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Musicians You Should Follow on Instagram
Following their billion-dollar takeover by Facebook, it seems like Instagram is all over the place. It’s one of the fastest growing social networks ever, attracting a borderline-obsessive following...
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Chief Keef, “Ballin” MP3
On “Ballin,” a woozy ode to new money that’s likely from an upcoming tape called Finally Rich, Chief Keef abandons the taut, punctuated bars of “Bang” and “3Hunna” for melody, sliding his voice across...
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Stream: Chief Keef, “Flexin”
“Flexin” is another brief Leekeleek-produced track from Chief Keef’s forthcoming Finally Rich mixtape, hosted by DJ Drama. 20 seconds of solo toy piano lead into the beat’s spazzing march, while Keef...
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Recently, I met up with my friend Daniel at Starbucks. He was killing time before a party and stopped by to work on some music. I found him at a group table with a cup … read more »
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World Premiere! The FADER #80 Featuring Beach House and 2 Chainz
Whenever we start planning our annual Summer Music Issue, the criteria for the cover stories is mostly just based on what music we know deep in our heart of hearts (and ear of ears) is … read more »
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Chief Keef Signs with Interscope
In an interview with MTV’s RapFix, Chief Keef announced he has signed with Interscope and inked a publishing deal with Dr. Dre, citing new label-mates 50 Cent and Eminem as inspirations. The young...
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GEN F: Chief Keef
The video for Chief Keef’s “I Don’t Like” looks like a trailer for an unfinished Larry Clark film. In the clip, 16-year-old Keef is mostly shirtless, surrounded by members of his Glory Boy...
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Video: Pha’Tal f. Chief Keef, “Fuck Around” (Prod. by Young Chop)
Chief Keef and his squiggly dreads drop in two minutes into Pha’Tal’s “Fuck Around,” rapping in an unexpected, loose-mouthed double-time that recalls the flow of Chicago’s King L. The track’s...
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The FADER #80 Podcast
We tried to make the FADER #80 podcast as smooth a ride as possible, blending sounds from across the country and globe into a slushy-like compliment to our Summer Music issue. Cover stars Beach House …...
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Live: Chief Keef in New York
Chicago’s Chief Keef performed his debut show in New York last night, at SOBs. According to the New York Times, he has been granted a break from house arrest to do shows. In the hours … read more »
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The Things I Carry: Chief Keef
We always like to know what some of our favorite artists carry in their purses (and man-purses)—the essential items that they need for touring or subway rides, the Grammys or any other thing that they...
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Download Riff Raff’s Summer of Surf Mixtape
Riff Raff, the prolifically weird recent Mad Decent signee and self-described “#1 sleep walking booty grabber in Sweden,” released Summer of Surf last night. The mixtape functions essentially as a...
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New and Improved: FADER for iPad
Our new Summer Music Issue, featuring 2 Chainz, Beach House, Usher, Chief Keef and many more, is now available for iPad and Android. The new and improved digital edition of FADER is beautiful, easy to...
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Video: Chief Keef f. Fat Trel, “Russian Roulette”
Chief Keef links up on video with DC’s fellow mid-length dread-shaker Fat Trel for their massive cut “Russian Roulette.” The release date of Keef’s Finally Rich mixtape has yet to be revealed, but it...
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Stream: LeekeLeek f. Chief Keef, “Been the Same”
Chicago producer Leekeleek, whose ultra-chipmunked drop is one of my favorite sounds, went shopping this afternoon with Chief Keef and Keef’s daughter Kay Kay (pictured with Leek-e-Leek, above)....
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Video: Lil Reese f. Chief Keef, “Traffic”
The slow-motion synth chug of Young Chop‘s beat for “Traffic,” from Lil Reese‘s Don’t Like mixtape, gives the song an uneasy feel. This video was filmed in Reese’s neighborhood, on 64th street in...
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World Premiere! The FADER #81 Featuring The xx and Chief Keef
When The xx formed, they were about the age Chief Keef is now. On a basic level, they’re not similar musicians; Keef is a rapper, The xx is a rock band. But both have pushed … read more »
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Staff Selects Playlist: Rap That Doesn’t Sound Like Chief Keef
Every week, a different FADER editor compiles a playlist to highlight a new release and give you a guide to that artist’s web of influences and peers. These Staff Selects live in our Spotify app, …...
