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Chief Keef changed the music industry – and it's time he gets the credit he deserves

  • Written by Jabari Evans, Assistant Professor of Race and Media, University of South Carolina
Chief Keef changed the music industry – and it's time he gets the credit he deservesIt’s been 10 years since Chief Keef became an internet famous rapper with the song 'Bang.'Johnny Nunez/WireImage via Getty Images

Before he was arrested in December 2011, Chief Keef was a 16-year-old budding rap star. He’d released a song, “Bang,” which had more than 400,000 views on YouTube, along with a mixtape that...

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