Rap veteran Chino Xl died at his home on Sunday morning at the age of 50. In his lifetime, the artist born Derek Keith Barbosa connected closely with collaborators and friends who often considered him family. Fellow musicians Chuck D, Sage Francis, Czarface, and more are paying tribute to the prominent hip-hop figure in the wake of his death.
“This ones a tough one,” Chuck D wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “@Chinoxl was my brother in rhyme & art. He encouraged my graphics forward. We exchanged art books. He looked out to protect my lyric books better.
“This ones a tough one,” Chuck D wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “@Chinoxl was my brother in rhyme & art. He encouraged my graphics forward. We exchanged art books. He looked out to protect my lyric books better.
- 7/30/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
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