11.1.2024

Recap: Chief Keef Kicks Off “A Lil Tour” In San Francisco, CA

The Influential Rap Titan’s U.S. Tour, Spans 14 Dates in October and November

Earlier This Year, He Released His “Album of the Year” Contender Almighty So 2, Featuring Appearances From Sexyy Red, Quavo, G Herbo, Tierra Whack and More

Photo Credit: Casimir Spaulding

The Recap:

An icon in the rap world for over a decade, Chief Keef draws a crowd wherever he goes. Last night, the 29-year-old artist kicked off “A Lil Tour,” his nationwide headlining tour at The Midway in San Francsico, CA. Sosa performed cuts from his critically-acclaimed album, Almighty So 2, which dropped earlier this year, and dug deep into his bag of hits to treat fans to the opening night of his first nationwide tour in quite some time He was joined by support from by 43B signee Lil Gnar and The Glo Boyz.

View and download photos & videos from last night’s performance HERE (Photo Credit: Casimir Spaulding)

Produced by Live Nation, “A Lil Tour” criss-crosses the U.S. for 14 dates, continuing this weekend with stops in Los Angeles on November 2nd (Hollywood Palladium), Atlanta on November 13th (Coca Cola Roxy), Philadelphia on November 19th (The Fillmore), Brooklyn on November 23rd (Brooklyn Paramount).

Tickets are still available for select dates at ChiefKeef.com. Tickets for the previously scheduled tour will be honored on the new dates.

“A Lil Tour” arrives following the release of Sosa’s acclaimed album Almighty So 2 – released May 10th via 43B. Crafted over a period of two years, Almighty So 2 is produced by Sosa himself. The young auteur mostly eschews melody on the new album–instead, he resolves to showcase his prodigious abilities as an emcee, sharpening his pen and emptying out his arsenal of flows. Featuring appearances from Sexyy Red, Quavo, G Herbo, Tierra Whack, his 43B signee Lil Gnar, and his Glo Gang associate Ballout, Almighty So 2 earned Best New Music honors from Pitchfork (8.4), along with glowing praise and “Album of the Year” support from Rolling Stone, The FADER, Associated Press, Vulture and many more. It also made its debut on the Billboard charts at number three Independent Albums, number nine Top Rap Albums, number 10 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 26 Top Streaming Albums, and number 30 on the Billboard 200.

Previously, Sosa connected with superproducer Mike WiLL Made-It for their collaborative mixtape, DIRTY NACHOS, a Trap-A-Holics-hosted throwback to the heyday of the mixtape era. Earlier in the year, Sosa collaborated with Sexyy Red on two singles from her Hood Hottest Princess (Deluxe)–”Ghetto Princess,” and “Bow Bow Bow (F My Baby Mama),” and teamed up with Lil Yachty for “Say Ya Grace,” a highlight from All Is Yellow, the first album by Lyrical Lemonade. The song’s Cole Bennett-directed video went viral: the song reached the top 5 of YouTube’s Trending chart, and racked up over 3 million views in its first week of release. In June, Chief Keef made his long awaited return to Chicago on June 16th, performing his first show in his hometown since 2012, at Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash.

Stay tuned for much more from Sosa as the year goes on.

Stream Almighty So 2: https://chiefkeef.lnk.to/AlmightySo2

Almighty So 2 tracklist:
*all tracks produced by Chief Keef

Almighty (Intro)
Neph Nem ft. Ballout & G Herbo
Treat Myself
Jesus (Skit)
Jesus ft. Lil Gnar
Too Trim
Runner
Banded Up ft. Tierra Whack
Grape Trees ft. Sexyy Red
1,2,3
Drifting Away
Never Fly Here ft. Quavo
Prince Charming
Believe
Tony Montana Flow
I’m Tryna Sleep

Contact:

For Chief Keef, please contact:
Michelle McDevitt, Audible Treats
Kevin Grossi, Audible Treats

For Live Nation, please contact:
Monique Sowinski, Live Nation
Nadine Peña, Live Nation

Critical Praise:

Rolling Stone’s 200 Best Hip-Hop Albums of All-Time (Finally Rich, #32)

“‘Almighty So 2’ is this big all the way through. Keef stays restless, indulging wild thoughts and building them out to feature-length productions.” – Pitchfork

“The most striking element of ‘Almighty So 2,’ and Chief Keef’s career at this moment, is his emotional progression.” – Rolling Stone

“Eleven years later, his long-teased sequel, ‘Almighty So 2’ delivers with the immediacy of the first — but it is markedly different. Keef has never sounded more polished, more professional — but he stays true to himself.” – Associated Press

“There’s no denying the influence of Keef’s menacing production, straightforward verses, and early D.I.Y. rap ethos on the generation of hip-hop artists that has followed.” – Pitchfork

“The influence and staying power of Chief Keef really cannot be overstated.” – The FADER

“There is still nothing that feels like ‘Love Sosa,’ the breakout single from a then 17-year-old Chief Keef, from his debut album, Finally Rich. The Chicago rapper’s melodic, hard-nosed anthem shook the foundation of hip-hop. The kids were taking control in a way that the genre had never seen.” – Rolling Stone

The Background:

About Chief Keef
Uncountably prolific, yet never seeming to run out of ideas, Chief Keef is embarking on a new chapter of his storied career. In 2022, ten years after he stormed into the game and changed it forever at only 16-years old, he announced the formation of 43B, his new record label formed in conjunction with BMG, and signed its first artist, Lil Gnar. The two 43B artists combined for the single “Almighty Gnar,” a beat-shifting banger, and reconnected in 2023 for the fiery “PB&J,” which also featured Young Nudy. In December 2021, the rapper shared his critically acclaimed project 4NEM, home to viral single “Yes Sir” and titanic opener “Bitch Where,” prominently used in the fourth season of FX’s Atlanta and included in Pitchfork’s Best Singles of 2022 list, and founded his new Web3 venture DigiGlo. Earlier this year, Sosa shared his highly-anticipated album Almighty So 2, which debuted on the Billboard charts at number three Independent Albums, number nine Top Rap Albums, number 10 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 26 Top Streaming Albums, and number 30 on the Billboard 200. Chief Keef plans to make 2024 his own. Stay tuned for much more.

Links:

instagram | twitter | youtube | spotify | apple

Buy tour tix at ChiefKeef.com

Almighty So 2: https://chiefkeef.lnk.to/AlmightySo2

Chief Keef x Zane Lowe: https://youtu.be/ng5zkKAHnho

“Runner”: https://youtu.be/XIU6T_RwQTo

“Tony Montana Flow”: https://streamlink.to/tonymontanaflow

“Racks Stuffed Inna Couch”: https://chiefkeef.lnk.to/RacksStuffed

Dirty Nachos (w/ Mike WiLL Made-It): https://chief-keef-mike-will-made-it.lnk.to/Dirty-Nachos-Album

Finally Rich (Complete Edition): http://chiefkeef.lnk.to/FinallyRichCE

“Chief So”: https://stem.ffm.to/chiefso

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