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Thousands of people gathered in front of a hockey arena in South Florida Wednesday, waiting to get a glimpse of rapper XXXTentacion. Avid fans wore show-merch T-shirts and stood in long lines to enter the arena, the BB & T Center of Sunrise, a few miles from where the artist was born. But they were not there for one of his concerts. They were there for his memorial.
XXXTentacion, whose real name was Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, was a resounding success after his first song, "Look at Me !," on SoundCloud and climbed the Billboard charts until the end of 2017. His tumultuous life, who rose from celebrity cult to domestic violence charges, ended June 18, when he was shot in front of a luxury motorcycle dealership in Deerfield Beach, Florida.
Mr. Onfroy's family decided to hold a memorial for his fans. His mother, Cleopatra Bernard, who knew his son's life had been open to so much public surveillance, banned cameras and mobile phones from the event on Wednesday. This week, the single "Sad!" Mr. Onfroy reached the top spot of Billboard Hot 100, making him one of the few musicians to have posthumously beaten the charts. the last artist to do this was the Notorious B.I.G., in 1997.
[[[[Our journalists visited the memorial on Wednesday at the BB & T Center. Read more here.]
When the BB & T Center opened its doors, fans made their appearance while the song "Hope" filled the arena. Mr. Onfroy was placed on stage in a dark brown open coffin, surrounded by black roses and metallic leaves. Excerpts from his performances and scenes from his life played on arena screens.
Many fans shared their reactions to the event on social media. Here are a few:
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