Chynna Rogers


Chynna Marie Rogers, known mononymously as Chynna, was an American rapper, disc jockey, and model who was signed by Ford Modeling Agency at the age of 14 and affiliated with the ASAP Mob.

Career

Her association with ASAP Mob began through ASAP Yams, whom she had approached on Twitter. After hanging outside music studios she became his intern. She struggled with addiction throughout her career; her mentor Yams died in 2015 of an accidental drug overdose and after a period of sobriety, her mother, Wendy Payne died in 2018. In an interview with Pitchfork in January 2020, she described how the pressures of the music industry had played a part in her addiction: 'I felt that I hadn’t gone through enough terrible stuff to deserve to have this as a career. I didn’t feel like I deserved to be making a living off talking about my life yet because I just couldn’t relate to enough people.'
Rogers released the singles "Selfie" and "Glen Coco". These were followed by her first EP 'I'm not Here. This isn't happening', Music 2 die 2. Her final EP 'In case I die first' was released in 2019.

Personal life

Rogers was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she attended Julia R. Masterman School. She was in a relationship with New Jersey rapper Dash from H'z Global.
Rogers was found dead on April 8, 2020, of an accidental drug overdose.