Since his last mixtape, Almighty So (which made #39 on our Favorite 50 Albums of 2013), Chief Keef has been making a business out of stalling and teasing and joking and house-hunting and basically doing whatever he can to avoid confirming a release date for the long-awaited third installment in his Bang series. That release, which was originally slated as a mixtape for late 2013/early 2014 (sorta/kinda until Interscope told him he’s releasing too much free music, those assholes), is supposedly scheduled as an “album album” sometime this year, with even a guest appearance by the man from high up above (in terms of class structure, social ladder, and cultural hierarchy): Yeezy himself.
In the meantime, Chicago’s most snuggable rapper has released yet another free tune. The track, which follows the old-school Sosa aesthetic heard on “24,” is appropriately titled “Wait.” And like the garbled, off-beat, marbles-in-the-mouth delivery on Almighty So, the track has already proven to be divisive. Why? First off, it’s rough as shit, with Keef himself on the boards this time around (listen to that drunken bass at 1:35!). Second, in addition to inadvertently bending time with his imprecision and sloppy auto-tune’d theatrics, he pitchshifts his voice up to sound, superficially, like a bizarro PC Music export at a super saiyan event. Of course, I love this sped-up version and hope Bang 3 matches the weirdness. Would hate to see Chief Keef bottled up, right? Check out the track here:
While you process the music, here are his upcoming dates:
09.17.14 - Everett, MA - Gallery
09.18.14 - Worcester, MA - Venue
09.19.14 - Albany, NY - The Armory
09.20.14 - Brooklyn, NY - Rose Castle
09.22.14 - Philadelphia, PA - TLA
09.25.14 - Dallas, TX - Icon Night Club
10.02.14 - Mankato, MN - The Mankato BA
10.04.14 - Minneapolis, MN - UMN Campus
• Chief Keef: http://www.chiefkeef.com
• Interscope: http://www.interscope.com
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