Followers who tuned in to Sunday’s Grammys seen that XXXTentacion was overlooked the “In Memoriam” section.
In keeping with Variety, representatives for XXX requested repeatedly that the Recording Academy acknowledge the late rapper. Nonetheless, the present opted to not embrace him as a result of his historical past home violence.
In December, Academy president Neil Portnow was requested whether or not the section would come with XXX. “It’s at all times a frightening job to contemplate the gifted younger artists who died this 12 months,” he informed Rolling Stone. “We don’t have pre-obits ready like in journalism however we do go away time yearly for an in memoriam and we will probably be planning that now. I don’t have a solution for you on XXX.”
The 20-year-old Florida native, born Jahseh Onfroy, was shot and killed final June throughout an tried theft in Miami. Previous to his dying, he was dealing with a number of prices associated to a 2016 incident wherein he allegedly beat his pregnant ex-girlfriend. He reportedly admitted to home abuse and different violent acts in a secret recording that was released following his dying.
Sunday’s “In Memoriam” section did embrace different artists who died up to now 12 months together with Aretha Franklin, Mac Miller, and Avicii.
The omission didn’t sit properly with XXX followers, who took to social media to voice their dismay.
The #Grammys couldn’t even say Relaxation In Peace to xxxtentacion. Disgraceful.
— Muhammad Hamdan (@muhamdan7) February 11, 2019
Lol Grammys couldn’t even put xxxtentacion within the “In Memoriam” part. Mad disrespectful. X’s dying impacted thousands and thousands simply as all people else did that was within the memoriam… Shameful. Grammy’s grow to be extra trash yearly.
— xxx – fanpage (@tentacionfather) February 11, 2019
The truth that @xxxtentacion wasn’t remembered this 12 months on the #GRAMMYs says so much about them.
— Josh (@Josherrino) February 11, 2019