As news spreads of Linkin Park’s lead singer Chester Bennington’s suicide Thursday (July 20), an outpouring of love and support has come from the Hip Hop community. The 41-year-old frontman reportedly hanged himself at his private Palos Verdes residence.
Bennington’s bandmate Mike Shinoda confirmed the unfortunate news on Twitter saying that he’s “shocked and heartbroken.”
Bass player Dave “Phoenix” Farrell also commented on his bandmate’s death.
Chance The Rapper, Talib Kweli, Rihanna and El-P are among those in the Hip Hop community who sent out their condolences.
Check out their reactions and more below.
RIP Chester damn son, super talented
How could you put this article up without putting Young Buck’s post? He actually made a song with the man.
No sympathy for a bitch ass taking his own life away. This bitch ass did this on some pure egotistical shit without thinking about the six kids he left behind fatherless. Yes life is hard, but isn’t the reason why God put us here in the first place, to be tested ?? Whatever, fuck you Chester !
Idiot… you (not Chester).
Thats the prob. He got fucked by a man. Depressed him
What a fucked up fool you are……….
While Prodigy fought his whole life a disease causing him pain and sufferness but would have done anything to live a bit longer to spend more time with his family and closest friends, some pussies like Chester take their own life away cause they’re butt hurt. FOH !
you seem awfully uneducated.
Lol you are so sad.
Lol you are so sad.That’s all.
You don’t know shit about depression.
But I know about a family though. Leaving a wife and kids behind because you feel some psychological way is a not an admissible reason to me. He just ruined the life of his kids who will grow with anger, sadness and disbelief. That mothafucka just thought about his goddamn self when he put that tie around his neck ! No sympathy for me. Go fuck yourself Chester !
Dense mother fucker. Again, you don’t know shit about depressions so shut the fuck up. It’s so easy for your bitch ass baby dick to say shit when you haven’t went through what he had to go through. Besides, he actually left millions of dollars to help them out. If you have mental illness, that’s a serious problem.
Collision Course was probably the most influential rock/hip hop album of all time. Thank you King HOV for bringing Linkin Park into our lives and one of the greatest albums of all time. Hey Nas stans, I bet you can’t wait for that winning combination of Nas and Lauryn Hill.
Show some respect “man with a plan” and go somewhere else to play.If you ever respected Prodigy you wouldn’t put his name in this context too.