XXXTentacion’s team released the music video for his song “Sad!” on Thursday, June 28, just 10 days after the rapper was killed in a suspected robbery.
The eerie video opens with the 20-year-old attending a funeral for his old self at a church. The dead body rises from the coffin and picks a fight with his new self. The two versions exchange punches in front of a group of mourners seated in nearby pews. The visual ends with the onscreen text: “You have done well at battling yourself. Your demon seems to honor your efforts. Are you satisfied?” It then fades to black and closes with the message: “Long Live Prince X.”
The posthumous release came one day after thousands of XXXTentacion’s fans attended his memorial service at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. The New York Times reported that the open-casket viewing showed the musician dressed in a denim jacket and surrounded by black flowers. Photos and videos were displayed on the screens inside the arena.
The Florida native (real name Jahseh Onfroy) was shot while leaving a motorcycle dealership in Deerfield Beach, Florida, on June 18. He was pronounced dead shortly after being rushed to a nearby hospital.
A 22-year-old suspect named Dedrick Devonshay Williams was arrested by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office on June 20. He was charged with first-degree murder without premeditation. Authorities later identified a person of interest named Robert Allen. They are seeking to question the 22-year-old about XXXTentacion’s murder, but Allen has not been named as a suspect or charged.
The MC’s mother, Cleopatra Bernard, announced on Instagram on June 21 that her son was expecting a baby before his death. She shared a photo of a sonogram and wrote, “He left us a final gift.”
