Chynna Rogers, A$AP Mob rapper and model, dies aged 25

Model and rapper Chynna Rogers has died at the age of 25, her family has announced.

Rogers began modelling as a teenager when she signed with Ford Models at the age of 14.

She then started her rap career by working with the producer A$AP Yams, who died in 2015, after sending him on a message on Twitter.

Announcing her death, Rogers' family said in a statement: “Chynna was deeply loved and will be sorely missed.”

The cause of death has not been stated.

Numerous famous faces paid tribute to Rogers following the sad news.

Snger-songwriter Kehlani tweeted: "chynna you were f**kin hilarious bro... today was our last exchange of jokes & those i will miss the most.

"i can’t believe it idk how to i love you. so very much. my heart is officially iced."

A post on the A$AP Mob Twitter account reads: “REST EASY CHYNNA. WE GON MISS U SIS.”

It's accompanied by a picture of Rogers.

Her early musical hits including Selfie, released in 2013, and Glen Coco, which debuted a year later. Writing in 2018, Pitchfork praised the rising star for "her magnetic charisma, unfettered rawness, and natural understanding of form."

Rogers struggled with opiate addiction and often candidly addressed her issues in her music.

On her 22nd birthday, in 2016, she released the mixtape 90 Days to mark being three months sober.