King had shared a video clip of him and the Canadian pop star on December 1 with a caption that said, ‘fun fact: i lived at my brother krib for a full year and a half almost 10 years ago. glad some people never change no matter what. all love, forever extended family. @justinbieber.’

Rapper Trippie Redd, who was best friends with Chris, confirmed his death online. Though details about his sudden passing are unknown, it’s been speculated that Chris’ death was the result of an alleged shooting in Nashville, Tennessee.

Justin Bieber took to Instagram on Saturday to pay tribute to rapper and friend Chris King, who died over the weekend

The 30-year-old singer used the app’s Stories feature to share a December 2023 post from the California-bred music artist that showed them sharing a hug

Bieber wrote over the post, ‘Love you bro. This one hurts. Please keep his family in your prayers. See you in paradise brother’

Trippie paid tribute to King with a carousel of photos, writing in his caption: ‘I am so hurt rn I can’t even think I love you bro come back!!!!!’

He added tearful emojis and wrote, ‘I can’t catch a break.’

The post has so far collected more than 220,000 likes from his 13 million followers.

Chris was active on social media just hours before his death, posting photos from Nashville.

In his final post he wrote, ‘I’m out in CASHVILLE, TENNESSEE celebrating @sincere_aob day at CANNAFEST right now and i’m performing + meeting all type of stoners & artist like myself.

‘Appreciate @significantrecords for having me. pull up now!’

He then posted the exact address, sharing his location at ‘3453 W HAMILTON AVE , NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37218.’

Fans took to the comment section to speculate about the unexpected tragedy, with one person writing, ‘Apparently homeboy just got shot or something??? Like literally a couple minutes ago.’

Chris was active on social media just hours before his death, posting photos from Nashville, Tennessee

In his final post King wrote, ‘I’m out in CASHVILLE, TENNESSEE celebrating @sincere_aob day at CANNAFEST right now and i’m performing + meeting all type of stoners & artist like myself’

Rapper Trippie Redd, who was best friends with Chris, confirmed his death online but further details about his sudden passing are unknown

Rapper and singer Machine Gun Kelly also took to social media to acknowledge Chris’ death and pay tribute

Kelly also shared a screenshot of their last conversation via Instagram DM

Rapper and singer Machine Gun Kelly also took to social media to acknowledge Chris’ death and pay tribute.

The star revealed he had plans to see King in Nashville this weekend.

He shared an image including him, Chris, and Trippie Redd together, adding, ‘They broke my heart with this one. F***s me up knowing I was supposed to link with you in Nashville but i took the earlier flight.

‘late night studio freestyles won’t be the same w/o you my brudda.’

Kelly also shared a screenshot of their last conversation via Instagram DM.

He wrote, ‘this sad af for real. the streets have no code no more. bro came to do a show and share his talent and i vouched for the vibe. i’m sick.’