Jeff Mitchell of the '' Iowa State Daily '' wrote , " There is no set definition of what screamo sounds like but screaming over once deafeningly loud rocking noise and suddenly quiet , melodic guitar lines is a theme commonly affiliated with the genre . " Emo rap is a genre that combines emo music with hip hop music . The genre began in the mid – late 2010s . Although emo rap typically uses regular instruments and sampling is often kept to a bare minimum , some artists sample 2000s pop punk and emo songs , a fusion first popularized by MC Lars in 2004 . A lot of the sampling is due to the artists who inspired the genre , such as Underoath and Brand New , and is usually accompanied by original instruments . Prominent artists of emo hip hop include Lil Peep , XXXTentacion , and nothing , nowhere . In the emo rap broke into the mainstream . Deceased rapper XXXTentacion 's song " Sad ! " peaked at number 1 on the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 on June 30 , 2018 . XXXTentacion also had other mainstream songs . His song " Moonlight " peaked at number 13 on the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 on July 7 , 2018 , his song " Changes " peaked at number 18 on the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 on June 30 , 2018 , and his song " Jocelyn Flores " peaked at number 19 on June 30 , 2018 . Emo rap musician Lil Uzi Vert 's song " XO Tour Llif3 " peaked at number 7 on the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 and the song was certified by the RIAA . Although emo rap experienced lots of mainstream popularity during the emo rap musicians Lil Peep and XXXTentacion both died in November 2017 and June 2018 , respectively . In November 2017 , Lil Peep died of a Fentanyl and Xanax overdose . In June 2018 , XXXTentacion was shot and murdered in Florida
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Murder of XXXTentacion
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