{{short description|American rapper (1994–2020)}} {{Use American English|date=April 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Chynna | image = Chynna (cropped).png | caption = Rogers in 2014 | birth_name = Chynna Marie Rogers | birth_date = {{birth date|1994|8|19|mf=y}} | birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2020|4|8|1994|8|19|mf=y}} | death_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | death_cause = Drug overdose | relatives = | occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|disc jockey}} | years_active = 2013–2020 | module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | genre = Alternative hip-hop | label = | past_member_of = ASAP Mob }} }}
'''Chynna Marie Rogers'''<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2020-04-10 |title=Rapper Chynna Rogers Died From Accidental Drug Overdose |url=https://guardian.ng/life/rapper-chynna-rogers-died-from-accidental-drug-overdose/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-03 |newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-US}}</ref> (August 19, 1994 – April 8, 2020),<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Chynna Rogers |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11485671/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=IMDb |language=en}}</ref> known mononymously as '''Chynna''', was an American rapper affiliated with the ASAP Mob.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chynna: Tributes paid to ASAP Mob rapper who's died, aged 25|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-52227896|work=BBC News|date=April 9, 2020|accessdate=April 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Avila • |first=Pamela |title=Rapper Chynna Rogers Dead at 25 |url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/rapper-chynna-rogers-dead-at-25/2268728/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=NBC4 Washington |date=April 9, 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Rogers was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,<ref name=":1" /> where she attended Julia R. Masterman School. Throughout middle school, Chynna developed an interest in writing, and toyed with the idea of writing a book. In high school, this developed into the writing of full songs. She recorded her first song, "Selfie", in a friend's basement, soon after leaving high school.<ref>{{Cite web|year=2017|title=The Chynna Interview - No Jumper podcast|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtUP3hON5dc|website=YouTube}}</ref>
==Career== Rogers was signed as a model at the age of 14<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-04-09 |title=Rapper Chynna Rogers Dies At 25, Following Release Of "If I Die First" EP |url=https://guardian.ng/life/rapper-chynna-rogers-dies-at-25-following-release-of-if-i-die-first-ep/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-03 |newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-04-09 |title=Chynna: Tributes paid after ASAP Mob rapper dies, aged 25 |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-52227896 |access-date=2022-03-03}}</ref> and modeled until the age of 16. Her modeling career was short, with her true passion lying in music.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2017-03-15 |title=With Help From A$AP Mob, How Model Chynna Rogers Went From Addiction to Music |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/asap-mob-model-chynna-rogers-from-addiction-to-music-7727795/ |access-date=2023-04-06 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
Failing to attain scholarships, she discarded the idea of going to college and began taking music more seriously. Rogers became connected to ASAP Mob through ASAP Yams,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chynna Rogers, Philadelphia rapper, dies of drug overdose at 25 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/philadelphia-rapper-chynna-rogers-dies-25-n1180051 |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=NBC News |date=April 9, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> whom she had approached on Twitter.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vigdor |first1=Neil |title=Chynna, Model-Turned-Hip-Hop Artist, Dies at 25 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/arts/music/chynna-rogers-dead.html |accessdate=1 June 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=9 April 2020}}</ref> After hanging outside music studios she became his intern.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Younger|first=Briana|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/introducing-chynna-the-ex-model-and-ex-addict-who-can-rap-her-ass-off/|title=Introducing Chynna, the Ex-Model and Ex-Addict Who Can Rap Her Ass Off|website=Pitchfork|language=en|date=January 8, 2020|access-date=April 10, 2020}}</ref> She struggled with addiction throughout her career. Her mentor, Yams, died in 2015 of an accidental drug overdose.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Contreras • • |first=Cydney |title=Rapper Chynna Rogers' Cause of Death Revealed |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/rapper-chynna-rogers-cause-of-death-revealed/2368364/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=NBC New York |date=April 10, 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref> Her mother, Wendy Payne, died in 2017. In an interview with Pitchfork Media in January 2018,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-09 |title=Chynna, Philadelphia Rapper, Dead at 25 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/chynna-dead-at-25/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> she described how the pressures of the music industry had played a part in her addiction: 'I felt that I hadn’t gone through enough terrible stuff to deserve to have this as a career. I didn’t feel like I deserved to be making a living off talking about my life yet because I just couldn’t relate to enough people.'<ref name=":0" />
