Keith Farrelle Cozart (born August 15, 1995), better known by his stage name Chief Keef, is an American rapper and record producer. Keef\'s music first became popular among high school students from Chicago\'s South Side during his teen years in the early 2010s. In 2012, Keef\'s popular street single "I Don\'t Like" was remixed by rapper Kanye West, reaching the Billboard Top 10 and further lifting Keef\'s profile. A bidding war between major labels resulted in Keef signing to 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.\n', '

Cozart has faced ongoing legal issues during his career, including weapon possession charges, house arrest sentences, and a performance ban imposed by the Chicago authorities. Despite being dropped from Interscope in late 2014 and later signing to 1017 Records, Keef continued self-releasing projects through his own Glo Gang label, including Nobody (2014), Back from the Dead 2 (2014), Bang 3 (2015), and Thot Breaker (2017). In recent years, critics have pointed to Cozart as a major influence on contemporary hip-hop through his innovation of the drill subgenre and his impact and influence on other artists.\n', '

Chief Keef was born Keith Farrelle Cozart in Chicago, Illinois when his mother, Lolita Carter, was 16 and unwed. He is named after his deceased uncle, Keith Carter, who was known as "Big Keef." He lived at the Parkway Garden Homes, locally known as O-Block, located in the Washington Park neighborhood on the city\'s South Side, a stronghold for the Black Disciples street gang of which Cozart is a member. Cozart has been estranged from his biological father, Alfonso Cozart; since he was a minor. Cozart\'s legal guardian was his grandmother, whom he lived with during his residence in Chicago. He began rapping at a very young age, regularly listed as a 5-year-old, using his mother\'s karaoke machine and blank tapes to record his music. During his childhood, Keef attended Dulles Elementary School and the Banner School, a therapeutic day school. Keef dropped out of Dyett High School at age 15.\n', '

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