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Lil Yachty Gathers Fans in ATL to Memorialize XXX Tentacion [VIDEO]

Lil Yachty Gathers Fans in ATL to Memorialize XXX Tentacion [VIDEO]

Hot97 Staff
06/27/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Photo Credit: Prince Williams

After the death of rapper XXXTentacion on June 18th, fans and family continue to mourn and celebrate the life of the artist. Despite his controversial past many people looked up to him and used his music as inspiration.

All over the nation those who listened to XXXTentaction’s music have gathered together to remember his legacy and how important he was to this new wave of Hip-Hop music. Yesterday (June 25), Lil Yachty sent out a tweet to his followers and those who were supporters of XXXTentacion to meet at Centennial Park in Atlanta, Georgia to pay tribute to the artist by having a candle lighting.

Although it rained, fans still came out and sang along to XXXTentacion’s songs and listened to Lil Yachty make a heartfelt speech about the impact of his life and how violence is not the answer to solve problems.

Take a look at the clips below:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BkeIyNFhxRI/?taken-by=lilyachty

https://twitter.com/lilyachty/status/1011019457341329410