An artist can have their own sound and make their own lane, but regardless of the genre, it’s certain that they’re going to be compared to someone else. It’s something that comes with being in the music industry, and Kehlani recently touched on the subject while speaking with Teen Vogue for her cover feature. The singer is still riding high from her freshly released project It Was Good Until It Wasn’t and she spoke with the outlet about being connected to other female artists as people try to rope them all in together. 

“Fans put so much pressure on artists, sometimes more than the industry,” said Kehlani. “I’ve never been compared more in my life than last year and this year, and now it seems like every day I see a ‘SZA, Kehlani, H.E.R., or Summer Walker — one of them has to go.’” Not all fans feel that way, of course, but the pressure can be a bit daunting for artists who just want to create music.

Kehlani also spoke about three of her close friends who have all passed away in recent years: Mac Miller, Lexii Alijai, and Chynna Rogers. She and Mac were scheduled to have lunch together the day he died and Kehlani had planned on not only taking Lexii on tour but signing her to a deal. “Chynna, I had brought her out at my shows. She slept in my house all the time in Brooklyn and we would talk about how we can do this.”

“We have to start appreciating multiple people at the same time,” she added. “I’m sure if [Mac, Lexii, and Chynna] felt a little bit more successful, a little bit more loved, things might have gone a little different. Life might have been in a better place.”

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The music community is mourning the loss of Chynna Rogers, a rising Philadelphia rapper who passed away this week.

At the young age of twenty-five, many have been wondering what led to the untimely demise of the seemingly healthy rapper and model. Given the current state of the world, it was speculated by some fans that she may have died of COVID-19. Her official cause of death has been revealed and that is not the case.

As reported by Page Six, Chynna Rogers passed away from an accidental drug overdose. The Philadelphia Department of Public Health reportedly confirmed the overdose today after the singer was found dead in her home on Wednesday.

Chynna was very open about her struggles with drug addiction, speaking about it on her mixtape Ninety. 

“I felt crazy. I didn’t want to be a statistic. I didn’t want to go out that way and people be like, ‘I told you so,’ or glamorize it [drugs], because I don’t feel like that,” she said in an interview with Vibe a couple of years ago. “It was nerve-wracking to be open, but when you see how many more people who are dealing with the same thing, it’s good to have some kind of example of someone you didn’t expect to be going through it.”

Rest in peace to Chynna Rogers.

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Artists like Kehlani, Vince Staples, Denzel Curry, and more took to social media to remember the late Chynna Rogers, a Philadelphia rapper and model who tragically died at the age of 25 on Wednesday (April 8th). “Chynna was deeply loved and will be sorely missed," her family wrote in a statemet. Her cause of death is currently unknown.

Chynna began her career at the age of 14 when she was signed to Ford Models. She was then take under A$AP Yams' wing, and launched her rap career. Plenty of fellow artists, including the late Yams' crew A$AP Mob, paid tribute to Chynna on social media. "REST EASY CHYNNA," the A$AP Mob account on Instagram wrote. "WE GON MISS U SIS" Kehlani also took to Instagram to write a lengthy message about her fallen friend. "You never forgot to check in," she said in her tribute. "You never forgot to tell yourself you were proud. I will always be proud of you." "Everybody needs to know that you were special," said Vince Staples. "Too special for words."

Hip hop has suffered another loss of a young, rising artist. On Wednesday (April 8), news began to circulate online that Chynna Rogers passed away. The 25-year-old rapper from Philadelphia's death was reportedly confirmed after her family issued a brief statement. “Chynna was deeply loved and will be sorely missed,” they said. Chynna's cause of death has yet to be shared with the public.

The death of Chynna Rogers is added to the list of other young artists that have lost their lives in the last few years. Mac Miller, Lil Peep, Lexii Alijai, Juice WRLD, Cameron Boyce, Hella Sketchy, and others have all had their lives cut short before reaching their full potential. According to Pitchfork, Chynna inked a coveted deal with Ford Models at just 14-years-old, launching her career in the fashion industry. She then became a mentee of A$AP Yams and began crafting her career as an emcee. 

Chynna gained a following after releasing her singles "Glen Coco" and "Selfie." She later shared a number of projects including I'm Not Here. This Isn't Happening, music 2 die 2, and her final EP in case i die first that she dropped in January 2020. Back in August 2016, Chynna reportedly celebrated three months of sobriety by releasing her Ninety mixtape.  “It got to the point where I had to do something just to be able to get on stage and do my job," she said. "I didn’t like that.” 

Chynna Rogers is being celebrated by her friends and fans who have shared loving messages about the fallen rapper online. Check out a few messages below.