Lionel Pickens (December 4, 1983 – May 17, 2015), better known by his stage nameChinx (formerly Chinx Drugz), was an American rapper from Queens, New York. He was a member of the Rockaway Riot Squad alongside fellow slain rapper Stack Bundles, Bynoe and Cau2G$. Chinx later joined French Montana's Coke Boys group and record label, which also consists of Zack, MeetSims, Velous, and Lil Durk. He was best known for his appearances on the Coke Boys mixtapes and the Cocaine Riot mixtape series. He died from a fatal gunshot wound after a drive-by shooting in Jamaica, Queens on May 17, 2015.
Musical career
2000–10: Beginnings and Hurry Up & Die series
Chinx was born and raised in Far Rockaway, living in both Redfern Houses and Edgemere Houses, now known as Ocean Bay Apartments. When speaking of how he started rapping Chinx Drugz said, "I started rapping at the table in junior high school for fun with the homies and then by 9th grade is when I started taking music seriously. At that point is when I started investing my street money into my studio time and trying to find my sound." He said he got the name "Chinx Drugz", "since I used to smoke a lot of weed back in the day, and this older chick used to call me chinkey and it stuck, the drugz well that’s self explanatory, I been slangin on these corners." He first started rapping with his close friend Stack Bundles while he was in high school, who he would later form the group Riot Squad with, along with local rappers Bynoe and Cau2Gs. However, he would be incarcerated shortly after, from 2005-2008 at Arthur Kill Correctional Facility.
[Hook: Chinx Drugz] Pull up in the truck, or the drop RIP and we done kill the parking lot We kill the game but we came off the block And fuck it back in I'ma get it on the top They know we up in here (actin like they know) They know we up in here (actin like they know) They know we up in here (actin like they know) Told shawty hit the pole and I ain't talkin bout a vote [Verse 1: Chinx Drugz] They know we up in here, getting faded like they here For the first time but I'm acting like I been here Flash out to my haters, big crib with no neighbors Knows this spot, rushes out Oakland call it Raiders Work hit that pot Fresh off that block, niggas snitchin' And homie, he don't play that, hit em with the sock Like a gangbang I'm yellin' “fuck 'em all” Two straps on my shoulders; overalls Head shot, night night niggas dozin' off Coke boys play the game like there's no tomorrow I steal your bitch and you report the pussy Shoot my load, then I'm tryna get out the pussy Drums sound like Reggaeton Make them boys bag it up, n take it home, yeah All this water on me nigga needs sewer Like your bitch tracks nigga we up in here [Hook] [Verse 2: Ace Hood] Okay, murderer murderer, you should call the coroner Have mercy I just kill the scene and pull the foreign up Roly on, .40 tuck, stuntin' Ion give a fuck I don't really feel good, throw some money up Walk in the club wit them bottles a liq' Diamonds to cover the neck and my wrist Still I'll be balling Michael Kaulin Poke the.. under the rim, You see me nigga This Cuban link a kill em Them Feds watchin' nigga Thinkin' I'm dope dealin' Just pop that pussy lil mama and back it up onto the realest Whipping the coup with no ceiling I need at least 100 million Im tryna to ball forever, 40 cars or better We the best coke boys, I put that shit on whatever I'm an animal nigga just put some fur on my leather Haven't been mountain climbing, all these rocks in the bezel Michael Phelps in the money, got on two gold medals If them niggas still hating, I tell em six-four letters [Hook]
According to several reports, one of the two men who were accused of killing Lionel Pickens aka Chinx Drugz in 2015 has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and faces over twenty years behind bars.
Chinx Drugz, a rising rap star out of Queens, was shot and killed on this date in 2009 ... Chinx Drugz Shot And Killed In Queens 9 Years Ago first appeared on The Source ... Chinx Drugz Shot And Killed In ...
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2), the CokeBoys rapper’s estate officially released his first posthumous album Chinx Drugz 6 ... “It’s been 7 years since we lost Lionel Pickens P.K.A Chinx Drugz,” Chinx’s former manager Doug Ellison said in a statement.
The OS stands for ‘one side’ or one team of a collective of rappers from Camden, North London, of which Chinx is a part ... The name Chinx (OS) is derived from U.S. rapper Chinx DrugZ, who was gunned down in Queen’s, New York, in 2015.
As seen in Billboard, A new Chinx posthumous album titled Chinx Drugz 6 is on the way ... “It’s been 7 years since we lost Lionel Pickens P.K.A Chinx Drugz,” Chinx’s former manager Doug “Biggs” Ellison said in a statement.
