XXXTentacion’s Father Thanks Kendrick Lamar For Supporting His Son

XXXTentacion‘s short stint in the creative circuit left quite the impression on his peers, most notably Kendrick Lamar. When the late rapper released his debut album 17 back in 2017, K.Dot shared a link to it on social media and wrote: “listen to this album if you feel anything. raw thoughts.” Just minutes later, he revealed that he had already listened to the 11-track package five times. AD LOADING… This unsurprisingly gave the rising star a major boost at the time, and his father has now expressed his gratitude for the Compton rapper’s early support. “My name is Dwayne Onfroy, father of rapper known as XXXTentacion,” he said in a brief Instagram clip posted on Tuesday (June 25). “I just want to say, first of all, thank you for giving my son a platform when he was an unknown artist […] he gave him a shoutout when his album was released.” Back in 2018, Spotify introduced the Hate Content & Hateful Conduct Policy. Per the guidelines, XXXTentacion’s music was removed from their editorial and algorithmic playlists since the rapper had been charged with aggravated battery of a pregnant woman, domestic battery by strangulation, false imprisonment and witness-tampering by an ex-girlfriend....