Chief Keef

A member of Chief Keef's management team has revealed that the controversial 17-year-old rapper has been sentenced to two months at the Illinois Youth Center in St. Charles, Ill., for violating probation. "We would have preferred for him not to have to sit down for a single day," explained Idris "Peeda Pan" Abdul Wahid, of today's verdict...

Pharrell Williams has filed a $5 million lawsuit against big time alcohol distributor Diageo, over a deal to produce and distribute his Q Qream alcoholic beverage, which apparently went awry. Can't imagine why. More details have emerged regarding Chief Keef's 2011 arrest for pointing a handgun at the cops...

Rising rapper Chief Keef's stepbrother was shot dead last Wednesday (Jan 2.) when visiting his uncle in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood, DNAinfo reports. Ulysses 'Chris' Gissendanner III was shot in the back of the head while in a car near 124th Street and South Union Avenue...

Already on probation for pointing a gun at a police officer,17-year-old Chicago rapper Chief Keef avoided jail time during a court hearing earlier today. A Cook County, Ill. judge ruled that Keef will not have to go to jail for violating his juvenile probation by moving to the upscale neighborhood of Northbrook without informing his pobation officer...

Waka Flocka Flame has come to the defense of machine gun-brandishing 17-year-old Chicago rapper Chief Keef, arguing that, despite the recent controversy surrounding him and his beef with murdered rival Lil JoJo, critics should allow the teen room to grow, before judging him...

Facebook Following Chief Keef rival Lil JoJo's death, fellow aspiring MC Joshua "JayLoud" Davis, also 18, was gunned down in his native Chicago at around 11:30PM on Christmas day. According to reports, Davis got into an altercation after exiting a city bus in West Englewood, just blocks from his house, wearing a sweatshirt honoring Lil JoJo...

Chief Keef has been at the center of several controversial situations lately, including a video interview with Pitchfork that showed him holding a rifle at a gun range. The problem is that the young Chicago-based rapper (aka Keith Cozart) is still on probation for pointing a firearm at a Chicago police officer last year, and even his presence at a gun range is a violation of his parole... Read Mor

Todd Williamson, Invision After brief jaunts into the worlds of film, energy drinks and charitable work, sometime rap villain 50 Cent is back in the center of controversy, where he generally seems most comfortable. Following his Twitter feud with business partner Floyd Mayweather, 50 is now going after Chief Keef, who apparently stood him up at the video shoot for the 17-year-old rapper's "Ha

Is it really that surprising that Lil Reese, one of Chief Keef's crew, was caught on tape hitting a woman? The Chicago scene is known for it's particularly violent issues, and the recent controversy surrounding Keef and his crew has drawn a lot of media attention to the area...

Kendrick Lamar gets some love from his mentor Dr. Dre and veteran rappers Andre 3000 and Pharrell prior to the release of his major label debut Good Kid, M.A.A.D City. Watch the video of the studio session via Rolling Stone and see what Pharrell tweeted...