Chris King, the rapper who was shut buddies with Trippie Redd and Justin Bieber and began the label Snotty Nostril Information, was fatally shot in Nashville early Saturday morning. He was 32 years outdated.
Based on Nashville murder detectives, King (actual title: Christopher Cheeks) was with buddies at 2:30 a.m. CT when three suspects tried to rob the group. Each King and his 29-year-old buddy had been struck by gunfire. After working in separate instructions, the 29-year-old sufferer was positioned and handled, whereas King was pronounced lifeless at Vanderbilt hospital.
On social media, there was an outpouring of affection for the late rapper, who was born in Fontana, Calif. King briefly lived with Bieber, who took to his Instagram Story on Saturday to write down, “Love you bro,” with a broken-heart emoji over a photograph of the pair hugging. “This one hurts. Please preserve his household in your prayers. See you in paradise, brother.”
On Saturday, Redd — described as King’s greatest buddy — posted a carousel of pictures of the late rapper together with the caption “I’m so harm rn I can’t even suppose I really like you bro come again!!!!!” He posted an extended tribute to Instagram on Sunday, writing, “Authentic 1400 I really like you till we meet once more twin! I’d not be the place I’m at this time with out @whoischrisking.” Within the caption, Redd credited King with introducing him to 10K Initiatives CEO Elliot Grainge in addition to Create Music Group founding companion Milo Stokes. “He had the very best vitality all the time. He had so many buddies and it reveals. I really like you guys for supporting one in every of my greatest buddies ever my brother.”
Machine Gun Kelly responded in Redd’s feedback, writing, “chris was uncommon.”
Keke Palmer additionally shared a tribute to King on Instagram, posting a photograph of the 2 speaking on Facetime. “Chris King! I want I had extra pictures nevertheless it’s truly good as a result of that is precisely the way it started,” she wrote. “iChat periods with you and Marcel again within the 2Much days. Wow. I can’t imagine I’m saying relaxation in peace. That is horrible. I actually don’t know what to say. I simply wish to share that I cherished you and I bear in mind all the town stroll, grove moments. That was my highschool. Once we had been infants earlier than everybody knew you was an actual rockstar. We had been children! And also you all the time knew methods to make everybody snigger. Your kindness was current it doesn’t matter what room you had been in, all people was and wished to be your buddy. We are going to miss you till we meet once more, relaxation heavenly brother.”
On April 8, King launched his remaining music, a music known as “Seeing Double Seeing Double.” The rapper was in Tennessee to carry out Friday night time on the Nashville Cannafest.
See among the tributes to King beneath:
