This documentary was honestly amazing in portraying the story of Jahseh Onfroy. He was just a kid when he started getting into trouble that was bigger than himself, serving time as a teenager. There were some really dark parts of the documentary that show a lot of controversial stuff, but it was necessary to fully tell the story of X. Geneva Ayala speaks on how X had allegedly abused her, showing photos of the bruises on her face, which honestly were absolutely awful. Another acquaintance speaks on specific times where Jahseh had drowned Ayala in a bathtub of a motel room, but they still stayed together even after all of that, which really goes to show the influence that loneliness, depression and paranoia have on some peoples souls. In the coming months after X was put in jail for almost a year awaiting trial for the domestic abuse case, he really worked on bettering himself to change his ways of thinking and control his thought processes. X played the role of the villain for a while and he was feared by many at the time, there was a voice recording that was secretly taken of him where he's saying how Ayala is scared shitless of him, and now she will listen to him and not disobey, which truly portrays how messed up he was inside his head. That was honestly the most brutal and emotional part of the documentary, and the rest of the film goes on to speak of his mental state and how he worked to change his ways and mindset. His musical talent on the other hand was one of a kind. He was versatile and could fit into many genres of music. There may never be another like him. His song, Look at Me, blew up while he was in jail. He had rappers like J cole, Kendrick, and many others praising his work. He was in a rap group, Members Only, which was more like a brotherhood to him. These guys told never heard before stories of X, and how they knew of his struggles. Ski mask in particular, was Jah's best friend. They met in jail and made beats and freestyled to them on the inside whilst growing their relationship. Ski was like a brother to X, and was primarily the one who would have to calm him down when things got rough. As time went on, he learned to control his anger and worked on himself mentally. His many changes of hairstyle show this. His mother, Cleopatra Bernard, is one of the main narrators of the film, and as Jahseh's mother, she speaks on how his childhood influenced his actions. She mentions how Dwayne Onfroy, Jahs father, was locked up when he was only 10, and this was when he started acting out and the start of his entire story. He was fatally shot and killed in a failed armed robbery attempt on June 18th, 2018. His death was a shock to the world, a very talented young artist on the come up who's life was taken too soon. Definitely a well-produced, brutal and well-told story of a troubled human. 9/10.
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