Chinx
Chinx | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lionel Du Fon Pickens |
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| Born | December 4, 1983 Queens, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | May 17, 2015 (aged 31) Queens, New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1999–2015 |
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Lionel Du Fon Pickens (December 4, 1983 – May 17, 2015), professionally known as Chinx (formerly Chinx Drugz), was an American rapper. He was a member of The Rockaway Riot Squad alongside fellow slain rapper Stack Bundles. Chinx later joined French Montana's Coke Boys Records, gaining recognition for his appearances on the Coke Boys mixtapes and the Cocaine Riot mixtape series. He was killed in a drive-by shooting in Jamaica, Queens on May 17, 2015. Two men have since been arrested in the case.