Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy, popularly known as XXXTentacion, was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter, who started his music career on SoundCloud in 2013. On June 18, 2018, he was fatally shot just at the age of 20, but he had made a huge fan following during his short career not only because of his unique hip hop style but also for his number of different tattoos and distinctive colored hair. After his death, a number of his fans copied his tattoos style to pay a tribute to him. Let’s read further to know more about his tattoos and their different meanings.

1. ‘Alone’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Alone’ Tattoo above his left eyebrow.

Meaning: XXXTentacion had an alone tattoo just above his left eyebrow. In an interview, XXX called all his tattoos as self-explanatory. He defined the concept behind his alone tattoo and said,

“Alone is the biggest concept for me. Alone is literally my idolization. People whether they are in relationships or amoung thousand people, you are still alone. Your lies are not known to the people. Your sins are not known to the people. Nobody knows your story, nobody knows your feelings, and therefore nobody really understands you. Hence, we are all alone.”

He even admitted the fact that ‘to some extent, nobody in really understands him’ and that’s why he had inked this tattoo.

2. ’17’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ’17’ Tattoo on the upper right corner of his forehead.

Meaning: ‘17? is the name of XXX’s debut album which released on August 25, 2017. This album has writing over it stating,

“my sanity left me when I was 17, my heart broke beyond repair when I was 17, I realized the pain is and always will be a cycle when I was 17.”

This album of him gained a lot of popularity and even got a positive response from critics. There were rumors that the number 17 denotes the number of times he tried to commit suicide.