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Chief Keef Net Worth, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

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Chief Keef Biography

Chief Keef is one of the most popular and richest Rapper who was born on August 15, 1995 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The rapper was born Keith Cozart, he has built a huge fan base through his mixtapes as well as his debut album Finally Rich, which was released towards the end of 2012. He also is the chief executive officer of his own company, Glory Boyz Entertainment, and is the frontman of the group of rappers Glo Gang.

He worked alongside He collaborated with Kanye West on the remix of his song, “I Don’t Like.” on the remix to his song, “I Don’t Like.”

On January 27, 2011, Chief Keef was apprehended on charges of heroin manufacture and distribution. 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 2011, 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 then-16-year-old, 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.

In 2011, Chief Keef first attracted local attention from Chicago’s South Side community with his mixtapes, The Glory Road and Bang. In December, he was arrested for firing a gun from his car in Chicago’s Washington Park neighborhood; he was placed under house arrest at his grandmother’s residence for 30 days, followed by another 30 days of home confinement. While under house arrest, he posted several videos to his YouTube account, forerunners to Chicago’s hip hop subgenre, drill. Keef’s song “I Don’t Like” became a hit in Chicago. A local party promoter called it “the perfect Chicago song because ‘niggas just hate everything out here'”. It caught Kanye West’s attention, and he remixed the song with rappers Pusha T, Jadakiss and Big Sean. As a result, Keef “suddenly shot up out of obscurity”.

The younger one of his siblings is as well as one sister. He was engaged in 2013 and became engaged to the beautiful Mesha. He welcomed the first of his children, daughter at the age of 16. He is the father of two children, one of whom is a boy.

NameChief Keef
First NameChief
Last NameKeef
OccupationRapper
BirthdayAugust 15
Birth Year1995
Place of BirthChicago
Home TownIllinois
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignLeo
Full/Birth Name
FatherNot Available
MotherNot Available
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseNot Known
Children(s)Krüe Karter Cozart, Kimora Sosha Cozart, Kayden Kash Cozart, Sno Cozart

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In an August 2012 interview with Baltimore radio station 92Q Jams, Lupe Fiasco stated that Chief Keef “scares” him and described him as a “hoodlum” and a representative of Chicago’s “skyrocketing” murder rate. A tweet from Chief Keef’s account threatening Fiasco was posted on September 5. Chief Keef claimed that his account had been hacked and the tweet was not his. On September 13, 2012, Fiasco released a video interview in which he made amends to Chief Keef.

Chief Keef Net Worth

Chief Keef is one of the richest Rapper from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chief Keef's net worth $1 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The first mixtape he released was at the age fifteen.

The song “I Don’t Like” reached the 15th spot top spot on the U.S. Rap charts in 2012.

Keith Farrelle Cozart (born August 15, 1995), better known by his stage name Chief Keef, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Keef’s music first became popular during his teen years in the early 2010s among high school students from Chicago’s South Side. In 2012, his popular street single “I Don’t Like” was remixed by rapper Kanye West and reached the Billboard Rap Top 20 raising Keef’s profile further. A bidding war between major labels resulted in Keef signing with Interscope. His debut album Finally Rich was released in December 2012, and featured the singles “I Don’t Like” and “Love Sosa”, which would popularize the Chicago rap subgenre drill.

Net Worth$1 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeRapper
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

Other rappers, such as Rhymefest and Lupe Fiasco, however, have been critical of Chief Keef. In June 2012, Rhymefest authored a blog post critical of his image and message, describing him as a “bomb” and a “spokesman for the Prison Industrial Complex”. The post was also critical of rappers Waka Flocka Flame and Rick Ross, citing similar issues. Rhymefest reiterated these views in a subsequent interview with Salon. Lupe Fiasco’s criticisms of Keef touched off a feud between the two.

