As of Wednesday, April 8th, news broke that Philadelphia rapper, Chynna Rodgers has passed away. Rodgers was a 25-year-old rising artist responsible for songs like “ASMR,” “Mood,” and “Glen Coco.” Chynna is best known for her work with A$AP Mob after a friendship with A$AP Yams would inspire her to begin a career in music.
The 25-year-old has been very transparent about her addiction to opioids in interviews as well as through her music. After becoming clean in 2018, Rodger told Vibe that she stopped her addiction because she didn’t want to be a statistic.
“I felt crazy. I didn’t want to be a statistic. I didn’t want to go out that way and people be like, ‘I told you so,’ or glamorize it [drugs] because I don’t feel like that. It was nerve-wracking to be open, but when you see how many more people who are dealing with the same thing, it’s good to have some kind of example of someone you didn’t expect to be going through it,” she concluded.
The young Philadelphia rapper will be added to the list of rappers who lost their lives before reaching their full potential in their careers. The family of Rodgers released a brief statement stating, “Chynna was deeply loved and will be sorely missed.”
Fans and friends of the rapper celebrate her life on social media. A cause of death has not yet been released, rest in peace to Chynna Rodgers.
