Chief Keef: A Rapid Rise to Fame

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Chief Keef: A rapid rise to fame.

On the sofa in his Los Angeles home, we see a young 21-year-old man sitting down, living like king size. Curly hair and a gold wrist watch in his hand, the man personifies “bling” as they call it in this part of the world. After that record deal with Interscope his almost meteoric rise to fame has had its fair share of controversies, including a case in which he had been apprehended on the charges of manufacturing heroin. 2011 was the year, and in December, he was again charged for assault with a gun as well as resisting arrest. In the next year or so, he was under the spotlight again for testing positive for marijuana.

At the age of 16, he had his first child and has been paying child support ever since then. As of now, he has fathered 3 children and people claim that he takes fathering seriously. Now, he’s claimed to have quit rapping and we’ve met up with him to figure out why.

Let’s get it out of the way, why quit?

Eh, I don’t think it was working out, my recording output was going real low and the schedule was completely getting screwed over. On top of that, you have all the stuff that’s been going in my personal life, I figured out it was time to call it quits. Plus, a lot of people sound like me(!) Honestly, I think the industry’s getting messy with all the crap that goes on with all these crazy ass people’s lives, including mine.

You’ve been in the spotlight for years now, for some bad stuff, how do you think that impacted your life?

Man, it was haywire, the 2 year phase from 2011-2013 was when I got into deep trouble for the drug scandals and what not. I felt as if I was immature, just 16, ya know. Plus, I moved out of Chicago to LA to sort my head out, but I guess it did kinda work, getting away from all of that stuff. I also ended up missing a concert because of all this mess with my schedule, leading to further problems. But you can see, I’ve been through a lot of shit, but that’s the past and I have resolved most of it.

I’m sure you know you have a Chicago type stereotype, how do you feel about that?

I’m aware of it. They think of me as a “Chiraq” kind of person in Chicago because of the culture I grew up with. I guess I kinda do amplify that personality in my music, but, y’know I have been trying to get out of it, especially after moving to LA. I’m divide about it, on one side it gives me authenticity and whatnot, keeps me unique I suppose. Yet, I’ve gotten into some deep shit with it.

What do you feel about your nickname, Sosa?