Chief Keef Had Summer Smash Fans In The Palm Of His Hand While Performing "Faneto" In Chicago For The First Time

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BRIDGEVIEW, ILLINOIS - JUNE 16: Chief Keef performs during the Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash Festival at SeatGeek Stadium on June 16, 2024 in Bridgeview, Illinois. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images)
Sosa was finally able to give his hometown fans the performance of a lifetime.

Summer Smash was the main musical event over the weekend, taking place in Bridgeview, Illinois. It is essentially next door to Chicago, the city in which Chief Keef was born. If you recall, the influential hip-hop superstar has not been allowed to perform anywhere near his hometown for nearly a decade. His shows were stirring up too much violence for the authorities, and it led to. an intense ban. In fact, even a hologram show was not allowed, according to Stereogum. That event was even moved to Indiana, and it still did not receive permission. All of these reasons are why it had to be such an incredible night for Sosa. Since August 3, 2012 was the last time that he showed up in front of his Chicago supporters he was never able to perform one of his biggest hits. However, that all changed for Chief Keef at Summer Smash, as he was finally able to play "Faneto".

NFR Podcast retweeted a video taken by Lil Yachty at Summer Smash last night and the crowd was absolutely jumping. He got the perfect footage, as the fans were rapping the chorus with tons of energy. Just from the short clip, you can feel the pure joy exuding from everyone, including Chief Keef. He can now add this to a long list of tremendous accomplishments in 2024.

Chief Keef Had Summer Smash Going Bonkers Over "Faneto"

Speaking of which, this year has been one for the books overall. Keef has really been giving back to his supportive fan base, especially by finally delivering Almighty So 2, 10+ years after the original. Additionally, him and Mike WiLL Made-It were also able to bring their mixtape to fruition, DIRTY NACHOS, back in March. Sosa has also been on some hot tracks as of late, teaming up with the likes of Sexyy Red, Lyrical Lemonade, and more.

What are your thoughts on Chief Keef performing "Faneto" in Chicago for the first time in nearly 10 years? Is this his greatest stadium song ever, why or why not? Where do you rank it in terms of his overall discography? Are you still bumping Almighty So 2? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Chief Keef. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.
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