Although Keef had originally planned Bang 3 to be released as his second album, a then-track from the album, "Nobody", developed into its own project. Despite being dropped from Interscope in late 2014, Keef continued self-releasing mixtapes through his Glo Gang label. These legal issues, accompanied with Keef's notability within Chicago's drill music genre, have caused Keef to gain a gangster-like image, which has been compared with past gangsta rappers, such as 50 Cent. Since becoming famous, Keef has continued to experience ongoing legal issues. His debut album Finally Rich was released on December 18, 2012. Keef also became the CEO of his own record label, Glory Boyz Entertainment, which later developed into Glo Gang. Ultimately, Keef signed a major record deal with Interscope Records and later signed with 1017 Brick Squad. His increasing popularity led to him being the subject of a brief bidding war among labels. During his teenage years and while under house arrest, Keef's music videos were met with acclaim from local high school students.
Growing up in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, Keef began rapping at an early age, and used his mother's karaoke machine and blank tapes to record his music. It remains to be seen whether jail time will take away the rapper's allure, or add to it.Keith Cozart (born August 15, 1995), better known by his stage name Chief Keef, is an American rapper and record producer from Chicago, Illinois. After selling 50,000 copies in its first week, Finally Rich has now sold about 100,000 more, according to MTV. Keef still has a long way to go if he hopes to reach 250,000 sales. Most of Keef's earnings are to be deposited in a court-administered trust fund managed by his grandmother, Margaret Carter, until Keef's 18th birthday in August. Glory Boyz is receiving a further $440,000, including a $180,000 (£113,000) salary to both Keef and his manager. Keef's advance reportedly consisted of $440,000 (£278,000), with another $300,000 (£189,000) to pay for the recording of Finally Rich. Similarly, although it is funding Keef's new record imprint, Glory Boyz Entertainment, it can terminate the deal if losses begin to pile up. If his debut, Finally Rich, doesn't sell 250,000 copies by December 2013, Interscope can cancel future plans. The documents show Interscope signed Keef to a three-album contract worth as much as $6m (£3.8m), but which only pays out if he reaches certain sales targets.
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