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Rapper-Actor Chino XL Dead at 50: Ice-T, Joe Budden & More Pay Tribute
Chino XL is dead at 50. Ice-T, Joe Budden and more remember the rapper-actor.
“Chino is survived by his children, Chynna, Bella, Lyric, Kiyana; his stepson Shawn; grandchildren Emmy, Emery, Chris, Luis, and Dyani; his mother, Carole; and his former longtime partner Stephanie,” the statement shared. Born in the Bronx and raised in East Orange, N.J., Chino formed the Art of Origin duo with Kerri Chandler, and they signed to Def Jam Recordings via Warner in 1991. “This one REALLY hurts… Yesterday morning I got the awful news and did not want to believe it was true,” the musician and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star wrote on Instagram alongside a black-and-white photo of the late artist.
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