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Chief Keef New Album Review – Almighty So 2

Hail to the Almighty

By The Intelligence MusicPublished 10 days ago 1 min read

Chief Keef, at the youthful age of 28, stands as a towering figure in the ever-evolving landscape of hip-hop. With a prodigious output spanning various genres and styles, his influence extends far and wide, from the apex of rap royalty inhabited by luminaries like Playboi Carti and Lil Uzi Vert to the avant-garde digital domains explored by emerging talents such as Xaviersobased and Devstacks.

Heralded as one of the founding fathers of the Chicago drill sound, Chief Keef's journey has been marked by peaks of triumph and valleys of challenge. Yet, through it all, he maintains a magnetic allure, reminiscent of "Lex Luger and Brick Squad dipped in the Chicago River," a signature quality honed since the iconic "Faneto" era. Despite occasional missteps, his bold experimentation continues to captivate audiences, keeping them eagerly engaged in his artistic evolution.

A pinnacle in Chief Keef's illustrious career, the 2013 release of Almighty So marked a watershed moment. This mixtape epitomized Keef's groundbreaking fusion of drill with the emerging cloud-rap aesthetic, a combination that would soon dominate platforms like SoundCloud. Its audacious blend of soundscapes, coupled with provocative lyricism, solidified Almighty So as a cult classic, despite the artist's tumultuous personal and professional struggles. Through arrests, label disputes, and hometown alienation, the anticipation for Almighty So 2 loomed large, shrouded in myth and mystery. Now, its long-awaited arrival heralds a seismic shift, catapulting the first-wave drill sound into a futuristic dimension, blazing trails for a new generation of artists...

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