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XXXTentacion - Rapper XXXTentacion was shot dead on Monday, June 18, as he was leaving a motorcycle dealership in South Florida. Police said the hip-hop artist, whose real name was Jahseh Onfroy, was taken to the hospital before being pronounced dead.
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XXXTentacion - The controversial 20-year-old skyrocketed to fame with two consecutive albums, and was facing charges for domestic violence. Several artists, including Kanye West, Joey Bada$$, and Noah Cyrus have paid tributes on social media.
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Avicii - The "Wake Me Up" DJ, whose real name was Tim Bergling, was found dead in Muscat, Oman, at the age of 28. Avicii reportedly took his own life in April 2018.
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Avicii - The Swedish star had retired from playing live in 2016, and his family described him as a "fragile artistic soul searching for answers to existential questions" in a public statement after his death.
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Lil Peep - The promising rapper was only 21 when he was found dead in Tucson, Arizona, in November of last year. He was known for blending hip-hop with emo music.
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Lil Peep - According to the Pima County Medical Examiner's office, Peep died accidentally of an overdose of fentanyl and generic Xanax.
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Amy Winehouse - Pop-soul star Amy Winehouse shocked the world when she was found dead at her London home in 2011. She was known to have alcohol and drug-related problems, as well as for having battled mental health issues for years.
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Amy Winehouse - The 'Valerie' singer was 27 when she died of alcohol poisoning. Amy has been an inspiration for multiple artists that followed, including Adele, Sam Smith, and Lana Del Rey.
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Tupac Shakur - One of the most influential rappers of all time, Tupac was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in September 1996.
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Tupac Shakur - He was shot multiple times and died six days later at the young age of 26. Although many theories have arisen, the mystery of his murder was never solved.
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The Notorious B.I.G - The Notorious B.I.G, a.k.a Biggie Smalls, (real name Christopher Wallace) died only six months after Tupac's murder. The 24-year-old was leaving a party in Los Angeles when he was shot four times.
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The Notorious B.I.G - Biggie's drive-by shooting also remains unsolved, but the murder was allegedly a result of the East Coast-West Coast hip-hop rivalry going on back then.
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Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes - TLC's resident rapper Lisa Lopes was involved in a fatal car crash in Honduras when she was 30. She was the only fatal victim out of eight people involved in the 2002 accident.
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Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes - Lopes was there documenting a spiritual retreat with family and friends, and her final days were forever captured in the VH1 documentary 'The Last Days of Left Eye.'
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Kurt Cobain - The Nirvana front man was a troubled soul, and he joined the "27 Club" when he took his own life in 1994 at the young age of 27.
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Kurt Cobain - Grunge icon Cobain was found dead three days later in his Seattle home. He had recently checked out of rehab, and he left a suicide note that has since been widely distributed on the internet.
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Selena Quintanilla
- The Queen of Tejano music was shot by former employee and president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldívar, in March 1995. She ended up dying from blood loss and subsequent cardiac arrest.
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Selena Quintanilla - Selena was a huge star, particularly among the Latino community, who broke many records. She was only 23 when she was killed.
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Jimi Hendrix - Guitarist and rock legend Jimi Hendrix also baffled the world when he died at 27. The talented musician was found dead in a London apartment in September 1970.
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Jimi Hendrix - According to the postmortem examination, Hendrix aspirated his own vomit and died of asphyxia while intoxicated with barbiturates.
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Aaliyah - The R&B star was only 22 when she died in a tragic plane crash in August 2001.
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Aaliyah - Aaliyah was shooting the music video for her single 'Rock the Boat' in the Bahamas when the light aircraft crashed, killing another eight people.
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Jim Morrison - The Doors lead singer Jim Morrison was found dead in a Paris apartment in July 1971.
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Jim Morrison - The 27-year-old was found unresponsive in a bathtub and the cause of death was ruled as heart failure, but the details have always been uncertain because no autopsy was performed.
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Eazy-E - In 1995, rapper Eazy-E, who was one of the members of legendary group N.W.A (alongside Dr. Dre and Ice Cube), was taken to the hospital with what he thought was an asthma attack. (Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY 2.0)
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Eazy-E
- However, he was diagnosed with AIDS and died from complications related to the disease a month later. Eazy was 31.
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Bobbi Kristina Brown - Pop diva Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi was found unresponsive in a bathtub in her Alpharetta, Georgia, home in January 2015.
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Bobbi Kristina Brown - The 22-year-old aspiring singer had to be placed under an induced coma, but she died a few months later. The underlying cause of death was described as "immersion associated with drug intoxication."
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Christina Grimmie - 'The Voice' finalist Christina Grimmie was shot while signing autographs after an Orlando concert in June 2016.
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Christina Grimmie - Grimmie, 22, was shot by Kevin James Loibl, who then killed himself on the spot. She was taken to the hospital but didn't survive the wounds.
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XXXTentacion - Rapper XXXTentacion was shot dead on Monday, June 18, as he was leaving a motorcycle dealership in South Florida. Police said the hip-hop artist, whose real name was Jahseh Onfroy, was taken to the hospital before being pronounced dead.
