XTASSY, who was part of the Dominican production duo A&X, has died at the age of 37.
The tragic news was confirmed by his long-time colleague Alcover, real name Milton Restituyo, in an Instagram post just after midnight Friday.
Alcover wrote: “Shattered is not even the slightest expression of what I feel right now.
“Thinking that we don’t have you with us, I can’t assimilate it to write it down. My little brother I love you, we became men, fathers, dreamers, professionals together, you inspired me every day we shared.
“You are a legend and legends never die! I carry you with me forever. God give us strength to understand your will.
“There is a mother without her son, children without her father, brothers without consolation, help us we have lost a great human being.”
The cause of death has not yet been revealed.
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Xtassy was born Juan Alfonso Abreu in the Dominican Republic and raised in New York.
Along with Alcover, Xtassy was behind Don Omar’s huge 2010 hit Danza Kuduro which featured Lucenzo.
The tune received a Latin Grammy nomination and reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart.
To date, the popular song has over one billion Youtube streams.
The duo were also behind a number of hits between 2009 and 2013, including Taboo and Dutty Love, which made a name for Natti Natasha.
They released their first album as artists in 2016 with The Rise: Latin Street Hits which featured a number of up-and-coming Dominican acts at the time, including Mozart La Para, Messiah, Mark B and Natti.
Xtassy previously told Billboard: “We’ve lived all our lives in New York but we have our culture and our Caribbean roots, and that comes across in the music.”
Xtassy described himself as a “multi-platinum super producer, DJ, dad, friend, music, and photographer" on his Instagram page.
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