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Gwyneth Paltrow Loves Chief Keef
Today, Gwyneth Paltrow, buddy to Beyonce and Nas, fledgling rapper and big Azealia Banks fan, shares a 13-song playlist of summer jams on Jay-Z’s site, Life + Times. Every pick is accompanied by...
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In eighth grade my English teacher assigned the class a research paper on a modern artist. He suggested subjects for us, and said I might like to write about German painter Max Ernst. His reasoning …...
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Fat Trel f. Chief Keef, “Fukkk Da Feds” MP3
Chief Keef and Fat Trel link up for a sequel to their debut collaboration. Rumor has it they have two more songs together in the can already, in addition to the GBE and Slutty Boyz … read more »
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Slideshow: Chief Keef and Chicago Rap
After two weeks of trailing Chief Keef and the Glory Boys through the south side of Chicago, photographer Daniel Shea returned with more photos than we could ever fit into the magazine. Here are a …...
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Chief Keef: Lost Boys
Chicago’s drill scene is rife with young talent, but Chief Keef seems poised to overtake them all. By the time of his arrest in December of last year, Chief Keef was already a household name … read more »
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Footnotes: Chicago Rap
The reigning sound of rap in Chicago—with toughly detached deliveries and muddy beats as big as the Sears Tower—bears little obvious resemblance to the sound of just a few years ago, in part because...
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Chief Keef, “Appreciation” MP3
FADER cover star Chief Keef hit the stage at Lollapalooza to the strains of “KayKay,” a yet-to-be-released song named for his daughter. That track’s one of the most promising Keef’s dropped since...
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Download The FADER #81 Podcast
We supplement every issue of The FADER with a podcast showcasing jams from the mag’s featured artists; hear Cat Power, Teengirl Fantasy and a slew of Chicago rap tracks by Chief Keef, Katie Got Bandz …...
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Interview: Chief Keef
One of my favorite parts in Felipe Delerme’s excellent cover feature on Chief Keef is when a clerk at the DMV in Chicago tells Keef his mom is going to have to come down to … read more »
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Download Dew Baby’s Dew Jack City Mixtape
Dew Baby, a member of Fat Trel‘s Slutty Boyz crew, just dropped a new tape, and it’s a strong release. Guests include Pusha T and Chief Keef, as well as hometown artists like P-Wild and … read more »
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True Religion Jeans is For Sale
True Religion, the jeans company that’s lately been getting so much status-symbol love in songs by Chief Keef, French Montana and Waka Flocka—not to mention an entire mixtape dedication from 2...
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Video: Chief Keef, “Love Sosa”
Chief Keef sticks with D. Gainz, the director responsible for his “Bang” and “I Don’t Like” videos, for his new Interscope-backed “Love Sosa” visuals. Like their earlier collaborations, “Love Sosa”...
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Stream: Chief Keef f. Ballout, “Dat Loud”
Chief Keef throws up on YouTube his version of Young Dro’s “Dat Loud,” pretty much just on some goof around shit. Those loving “Love Sosa” and awaiting the full version of “Hate Being Sober” may … read...
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Stream: Chief Keef, “Kush Wit Them Beans”
“Zan With That Lean,” last year’s overjoyed, Auto-Tuned romp by chronic appropriator Soulja Boy and his then-muse Kwony Cash, could hardly sound farther from “Don’t Like” and the gruff drill sound that...
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Video: Soulja Boy and Chief Keef, “Foreign Cars”
Chief Keef and Soulja Boy sit pretty and pump their elbows in LA in the goofy video for “Foreign Cars,” their squealed and already-released collaboration. According to Keef, his upcoming Interscope...
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Video: Chief Keef, “Kobe”
Chief Keef debuts “Kobe,” a new song which won’t be included on his upcoming Finally Rich LP, with a pared-down video filmed by Hi-Def in LA. DGainz, the Chicago-based director responsible for Keef’s...
