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Joe Budden and Chief Keef
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The prison justice system is cracking down on Hip Hop. Over the previous few years, artists like Younger Thug, Tsu Surf, Pooh Shiesty, YFN Lucci and most not too long ago Lil Durk have discovered themselves in authorized bother. After information broke in regards to the “3 Headed Goat” rapper’s arrest on a murder-for-hire cost earlier within the week, Joe Budden took a second to commend Chief Keef, one other Chicago native, for staying out of bother.
Throughout Budden’s eponymous podcast on Saturday (Oct. 26), he described Chief Keef because the “solely instance” of somebody “that did it the best method.” He defined, “I don’t learn about his previous, his road ties, none of that s**t. All I do know is he received a document deal, [and] phrase unfold quick across the trade about who he [was], prefer it usually does. He wilded out for a yr, possibly the primary yr and a half, after which he boogied.”
The “I Don’t Like” hitmaker notably relocated to Los Angeles in 2014 and returned a decade later for 2024’s Summer season Smash, all of which is predicted to be lined in his forthcoming documentary with Cole Bennett.
“He took benefit of the chance, re-branded and is now acknowledged because the godfather of [Chicago drill music] and the f***ing musical genius that he’s,” Budden additional defined. “He received a chance and seemingly stopped. And guess what, if he didn’t cease, it wasn’t in a music, it wasn’t in a Reel, it wasn’t on YouTube.”
Chief Keef spoke about how shifting nearly set his life in a brand new course throughout a Might sit-down with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe. “The road life and all the things that got here with that had me in a [chokehold],” he mentioned whereas reflecting on issues after leaving Chicago. “After I moved to LA, I began getting higher as an individual. So, it took for me to come back to LA to develop out of what I used to be.”
Music-wise, the rapper debuted Almighty So 2 that very same month. The 16-song assortment got here with contributions from Quavo, Sexyy Pink, Lil Gnar, G Herbo and Tierra Whack.