Chinx

	Chart positions ; Explanation of the data
	Albums
	Welcome to JFK
	Legends Never Die

Lionel Pickens, Jr. (born December 4, 1983 in New York - † May 17, 2015 ), better known by his stage name Chinx (formerly Chinx Drugz ), was an American rapper.

Life

Pickens was born in the Far Rockaway neighborhood . He started rapping at the age of 15 and went by the stage name Chinx Drugz. He was later a member of the Rockaway Riot Squad and was signed to his label Cocaine Coke Boy City Records by his friend French Montana in 2009 .

On May 17, 2015, at the age of 31, he was shot dead in his vehicle at a traffic light in the New York borough of Queens . Two suspects were caught after more than two years.

His posthumously released debut album reached number 2 on the R&B charts and number 21 on the official album charts in the USA in September .

Discography

Albums

2015: Welcome to JFK

Mix tapes

2013: "NWC (featuring. French Montana )" 7

Other sound carriers

2009: Cocaine Riot
2011: Cocaine Riot 2
2013: Cocaine Riot 3
2014: Cocaine Riot 4
2014: I'll take it from here EP
2015: CR5

Songs

2011: Good Morning

2013: Wild Ones

2013: Right There (feat. Juicy J & French Montana )

2013: Early in the Game ( feat.Chevy Woods )

2014: No Giving Up (feat. French Montana )

2014: Do What I Want (feat.Zack)

2015: Numbers (feat. MeetSims)

2015: Dope House (feat. French Montana & Jadakiss )

2015: Winner (feat.Migos)

2015: Hey Fool ( feat.Nipsey Hussle & Zack)

2015: N! Ggas on the Other Side ( feat.Ty Dolla Sign )

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Chinx in the US charts (Billboard)
↑ Rapper Chinx Drugz was shot dead in New York. In: klatsch-tratsch.de. May 18, 2015, accessed January 3, 2016 .
↑ Rapper shot - hip-hop community reacts to Chinx murder. In: br.de. May 18, 2015, archived from the original on May 20, 2015 ; Retrieved January 3, 2016 .
^ Maria H .: Rapper Chinx Drugz († 31) shot dead in New York. In: promiflash.de. May 17, 2015, accessed January 3, 2016 .
↑ Meek Mill with angry statements about the death of Chinx. In: hiphop.de. March 17, 2015, accessed January 3, 2016 .
↑ [1] , NY times, December 14, 2017

Web links

Chinx at Allmusic (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Chinx
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Pickens, Lionel junior (real name); Drugz, Chinx
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	US-American rapper
DATE OF BIRTH	4th December 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH	Far Rockaway , Queens , New York City , New York , United States
DATE OF DEATH	17th May 2015
Place of death	Queens , New York City , New York , United States

[Billboard-1] Chinx in the US charts (Billboard)

[2] Rapper Chinx Drugz was shot dead in New York. In: klatsch-tratsch.de. May 18, 2015, accessed January 3, 2016 .

[3] Rapper shot - hip-hop community reacts to Chinx murder. In: br.de. May 18, 2015, archived from the original on May 20, 2015 ; Retrieved January 3, 2016 .

[4] Maria H .: Rapper Chinx Drugz († 31) shot dead in New York. In: promiflash.de. May 17, 2015, accessed January 3, 2016 .

[5] Meek Mill with angry statements about the death of Chinx. In: hiphop.de. March 17, 2015, accessed January 3, 2016 .

[6] [1] , NY times, December 14, 2017