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Chief Keef f. Future, Fredo Santana and SD, “Dead Broke” MP3
Two of rap’s most polarizing, sound-defining figures of this year (Chief Keef and Future) link up with Mike Will Made It, who is no slouch in the sound-defining producer category either, for “Dead...
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Video: Chief Keef, “They Know”
Chief Keef never showed up to his own, big-budget Las Vegas video shoot for “Hate Being Sober” in November, standing up 50 Cent and Wiz Khalifa, but he made time to link with longtime collaborator …...
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Chief Keef f. Young Scooter, “On It” (Prod. by Mike Will Made It) MP3
Producer Mike Will Made It gets a reined-in vocal performance from Chief Keef for “On It,” the final pre-release freebie from Will’s upcoming tape Est. in 1989 Vol. 2.5. Atlanta’s Young Scooter, who...
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By the Numbers: Chief Keef’s Finally Rich
In By The Numbers, FADER looks at a big record release and breaks it down in basic digits. This week, we tackle Chief Keef’s major label debut, Finally Rich, out today on Interscope. Listen to … read...
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Download Chief Keef’s Finally Rich, Chopped Not Slopped by OG Ron C
Houston’s OG Ron C has chopped and slowed Chief Keef’s Finally Rich, turning Keef’s “Laughin to the Bank” huahhhauuhaahh laugh into an even more ridiculous, big-belly vampire huuuaahhhauuuuhaaaaahhhh....
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Chief Keef Jailed After Probation Violation
Chief Keef was taken into custody today after a two-hour hearing in Cook County juvenile court, the Chicago Sun Times reports. Judge Carl Anthony Walker ruled that Keef had violated the terms of his...
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Chief Keef Sentenced to 60-Day Detention
Chief Keef has been sentenced to 60 days in juvenile detention. The Chicago Sun Times reports that Keef pleaded against judge Carl Anthony Walker’s ruling in court, “breaking down into tears several...
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Chief Keef f. Dro, “I Got Cash” MP3
Not long after Chief Keef was sentenced to 60 days in jail for a probation violation stemming from a viral video of him at a gun range, his manager Dro tweeted, “Gotta lot of new … read more »
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Video: Chief Keef, “Now It’s Over”
Sosa is free, and celebrated by dropping a new video for “Now It’s Over” off his upcoming Bang Pt. 2 mixtape. After paying his debt to society for violating the terms of his parole last … read more »
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Chief Keef, “Love Sosa (RL Grime Remix)” MP3
Here’s a chaotic, Interscope-sanctioned remix of Chief Keef’s “Love Sosa” from RL Grime, the producer currently on a headlining west coast tour and set to hit New York next Thursday. According to a...
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Video: Pusha-T, “Numbers on the Boards”
Kanye West lip syncs the Y’all feel like that?! refrain in the new video for “Numbers on the Boards,” a track he co-produced for Pusha-T with Don Cannon. Directed by So Me, it’s seemingly a … read more »
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Gucci Mane f. 2 Chainz, “Use Me” MP3
Gucci Mane is out of jail, reportedly dating and releasing material from his upcoming for-pay LP, Trap House 3, out May 21st. “Use Me,” a collaboration with 2 Chainz produced by Honorable C.N.O.T.E, is...
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Video: Chief Keef, “Macaroni Time”
On Monday, Chief Keef was arrested in Dunwoody, GA, a northern Atlanta suburb where he presumably filmed the upcoming video for “Darker,” a collaboration with Gucci Mane. Charged with disorderly...
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Interview: Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane is not so much a teacher. “I don’t feel nothing he say out his mouth. It ain’t real,” Waka Flocka told MTV in March, after he and longtime collaborator Gucci Mane fought on … read more »
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Kanye West Almost Cut Chief Keef and Justin Vernon From Yeezus
Tonight at New York’s Milk Studios, Kanye West played his upcoming LP Yeezus (June 18th, Def Jam) for an audience of famous friends, fans and models. Played “fucking loud,” the album has ten songs and...
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What We Learned About Yeezus From Kanye West’s Listening Party
Last night in the street-level loading dock for New York’s Milk Studios, Kanye West presided over an “instantaneously” put-together listening of his upcoming album, Yeezus, just seven days ahead of its...
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