One of my friends who runs a prominent hip hop blog here in New York asked me why Chicago is so much worse this year and why our city is so bad that people like Chief Keef were able to build a buzz by “talking that little kid street shit.” I looked him in his eyes and said “Because people like you publicize it. You helped make Chief Keef a star. People in Chicago finally get to see someone from the block getting fame, and it just so happens the rappers from Chicago who y’all choose to acknowledge are on some goon shit. So don’t talk to me about the violence in my city. You contributed.”
