'I LOVE YOU, BRO'
Chris King ‘dies’ as Justin Bieber and Trippie Redd lead tributes to rapper and say ‘this one hurts’
Chris King rose to fame on his rapper collaborations with Trippie Redd
JUSTIN Bieber is mourning the death of his industry friend Chris King after an alleged shooting in Nashville, Tennessee.
The rapper gained famed by collaborating with fellow music artist Trippie Redd.
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Justin posted a video of him and Chris in a warm embrace on his Instagram Stories.
"Love you, bro," he captioned the post.
"This one hurts, please keep his family in your prayers," Justin told his followers.
"See you in paradise, brother," Justin concluded.
Trippie Redd posted several to his Instagram featuring Chris with Justin.
"I am so hurt [right now] I can't even think," the rapper lamented.
"I love you, bro, come back!" Trippie Red shared adding several broken heart emojis.
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Courtland Young, a friend who was tagged in Chris' Instagram Story from late Friday night, posted on his Instagram Story.
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"I can't answer all of the DMs... I was his artist, friend, and I had his back," he said.
"You can ask anyone in his life, stop speaking on s**t you don't know," the musician said.
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"I can't speak on this [right now] but I've been on the phone with his family and close friend," Courtland continued.
"I just saw my close friend close his life and I'm getting questioned? [Get the f**k out]," he exclaimed.
"Please let his family grieve while everything gets figured out," he told his followers.
RIP
26-year-old Industry rapper DJ Scheme posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, mourning Chris.
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"Damn dawg, wtf," he said.
"RIP Chris King," DJ Scheme commented.
Several followers shared their shock at the devastating news.
"What?!?!" one X user exclaimed.
"Damn, is it real, bro?" a second asked.
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"I can't believe this s**t," the same user commented.
"No way... RIP, man," a third said.
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