Rhymefest

Rhymefest Stands By Chief Keef Statement

''I Meant To Say What I Said'' 7:30PM ET July 3rd, 2012 Contributor : Stephen Willis A Rocky Williform Company Rhymefest called out Chief Keef and the music industry in general in June and the Chicago rhymer didn't mince words. Blasting labels that promote music that glorifies violence, Fest explained that the murders happening daily in Chicago are being given negative reinforcement by the music they listen to. "I meant to say what I said. It's really not about Chief Keef as much as it is about exploitation. It's no coincidence that one of the most violent periods Chicago has ever seen, that this is what represents us musically. This is what represents us as a people. We have a history here of Curtis Mayfield, Kanye West -- and so then when we get to senseless violence, the prison industrial complex is real," Fest explained in an interview. "I don't have anything against any particular kind of music. My problem is the imbalance of the music that we get. So if all of the diet of the music that you get is kill kill kill and we're going to glorify that, then that's what we are conditioning our shorties and they'll never end. They'll do it, they'll sing about it, they'll rap about it and that'll be it."