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XXXTentacion - The controversial 20-year-old skyrocketed to fame with two consecutive albums, and was facing charges for domestic violence. Several artists, including Kanye West, Joey Bada$$, and Noah Cyrus have paid tributes on social media.
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Avicii - The "Wake Me Up" DJ, whose real name was Tim Bergling, was found dead in Muscat, Oman, at the age of 28. Avicii reportedly took his own life in April 2018.
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Avicii - The Swedish star had retired from playing live in 2016, and his family described him as a "fragile artistic soul searching for answers to existential questions" in a public statement after his death.
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Lil Peep - The promising rapper was only 21 when he was found dead in Tucson, Arizona, in November of last year. He was known for blending hip-hop with emo music.
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Lil Peep - According to the Pima County Medical Examiner's office, Peep died accidentally of an overdose of fentanyl and generic Xanax.
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Amy Winehouse - Pop-soul star Amy Winehouse shocked the world when she was found dead at her London home in 2011. She was known to have alcohol and drug-related problems, as well as for having battled mental health issues for years.
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Amy Winehouse - The 'Valerie' singer was 27 when she died of alcohol poisoning. Amy has been an inspiration for multiple artists that followed, including Adele, Sam Smith, and Lana Del Rey.
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Tupac Shakur - One of the most influential rappers of all time, Tupac was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in September 1996.
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Tupac Shakur - He was shot multiple times and died six days later at the young age of 26. Although many theories have arisen, the mystery of his murder was never solved.
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The Notorious B.I.G - The Notorious B.I.G, a.k.a Biggie Smalls, (real name Christopher Wallace) died only six months after Tupac's murder. The 24-year-old was leaving a party in Los Angeles when he was shot four times.
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The Notorious B.I.G - Biggie's drive-by shooting also remains unsolved, but the murder was allegedly a result of the East Coast-West Coast hip-hop rivalry going on back then.
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Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes - TLC's resident rapper Lisa Lopes was involved in a fatal car crash in Honduras when she was 30. She was the only fatal victim out of eight people involved in the 2002 accident.
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Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes - Lopes was there documenting a spiritual retreat with family and friends, and her final days were forever captured in the VH1 documentary 'The Last Days of Left Eye.'
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Kurt Cobain - The Nirvana front man was a troubled soul, and he joined the "27 Club" when he took his own life in 1994 at the young age of 27.
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Kurt Cobain - Grunge icon Cobain was found dead three days later in his Seattle home. He had recently checked out of rehab, and he left a suicide note that has since been widely distributed on the internet.
© Reuters
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Selena Quintanilla
- The Queen of Tejano music was shot by former employee and president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldívar, in March 1995. She ended up dying from blood loss and subsequent cardiac arrest.
(Photo: Flickr/CC BY-ND 2.0)
© Flickr/Creative Commons
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Selena Quintanilla - Selena was a huge star, particularly among the Latino community, who broke many records. She was only 23 when she was killed.
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Jimi Hendrix - Guitarist and rock legend Jimi Hendrix also baffled the world when he died at 27. The talented musician was found dead in a London apartment in September 1970.
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Jimi Hendrix - According to the postmortem examination, Hendrix aspirated his own vomit and died of asphyxia while intoxicated with barbiturates.
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Aaliyah - The R&B star was only 22 when she died in a tragic plane crash in August 2001.
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Aaliyah - Aaliyah was shooting the music video for her single 'Rock the Boat' in the Bahamas when the light aircraft crashed, killing another eight people.
© Reuters
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Jim Morrison - The Doors lead singer Jim Morrison was found dead in a Paris apartment in July 1971.
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Jim Morrison - The 27-year-old was found unresponsive in a bathtub and the cause of death was ruled as heart failure, but the details have always been uncertain because no autopsy was performed.
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Eazy-E - In 1995, rapper Eazy-E, who was one of the members of legendary group N.W.A (alongside Dr. Dre and Ice Cube), was taken to the hospital with what he thought was an asthma attack. (Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY 2.0)
© Wikimedia/Creative Commons
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Eazy-E
- However, he was diagnosed with AIDS and died from complications related to the disease a month later. Eazy was 31.
(Photo: Flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0)
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Bobbi Kristina Brown - Pop diva Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi was found unresponsive in a bathtub in her Alpharetta, Georgia, home in January 2015.
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Bobbi Kristina Brown - The 22-year-old aspiring singer had to be placed under an induced coma, but she died a few months later. The underlying cause of death was described as "immersion associated with drug intoxication."
© Reuters
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Christina Grimmie - 'The Voice' finalist Christina Grimmie was shot while signing autographs after an Orlando concert in June 2016.
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Christina Grimmie - Grimmie, 22, was shot by Kevin James Loibl, who then killed himself on the spot. She was taken to the hospital but didn't survive the wounds.
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Young artists who tragically died before their time
Rapper XXXTentacion is the latest in a long list of musicians who died too young
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The world has been taken aback by news of the death of Florida rapper XXXTentacion. The 20-year-old talent who lived a troubled existence was fatally shot on Monday, June 18. Tentacion is the latest name to be added to the list of young artists who died an untimely death, which also includes Swedish DJ Avicii.
Click through the following gallery to see the talented musicians who died tragically young.
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