Lyric Chanel was a 13-year-old girl who passed away from brain cancer on 5 March 2021 after documenting her battle with the disease for two years. She was also popular for singing and rapping to songs from Beyoncé, Cardi B, Nicki Minaj, Offset and others.
With her deteriorating health condition and multiple surgeries, she lost her eyesight, memory and ability to walk. Yet, she tried her best to live life to the fullest. She made several videos of herself dancing and singing on her Instagram page Yung.Chanel.
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Last year September, she posted a video of her self singing to “Love On Top” by Beyoncé and got a bouquet from her IVY PARK collection. Cardi B also shared Lyric’s story on her Instagram page and said that the young girl inspired her. Trae tha Truth, T.I and other superstars have also met with her.
They were not alone, her over 600K followers on Instagram were also inspired and following her story closely. Thus, when her parents announced that Chanel only had days to live according to her doctor, it touched the many who knew her struggles.
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Beyoncé recorded a tribute to Lyric Chanel that included her singing a medley of “Brown Skin Girl,” “Halo,” and “Love On Top.”
She also added Lyric’s name to the ending of the song before saying in conclusion, “I love you with all my heart.” Chanel’s family thanked Beyoncé for her heartwarming gesture in a post just after she passed away.
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After her death, American rapper Trae tha Truth shared touching moments that he spent with Lyric Chanel with several of them being him with her at the hospital and assisting during her therapy sessions. “Truth Is This One Is Extremely Painful”, the rapper wrote in his post.
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Our heart goes out to Chanel’s family.
Nice
Life makes zero sense
Death is cruel.
Touching
Aww… so sad