He believed that his move to Los Angeles benefited him; in an interview with Billboard , he said: "I got away from all the unnecessary trouble. It's better out here [in L. I like living out here. I think it improved me.
It changed me, and [inspired] me to go somewhere bigger. As a juvenile offender, he was determined to be a "delinquent", rather than guilty of his charges, and served time under house arrest. In December , he left his grandmother's home holding a coat over his hands in front of his waistband. A policeman stopped to question the rapper. He dropped the coat, flashed a handgun and ran away.
Officers chased the thenyear-old Chief Keef, who turned around several times and pointed the gun at them. The policemen "discharged their weapons" but missed. They caught him and recovered the loaded pistol. Chief Keef was charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a firearm on a police officer and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
He was also given a misdemeanor charge for resisting arrest. He was held in the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center until a judge sentenced him to home confinement at his grandmother's house. On September 5, , Chicago Police stated Chief Keef was being investigated for a possible connection to the shooting death of fellow rapper and Englewood resident, Joseph Coleman, who performed under the stage name "Lil JoJo".
This began after Chief Keef had mocked his death on Twitter, which he later claimed was the result of his account being hacked. Coleman's mother has openly maintained Chief Keef paid to have her son killed. Cook County prosecutors asked a judge to remand him to juvenile detention for alleged parole violations on October 17, This was in response to a video interview he held at a shooting range which included footage of him discharging a firearm.
A hearing was set for November 20, , which was subsequently delayed and moved up to January 15, The court ordered Pitchfork Media , which had posted the now removed video, to provide the interview's footage. On December 31, , Chief Keef was issued a judicial summons for a new and unrelated alleged parole violation. Prosecutors claimed he failed to notify his juvenile parole officer of a change of address.
A hearing was set for January 2, Although prosecutors requested that he be jailed, Cook County judge Carl Anthony Walker allowed him to remain free, saying he had not been presented with "any credible evidence" to warrant incarceration. Chief Keef was taken into custody on January 15, , after a juvenile court judge ruled that the gun range interview video constituted a probation violation.
Two days later, he was sentenced to two months in a juvenile detention facility and was made a ward of the state. He was released on March 14, He never showed up and neither he nor his label has explained why he missed the date.
He was arrested in an upscale hotel in DeKalb County, Georgia, for allegedly smoking marijuana in public and for disorderly conduct on May 20, He was released later in the day. Eight days later, Chief Keef was arrested for driving mph in a 55 mph zone in his hometown of Chicago, and for driving with an unlawful number of passengers. He was later released on bond. He returned to court on June 17 and pleaded guilty to speeding. On October 15, , Keef returned to jail for a day sentence for a probation violation after testing positive for marijuana.
On October 24, , he was released early for good behavior. However, on November 6, , Chief Keef was jailed on another probation violation. Following a stint in rehab, Chief Keef was arrested on March 5, , in Highland Park, Illinois, for driving under the influence of marijuana, driving on a suspended license and was cited for having no proof of insurance.
On February 4, , Kim Productions filed suit against him to recover losses they allege were incurred after he failed to appear at a RapCure benefit concert in Cleveland, Ohio, in June The lawsuit also alleges that as a result of his failure to appear, the concert had to be cancelled.
Although Bal Bansal, the owner of the house, maintained he was a good tenant and that his departure from the home was voluntary, police confirmed it was an eviction. In January , Chief Keef was arrested for allegedly beating up and robbing a producer by the name of Ramsay Tha Great.
He claimed that Chief Keef stole his Rolex watch and pointed firearms at him. These charges were dropped for lack of evidence. Chief Keef was arrested in South Dakota for smoking cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia in June He was able to make bail and took the charges to trial. In April he pleaded no contest and was given a suspended sentence. Chief Keef is often seen as a representation of the "Chiraq" gangsta rap culture that is present in Chicago. He often refers to himself as "Sosa" as do his peers and the media.
The nickname "Sosa" is a reference to Alejandro Sosa, the drug kingpin in the movie Scarface. One member of the Glo Gang, Ballout, stated, "We learned all that from Sosa, we be in the studio with him so much", calling him, "a rhyming machine.
A music genius. Black Justin Bieber, if you ask me. Keef announced his intention to retire from rap in , but he returned to the music scene in The majority of his earnings come from his music sales, concert tours, and label Glo Gang. He has not been able to earn much because he failed to reach the Interscope deal of selling over units by the end of Chief Keef is a highly influential figure in hip hop for both his musical style and gangster image, he started his career at a young age and has been able to make a name for himself despite criminal charges against him.
Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Sign in. Log into your account. Password recovery. Forgot your password? Get help. The name of his label is Glory Boys Entertainment. Chief Keef became a father of his first child when he was only 16, and now he has already got 4 children. Age Calculator ». Famous Birthdays ». How old is Chief Keef? How old is Chief Keef in days now? When is the next birthday of Chief Keef? Chief Keef's next birthday is in 9 months 1 day.
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