Chinx was best known as a member of Coke Boys, a collaboration with French Montana, and for the song “I’m a Coke Boy.” The 31-year-old rapper was killed after a show in Queens, as the New York Times reported. There was no reported confrontation during the performance or at the venue.
“A lot of love from everybody,” DJ Babyface told ABC 7 New York. “The crowd just gave him the energy — he just kept on and on.”
“He was very good,” Luis Lopez, the manager of the club, told the New York Daily News. “He was here with four or five guys. Then he left. He didn’t fight with anyone.”
After the show, however, Chinx was in a silver Porsche on Queens Boulevard at around 4 a.m. when another car pulled up and someone inside fired a 9mm multiple times. Chinx died at a hospital; another passenger in the car survived. Police are still seeking further information.
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“Chinx was one of the most talented, professional and determined rappers this industry had to offer,” Chinx’s representative Chanel Rae wrote in a statement, Billboard reported. “Further more, he was a friend.”
In a 2012 interview with XXL magazine, Chinx said his hip-hop agenda was “to make music that people can relate to in their everyday lives.”
“Sometimes my songs might remind you of a time that made you sad,” he said, “sometimes it’ll motivate you to wanna get money, sometimes you might wanna dance, but either way you can equate my music to what emotions you’re going through.”
Though Chinx recorded a number of well-received mix tapes, his first studio record was not yet scheduled for release.
The Times sought reaction to Chinx’s death from residents of Far Rockaway, where Chinx grew up in a housing project before spending several years in prison for charges related to robbery and drug sales.
“The only way out of Far Rockaway is either death or jail,” one said.
“A young man got killed in Queens, his name was Chinx,” Jay Z said at a concert Sunday, as Complex reported. “I can’t understand that we are seriously under attack like never before, like never before. Rest in peace to Chinx.”
He added: “We are kings and queens and we’re under attack. A young man trying make a way out of the hood.”
“The devil comes in all shapes and sizes and he’s ruthless,” French Montana tweeted. “Life here is temporary. They will kill you.”
Source : washingtonpost.com
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