Chino XL’s family confirm the rapper died by suicide
nme.comdied at the age of 50 in late July. At the time of the initial announcement, no cause of death was shared. However, his daughters have shared a new statement to Rolling Stone confirming that he had taken his own life.His daughters wrote to Rolling Stone: “With the most profound sadness imaginable, we share the news that our beloved father decided to end his own life.
It’s been the most painful and personal experience of our lives but in honor of Suicide Awareness Month, we decided to share this truth.
Dad would hope that this news may help someone else stay alive.”The statement included that the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s office “lists his official cause of death as asphyxia as a result of ligature hanging”.
The girls went on to write that Barbosa had suffered from “congenital heart failure in 2020 and stage 4 prostate cancer earlier this year,” and had “struggled with life-long depression.”Chino XL was born in the Bronx, New York, and rose to prominence in the 90s as a teenager in the borough’s burgeoning rap scene.
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