In a perfect world, Chief Keef would have never been dropped by Interscope Records. In a perfect world, Chief Keef would have never been sent to rehab. In a perfect world, Bang 3 would be in stores.

Before he was arrested in December 2011, Chief Keef was a 16-year-old budding rap star. He’d released a song, “Bang,” which had more than 400,000 views on YouTube, along with a mixtape that he’d ...

All retirements in rap are equal, meaning that they are usually temporary rather than for the long term. The latest example of this is Chief Keef, who announced his "exit" from the rap game just last ...

The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each ...