NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

Chief Keef changed the music industry – and it's time he gets the credit he deserves

  • Written by Jabari Evans, Assistant Professor of Race and Media, University of South Carolina
imageIt’s been 10 years since Chief Keef became an internet famous rapper with the song 'Bang.'Johnny Nunez/WireImage via Getty Images

Before he was arrested in December 2011, Chief Keef was a 16-year-old budding rap star. He’d released a song, “Bang,” which had more than 400,000 views on YouTube, along with a mixtape that...

Read more: Chief Keef changed the music industry – and it's time he gets the credit he deserves

More Articles ...

  1. How 2 Jewish soldiers' court-martials put a spotlight on antisemitism and racism
  2. Nurses don't want to be hailed as 'heroes' during a pandemic – they want more resources and support
  3. Why building more homes won't solve the affordable housing problem for the millions of people who need it most
  4. The Hatch Act, the law Trump deputies are said to have broken, requires government employees to work for the public interest, not partisan campaigns
  5. ¿Qué es el metaverso, futuro de la convivencia humana?
  6. Why are prices so high? Blame the supply chain – and that's the reason inflation is here to stay
  7. Genetic GPS system of animal development explains why limbs grow from torsos and not heads
  8. Olympic Games are great for propagandists – how the lessons of Hitler's Olympics loom over Beijing 2022
  9. ​7 ways to get proactive about climate change instead of feeling helpless: Lessons from a leadership expert
  10. Betty Crocker turns 100 – why generations of American women connected with a fictional character
  11. What the world can learn from the Buddhist concept loving-kindness
  12. On Twitter, fossil fuel companies' climate misinformation is subtle – here's what I'm seeing during COP26
  13. The chickenpox virus has a fascinating evolutionary history that continues to affect peoples' health today
  14. 3 ways Congress could hold Facebook accountable for its actions
  15. The federal poverty line struggles to capture the economic hardship that half of Americans face
  16. How parents can foster 'positive creativity' in kids to make the world a better place
  17. Should Elon Musk try to solve the problem of world hunger with $6 billion? 5 questions answered
  18. Investors who trust ESG funds for a positive impact have a crucial blind spot, and it puts the $35 trillion industry's promises in doubt
  19. ESG investing has a blind spot that puts the $35 trillion industry's sustainability promises in doubt: Supply chains
  20. Why Nicaragua's slide toward dictatorship is a concern for the region and the US, too
  21. Family foundations change their priorities over time, as new generations call the shots
  22. 4 unexpected places where adults can learn science
  23. Why so many unions oppose vaccine mandates – even when they actually support them
  24. School surveillance of students via laptops may do more harm than good
  25. $1.2T infrastructure plan offers lucrative target for fraud
  26. Are people lying more since the rise of social media and smartphones?
  27. The view from inside the Glasgow climate summit: A focus on faster policy changes as talks intensify – amid grandstanding and anger outside
  28. An insider’s look at the Glasgow climate summit – talks intensify, amid grandstanding and anger outside
  29. The new Global Methane Pledge can buy time while the world drastically reduces fossil fuel use
  30. What Paul McCartney's 'The Lyrics' can teach us about harnessing our creativity
  31. Do flies really throw up on your food when they land on it?
  32. What's the difference between a PCR and antigen COVID-19 test? A molecular biologist explains
  33. How one atheist laid the foundation of contemporary Hindu nationalism
  34. Bridges, bike lanes, electric car chargers and more: 5 essential reads on the infrastructure bill
  35. Congress passes $1T infrastructure bill – but how does the government go about spending that much money?
  36. East Coast flooding is a reminder that sea level is rising as the climate warms – here's why the ocean is pouring in more often
  37. Suburban voters responded to GOP culture war pitch in Virginia governor's race, and showed all politics are now national
  38. Wages up as Americans are encouraged back to work and into the office – 3 takeaways from the latest jobs report
  39. The US was not prepared for a pandemic – free market capitalism and government deregulation may be to blame
  40. Is COVID-19 here to stay? A team of biologists explains what it means for a virus to become endemic
  41. US Muslims gave more to charity than other Americans in 2020
  42. Matching tweets to ZIP codes can spotlight hot spots of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
  43. A new, lower threshold for lead poisoning in children means more kids will get tested – but the ultimate solution is eliminating lead sources
  44. Librarians help students navigate an age of misinformation – but schools are cutting their numbers
  45. Forests can't handle all the net-zero emissions plans – companies and countries expect nature to offset too much carbon
  46. Supreme Court appears to suggest right to guns at home extends to carrying them in public too
  47. Lessons from the Virginia governor's race: Pay attention to voters' concerns instead of making it all about national politics
  48. Another problem with daylight saving time: It raises your risk of hitting deer on the road
  49. Another problem with daylight saving time: The time change raises your risk of hitting deer on the road
  50. Racial discrimination is linked to suicidal thoughts in Black adults and children