The American rapper died Wednesday in Philadelphia. The causes of his disappearance are currently unknown.
American rapper Chynna Rogers, better known by her simple name Chynna, died on Wednesday April 8 at her home in Philadelphia. The author of the songs Selfie and Glen Coco was 25 years old. The causes of his death are currently unknown.
“Chynna was deeply loved and will be greatly missed,” her family wrote in a statement to Fox News . As Pitchfork reports , she started her career as a model at the age of 14, in the prestigious agency Ford Models. Then she headed for rap; under the wing of producer A $ AP Yams, she joined the hip-hop collective A $ AP Mob.
After several singles noticed between 2013 and 2014, she released her first EP I’m Not Here, This Isn’t Happening in 2015. The rest of her discography now sounds like a bad omen; in 2016, she released EP Music 2 Die 2 (“music to die on”), followed by In Case I Die First (“if I die first”) last December. Still according to Pitchfork , Chynna had spoken several times of her addiction to opiates.
Several hip-hop artists have paid tribute to him on social networks. The A $ AP Mob collective, but also the singer Kehlani, who published many tweets during the day: “I had it again on the phone this morning! My heart is totally broken,” she wrote in particular . “How lucky we were to have you. What a light. We will never forget. I promise you.” “Rest in peace, baby girl, ” wrote A $ AP Rocky in an Instagram story.
ANGELS NEVER DIE
— Kehlani (@Kehlani) April 9, 2020
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The name of Chynna is added to the long list of this new generation of American rappers who died at the start of their careers. Before her, the hip-hop world mourned the disappearances of Pop Smoke, who succumbed to gunshot wounds last February, and of Mac Miller and Juice WRLD, killed by overdoses in September 2018 and December 2019. American rap often mentions in his texts the consumption of drugs and medications, including Xanax, an antidepressant.