Chief Keef Reportedly Dropped From Interscope Records

    Chief Keef is no longer a part of the Interscope Records roster, according to reports on AllHipHop.

    The website notes Chief Keef’s legal cases in 2013 and 2014 as reasons why the Chicago-native is no longer with Interscope.

    “Earlier this year, matters began to sour with Chief Keef, his camp and the bosses at Interscope,” AllHipHop reports. “Our source maintains Interscope began to ‘subtly disassociate’ itself from the 19-year-old rapper after he had a series of legal cases sprout up in 2013 and 2014, ranging from lawsuits to drug offenses… A March 2014 shoot out in Chicago, which authorities linked Keef to, allegedly further damaged the relationship with Interscope.

    “Keef and his people tried to keep the label accountable (once Keef moved to Los Angeles) but Interscope didn’t seem interested in dropping a new album,” continues the report. “Keef’s team tried to have formal meetings but nothing moved… Insiders say friction intensified until there were arguments with higher-ups in Interscope over how Keef’s career was being handled. Shortly thereafter, Keef was quietly released from his contract.”

    Chief Keef signed with Interscope Records in 2012 and released his debut studio album Finally Rich in December of that year. The album sold 50,000 copies during its first week.

    Chief Keef’s Back From The Dead 2 mixtape is scheduled for release on October 31.

    RELATED: Lil Durk Says Chief Keef Disrespected Chicago By Siding With Game & Tyga

    186 thoughts on “Chief Keef Reportedly Dropped From Interscope Records

    1. he’s lucky they kept him this long. they could have ended his contract in december when he failed to sell 250K of his debut album.

      he got no one to blame but himself though skipping out on concerts and video shoots to sit around his livingroom shirtless with a bunch of scrubs.

    2. Meanwhile Mac Miller just signed a 10 million dollar deal with Warner for his own label. Ross better step his hustle up Mac Miller about to pass him by.

    3. hahahah chief keef is a done deal. nobody is gonna sign this cat he’ll be RIP’d in a few months beliee dat cuz thats all thats waitin for him in the CHI

    4. This has nothing to do with his court cases or his arrests it’s about the fact that he is not moving units and bringing Interscope their revenue.

      Keef signed a 360 deal most likely with sales performance conditions and nothing guaranted except for his advance.

      When Keef failed to make his sales expectations and generate revenue through shows and merchandise the label cut ties with him and counted their losses.

      Who didn’t see this coming? You take an immature 17 year old criminal out of a dysfunctional environment and give him $500,00 based on some YouTube video of shirtless negros dancing in grandmama living room?

      The shelf life of gritty YouTube heathens is short, just ask Trinidad James and Cheif Keef, next up
      Bobby Shmurda.

    5. Keef is a real nigga. Black Disciples finally beat Gangster Disciples in Chicago under Keef’s watch. The entire South Side used to be GD stronghold, now we got niggas from all over the nation yelling BD and 300!

      1. BRUAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
        fucking nondescript, go the fuck back to your suburban home.

    6. Who didn’t see THIS coming?? As soon as Trinida James got dropped by Def Jam, I was telling everybody “Chief Keef is next!” I know OGs in the game tried to give the young nigga some game on how to last in this industry. Clearly, Keef thought he knew enough to not follow their advice. R.I.P. Chie Keef’s career. I’m actually concerned for his well being now. If he has to go back to Chicago and live a normal life, there will be a lot of niggas that wanna get at him just to earn some bullshit “hood stripes”, smh

      1. Nigga, here in Chicago Keef is known as Squad God, because he fuckin runs shit. GD outnumbers BD like 10 to 1 and BD still owns Chicago, running everyone over – GD, BPSN, everyone!

      1. Record labels love to scoop up black criminals and market them to white suburban youth who think rapping about killing each other is awesome and authentic, the music is not as important as the fact that the artist is a criminal.

