described as black males wearing hoodies, shot him before both men then left the scene in a black Dodge Journey with dark tint and black wheels.
TMZ also reported that the shooter was wearing a red face mask.
‘Witnesses say they heard multiple shots fired,’ a source told the website.
Video taken right after the shooting was circulating on social media Monday, including images of the shot rapper slumped behind the wheel of his car.
In the clip, someone can be seen feeling for a pulse as XXXTentacion appears unconscious.