It is hard to ignore the rise of Chief Keef, and with the release of his new mixtape "Back From The Dead" just 10 days ago the buzz is about to reach an all new level. Keef has a tremendous story to tell at such a young age. Anytime a high school aged musician can gain national attention it is remarkable, but the details of Keef’s rise is even more incredible. It was last August when Keef released his first video and single for a track called "Bang", and it went mostly unnoticed. It took an arrest following a shoot-out with police for the 16 year old emcee to gain notoriety. Since then his video has been viewed over a million times.
For better or worse Chief Keef is on the rise and with the new mixtape it seems like nothing is going to slow him down. For more information on Chief Keef I would recommend reading this great article on Gawker by local writer David Drake.