Son born months after star’s death

MIAMI: Seven months after XXXTentacion was killed, his son has been born.

The rapper’s girlfriend Jenesis Sanchez had given birth to baby boy Gekyume Onfroy, XXXTentacion’s mother, Cleopatra Bernard said on Sunday.

Gekyume’s name is derived from a word the rapper created before his death. His family defined it as meaning ‘‘a different state’’ or ‘‘next universe of thought’’. The 20yearold rising star, whose real name was Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, was fatally shot in June in Florida in what authorities called a robbery attempt.

His sophomore album debuted at No 1 on the Billboard charts last March.

In December, a posthumous album also reached No 1.

Four men have been indicted by a grand jury on suspicion of firstdegree murder and armed robbery in XXXTentacion’s death.