RAPPER Chynna Rogers' died of a drug overdose, The Sun can exclusively reveal.
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health confirmed to The Sun that the cause of death is “drug intoxication.”
The manner of death is listed as “accidental.”
The Philadelphia Police Department told The Sun China was found unresponsive at her home on Wednesday, April 8.
Medics arrived to the scene at 2:50pm and she was pronounced dead at 2:58pm.
The police report lists incident as “sudden death.”
The management team of the Philadelphia musician confirmed the tragic news on Wednesday.
The music star's manager John Miller said in a statement:
“I can regrettably confirm Chynna passed away. Chynna was deeply loved and will be sorely missed.”
Chynna - who had been open in the past about her battle with opiods - died from a drug overdose, Vibe first reported.
She got her start in the entertainment industry at just 14-years-old when she was signed to Ford Models.
One year later, Chynna met producer A$AP Yams who began to mentor the then-15-year-old to pursue a career in music.
Steven "Yams" Rodriguez founded the Harlem, New York hip hop collective A$AP Mob in 2006 along with A$AP Bari and A$AP Illz.
Since their conception, the group has signed a number East Coast rappers including A$AP Rocky, A$AP Ferg, A$AP Twelvyy, A$AP Nast, A$AP Ant and Chynna.
The Philadelphia native released several singles in 2013 and 2014 - with the song Selfie being her first hit.
Chynna followed up with the track Glen Coco before the release of her first album Ninety that came out in 2016.
In December 2019, Chynna put out her fourth and final album titled in case i die first.
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