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The family of Chino XL has announced that the rapper died by suicide in July. “With the most profound sadness imaginable, we share the news that our beloved father decided to end his own life,”his family said in a statement to Rolling Stone. “It’s been the most painful and personal …

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 …