    7. I get it, this kid is from the streets, I appreciate the actual authenticity for once, but I can’t stand his music, can hardly understand the kid, just not my cup of tea. But he should be here over young thug, French Montana and rick Ross, speaking on authenticity

      1. it should be “your” next not “you’re” next. get it together ya dumb damn bish! ya bish? ya you bish!!!!!!!!

      2. “it should be “your” next not “you’re” next. get it together ya dumb damn bish! ya bish? ya you bish!!!!!!!!”

        LMFAO no smart guy, he was correct.

        you’re next = you are next, your is possesive, as in your mommas panties.

    8. I heard Mac Miller is selling out and going major by signing with warner bros. Thought he was all about indie.

      1. Wayne and Ross are the highlights this holiday season. They are never going to be dropped. Wayne with 500k OW and Ross with 200 oW.

      2. Waynes time is up his last 3 albums were wack as fu** and did not sell close to his others. This chumps need to be dropped to like last century

        Kayne
        Future
        Rif Raff
        Ross
        Drake
        Wiz
        Waka
        khaled most overrated DJ in history
        Soulja Boy
        Gucci Man
        Rich Homie Quan
        French
        Travis Porter
        Young Thung
        Flo-Rida
        Kirko Bangz

      3. “Wayne and Ross are the highlights this holiday season. They are never going to be dropped. Wayne with 500k OW and Ross with 200 oW.”

        Please. They’re not higlights. Wayne will sell 200K at the most and Ross will do 140K at the most.

    9. Bobby Schmurda, you’re next.

      Epic ain’t dropping bobby when they are in the top ten with that dope hot nigga.

      As for Chief, its a shame but he will bounce back.

    10. Meanwhile Mac Miller just signed a 10 million dollar deal with Warner for his own label. Ross better step his hustle up Mac Miller about to pass him by.

      Mac Miller is a fucking sell out for doing so. At least Ross is always about major. Macklemore is also signed to warner bros.

      1. Mac Miller will never pass Rozay. Only lame ass White kids in the burbs listen to Mac Miller and watch his lame show on MTV2.

      2. “Only lame ass white kids in the burbs listen to Mac miller” LOL and who the fuck listens to rozay? Corrections officers dreaming of leaving their jobs to rap about things they heard and saw people doing in prison?

      3. I dont think the streets would discredit a 19 yr old nigga working inside a jail for a year because too many niggas have family members that did the same shit and too many niggas understand how drugs get inside the jails, but you suburban kids dont get it.

    11. Chief Keef is the only rapper who can say he was signed to and dropped from a major label before the age of 20. He should have never signed in the first place. Now he has no deal, probably owes the label tons of cash, and has no royalties or residuals. He screwed himself, but I guess that’s what happens when you give a young, dumb, poor, kid too much, too quickly. I imagine he will be completely broke pretty soon, and dead before 30. I wish it wasn’t like that, but I know that’s how this story will play out. I’m not impressed

      1. “Chief Keef is the only rapper who can say he was signed to and dropped from a major label before the age of 20.”

        I seriously doubt that. I’m sure theres dozens of them.

    12. Keef was destined to fail, the poor kid need a mentor and a manager to keep him focused but Interscope has no care and concern about developing an artist for the long run, they just want the Soulja Boys, Kreayshawns and Cheif Keefs so they can make a quick buck from their Internet fame.

      1. i think its been proven that the kreayshawns and trinidad jameses are usually failures. they need to find more kendricks and j coles.

      2. They only got through because they were making pop music for the masses. No hiphop station plays that dumbo ear shit.

      3. what are you talkin about, thats basically all the hiphop stations play, bobby shmurda, young thug, french montana,

      4. “That Kreyshawn album was actually a success making at least a penny.”

        A penny was all that Kreayshawn album made.

        “They only got through because they were making pop music for the masses. No hiphop station plays that dumbo ear shit.”

        Kendrick and Cole make hip-hop music, not pop music and hip-hop stations play their music all the time.

