Two years after signing a multi-million dollar deal with the label, Chief Keef has reportedly been dropped by his label, according to AllHipHop.com. After being unable to see eye-to-eye on Keef’s music and what he desires to make, Interscope Records and the 19-year-old drill artist have officially cut all ties.
AllHipHop further explained the reasoning behind the severance in their official report:
“Earlier this year, matters began to sour with Chief Keef, his camp and the bosses at Interscope. 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. He also went into rehab for an addiction to lean, an illegal drink that mixes promethazine and codeine. A March 2014 shoot out in Chicago, which authorities linked Keef to, allegedly further damaged the relationship with Interscope.
After that, the Chicago rapper relocated to Los Angeles in a new mansion this past summer in an effort to change the energy surrounding his life. The move not only got him away from his troubled roots in Chicago, but much closer to his label. This is where sources say the tension intensified.
‘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. Keef’s team tried to have formal meetings but nothing moved,’ an anonymous source told AllHipHop. Additionally, there was some left over bad blood stemming from how Chief Keef’s first album was marketed and promoted.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, sources said.”
Realistically, this is probably best for him. He doesn’t strike me as the type that would do well trying to fit into a label’s mold, and I believe he could definitely benefit from the divorce.
Long live hip hop.
–Hef
