Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said the way the firm banned musicians R Kelly and XXXTentacion from its playlists was badly handled.Thank you again for your support and for continuing to honor and celebrate the life of Jah.Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. Follow makeouthill on Twitter for more updates.īeyond the music, we know X’s fans have been waiting patiently for the documentary and we will be sharing updates on it soon. Visit to sign up and stay up to date with X-related news, and be the first to be notified as the site evolves.

We will continue to release music as we clear it, and are making sure we do it in a way that stays true to how X released each song originally. We have been working diligently to clear as much of it as possible, and we are excited to announce our first release this Friday with “vice city” hitting all streaming services for the first time. One of our first initiatives is to get as much of X’s music from his earliest days as an artist up on all DSPs. It is important to us to continue to honor Jah’s legacy, and in that spirit we are planning an exciting 2022. We know how much his music means to all of you, and his impact continues to be as powerful as it’s ever been. We continue to be amazed at the love and support that X’s fans show on a daily basis.

When compared to other artists at the time, it was instantly evident how raw and original X was, and his genre-free approach established a gateway to the music-making environment we take for granted today.Īhead of the release, The Estate of Jahseh Onfroy released an official statement:

It was the first glimpse inside the complicated and at times depressing mind of someone with whom many of his fans could identify. This piece of work is more than just a song for X fans.

From sampling Laura Mvula to using a Logic-style rhythm he found on YouTube, the song demonstrates XXXTENTACION’s talent even at the tender age of 16. “vice city” is one of X’s most well-known compositions from his “SoundCloud Era,” and it was the first song to appear on his SoundCloud page.

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