        “what are you talkin about, thats basically all the hiphop stations play, bobby shmurda, young thug, french montana,

        They were all dope artists while dumbo lamar is shit.”

        Are you on bath salts? Bummy Schmurda, Gay Thug, and Flop Montana are shit while Kendrick is dope.

      5. Kreyshawn’s was still a hit. Kendirck and J Cole are indeed pop and used payloa to extend their life on the album market. And Bobby Shmurda (great thug name), Young Thug (Who can kill your ass if he came across you) and French Montana (no flop) are all dope. Dumbo Ears on the other hand is shit.

      6. Kreayshawn’s album flopped hard. Kendrick and Cole are not pop, they’re hip-hop. They don’t use payola at all, their fans just buy their shit. Bummy Schmurda (wack name that’s not thug), Gay Thug (who wouldn’t kill anyone), and Flop Montana suck while Kendrick is a great artist. He can rap while the other three can’t.

      1. Who’s signing these wack cats?They don’t need good managers etc they need to better there rapping skills.Whoever signs these cats in the first place needs sacking.not every rappers gonna be a nas,jay z,biggie,Kendrick etc but at least master ur craft so ur rapping skills is at least decent.Especially if u want a long career

    13. niggas that listen to keef spend they money on bullets not cd’s/itunes his fanbase aint gon be around long enough to have a career. music trash anyway if im listening to Chicago music im playin lupe or mikey halsted

      1. “niggas that listen to keef spend they money on bullets “..I don’t kno any G’s that be bumpin chief keef lol Those kind of rappers mainly have school kid fans

    14. Trinidad James may not be the greatest rap lyricist or freestyler (lol) in the game but he’s an entertaining recording artist with more than a few decent tracks under his belt (10 Pc Mild was pretty good from top to bottom IMO). If T-James can stay away from the hipster rap party scene and concentrate on his craft, I can see a future for him in music…

      As for Chief Keef you can’t deny his charisma but he straight up can’t rap and his recent “music” has been pretty much unlistenable, unlike T-James. It’s hard to see where he goes from here considering his well-known anti-art tendencies. I wish him the best, I think.

    15. Please. They’re not higlights. Wayne will sell 200K at the most and Ross will do 140K at the most.

      I heard Tip is stalling out at no.4 on itunes. Not a good look for a self proclaimed king. Wayne and Rozay will easily do better than that.

      1. So what if he isn’t lyrical like eminem, nas, or other overrated rappers. He excels at what he knows which are fun party songs.

    16. This nigga should have listened when 50 was trying to give him advice, 50 stopped interscope from dropping him when he failed to turn up for his own video shoot

      1. 50 didn’t do shit at all. He was too worried about trying to get his own album out of interscope (and was ultimately dropped) to be helping chief. Keef is going through a tough time but which artist hasn’t?

      2. Jimmy tried to have 50 mentor Soulja Boy and the only result was a homoerotic XXL cover, 50 can’t even mentor his own artists which is why his label is defunct, a wild child like Keef needs structure and constant supervision or else he won’t return your investment.

      3. Rap isn’t about fun party songs.if u like fun party songs go play some pop or disco music hahaha nas and eminem etc overrated?See if people will be talkin about chief keef,bobby etc in 10 years time when they have a conversation about dope rappers lol one lucky song “hot nigga” won’t keep u in the hip hop game for long lol hot nigga = “dope lyrics”?? Ur obviously talking about one of the remixes with other rappers rapping on the same beat hahaha

      4. why do you think Interscope pimped 50 and then shelved his weed plate? They dropped Banks and YoYo and Curtis was still slurping Marshall begging for a feature from his Boss…then got dropped.

    17. This is the fans fault. They’re all dick riders. They hear one song, hit up youtube and give it over a 1 million views, and then don’t buy the album.

      This new generation of rap fans has to be the most ignorant, dumbed down, misinformed group of fans in the history of music, period.

