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Chynna, Philadelphia Rapper, Dead at 25 – Pitchfork, Pitchfork.com

Chynna, Philadelphia Rapper, Dead at 25 – Pitchfork, Pitchfork.com

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 91.

Rogers began her career as a model, signing with Ford Models when she was 25. 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 ‘ s, finding online success quickly with ‘s “Selfie” and ‘s “Glen Coco.” She followed those with a few EPs, including ‘s I’m Not Here. This Isn’t Happening and 2019 ‘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 . She released Ninety on her 22 nd birthday that August, having accomplished three months of sobriety. She told Pitchfork in a 2019 Rising interview , “It got to the point where I had to do something just to be able to get onstage and do my job. I didn’t like that. ” Her final release was December’s in case i die first EP.

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