Posted by XXXTENTACION’s legacy continues to grow even more than three years after his tragic death. According to Chart Data, X has added another song to an elusive club featuring tracks with more than a billion Spotify streams, as the piano-laden “changes” enters the fold with a new milestone.
“XXXTENTACION’s ‘changes’ has now surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify,” Chart Data wrote. “It’s his fourth song to reach this milestone.”
XXXTENTACION's "changes" has now surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. It’s his fourth song to reach this milestone.
— chart data (@chartdata) August 3, 2021
“Changes” joins other staples from the late Florida rapper’s discography such as “SAD,” “Jocelyn Flores” and “Moonlight” to cross the billion-stream mark on Spotify. He is reportedly the first artist to ever notch four songs with over a billion streams in Spotify history.
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“Changes” arrived on March 2, 2018 alongside “SAD!” as a two-pack of singles ahead of the release of X’s ? album. The sorrowful tune is produced by frequent collaborator John Cunningham and features background vocals by PnB Rock. “Changes” was certified 3x-platinum by the RIAA in September 2020.
XXXTENTACION’s legacy lives on as he was honored with a mural at Rolling Loud Miami alongside other fallen rappers gone far too soon such as Pop Smoke, Nipsey Hussle, Lil Peep and Juice WRLD.
A tribute to #NipseyHussle #LilPeep #XXXTentacion #JuiceWRLD #PopSmoke is posted up near the entrance @RollingLoud pic.twitter.com/ihZyuO9wS7
— Tony M. Centeno ?✍? (@_tonyMC) July 23, 2021
XXXTENTACION — born Jahsef Onfroy — was shot and killed during an armed robbery on June 18, 2018, outside Riva Motorsports Motorcycle & Marine Superstore in Deerfield Beach, Florida.
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Listen to “changes” below.