In the wake of the news that 20-year-old rising rapper XXXTentacion has been shot and killed in Broward County, Florida, a chilling clip has surfaced that foreshadows his death.
The clip had been posted via Instagram Live, where the musician - whose real name was Jahseh Onfroy - discussed what he hoped his legacy would be.
One fan reposted the video on social media in tribute to his 'untimely death':
"If worse things comes to worst, and I fucking die or some shit and I'm not able to see out my dreams, I at least want to know that the kids perceived my message and were able to make something of themselves and able to take my message and use it and turn it into something positive and to at least have a good life," he said.
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"If I'm going to die or ever be a sacrifice, I want to make sure that my life made at least five million kids happy, or they found some sort of answers or resolve in my life regardless of the negative around my name, regardless of the bad things people say to me.
"Do not let your depression make you. Do not let your body define your soul, let your soul find your body. Your mind is limitless. You are worth more than you can believe. All you have to do is dream and all you have to do is want to fulfil that dream and have the strength."
As well as fans, many musicians have been paying tribute to the late star, with Kanye West writing on Twitter: "Rest in peace - I never told you how much you inspired me when you were here thank you for existing."
Diplo also took to Instagram to say that Onfroy 'repped Florida to the core', writing: "This kid was a genius. True artist. He made his own rules. He has his faults but he was young and he worked so hard on his own self. He wanted to be better. He loves everyone so much. He lived for every kid out here. He had the biggest imagination.
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"He texted me this weekend it was one of his goals to get me & Skrillex to finish his next album. I Invited him to LA this week. I was wondering if he was gonna come.
"He used every second of his life to create. He repped Florida to his core. I love this kid. He was gonna do so much more he promised me."
The young musician had also attracted controversy controversy, having been jailed for attacking his pregnant girlfriend. He was later released and put on house arrest with 'very strict house arrest conditions'.
More recently, he was also involved in an attack at a San Diego concert in June 2017 - posting on Twitter after the incident, writing: "Security and venue set me up, I got sucker punched and knocked out, it is what it is."
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Keyla Concepción, Broward County sheriff department public information officer, has said that Broward County deputies are looking for the two men and asking anyone who witnessed the shooting to come forward.
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