Chief Keef has gone platinum with a decade-old hit that became a staple of Hip Hop following its release, and was even referenced in a 2018 song by JAY-Z and Beyoncé.
On Friday (March 29), the Chicago icon secured yet another career-defining accolade as his 2014 blockbuster “Faneto” was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), meaning the joint has now surpassed 1 million sales units.
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This is the fourth song by the 28-year-old that has reached said milestone, with his songs “I Don’t Like,” “Love Sosa” and “Hate Bein’ Sober” all having previously secured the same accomplishment.
Watch the music video for the song below:
A little over five years ago, The Carters took the industry by storm with the release of EVERYTHING IS LOVE.
The lead single for the album, “APESHIT,” notably featured Hov referencing the aforementioned song with the bar: “I’m a gorilla in the fuckin’ coupe/‘Finna pull up in the zoo/I’m like Chief Keef meet Rafiki—who been lyin’ ‘King’ to you?”
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About the acknowledgement, the drill rapper told Complex back in 2019: “JAY-Z inspired me to do all this shit anyway. It’s always a good feeling to hear people reference my songs and lyrics.”
During the same chat, he also elaborated on how he conceived “Faneto.”
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“I had a room locked out for a couple weeks,” he explained. “I was bringing my computer there every day, making beats and rapping over each beat I was making. One of them ended up being ‘Faneto.’ The beat felt strong, so that’s the kind of song I wanted to have: It just sounded like a young, successful man.”
Chief Keef celebrated a huge accolade in late 2022 when his debut album, Finally Rich, officially surpassed one million sales units in the United States, earning it a platinum certification. The milestone came shortly before he celebrated the 10th anniversary of the album.
Earlier this month, LUCKI revealed that he’s working on a film about Chief Keef, promising to take fans through his journey from local rapper to drill legend.
“He literally helped everybody, like, all types of kids,” the rapper told Montrealityin late March. “But he did a lot for me, creative wise, too.
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“Chief Keef, it’s kind of weird, like … he underground in a way, right? He’s like the only person I listen to. But I’mma make a movie about Chief Keef. I told him we was gonna make a movie, and he said he was down, but he don’t know it’s about him. He’s probably not gonna want to do it.”
