As Allhiphop reports, Chief Keef's presence in the news recently has invited the skepticism of fans and media outlets alike. He claimed to have had sex with DMX's baby mama and only paid his child support. In another somewhat dubious move, Chief Keef claims to have pioneered the common "trap" style heard in many of today's songs. According to AllHipHop, Keef said, "Ima need more than 10 fingers to name all the n---as who stole my style!" All of this comes right as Chief Keef has released a new song entitled "Get Your Mind Right #FRolling2." The song features an entirely new style for the rapper and will hopefully get him back into the Hip Hop conversation.
Sosa certainly has a point in saying he helped popularize Chicago drill music and the overall "trap" trend in popular Hip Hop today. Further, no one can deny the staggering number of artists who have gotten famous using a similar formula. However, can one really attribute this style to Chief Keef? As AllHipHop asks, "Is Keef even good enough to inspire anyone? Did Keef start a wave?"
Some would argue that producers like Southside or Young Chop are responsible for the style, both of whom produced many of Keef's songs. Further, these producers have spread the style by collaborating with other rappers. One could also attribute the style to a number of forbearers, in Atlanta, New York, Houston, Memphis, etc. This style of music has existed for a while and Chief Keef's assertion has many questioning his true influence. According to Kollegekidd.com, "Too many people stole how he was rapping with the stop and pause and all that," Chop said. "Too many people done stole the whole swag."
Many have accused rapper Future of biting off the "drill" style in his song "S--t." Apparently, in 2014, Sosa tweeted, "All u boys taking all the little style I did have? An y'all want that old sos... don't Y'all got enough mini me's?" as KollegeKid reports.