      Chief Keef was never a good rapper. He was never a lyricist. He never made music that was gonna make a profound impact on anyone. He simply put, THRIVED off ignorance. Ignorance from the fans, and his own ignorance. Muphucka probably can’t even add or subtract. And you fucking teenagers get behind that shit. Y’all support that… But you won’t buy the album.

      Keef was destined to fail. He literally became famous overnight. Interscope probably saw dollar signs and they promised him the world and gassed him up that he was gonna be a star and go platinum, and now that it hasn’t happened, they gotta cut their losses and go from here. The amount of money they spent promoting this dude, plus all the distro and studio time, who knows how much this kid owes them… Chief Keef is basically FUCKED now. I don’t see any other major label signing him and he doesn’t have a strong and LOYAL enough fan base to make it on the independent route.

      And it’s not just Keef. But these fucking teenagers have all gotten behind non talented trendy ass fucks that won’t last like Soulja Boy, Gucci, Waka, Trinidad, Schmurda, Young Thug, Lil B, Big Sean, Ying Yang Twins, Lil Jon, Tyga, French Montana, and the list goes on and on… But if they have that one flavor of the month catchy single, they’ll quickly dick ride for the moment. And then move on to the next thing. It’s not even the record label, meanwhile the real talented MCs that should y’all should be paying attention to remain underground. Fucking stupid asses.

      1. Calm down lol You act like this is the first time someone got let go from a label. Keef made some money, and will no doubt get another offer somewhere else. Fans don’t support 99% of what drops these days. Yeah, it’s kinda fucked up, but judging by how most of those albums sound, it’s not a surprise. Most artists haven’t grown with the times, and still recyle the same bullshit music. Keef can blame himself for not putting much effort into his one shot.

      2. Honestly, I don’t see him getting signed because by now, labels know what he can do and can’t do. He had 2 songs that could be considered hits, and his album didn’t even move 200,000 despite all the promotion and distribution that Interscope put behind it.

        I think Keef is fucked, truly. He’s the new Soulja Boy, if he’s lucky. More likely than not, he’s gonna end up back in the hood gang bangin.

      3. you DO blame Interscope because they invested millions in a house arrest child rapping about homicide & violence showing illegal guns and underage youth smoking in videos, ESPECIALLY at the same time when Chicago was becoming known for excessive youth violence worldwide

        you can’t talk all of that and excuse the villain with the fork-tongue lol wtf is wrong with you? fans out here gullible and suspect BECAUSE of said company’s tactics, that’s why they are a target demographic

      1. Pretty much. Like I said on that post you commented on, he’s pretty much fucked now. He’ll probably have to resort to slangin in the hood again.

    18. Well, if he isn’t broke he better invest his money or get an education. On the other hand it could be a blessing, if he knows how to expand his career.

    19. Fuck Interscope and fuck all of the faggots with the negative comments.

      Keef is from a place where there was no chance he was ever gonna grow up to be a doctor or a politician, he was meant to lose. Against those odds, he found a way to make himself rich (richer than any of you blogger faggots will ever be) and managed to bring all of his friends with him, and you only have negative things to say about that!?!?!?!?!?

      Fuck Interscope and fuck you, its independent grinding from here on. Keef and the rest of GBE made it once, they can do it again.

      300 Glo Gang, OTF, SQQQUUUUUAAAADDDDDDDDD!!!

      Free Rondo, Free Cdai, Free D Rose!!!

      1. “Keef is from a place where there was no chance he was ever gonna grow up to be a doctor or a politician, he was meant to lose”

        People rise above all the time. People from much worst backgrounds have achieved and done great things for the world.

      2. Let’s see Chief Keef go back to O’Block. He has a bigger target on his back than real criminal Black Disciples. There’s a sixteen year old hitter waiting to make a name for himself.

