Jidenna speaks against those celebrating the death of XXXTentacion

A few people on social media have been celebrating the death of the controversial young rapper who was facing more than a dozen felony charges including awaiting trial for domestic violence against his pregnant girlfriend.

Addressing this in a series of tweets on social media, the singer criticized those celebrating the rapper’s death instead of showing empathy.

According to him: “No one can be so self-righteous that they are happy when a youth dies. The young still have the capability to reform. God bless the kids.”

Read his tweets below:

“R.I.P @xxxtentacion No one can be so self-righteous that they are happy when a youth dies. The young still have the capability to reform. God bless the kids. #xxxtentacion

“For the record, I was never in support of his ways, especially his domestic abuse which I found to be horrific. But I will never demonize an individual without criticizing the society and/or circumstance in which they were raised. Especially someone under 21.

“For those who are so woke that their compassion is asleep, remember this…if Malcolm X was killed at the age of 20, he would have died an abuser, a thief, an addict, and a narrow-minded depressed & violent criminal. So, I believe in change for the young.

“As I’m watching people make @xxxtentacion a martyr, I pray that we recognize the women enduring sexual assault & domestic abuse around the world. They are the true martyrs & heroes. While I‘ve expressed compassion for troubled youth, I salute women worldwide”

I understand and I personally don’t see him as a martyr but as a deeply troubled and talented kid that got famous too fast and was in desperate need of a lot of help…like our entire society which has no moral compass

- Jidenna (@Jidenna) June 18, 2018