Rapper Chris King dead at 32: Justin Bieber and more pay tribute


by NBC4 Washington

NBC4 Washington— Chris King, a rapper and former roommate of Justin Bieber’s died from injuries sustained during a shooting in Nashville April 20. He was 32. See how the stars like Keke Palmer paid tribute.

E! Online—Rapper Chris King Dead at 32 After Shooting: Justin Bieber, Machine Gun Kelly and More Pay Tribute. Justin Bieber and more stars are mourning the loss of a beloved musician. Chris King (real name Christopher Cheeks) was shot and killed in Nashville, Tenn., April 20 in a shooting that left

Los Angeles Times—Rapper Chris King, friend of Justin Bieber and Trippie Redd, killed in Nashville. The rapper Chris King, who was close friends with Justin Bieber and collaborated with Trippie Redd, was killed early Saturday morning in Nashville, according to police reports. He was 32. The artist, born Christopher Cheeks, was in an alleyway between Hayes and Church streets in Nashville at 2:30 a.m. with a 29-year-old man (who was not named), when according to Nashville police, three men attempted to rob them. Both King and the 29-year-old man were shot in the altercation, though the...

Yahoo—Rapper Chris King, friend of Justin Bieber and Trippie Redd, killed in Nashville. The rapper, born Christopher Cheeks, was Bieber's former roommate and a frequent collaborator with Trippie Redd.