In May, Chinx was tragically murdered in his home borough of Queens. The rapper, signed to French Montana's Coke Boys, was preparing to release his debut album, Welcome to JFK. Coke Boys and eOne Entertainment are working quickly release the posthumous album. Now, about three weeks before the August 14 release date, they've unveiled the album cover, tracklist and two new singles, "YAY" and "How to Get Rich."
The black and white artwork shows a blinged-out hand, presumably belonging to Chinx, with a tattoo of a soaring plane. Chinx's album is named for his home neighborhood of Far Rockaway, near the JFK airport. Chinx was killed in Briarwood.
Now we have two new Welcome to JFK single releases, "YAY" and "How to Get Rich," both solo efforts from Chinx. The first is a thrilling return to Chinx's dope house roots, the latter a deeper, pained account of the solitary path from rags to riches. Both are powerful listens from a young artist who had so much potential to inspire.
Welcome to JFK also features "On Your Body," the single that was premiered days after Chinx's death, featuring fellow Coke Boy MeetSims. The new 12-song tracklist shows additional features from French Montana, Jeremih, Ty Dolla $ign, Nipsey Hussle, Lil Durk, Zack and Stack Bundles, the Queens rapper who was killed in 2007.
1. Experimental
2. Far Rock (feat. Stack Bundles)
3. Go Get It
4. The Other Side (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
5. Yay
6. Thug Love (feat. Jeremih)
7. How To Get Rich
8. On Your Body (feat. MeetSims)
9. Don't Mind Me (feat. MeetSims)
10. Pray (feat. Lil Durk)
11. Hey Fool (feat. Nipsey Hussle and Zack)
12. Die Young (feat. MeetSims, French Montana and Zack)
You can pre-order Welcome to JFK on iTunes. Tell us what are your expectations for Chinx's posthumous album?
