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Philly rapper Chynna dead at 25; A$AP Rocky, Vince Staples & more pay tribute

Very sad, shocking news: Philly rapper Chynna has passed away, Pitchfork reports. She was 25. Update (4/9): NBC News reports that James Garrow, a spokesman for the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, says Chynna’s death was an accidental overdose.

Via Pitchfork:

Philadelphia rapper Chynna Rogers, best known as Chynna, died today, her family confirmed through her management. “Chynna was deeply loved and will be sorely missed,” they wrote in a statement. Her cause of death is currently unknown. She was 25.

Rogers began her career as a model, signing with Ford Models when she was 14. She found a mentor in A$AP Yams as a teenager, and her affiliation with the A$AP Mob ignited her efforts to build a career as a rapper. She released her first singles in the early ’10s, finding online success quickly with 2013’s “Selfie” and 2014’s “Glen Coco.” She followed those with a few EPs, including 2015’s I’m Not Here. This Isn’t Happening and 2016’s music 2 die 2. She later said her music was “for angry people with too much pride to show how angry they are.”

Rogers was open about the opiate addiction she struggled with in the wake of her music taking off, addressing her trouble on her 2016 mixtape Ninety.

You can read more at Pitchfork.

Rest in peace, Chynna.

A$AP Rocky, Vince Staples, Saba, Kehlani, and other fellow musicians have paid tribute:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-vdaFqJG8Z/

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-vnL5mJbPL/

https://twitter.com/TierraWhack/status/1248043011189153795

https://twitter.com/Kehlani/status/1248045763411595264

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