      3. you got a library, a teacher, a counselor, a computer, smartphone in the hood now don’t act like he was some n!gg* back in the 1920s who had to walk 5 miles for an education from the deep end of the plantation shack

        we got financial advisers, investment bankers, small business owners, lawyers, from the projects who also slang packs cut it the fcuk out

        lot of you new n!ggg*s don’t wanna hear that game wrapped tight from n!gg*s who already did what you doing and came up with LESS THAN Y’ALL, y’all the same ones talking that retire, washed up, stop hating on us rhetoric

        but now u wanna channel MLK because the lil homie fell off

        stop making a fool of yourself

      4. I have neighbours who made it out of tiny villages in India where there are literally millions of kids to beat in order to get out…

        The couple next door are both Doctors and drive new cars every 18 months…Through hard work and intelligence

        That is winning… Not rapping about ignorant BS like Keef does lol

    20. “why u rapping simple like tic tack toe?Cos niggaz are dumb and that’s the shit that blow…..” Saigon (come again) smart niggaz Aint listening to dumb corny ABC 123 rap.its true wot dude said about these unloyal Dick riding teenage fans.They hype up these non talented rappers then abandon them and Dick ride unto the next new trendy rapper of the moment.They’ll be onto Dej loaf (Try me) now.watch hahaha

      1. I don’t think anybodys saying negative comments about him as an individual human being. Negative thoughts about him bein a untalented rapper maybe. Untalented rappers never last long in the game anyway. There teenage fans eventually grow up and realise wot they thought was dope music wasn’t actually dope lol that’s the thing about a lot of these ABC rappers.They think that rhyming words makes them a bonafide rapper.Being a dope good rapper is more than just rhyming words together.French Montana and 2 chainz rhyme words together hahaha.Save rapping for niggaz that actually spent years mastering the craft. If u come into the rap game just as a “way out” without mastering ur skills,u definitely won’t last in the game.All the rappers that have had long careers have mastered there pen and spitting game

    21. hahahahaha that fuck boy is dropped ? lmaooooo hahahaha bobby shmurda you’re next nigga ….. fuck keef , ross , montana , shmurda , trinidad , migos , soulja boy , ja rule , young thugg , crack miller , lil wayne and all those fuckin wack ass rappers !!!!

      listening to —- kendrick , j.cole , school boy q , nas , damien marley , lloyd banks , logic , johnny b , mobb deep , common , jin , dumbfoundead , g unit etc etc

    22. Yo if 50 still wants to run the game he needs some new blood

      Sign this goon, Keef maybe an illiterate clown but the streets love him…. Keef also looks up to Fif cos Fif was the last hood dude to make it super big.

      50 cent SIGN KEEF !

      1. Sadly, the streets aren’t paying for his music. Fif didn’t make it from the poor in the streets – he made it from being mainstream enough to get people who could and would pay for his music and concerts.

    23. Makes no difference. Major label co-signs are not gonna make or break an artist like Chief Keef. Today’s generation is really the internet generation. Corporations that made millions in the 90ies won’t know what to do with that. The only thing that’s gonna fuck Keef’s career is Keef himself, unless he realizes the power that he has and straightens up. His music doesn’t appeal to my demographic but there’s no denying that he is a polarizing figure in today’s pop arena. If he can keep his ass out of jail, ease up on the lean and learn to wear rubbers, he still has a future in music.

      1. i rarely see respectable comments on the website just laughing and so and so sucks… BUT completely agree.

      2. The thing is, I don’t know what separates Keef from any other trendy rapper. Those guys just make their little singles, enjoy their 15 minutes of fame, and then it’s over for them.

        Chief Keef is the type of guy who depends on having hit singles… It’s not like his albums are critically acclaimed, and it’s not like he has a built in LOYAL fan base. His fan base consists of fickle, little teenagers who basically just hop on the next artist’s dick who happens to be the flavor of the month.

        Basically, if Keef doesn’t have another “SOSA” or “I Don’t Like” type of hit, he’s more or less done in the rap game.

