Chief Keef Says Chicago Hologram Concert Back On for Saturday

Chief Keef — still exploiting the murder of 1-year-old Dillan Harris, the baby killed in his stroller before the eyes of his horrified mother and sisters — is hyping a new hologram concert in which he’ll appear “from a secret Chicago location.”

The 19-year-old South Side rap performer posted a video with a police siren soundtrack to his Instagram account touting with how he’s “banned by the mayor of Chicago,” a reference to the city’s successful effort to shut down a previously scheduled concert at the Redmoon Theater in Pilsen.

Chief Keef’s manager originally announced the free concert as a “benefit” for the family of Harris, who was run over and killed at a bus stop on July 12 by the driver of a getaway car involved in the street shooting of his rap friend, Capo, Marvin Carr. While the concert is free, donations will be accepted and Chief Keef has said he’ll match the donations and give the money to the child’s family and Carr’s family.

Why Chief Keef isn’t donating cash to the family immediately and directly without the concert hasn’t been explained. Coincidentally, the rapper released a new recording on July 21 featuring himself and Capo, reports hotnewhiphop.com, which notes that Capo’s murder will help promote the song.

A sample of the lyrics: Got a Glock 17 that blow / It blow like whoa / That’s when they best friend probably gunna know they not yours / Looking at y’all like whoa

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Chief Keef, whose real name is Keith Cozart, tried to stage his concert last week only to have the show abruptly cancelled after City Hall stepped in and warned the concert venue about the potential for violence. Keef maintains his concert is part of his “stop the violence now” campaign.

The concert was met with skepticism, anger and disdain, however, as Keef has been a focal point of the such violence and even a cause.

The Rev. Michael Pfleger, a Catholic priest, told Keef to “shut up” on his Facebook page after the rapper announced the first concert. Pfleger, an outspoken activist to end the violence on Chicago streets, lashed out at Chief Keef, telling him to “man up” and apologize for the violence he glorifies in his lyrics.

After the first concert was cancelled, Keef’s manager blamed Pfleger. Days later, City Hall’s role in quashing the concert emerged.

Keef will perform via hologram from California because there are warrants for him in Chicago.