De dateline na August 28, 2025, wey Jenesis Sanchez, di mama of Gekyume Onfroy, don show fans small glimpse of him life by uploading some sweet school portraits for Instagram.
As dem photos land social media, e quickly vex supporters of di late rapper XXXTentacion, wey no fit stop to admire di small pikin wey just enter first grade. Gekyume, wey be di pikin wey come seven months after XXXTentacion waka go, don carry di weight of him papa legacy and love since he dey born (chai, dis pikin be world star na!).
Na June 2018, Jahseh Onfroy, wey dem sabi as XXXTentacion, lose him life tragically at age 20 for outside motorcycle dealership for Deerfield Beach, Florida. Dem steal him Louis Vuitton bag full of cash and dat mata lead to plenty arrests. As 2023 waka come, dem don jail three men wey dem find guilty of first-degree murder, each one dey face life without parole (dem fit collect better punishment wey dem deserve na!).
As di portraits of Gekyume dey trend online, plenty fans don wax lyrical about how di boy look exactly like him papa. One fan talk say, “He be di spitting image of him father [heart emoji]. Handsome young king.” Another paddy don drop say, “Heyyy handsome man [heart emojis]. Him so tute! I hope you get sweet school year.” Dem comments clear say di spirit of XXXTentacion still dey shine strong for di community wey embrace Gekyume.
Earlier dis month, Jenesis also talk say Gekyume don officially start first grade. For di eyes of people wey dey follow de family journey, na sign of resilience and forward movement wey show say even as loss dey, joy and growth fit still dey shine bright.
Make we yan about XXXTentacion wey get name Jahseh Onfroy – e dey rest for peace but him influence dey work wonders. Na real genius for emo rap and SoundCloud rap, him tracks like “SAD!” and “Moonlight” still dey play everywhere, dem don collect millions of streams (e be like say dem get plenty fans wey still dey rock his sound!).
But e no carry waka without controversy, plenty people sabi di issues wey follow am before him die. Gekyume dey grow with plenty to navigate, e dey ride di duality of pride in him papa’s talent plus di reality of him public image.
Small Gekyume don shine for few public moments. As dis year don reach, as he don turn six, he connect with streamer IShowSpeed via FaceTime, thanks to DJ Scheme, wey show di support from him papa circle. Dis kind connections dey show say di love for family dey continue.
Life no easy for Jenesis as she dey raise Gekyume as single mother. Dis babe don face hot media attention since she pregnant, but she don work tire to give Gekyume di stability wey he need, makin sure he know di love dis artist get for him before im go.
She don vow to share fond memories of di rapper to keep di spirit alive for Gekyume. Each post she dey put for social media dey show di bittersweet joy of watching him grow without his father (no be small road oh, but she try!).
As Gekyume dey begin him school journey, he dey represent both memory and hope for di family. He don provide connection between di past loss and di loving future wey dey await am as he continue for this life.
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