    24. It was bound to happen. He had a chance to live out his/everyones dream. Money, fame…he fucked it all up by being immature, reckless, and lazy.Goodbye.

    25. if keef had better people around him to keep him focused and not miss video shoots where interscope dropped 10k and focused on the music and becoming a better rapper and took 50 advice about stayin professional and outta trouble he wud prob still have a career. good luck keef. maybe 50 gives u a new chance.

      1. I did see the mother and thought the same thing. She was bragging that when her fridge is shot up, she doesn’t call the police (like some wuss). with a mom like that, how could you wouldn’t know what being grown-up looks like. The guy was born to lose.

    26. hahaha we all knew this shit was gonna happen… being a dumb ass nigga will fuck your money up

      next year in hip hop news: Chief Keef seen on the side of the 10 freeway with a cup asking for change

    27. Finaly Im broke again!!!…what goes around comes back around full circle!!!..
      His first album was like a spoiled lil kid with an ice cream,…and he dropped it on the floor!!!…

    28. Not surprised at all some of his new music sounded completely horrible, i mean garbage……damn lil homie you blew it just be happy you got a name and can make some money but you need to get back to what people liked you for ….dont like/ love sosa…that other im so high and drunk shit is garbage

    29. Wot makes anybody think that 50 wud sign chief keef to G unit?No matter wot anybody wants 2 say about 50 and G unit,they’ve all got a decent level of rapping skills.A lot of these new weak rappers success are based off a dance or a lucky one hit single. Its rarely based off there actual pen game or rapping/lyrical skills on the mic. So its deeper than just missing video shoots.record company’s make mistakes sometimes and realise “after” they’ve already signed the artist. I don’t think people should wish bad on the lil homie tho. I’m not into rappers with that basic ABC/123 kind of mic skills.But dumb teens seem to like it.So there’s obviously a market for it as well.Even though its not the best route for a rapper to take if they want a “long” lasting career

      1. Learn to spell dude, damn. Go back to school or stay in school or get some help. “Wot”? Did you mean What? “wud”? Did you mean would? Dumb Ass.

      2. ^ ur a fagget. instead of commenting on what the nigga said. which was intelligent and true you pick apart his grammar? this isnt an english test its a comment on a website dooshbag

    30. Chief keef (deleted tweet)When Jimmy n Dre left thats when I said f**k Interscope! Big Dick style. thats what I signed up for not this new staff! Of White Honkies! lol career suicide if most of his fans was white teenage kids.

      1. most of his fans were white and Dr. Dre never had anything to do with Chief Keef over at Interscope as he wasn’t signed to Aftermath.

    31. When these kind of rappers get in the game,I don’t think they assume that they’ll be having nas jay z,eminem etc long lasting careers in hip hop anyway. These kind of rappers are “get the most while u can” kind of rappers.

      1. thats his own fault then. plenty of wack rappers that been eating for over a decade

        fucking riff raff and lil b getting this rap money

    32. i remember when everybody was saying the same thing bout CamRon in 2000…it aint over just yet..this could really be the beginning of something new and succesful…

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    34. To “people against dummies” (even tho it proved that its the biggest dummy) the only dumb ass is u.Dumb pussy ass dude on a site checking for spelling mistakes (even tho it was shorthand).he obviously never heard of shorthand.Dude so dumb he probably thinks it means somebody with short hands lol whether “wot” or “wud”..like a fax machine u got the msg lol . Now do ur job and carry on doing ur spell checks.Dumb ass pussy!!!!!Pmsl

    35. “most of his fans were white and Dr dre never had anything to do with chief keef over at interscope”..nobody said Dr dre had anything to do with him. Check out chief keefs now deleted tweet “when Jimmy n Dre left that’s when I said f##k interscope!Big Dick style,that’s what I signed up for not this new staff of white honkies” for urself on AllHipHop lol

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