Chicago rapper Chief Keef has faced serious circumstances in his short music career. The 17-year-old is currently serving a 60-day sentence in juvenile detention on a gun charge. The presiding judge ruled that Keef had violated his probation after appearing in taped interview for Pitchfork at a gun range. Keef’s manager, Dro Manuel, recently defended his […]

The Chicago Tribune reports rising Chicago rapper Chief Keef was jailed yesterday (Jan. 15) after a judge found that his interview with Pitchfork Media at a gun range. Keef, born Keith Cozart, is on 18-month-probation for pointing a gun at a Chicago police officer back in 2011. The judge ruled that by holding a gun for the on-camera […]

The year has already started off pretty bad for those living in Chicago. The death toll has already reached double digits in less than a week. Most recently it was the step brother of up and coming rapper Chief Keef that was shot and killed. Here is what DNA Info reported…. : Rapper Chief Keef’s […]

Already on probation for pointing a gun at a police officer,17-year-old Chicago rapper Chief Keef avoided jail time during a court hearing earlier today. A Cook County, Ill. judge ruled that Keef will not have to go to jail for violating his juvenile probation by moving to the upscale neighborhood of Northbrook without informing his pobation officer. Judge Carl Anthony […]

Chief Keef just can’t seem to stay out of trouble. The “I Don’t Like” rapper is possibly facing jail time because of moving to a new neighborhood in Illinois that wasn’t told to his probation officer. The Chicago Sun Times reports, “He didn’t tell his juvenile probation officer about his change of address” and has been ordered back to […]

In the ABC News special, attention is placed on gang violence and, specifically, Keef’s possible connection to music rival Lil Jojo‘s recent slaying. The 17-year-old controversial rapper from Chicago’s South side, who spits beats about a murderous thug life, has had his career explode in the past year. His YouTube videos and an endorsement from 50 Cent helped catapult him to […]

With the 17-year-old rapper Chief Keef listening, Cook County prosecutors outlined why they think he should be returned to juvenile detention. The rapper, is serving 18 months of probation for pointing a gun at a Chicago cop. Prosecutors argued he violated the probation by having a gun in a video posted. They pointed to a […]