He is very much a part of Chicago's exclusive drill music genre and has been compared to rappers such as 50 Cent for his behaviour.Īway from the bravado and controversy, you do actually have a very talented artist and no matter how Keef chooses to present himself to the world, the slick stylings of 'Love Sosa' and 'No Tomorrow' speak for themselves. Keith Cozart better known by his stage name Chief Keef has caused more sensation in his short career than most considering the young artist is only 19. He’s already got a record of legal trouble that Ol’ Dirty Bastard would’ve been proud of we can only hope he can straighten himself out sooner than later, because currently, his considerable talent isn’t being properly nurtured. When he’s on form, he’s blindingly good, but a quick look over YouTube shows you that on a bad night, he’s lethargic at best and apparently out of it at worst. In keeping with his utterly hectic lifestyle, though, the shows he has turned up to have often been chaotic affairs small stages rammed with his entourage, raucous crowds whipping up a feverish atmopshere and a tendency, on Keef’s part, for tardiness in the extreme, it really does seem to be pot luck as to what kind of show you’ll get. Mindblowingly, Keef is still just eighteen years old, and the truth is, he wouldn’t have come to public attention at such a young age if he wasn’t blessed with prodigious talent. If you think about the fact that his life has been playing out in the media like some kind of soap opera for as long as he’s been a public figure, it’s actually a wonder that Chief Keef managed to get anything done, whether it be his debut record proper, Finally Rich, and forthcoming follow-up Bang 3, or indeed his adherence to any kind of touring schedule. He is always releasing at least two mixtapes a year, all of which are well received amongst the music press and his loyal following.

He has gained some pretty worthy chart success over the years with his studio album “Finally Rich” which was released on December 18th 2012, charting at number 2 in the US Rap Chart and 29 on the US Main Chart. One of the clauses was that he had to sell 250,000 units on his first release otherwise Interscope would pull out of the six million dollar deal. He found himself signing with Interscope Records, because they gave him the opportunity to run his own label. In the summer of 2012, Keef was in the middle of a bidding war between some of the biggest major labels in the world.

West produced a remix of the song that also featured Pusha T, Kadakiss and Big Sean. It was the latter song that snowballed, gaining plenty of attention including that of Kanye West, who is of course also a rapper from Chicago. It was whilst being under house arrest for a previous weapons charge, that Chicago native, Keith Cozart, uploaded many mixtapes and music videos to YouTube, including “Bang”, “3Hunna” and “I Don’t Like”.

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