Florida, June 19:  Famous US hip-hop rapper and singer XXXTentacion, whose real name is Jahseh Onfroy, was shot dead on Monday in Florida. Reports inform that the 20-year old US rapper suddenly rose to fame with two consecutive hit albums - SAD! and Moonlight.

According to a report by BBC, XXXTentacion was leaving a motorcycle dealership in south Florida when an armed suspect shot him. His famous albums tackled subjects such as depression and were praised by some of rap's most high-profile stars.

The Broward County Sheriff's Office confirmed the news of the death of the famous rapper. According to their statement, the Regional Communications received a call of a shooting at 3:57 p.m where an adult male victim was transported to an area hospital. The Broward County Sheriff's Office subsequently tweeted that "the adult male that was taken to the hospital has been pronounced dead" at approximately 5:30 p.m.

Police in Broward County said XXXTentacion was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. The rapper was often described as one of rap's most controversial artists and was facing domestic violence charges.

For the unversed, XXXTentacion got known at the end of 2015, when he uploaded “Look At Me!” to SoundCloud. With this, the rapper quickly became the face of SoundCloud Rap. Following the news of his death, social media was flooded with tributes. Footballer Daniel Sturridge, who has played for Liverpool and England, said it was a "sad day for music". Meanwhile, music star Kanye West. "I never told you how much you inspired me when you were here," he posted on Twitter.

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