- I hate this mumble [bleep] so much.
- (Shelly) Bad parenting is dangerous. - Open-minded. I like that.
- "Man, I hate myself." Oh my god.
♪ (industrial intro) ♪
- ♪ I know you're somewhere... ♪ - Who is this?
- I have no clue who this is.
- ♪ I've been stuck thinking... ♪ - Oh, triple X.
- This is Tentacion, yeah.
- I've never heard this before... but I'm into it.
- ♪ I've been trippin' 'bout some things, can't change ♪
- Oh. - What's with all this
depressing [bleep]? - ♪ ...get a phone call ♪
♪ Girl that you [bleep] with killed herself ♪
♪ That was this summer and nobody helped ♪
♪ And ever since then, man, I hate myself ♪
♪ Wanna [bleep] end it ♪ - Oh my god! What was that?!
I'm gonna cry.
- That's sad, but his voice is everything.
- Is this XXXTentacion? I always see people
making memes and tweets about how depressing his [bleep] music is.
There you go.
- I did listen to his earlier stuff. I decided not to continue
checking out his music for personal reasons.
I just, I don't know, wasn't really supporting
the things he was doing before.
- ♪ Spotlight, moonlight ♪ ♪ [Bleep], why you trippin'? ♪
♪ Get your mood right ♪ ♪ Shawty look good in the moonlight ♪
♪ All these pussy [bleep] so bad mind ♪
♪ Feel like I'm destined ♪ - I really like his production
and his beats.
- ♪ Girl, who you testin'? ♪ ♪ [Bleep] a Scantron ♪
♪ Here's your lesson, oh ♪ - I know this song.
(hums along) I love this song.
- ♪ Feel like I'm damaged ♪ - I wanna dance to this.
- I mean, that's good.
Nothing special, but it's good.
- ♪ Girl, you know when you call, make me feel right ♪
- That was a complete turnaround from the first song.
- I really liked it. It's a little bit groovy
with a little soul mixed in with the rap.
- So different from his last album. This one, it comes from his heart.
- This is a total 180.
His earlier [bleep] was very grunge, very hard rap.
- (XXXTentacion) Rest in peace to all the kids
that lost their lives in the Parkland shooting.
This song is dedicated to you. - Aww.
- Well, that just made me really sad.
- ♪ Okay, she keep calling, she keep calling every single night ♪
- This sad boy [bleep], and I appreciate...
In all honesty, the dedication is pretty sweet.
- ♪ Swear I wouldn't die ♪ ♪ Yeah, we ain't gonna ♪
♪ Still I wouldn't die, yuh ♪ ♪ No, I'm not alright, yuh ♪
- I hate this mumble [bleep] so much. (laughs) I hate it so much.
- ♪ I think I'll find ♪ - This is depressing.
This is extremely depressing,
and that's something I don't need right now. (chuckles)
- ♪ ...a better life ♪ ♪ For the rest of us ♪
- Whoa! It's the words that... wow.
- I think it's great when people politicize their music
for a good cause.
- (FBE) So, those were all songs by XXXTentacion.
- Oh, okay. I feel like I've seen his name.
- That's a long name. You've gotta shorten that.
- (FBE) We've covered him on Parents React twice before,
but the fans wanted to hear what a younger generation
thought of his music. - Yeah, yeah.
Well, 'cause it's more like my generation's demographic.
- (FBE) So, to give you an idea
of how the parents reacted, we are going to show you
some of their reactions. - Awesome.
- ♪ Can't keep my [bleep] in my pants ♪
- (Francina) Oh my gosh. Really? - I mean, that was expected.
It was totally expected. - Parents and older people,
whenever they hear cussing, they're like, "Ahh!"
- (Sharon) He sounds 12. Is he about 12?
- That's what's weird too. A lot of these guys
are my age or younger.
- ♪ Ay, I put a whole in your parents, ay ♪
- (Faith) That's terrible! - (laughs)
- (Francina) Go to my happy place. (chuckles)
- Aw. - (Francina) Go to my happy place.
- They do not like him.
- ♪ I should've let you know... ♪ - Okay, then they played
the slower stuff. - (Sharon) Oh, "I should've
let you know." Aw, he's so sweet. - Yeah, until you know who he is.
- (Shelly) It's a song. It's art. It's meant to be provocative.
I don't think that they're dangerous. - She's right.
- (Shelly) Bad parenting is dangerous. - Open-minded. I like that.
- You always have this rebellion or this "bad behavior."
It's just presented in different ways.
- My grandpa listened to classical music.
He thinks my rock music is "noise."
(chuckles) So, it's just-- I think it happens for every generation.
- The Parkland shooting one, that one has meaning to it,
and he did it for something.
And I feel like maybe had they heard those songs too,
they would've been like, okay... You get to go further into his head
and see everything he's thinking.
- (FBE) So, the songs we showed them that time were some of his first songs.
He released some of the songs you listened to a little bit later,
so we actually did a follow-up with the parents,
where we showed them some of his other songs.
- Ohh. - (FBE) So, we have that to show you.
- Ooh. I'm intrigued.
- ♪ I gave her everything ♪ - (Faith chuckles) It just sounds
like he's not opening his mouth all the way.
♪ (mumbled singing) ♪ - (laughs) She's not wrong.
- (Vanessa) ♪ (mumbled singing) ♪ - Accurate.
- (Vanessa laughs) I feel like the crotchety old mom,
who's like, "Turn that music down!" - Me too. It's okay. (laughs)
- (Sharon) It's a natural progression in my mind,
I mean, to go from being so angry against someone else
to suicide and depression and things like that.
