XXXTENTACION

The estate of XXXTentacion has released a new song called 'I'm Not Human' featuring Lil Uzi Vert – listen to it here.

[Last year new film Look At Me: XXXTentacion was released](https://www.nme.com/news/film/look-at-me-xxxtentacion-dj-semtex-hosts-exclusive-qa-at-special-film-screening-in-london-3353777), directed by filmmaker Sabaah Folayan, which details the turbulent life of late, controversial rapper. I’m really weird because I understand that they’re not here living and what if that’s not the vision they really want? “A gift from Jah…Thank you,” a post read on XXXTentacion’s Instagram (real name Jahseh Onfroy). “Yes, I’d love to do a song with him but I’m really weird on stuff like that. [Lil Uzi Vert admitted during a fan Q&A that the idea of working on a posthumous track with the late rapper felt “really weird”](https://www.nme.com/news/music/lil-uzi-vert-explains-why-he-never-worked-with-xxxtentacion-3103073). [XXXTentacion](https://www.nme.com/artists/xxxtentacion) has released a new song called ‘I’m Not Human’ featuring [Lil Uzi Vert](https://www.nme.com/artists/lil-uzi-vert).

Today would have been XXXTentacion's 25th birthday. The quarter-century mark is a milestone that too many artists don't get to see due to the type of gun ...

It was the message that went along with the music that resonated with me and millions of other people.” Many would never put XXXTentacion and positivity in the same realm, but the reality is that he spoke to a generation of teens who feel unheard through their mental health trials. I don’t know him as a person at all, I don’t know how to speak on anything he’s been accused of. “But now as I get older, I understand it more and more.” Yvngxchris cites XXXTentacion’s unreleased FADER interview as a particularly insightful clip that he’s better absorbed with maturation. “[XXXTentacion’s greatness] was his versatility and not just his music, it was the message he was trying to put out along with the music,” Yvngxchris says over a Zoom call. The 18-year-old often rhymes with a dexterous, animated flow that shows remnants of XXXTentacion’s effect, with rollicking songs like “Red Lyte” and the breakout “Off The Leash” marking him as a beacon of the new wave of SoundCloud rappers. The shooting was an abrupt end to the whirlwind life of one of the [rap world’s most polarizing artists](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/hulu-xxxtentacion-documentary-review-1364029/).

To celebrate XXXTentacion's would-be birthday, the late rapper's estate released ballad "I'm Not Human," featuring Lil Uzi Vert.

At the time of his death, the rapper was awaiting trial for the 2016 [domestic abuse case](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/xxxtentacion-confess-domestic-abuse-secret-audio-tape-746354/) after he was charged with beating his ex-girlfriend. Though he had pleaded not guilty and maintained his innocence, a [secret recording](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/xxxtentacion-confess-domestic-abuse-secret-audio-tape-746354/) was released after his death, in which he admitted to domestic abuse and other violent acts. The song would become his calling card — at the time, it sounded like nothing else in hip-hop. He was leaving a motorcycle dealer when a gunman opened fire. Or every time he dropped, I dropped. [admitted domestic violence](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/xxxtentacion-confess-domestic-abuse-secret-audio-tape-746354/). “Every time I dropped, he dropped. Music was a little bit different around that time. But you know, if it works out, it works out.” What if that’s all wrong, I’d be pissed off if like they did it all wrong and I’m not here. “Don’t get me wrong, it took me really long to do that with another artist. “Another year without you here physically.

The estate of XXXTentacion — who was killed in June 2018 — released the posthumous single on Monday on what would have been the rapper's 25th birthday.

An SUV blocked his car’s path and a pair of assailants hopped out, taking aim at the rapper. [was later arrested](https://pagesix.com/2018/08/08/fourth-suspect-arrested-in-slaying-of-xxxtentacion/) by police and pleaded guilty to charges of first-degree murder and robbery with a deadly weapon. [dealership’s surveillance video](https://pagesix.com/2018/09/28/xxxtentacions-murder-captured-on-surveillance-video/), the two men tried to rob the rapper and later shot him in the neck before fleeing the scene. Your amazing fans have continued to support you and keep your legacy thriving. [ambushed and gunned down](https://pagesix.com/2018/06/18/rapper-xxxtentacion-pronounced-dead-after-being-shot/) in June 2018 while leaving a motorcycle dealership with a friend in Deerfield Beach, Florida. [posted a heartfelt message](https://www.instagram.com/stories/xxxtentacion/3021829289394243617/?hl=en) to his Instagram Stories, followed by archival images of the late rapper at various concerts and as a baby.