Hours after the death of Queens, New York rapper Chinx, Jay Z spoke on the 31-year-old musician’s passing during his second B-Sides concert in New York City, yesterday (May 17).
The Brooklyn, New York lyricist offered a “rest in peace” to Chinx before questioning why people are still killing one another when they’re “under attack like never before.”
“[A] young man got killed in Queens,” Jay Z said. “His name was Chinx. And I think it’s real important for us—Like, I can’t understand that we’re seriously under attack like never before. Rest in peace to Chinx. And we still killing each other. We need to understand that we are kings and queens.”
In the early hours of Sunday, May 17, Chinx was shot and killed in Jamaica, Queens. AllHipHop.com previously reported that the rapper was shot while in a vehicle, by an unknown man.
In addition to Jay Z speaking on Chinx during his B-Sides concert, a number of Hip Hop artists, including Meek Mill and Maino, have expressed their condolences via social media.
“I take that shit personal when somebody that’s truly Tryna win get killed….. I really feel that shit in my chest!,” Meek Mill wrote in a tweet sent over the weekend.
Video of Jay Z speaking on Chinx’s death, which was captured by MissInfoTV, can be found below.
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meek is a lame
kinda sad it took him getting killed to be acknowleged by Jay
Exactly maybe if Jay Z would acknowledge not as well known artist more often they could make it to a point of not doing shows in bum ass NYC at bum ass locations they could do Barclays or MSG
YES… this too is Jay-Z’s fault.
“And we still killing each other. We need to understand that we are kings and queens.” – Jay Z
Maybe if it were actually true in a sense of a HUMAN being living as a king or queen in their lifetime without them struggling like a motherfucker for it people wouldn’t be angry enough to kill someone else. You think people would shoot each other if everyone was living to the standard they wanted to? Or got what they wanted and didn’t have to live with walking around with a chip on their shoulder from the subpar living standards they deal with on a daily. When you have people like a Chinx driving around in a Porsche in Queens? No one drives a car that expensive unless it’s manhattan and if your the only one and others are angry and struggling to get a decent living then you become a target. Not difficult to understand Jay Z as to “Why we killing each other?”
– Old Thug
That “walking around with a chip on their shoulder” is a tired and failed excuse. Nobody can hinder your success except YOU. King/Queen is a way of thinking and goes way beyond financial value.
Chinx’ music brought brothers together in a spirt of love. RIP to Chinx.