New York rapper Chinx has been shot dead

French Montana's protege and New York rapper, Lionel Pickens,31, who bears the stage name Chinx, was shot and killed in New York City early this morning Sunday May 17th around 5 a.m. Chinx was said to be sitting in a car in the Jamaica neighborhood of NYC's Queens burough when he was shot by a gunman who has not yet been identified.

Many rappers including French Montana have condemned his killing on social media. See his photos after the cut...