- Agreed. - (Shelly) This is incredibly
different music. You know, it shows some maturity.
- Yeah, they were two different styles,
so that was... nice.
- (Jamayla) I remember when I was growing up,
NWA was a no-no to listen to. - NWA's the [bleep], though.
- (Jamayla) But you know, now, I feel like
that's how sometimes kids relate to the music.
- I agree. (laughs)
- (Chad) I would want them to see a person for all who they are,
and I believe it's possible for people to change.
- Oh, wow. - (Sharon) If I'm not gonna
judge myself on who I was two years ago or a year ago
or a month ago, then it's certainly not fair
for me to judge someone who they were.
- I like that. People do change.
- They were a lot better and more open to his music.
It felt like the first time, as soon as they heard that first chorus
with all the profanity, they were like, "No!"
- I expected the parents to go a little softer on him,
but I didn't expect them to totally just be like,
"You know what? People change."
And that's really interesting. That's really awesome to see.
- (FBE) So, XXXTentacion's fans have requested us
to cover him numerous times now. And even covering him twice
with the parents, fans still wanted to hear what a younger generation
thinks of his music. From what you just saw and heard,
what do you think it is about X that has made fans so passionate
about him and his music? - Honestly, I have no idea.
I could see the beat, why you'd listen to it.
The lyrics just sound so dark.
- Just people finding a connection to something they relate to.
So, they probably relate to his music and his message.
- He's very diverse artistically. One of his big songs
that Kendrick Lamar was a big fan of too
was an acoustic song.
- He can talk about funny things,
and then he can talk about super serious things,
and he can talk about how he feels.
Like, not only how he feels, but serious situations
that are going on around the world. And I feel like that--
you just can get more people that way.
- (FBE) So, many of X's fan have been commenting
about the various meanings behind his lyrics.
Many of the songs have set backstories
related to his personal life or have inspirational messages
within them, so we're gonna show you some of his lyrics
starting with a verse from the song "Jocelyn Flores."
- Okay. - People have told me, like,
"Oh, listen to this by him," and I'm just like, "Yeah, yeah, yeah,"
but I never get to it.
- "Suicidal, same time. I'm tame.
Picture this, in bed, get a phone call."
- "Girl that you [bleep] with killed herself.
That was this summer and nobody helped."
- "And ever since then, man, I hate myself."
Oh my god. - Suicide is...
no one wants to really talk about it.
When you hear music like this, then you wanna talk
to your friends about it. You wanna go, "Oh,
well, what did you think?" And it brings about conversations,
which is super important.
- Oh my god. It's just such a tough topic.
We need to talk about this. And I mean, I can appreciate
that he's doing that.
- "So, outside my misery, I think I'll find a way
of envisioning a better life..."
- "For the rest of us, the rest of us.
There's hope for the rest of us, the rest of us."
So, having a song about suicide and then having a song about hope,
showing that, you know, there is...
it does get better. - He's using his influence
and his power to say something. That's all--
whenever an artist does that, I can always support that.
- Life is messed up, and the world is messed up, yes.
And we tend to focus on all these bad issues,
and we should, but if we don't spark ourselves
with a little bit of hope, we're just gonna be completely...
We're gonna lose it. - He's done so much horrible things,
and it's like, I can't get past that.
And it's like, just because you put out good music
and your fans pay attention to that music does not mean
your fans are not gonna pay attention to what you do.
- (FBE) So, XXXTentacion has been through numerous scandals,
arrests, and feuds, and yet, he's gone on to achieve
a lot of success with his newest album debuting number one
on the Billboard Hot 200 Chart. - Wow, that's impressive.
- (FBE) Some of the parents that reacted to him found it difficult
to separate his artistry from his troubled personal life.
In general, for your generation, how important is an artist's behavior
outside of their music? - I personally think
it's very important. I don't think I would necessarily
listen to someone who has had such a negative history.
- People don't care. They'll listen to the music
and just go off. Some of them will probably
even defend him, which is sad.
- You can separate the two, sure. But not to such an extent
to where you almost make that other thing non-existent.
- With art in itself, you've gotta separate the music
versus the person, 'cause sometimes the person's
really [bleep], but the stuff they make is a result
of that [bleep] person.
- Who he is as a person and the type of music he makes
as an artist can be two totally different things.
I can admire and respect that he has a good voice,
that he did make a thoughtful song
with lyrics that are important.
- (FBE) So finally, we asked the parents both times
that we reacted to XXXTentacion if they'd be okay
with their kids listening to him. But what do you think
about the message that X is bringing to your generation
and those that follow him? - I would say it's good and bad.
There are some benefits to the music that he's putting out
and the things that he's saying. But on the flip side,
some of the things he's saying are also incredibly depressive
and to some, maybe even scary.
- It seems, from what you guys played me today,
that overall, his music is more positive than negative.
- If you like it, great. But I hope you understand,
you should never be like that. You wanna be more than that.
You wanna aim to be something that makes more of an impact,
just more than being a criminal and a rapper.
Make an impact on people through being a good person
and being better than some people in the music industry.
- He's doing a good job in the sense of opening up
about talking about feelings as a male,
because we still have that stereotype that a guy cannot be so sensible
and stuff, especially if they're doing this kind of music in this style
or if they come from that style.
- There are a lot of unseen battles that people my age
have to take on every single day. Sometimes, you just need that sound.
You just need that music to help alleviate the edge.
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