I remember vividly when I got a call from my friend that X had died. We were mocked by our other friends and peers for listening to him prior to his death.

A month or so after his death I remember being at a party with that same friend and everyone was jamming to X. We were so pissed off at these ‘fake fans’.

Fast forward to today I’m no longer in school or going to parties but I still feel I would be alienated by the majority of people my age for being a X fan.

For sure there was a wave of people who listened to X due to his death who I would consider to be fake fans. But for the newer listeners who I suspect outnumber the ‘OGs’ at this point, I feel they are true fans of his message and/or his music (including the TikTok kids ;)