After he was murdered on June 18th, 2018, X did not make it to see 22, but his supporters and loved ones have ensured that his memory is kept alive by sharing some loving messages and revealing special exchanges they’d had with the rapper while he was still alive. One those people was fellow rapper,  and shared some the powerful advice he had given Xan.

“Happy Birthday Legend ?,” Xan wrote, followed by some happy memories X. “I met you in 2016 and we spent a week in an airbnb with other up and coming rappers to celebrate ‘Look At Me’ hitting 1 million ! And the way you spoke was like you were an old soul who had a purpose, that purpose was to save millions life’s.” Xan continued to heartfelt message by writing, “love you man and thank you for always giving me the best advice that I’ll cherish forever❤️ Love you man…” In the post,  “Be empowered by it,” X told Xan, followed by Xan writing, “Move in silence.” X then proceeds to unleash some words wisdom, declaring, “Get what you want out it all, don’t let them ruin your love for yourself. And beyond everything, always fear yourself. Because you are your best friend and your worst enemy.” Wow.

Another one X’s pals wished him a happy birthday on social media.  In the same vein as Xan, Trippie Redd also posted screenshots his DMs with X from jsut a few days before the late rapper’s death, in which  Though Trippie has since deleted the post, the DMs from X read: “Hope you see what I was trying to warn you about when you’re out. Get all those demons from around you and get some good energy around you. The company you keep define you to a certain point.” Trippie said that this was the “best advise I could have ever gotten cause wen I did wat u said it just changed my whole perspective u really truly are the goat still ♾ love u.”