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.

Take away the money, fame, and accolades, and you could argue Chief Keef has one of the most ideal setups for an artist purely focused on creativity. He made his debut at 16—first as a local hood star ...

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 ...

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Five years ago, Chief Keef was hip-hop’s next big thing. Rising out of Chicago’s rough Englewood neighborhood with a hit single at the age of 16, the rapper, born Keith Farrelle Shantique Cozart, ...

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 ...