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 Sosa, the drug dealer in the movie Scarface. LA Weekly reported that Chief Keef’s Glo Gang entourage respects the rapper. 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.” The New York Times stated that Chief Keef “symbolizes” Chicago’s drill music scene and is the “best known of the young generation of Chicago rappers.” In November 2012, Lucy Stehlik of The Guardian described Chief Keef as drill’s “alpha male”. David Drake of Pitchfork Media wrote, “Chief Keef is in rarefied air for street rap—a creative voice with an original, cohesive aesthetic,” adding, “to the grassroots, among a new generation of stars, he sits at street rap’s aesthetic center, not its margins.”

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Chief Keef height 6 ft 0 in Chief weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height6 ft 0 in
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
Eye ColorNot Available
Hair ColorNot Available
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On September 15, 2012, Chief Keef uploaded an obscene photograph of him receiving fellatio from a female fan onto Instagram, which he removed shortly afterwards. However, his account was subsequently banned for violating Instagram’s terms of service. He has since created another Instagram account, and has had his activities on the app mentioned by various outlets.

In the summer of 2012, Chief Keef was the subject of a bidding war among record labels wishing to sign him, including Young Jeezy’s CTE World. While 2013 proved to be a relatively quiet year in terms of his musical output, Chief Keef began the year by signing with Interscope Records. In a separate deal he was promised his own label imprint, Glory Boyz Entertainment (GBE). The deal was worth $6,000,000 over a three album layout, with an additional $440,000 advance to establish GBE. The deal gave Interscope the right to pull out of the contract if Chief Keef’s debut album Finally Rich, released on December 18, 2012, had failed to sell 250,000 copies by December 2013. Featured guests on the album include rappers: 50 Cent, Wiz Khalifa, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross and his fellow Glory Boyz member Lil Reese. In May 2013 he signed with 1017 Brick Squad Records.

Who is Chief Keef Dating?

According to our records, Chief Keef is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Chief Keef’s is not dating anyone.

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On September 5, 2012, 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, 2012. 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, 2012, which was subsequently delayed and moved up to January 15, 2013. The court ordered Pitchfork Media, which had posted the now removed video, to provide the interview’s footage. On December 31, 2012, 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, 2013. 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.

Facts & Trivia

Chief Ranked on the list of most popular Rapper. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Chief Keef celebrates birthday on August 15 of every year.

Chief Keef was taken into custody on January 15, 2013, 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, 2013. On January 17, 2013, Chief Keef was sued by Washington, D.C.-based promotion company Team Major for $75,000 for a missed show. According to the firm, he was supposed to perform at The O2 Arena in London on December 29, 2012. He never showed up and neither he nor his label has explained why he missed the date. He ignored the lawsuit, and the court ordered him to pay $230,019 damages to Team Major by default. He was arrested in an upscale hotel in DeKalb County, Georgia, for allegedly smoking marijuana in public and for disorderly conduct on May 20, 2013. He was released later in the day. Eight days later, Chief Keef was arrested for driving 110 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. He was ordered to pay a $531 fine, serve 18 months of probation, complete 60 hours of community service and undergo random drug tests. On October 15, 2013, Keef returned to jail for a 20-day sentence for a probation violation after testing positive for marijuana. On October 24, 2013, he was released early for good behavior. However, on November 6, 2013, Chief Keef was jailed on another probation violation.

What did Chief Keef do at 16?

However, in 2012 one rapper changed the rap game and started what rap is today. His name is Chief keef, coming out of the worst areas of Chicago,at just the age of 16 he released his first song “I don’t like” which automatically was a hit.

How old is Chief Keef net worth?

Net Worth:$1 Million
Age:26
Born:August 15, 1995
Country of Origin:United States of America

How long was Chief Keef locked up for?

Chief Keef was taken into custody on January 15, 2013, 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, 2013.

What does Sosa mean slang?

The slang term “Sosa” is a term that is used to referer to the rapper Chief Keef. The Chicago rapper Chief Keef is often known as Sosa.

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