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How southern hip-hop influenced the current crop of rappers
Interscope inked a deal with 16-year old Chicago rapper Chief Keef earlier this month, after the buzzy MC — who also signed a publishing deal with Dr. Dre — flirted with offers from Cash Money and...
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Rhymefest blasts rappers Rick Ross, Waka Flocka Flame as ‘destructive’
Teenage trap rapper Chief Keef has been making waves within the rap community since Kanye remixed his Midwest region hit ‘I Don’t Like’. The remix landed him a spot on Insterscope records. If you...
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Drugs, guns and gangs: How rapper Chief Keef represents bloody Chicago culture
In the span of two weeks, Chicago-based rapper Chief Keef has been demonized by a variety of media publications. They have attacked the content in his music, his negative image and even his young...
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13-year-old Chicago native raps about guns, girls and drugs
Chicago’s West and South sides are becoming a hotbed of talent for young emcees. Upstart young rappers like Chief Keef, Lil Reese, and Sasha Go Hard have all acquired considerable coverage due to their...
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theGrio exclusive: Manager of foul-mouthed 13-year-old rapper Lil Mouse speaks
Ever since his music video “Get Smoked” premiered on YouTube in early July, 13-year-old rapper Lil Mouse has been both highly sought after and heavily criticized. The viral clip features the teen...
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Chicago rapper allegedly beats woman in leaked video
South Side Chicago rapper Lil Reese, a friend of fellow Chicago rapper Chief Keef, is being met with a flood of criticism after a video showing him brutally beating a woman went viral this week....
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Chris Brown on new clothing line Black Pyramid: ‘It’s about friendship’
Chris Brown couture? Yes, indeed, it’s true. The pop star donned a fresh look and creative venture last night in Los Angeles, launching a collaborative line of street-savvy merchandise as part of a...
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Lil Jojo’s mother blames rapper Chief Keef for her son’s murder
Robin Russell, the mother of slain Chicago up-and-coming rapper Lil JoJo, blames rapper Chief Keef for her son’s murder. Russell appeared on BET’s Don’t Sleep with T.J. Holmes where she made these...
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Media company ordered to hand over controversial Chief Keef video
The video company that shot a segment with rising Chicago rapper Chief Keef at a gun range a few months ago is now in hot water. According to the Chicago Tribune, Pitchfork Media has to relinquish the...
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Chicago blogger: ‘Chief Keef is just a minstrel show’
The violence and murder rate in Chicago is at an all-time high and many point to the music industry as both a source of the problem and a possible voice for change. Chicago-born rapper Chief Keef in...
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theGrio’s top 5 black music stories of 2012
2012 R&B “How do you feel about the state of R&B?” It’s a question that’s become standard amongst music writers covering Rhythm and Blues, a genre which has lacked the passion and luster...
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Chief Keef’s stepbrother gunned down in Chicago
NBC Chicago- The stepbrother of teen rapper Chief Keef was shot in the back of the head and killed last week in Chicago, according to local reports. Ulysses Gissendanner III, 19, was gunned down last...
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Chicago PD: Officers shot at Chief Keef after he pointed gun at them in 2011
According to recently-released police reports, Chicago police officers fired at Chief Keef after he pointed a gun at them in December of 2011. Just before noon on December 2, 2011, Chicago police...
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Chief Keef facing jail for parole violation
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago rapper Chief Keef has been taken into custody after a juvenile court judge decided a video of him firing a semiautomatic rifle at a New York gun range was a violation of...
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Chief Keef to serve 60 days in prison for parole violation
Chicago rapper Chief Keef is back in prison. This week the Associated Press reported that Keef was back into police custody for violating his parole, and now we’ve received confirmation at the emcee...
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Is hip-hop bad for black America?
This is part one of a series on theGrio and RapRehab.com, on hip-hop’s cultural impact on Black America. Click here for more of the series. Kendrick Lamar. Nicki Minaj. Childish Gambino. Chief Keef....
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Chief Keef pic stirs up anti-violence campaign
NBC Chicago – Chicago rapper Chief Keef is proving to be a lightning rod in more ways than one. A picture of Keef on the 500campaign’s Instagram feed this has sparked a debate over whether the teen has...
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Rapper Chief Keef tweets misogynistic lyric on heels of Rick Ross...
When corporate sponsor Reebok finally bowed to pressure from pissed off listeners and fired pro-rape spokesperson Rick Ross last week, and then Rick Ross apologized, seeming one thousand editorials...
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Chicago rapper Lil Reese arrested while sleeping in car
Chicago rapper and Def Jam recording artist Lil Reese was arrested on a warrant after he was found early Sunday morning sleeping in a car. According to The Chicago Tribune, the arrest warrant was...
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Rapper Chief Keef arrested at hotel near Atlanta
DUNWOODY, Georgia (AP) — Police in suburban Atlanta say rapper Chief Keef, whose name is Keith Cozart, has been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. Police spokesman Timothy Fecht says...
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Chief Keef threatens to slap Katy Perry via Twitter
Katy Perry and Chief Keef had a brief war of words on Twitter last night. The pop singer, according to her Twitter timeline, recently heard the Chicago rapper’s single “Hate Being Sober,” and wasn’t a...
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Watch for the hook: Hip-hop’s lyrical lightweight class
Out of all musical genres, hip-hop’s the most rooted in the spirit of competition. Having fun and self expression were always cornerstones of it’s appeal, but the pursuit of being crowned as the best...
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Chief Keef allegedly involved in North Chicago shooting
At this point in his short career Chief Keef has more arrests than actual mixtapes. According to Chicago’s WGNTV, the troubled south-side rapper may be a suspect in shooting that reportedly took place...
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2 Chainz may face legal action for ‘THOT’ video
A viral video which allegedly shows an enthusiastic 2 Chainz fan in a bad light may have put the rapper in legal hot water. The video in question, titled “#thisisyourTHOT,” shows a female fan backstage...
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Nicki Minaj calls out Malcolm X’s daughter on ‘Lookin’ A** Ni**a’ follow-up...
While Nicki Minaj continues to distance herself from her pop star image with a recent streak of rap-heavy features. She’s letting her critics know she’s still an elite emcee. Minaj shined on YG’s “My...
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Nas defends controversial rapper Chief Keef
When Chicago-based rapper Chief Keef burst onto the scene with his booming 2012 anthem “I Don’t Like,” the 18-year-old, born Keith Cozart, became a polarizing figure in hip-hop. To some, he was a...
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Kanye West and Common to bring 20,000 jobs to Chicago
While the new generation of Chicago rappers embrace the bloody nickname ‘Chi-Raq,’ two of the city’s hip-hop elder statesmen, Kanye West and Common, are using their star power to bring about positive...
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Rapper Chief Keef names his newborn after his record label
Thursday, controversial Chicago rapper Chief Keef, whose legal name is Keith Cozart, announced he named his newborn son after his record label. According to a statement from the CEO of FilmOn Records,...
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Chicago teacher adds Chief Keef to lesson plan, upsets parents
A substitute music teacher at John Fisk Elementary has parents in a tizzy after adding controversial rapper Chief Keef to a sixth grade lesson plan. The list of assignments for October-November...
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