Rogers released the singles "Selfie" (2013) and "Glen Coco" (2014).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2014/05/watch-chynnas-video-for-glen-coco|title=Premiere: Watch Chynna's Video for "Glen Coco"|website=Complex.com|accessdate=April 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2014/05/22/chynna-is-reaching-glen-coco-status/|title=The Source |Chynna Is Reaching "Glen Coco" Status|website=The Source|date=May 23, 2014|accessdate=April 9, 2020}}</ref> These were followed by her first EP, "I'm Not Here. This Isn't Happening." in 2015. On August 19, 2016, she released the EP "Ninety", celebrating her 90 days of sobriety. The following year, she released the EP "music 2 die 2". Her final EP, "in case i die First" was released in 2019.<ref name="metro.co.uk">{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/09/chynna-rogers-asap-mob-rappers-life-career-dies-aged-25-12533945/|title=Who was Chynna Rogers? ASAP Mob star's career as she dies aged 25|date=2020-04-09|website=Metro|language=en|access-date=2020-04-10}}</ref><ref name=":2" />
Rogers frequently collaborated with producers 48thST, Cloud Atrium, Heaven in Stereo and 5TH DMNSN.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-05-23 |title=Chynna shares 'Glen Coco' video |url=https://grungecake.com/chynna-glen-coco/articles/13903 |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=GRUNGECAKE |language=en-GB}}</ref>
Her song "stupkid", was released posthumously on what would have been her 26th birthday, August 19, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brereton |first=Greta |date=2020-08-20 |title=Chynna's first posthumous single 'stupkid' has been released |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/chynnas-first-posthumous-single-stupkid-has-been-released-2733005 |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>
Her first full-length album, ''Drug Opera'', was released posthumously on August 20, 2021. The album includes features from Junglepussy, Kur, Tommy Playboy, and A$AP ANT.<ref>{{Cite web |last=A |first=Aron |date=2021-08-21 |title=Chynna's Posthumous Album "Drug Opera" Is Here |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/350378-chynnas-posthumous-album-drug-opera-is-here-new-mixtape |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Art & CultureFashion |title=Living Your Truth with Thomas Blackwell |url=https://noctismag.com/fashion/living-your-truth-with-thomas-blackwell/ |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=noctismag.com |language=en}}</ref>
===Influences=== Rogers was influenced and inspired by a variety of genres, and was exposed to hip-hop since her childhood. One of her more notable influences were emo-rock bands such as Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, and Paramore, as well as rock and metal bands such as Alesana or Meshuggah.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chynna |url=https://subbacultcha.nl/2018/03/07/chynna/ |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=Subbacultcha |language=en-US}}</ref>
Rogers often explored the darker side of the human experience, diving into the depths of drug addiction, darkness, and pain.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Listen To Ninety, Chynna's Kaleidescopic Rap Reflection On Sobriety|url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/08/19/chynna-rogers-ninety|access-date=2021-03-04|website=The FADER|language=en}}</ref>
She adhered to Buddhism as a philosophy and way of living, and believed in the power of crystals and transforming energies.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Erik Thomas |first1=Chris |title=Welcome to Chynna's World: Recording Studios, Tattoo Shops & Arnette Shades |url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/chynna-interview-arnette/ |access-date=6 May 2023 |work=High Snobiety |date=2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Stacey |date=2015-08-07 |title=Rapper and Model Chynna Rogers Straddles Two Worlds With Ease |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/09/fashion/rapper-and-model-chynna-rogers-straddles-two-worlds-with-ease.html |access-date=2023-04-06 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
==Personal life== Rogers was in a relationship with New Jersey rapper Dash from H'z Global, from 2014 to 2016.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Happy anniversary tweet from Chynna|url=https://twitter.com/madeinchynna/status/694229809061306369?lang=en|access-date=January 8, 2021|website=}}</ref>
==Death== Rogers was found unresponsive on April 8, 2020, in her Philadelphia home. Her cause of death was later ruled an accidental drug overdose.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chynna Rogers, Philadelphia rapper, dies of a drug overdose at 25|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/philadelphia-rapper-chynna-rogers-dies-25-n1180051|work=NBC News|date=April 9, 2020|accessdate=April 9, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Her death in the peak of her career gained attention from mainstream media.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-09 |title=Philly Rapper & A$AP Mob Affiliate Chynna Has Passed Away at 25 |url=https://hypebeast.com/2020/4/chynna-rogers-rapper-model-artist-asap-mob-affiliate-dead-aged-25 |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=Hypebeast}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rapper Chynna Rogers Mourned by Kehlani, A$AP Mob After Death at 25 |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rapper-chynna-rogers-mourned-kehlani-142113352.html |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=Yahoo Finance |date=April 9, 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Discography== * ''Ninety'' (2016) * ''music 2 die 2'' (2017) * ''I'm Not Here. This Isn't Happening.'' (2018) * ''in case i die first'' (2019) * ''Drug Opera'' (2021)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-11 |title=Chynna's posthumous debut album 'drug opera' is a bittersweet symphony |url=https://xpn.org/2021/10/11/chynna-drug-opera/ |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=WXPN {{!}} Vinyl At Heart |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chynna's New Album Drug Opera Is Getting Released Next Week |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/chynna-new-album-drug-opera-is-getting-released-next-week/ |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=pitchfork.com|date=August 9, 2021 }}</ref>
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