XXXTentacion Has Found His First Famous Collaborator: Diplo
Out of prison, but with his alleged heinous crimes still hanging over him, South Florida rapper XXXTentacion is in the process of assimilating into the everyday world of rap music. So far, it’s going quite well. His big single “Look At Me!” is holding steady in the top half of the Billboard Hot 100, and last week he played homecoming king at the rap-centric Rolling Loud Festival in Miami, where he was brought out by A$AP Rocky to perform in front of a salivating crowd. (X held so much sway at the festival that one performer, Rob $tone, was kicked off the bill and replaced by the rapper he’s been beefing with, X’s friend Ski Mask the Slump God.)
The next order of business as X attempts to avoid any further prison time is releasing music to a much wider audience, and under far more scrutiny, than he’s ever experienced. To that end, he has remained prolific, releasing tracks made with…