Blog: childish gambino. this is america

Three weeks after his death and XXXTentacion remains a strong presence within the higher echelonsof the Billboard chart in the US. The late Florida rapper is far from the first artist to enjoy posthumous success and, although his death plays into the well-trodden narrative of the talented artists gone before they had the chance to release greater work, the velocity of his music’s commercial ascent is part of a wider trend.