Childhood friends and famous friends are paying tribute to rapper Chris King, who passed away in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday, shortly after performing at the Nashville Canna Festival.
A 32-year-old man was shot and killed in an alley with friends around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, the Nashville Metropolitan Police Department said in a news release.
Authorities added that when King and a 29-year-old man were shot, the group was approached by three men who were attempting to rob them. The group scattered in different directions, and King was later found in the Hayes Street Hotel parking lot.
He was rushed to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he died.
“I love you, brother. This hurts,” Bieber wrote on his now-expired Instagram Story on Saturday. “Please keep his family in your prayers. See you in paradise, brother.”
King, whose real name is Christopher Cheeks, wrote on Instagram just a few months ago that Bieber let him live in his home for “a full year and a half almost 10 years ago.” He called the Grammy winners his “extended family” and said, “I'm glad there are people who haven't changed.”
Mr. King was the CEO of his own company, Snotty Nose Records, which had more than 140,000 monthly Spotify listeners.
The California native, who has remained largely underground artistically but has collaborated with the likes of Ski Mask the Slump God and Trippie Redd, wrote on Instagram on Sunday: ! ”
Machine Gun Kelly, who recently released a collaborative album with Trippie Redd, commented on Instagram: “Chris is a rarity.”
“Nope” star Keki Palmer, who became friends with King as a budding actor, paid tribute Monday.
“Wow. I can't believe I'm telling you to rest in peace,” she wrote on Instagram. “This is terrible. I really don't know what to say. I just want to share that I loved you and that I remember every moment we spent walking down the street or in the grove. That's me. It was a high school.
“When we were babies, before anyone knew you were a real rock star,” Palmer continued. “We were just kids! And you always knew how to make everyone laugh. Your kindness was present no matter what room you were in and everyone was your friend. and wanted to be friends.”
“My brother in heaven, I will miss you until we meet again,” Palmer wrote.
Metropolitan Nashville Police Department added on Saturday that “homicide detectives are actively investigating leads” and asked if anyone has any useful information regarding the shooting, which occurred between Hayes and Church streets. But he urged people to call Crimestoppers at 615-742-7463.
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