Key Takeaways:

• Gekyume Onfroy, son of the late rapper XXXTENTACION, simply reached a brand new milestone by beginning first grade.
• His mom, Jenesis Sanchez, shared a photograph of his first day that shortly went viral.
• Fans flooded social media with messages of affection.

XXXTENTACION’s legacy could be divisive, however it’s nonetheless residing on by means of his devoted followers and his household. The late rapper’s son just lately started first grade, eliciting overflowing reactions of help and celebration on social media.

Gekyume Onfroy, XXXTENTACION’s son, is six years previous, and his mom, Jenesis Sanchez, took to her Instagram Stories on Monday (Aug. 11) to share a photograph celebrating his first day of the brand new college 12 months. “First grade,” she wrote, together with a smiling face with tear emoji tag. DJ Akademiks later shared the post, which shortly went viral.

While feedback sections are often stuffed with vitriol, the chatter about little Gekyume’s photograph is sort of common love. A few messages embrace, “Keep making your dad proud, little man,” and “They grow up so fast. Long live X.”

XXXTENTACION was murdered again n June 2018 close to a bike dealership in Deerfield Beach, Florida. He was simply 20 years previous. In March 2023, three males — Dedrick Williams, Trayvon Newsome and Michael Boatwright — were sentenced to life without parole for first-degree homicide associated to the killing. A fourth man, Robert Allen, obtained a 7-year sentence after taking a plea deal for second-degree homicide and agreeing to testify in opposition to the opposite suspects.

Gekyume was born in January 2019, seven months after his father’s tragic loss of life. Specifically, his birthday is on Jan. 26, which implies he arrived a number of days after what would have been his father’s twenty first birthday.

A beginning announcement on the time learn, “XXXTENTACION’s mother, Cleopatra Bernard, and Jenesis Sanchez are thrilled to announce the arrival of baby boy Gekyume Onfroy … [whose] name is derived from a word X created prior to his passing, which means ‘a different state’ or ‘next’ universe of thought. XXXTENTACION specifically chose this name for his first born son; his family is honored to fulfill his wish and shower baby Gekyume with love.”